JamBase — Release Day Picks this week highlights new albums by Willie Nelson, Dr. Dog, Okkervil River, Nolatet, Janelle Monae and Pat Ferguson. The post Release Day Picks: April 27th New Album Highlights appeared first on JamBase. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Okkervil River, WFMU Record Fair, Sonny & the Sunsets, Minus the Bear, Half Waif, Meshell Ndegeocello, Peter Hook & The Light, Gov't Mule, Sunflower Bean, Viv Albertine, Lido Pimienta, The Zambonis and more Friday show options. Continue reading... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Simple Minds, Gary Numan, Dr. Dog/(Sandy) Alex G, Joan of Arc, and more NYC-area shows on sale today. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: Trey Anastasio, My Bloody Valentine, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Arctic Monkeys, A Perfect Circle, Neil Young, Moneybagg Yo, Car Seat Headrest, and more newly-announced tours. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — The band mastermind discusses the stories behind his latest album's 10 tracks. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — It's got some of their folkiest music yet, but also some of their most electronic music yet, and as we heard at SXSW, there's a song with lyrics about Ray Davies and a guitar solo that uses the vocal melody from The Kinks' 'Waterloo Su... more info

Stereogum — Okkervil River's Will Sheff underwent an emergency tracheotomy when he was barely even a toddler. I know this because he just released a song about it. That must have been ridiculously scary for Sheff's folks, particularly in light of this key lyric:... more info

Stereogum — Later this month, Okkervil River, Will Sheff's long-running literate indie rock project, will release the new album In The Rainbow Rain. One of its early singles is "Don't Move Back To LA," a song that lists out a few different reasons why you should... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — There's also a 'Don't Move Back To LA' billboard up in Brooklyn and you can win a copy of Okkervil River's new LP by taking a pic with it. Continue reading… more info

Consequence of Sound — From the indie outfit's forthcoming new album, In the Rainbow Rain. more info