Its Getting Boring By The Sea — So May is pretty much over bar the long weekend and it's easily been the best month for record releases of the year so far. So many of discs on the list below will almost certainly feature on my end of year list with Foals and LCD Soundsystem likely ... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — Leather-clad shriek'n'bleepers Crystal Castles second album 'Crystal Castles', the follow up, to, er, 'Crystal Castles' gets a physical release this week, having been rush-released when it leaked. It's a confusing beast, often surprisingly spiritual,... more info

DrownedInSound — Their Diplo-produced new album Cosmology is out today via Hassle Records. Our 8/10 review is here. The band discuss their new record with DiS' David Renshaw, here. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — Rather than offering a new vision of twisted metal eccentricity, Cosmology solidifies and consolidates what Rolo Tomassi already had. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Rolo Tomassi are a multi-faceted band. If it’s not the kick ass riffs that grab you then there are wistful, dream like synth interludes and lead singer Eva Spence’s vocals which switch between demonic and angelic with ease. Having released their... more info

DrownedInSound — Rolo Tomassi are a multi-faceted band. If it’s not the kick ass riffs that grab you then there are wistful, dream like synth interludes and lead singer Eva Spence’s vocals which switch between demonic and angelic with ease. Having released their... more info

The Music Fix — Sheffield five-piece head for the cosmos. more info

The Music Fix — Set the controls for the heart of the sun. more info

Pitchfork — -- The cooler-than-you husband/wife team of Lou Reed and Laurie Anderson are curating the Vivid Live Festival, which comes to the Sydney Opera House in Sydney, Australia May 27 - June 21. The program includes Reed's Metal Machine Trio and Anderson's ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — April has been a fairly quiet month with sub-standard albums from Plan B, MGMT and Kate Nash dominating the release schedules. Luckily May is shaping up to be the busiest month of all time.The best albums of April then:She & Him - Volume 2 (Album of ... more info