Stereogum — Spectre Folk is the psych-rock projected headed by Pete Nolan that also includes Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and Pavement bassist Mark Ibold among its members. Vol. 4 is their first album since 2012, and we've heard a couple tracks from it so f... more info

Stereogum — Modern English Decoration is the second album from UK outfit Ulrika Spacek, arriving rapidly on the heels of last year's debut The Album Paranoia . The band wrings new beauty out of classic '90s American indie rock, deriving guitar-driven grooves fr... more info

Stereogum — Spectre Folk, the band headed by Pete Nolan that also counts Sonic Youth drummer Steve Shelley and Pavement bassist Mark Ibold among its members, are releasing their first album since 2012 on Friday. We've already heard one song from the upcoming Vol... more info

Stereogum — Spectre Folk, Pete Nolan's collaborative project, will release their new album Vol. 4 in early June. Spectre Folk's lineup on this album includes Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley, Pavement and former Sonic Youth bassist Mark Ibold, Aaron Mullan (Tall Firs... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Christian Fitness - Bees ModeReminder of STN policy: you don't write about Christian Fitness songs, you let them happen. Seems the next album's going to be called Slap Bass Hunks. Girlpool - It Gets More BlueWhen we first met Cleo and Harmony... more info

Stereogum — Pavement's Scott Kannberg released his first solo album in eight years under the name Spiral Stairs today, and to mark the occasion he's shared a video for "Emoshuns." It was directed by Joe Salinas and features Kannberg in a brightly-colored laundro... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Spiral Stairs new album, Doris and The Daggers, is out today (3/24). While his old band Pavement was never much for emotions, this is easily Spiral's most heart-on-sleeve record -- with songs on love, parenthood, death, and other relatable issue... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — UK band Happyness have shared "Bigger Glass Less Full" from their upcoming LP Write In. These guys excel at that sonic midpoint between Wilco and Pavement... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Plus: watch video of Spiral playing Pavement's "Kennel District" at SXSW. Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Spiral Stairs, better known to many of us as Pavement co-founder Scott Kannenberg, is getting ready to release the new solo album Doris & The Daggers. We've already posted two of its songs: "Dundee Man" and "Dance (Cry Wolf)," the latter of which fea... more info