New York Times — The singer and songwriter has spun tragedy into plainly angry action on her new album, “Hell-On.” more info

Consequence of Sound — Her first solo record in five years features Mark Lanegan, AC Newman, k.d. lang, and more. more info

Stereogum — For many years, Neko Case has been translating different strains of American roots music into something warm and thoughtful and personal, using it to showcase her luxurious blended-whiskey wail. It's now been five years since the release of The Worse... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — R.I.P., Philip Roth. Esquire recommended his best books. Neko Case played a Stereogum studio session. May's best eBook deals. Parlor Walls played a studio session at Paste. Full Stop interviewed Sophie Klahr about her poetry collections Meet Me Here.... more info

Stereogum — Next week, the inimitable Neko Case is releasing her first solo album in five years, Hell-On. She recently stopped by the Stereogum offices in New York City to perform a few tracks from it, accompanied by a band featuring two guitar players, a bassis... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Tonight's NYC-area shows include The New Trust, Billie Joe Armstrong's band The Longshot, Running Late w/ Scott Rogowsky ft. Neko Case & others, Jim James, Jon Hopkins, the premiere of Oneohtrix Point Never's MYRIAD show, and more. Con... more info

Stereogum — Mark Lanegan, the former Screaming Trees frontman and de facto Queen Of The Stone Age, just never stops working. These days, Lanegan comes across as a sort of ronin figure, lending his huskily ravaged drunken purr to whoever might need it. (Just last... more info

Consequence of Sound — The indie songwriters supported their new respective albums with appearances on the latest episode of the public radio program formerly known as A Prairie Home Companion. more info

Sweeping The Nation — Aidan Moffat & RM Hubbert - CockcrowThe combination of the arch-miserabilist and the emotive guitarist on album Here Lies The Body plays out almost like you'd expect, the years of bad experience adding a veneer of knowingly misleading pep. Siobha... more info

Topix — Neko Case and the Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan unveiled a sprawling new duet, "Curse of the I-5 Corridor" from Case's upcoming LP, 'Hell-On.' Neko Case unveiled a sprawling new duet with Screaming Trees' Mark Lanegan, "Curse of t... more info