DrownedInSound — DiS caught up with Saint Etienne prior to their headline set at Indietracks last weekend. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Luna are continuing to play shows after last year's reformation, including a sold-out show at Brooklyn's Bell House in May. This fall, Luna will be heading to the UK for a couple festivals -- including the Rockaway Beach indoor fest at Butl... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Rachel Juarez-Carr Laura Marling w/ Marika Hackman / War on Drugs / Ex Hex / Sleaford Mods / Hinds The 2015 End of the Road Festival happened September 4 - 6 at Larmer Tree Gardens in Wiltshire, England.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Saint Etienne singer Sarah Cracknell is set to release Red Kite on June 15 via Cherry Red. It's only her second-ever solo record, and first since 1997's Lipslide. Here, she trades her band's dancepop for pastoral folk... more info

Nialler9 — Already announced this past week? Manu Chao, Sufjan Stevens, Amanda Palmer, Valentia Island, Body & Soul additions… One-off shows Matthew E. White is coming for a show and a chat with Banter on Monday 4th May in Twisted Pepper. The talk begins at ... more info

Stereogum — The last time Sarah Cracknell put out a solo album it was 1997, so Red Kite is technically her first record in 18 years. Of course, Cracknell has kept busy during the interim as the vocalist for the romanticized-pop trio Saint Etienne. She sings with... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Au Revoir Simone released Move in Spectrums and will have out a new remix album, simply titled Spectrums, in July via Moshi Moshi. The 19-track record features reworks by Clock Opera, Saint Etienne's Pete Wiggs, Friendly Fires' Jack Savidge... more info

The Music Fix — Foxbase alpha, beta, charlie. more info

DrownedInSound — Heavenly Recordings' reputation for sniffing out hot new talent goes back decades. Among the label's earliest releases were Saint Etienne's 'Only Love Can Break Your Heart' and 'Motown Junk' by Manic Street Preachers. Since then, they've been respons... more info

Impose Magazine — Covers are transformative experiences for the song's original as much as they can be transcendent of the initial artist's intent. But perhaps an artist's skill is best tested when sentimental dad rock is rethought into modern day dance te... more info