411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on Shearwater, A Place To Bury Strangers, and Imperial Teen. Also, I have two new artists to keep your eyes on featuring Glass Vaults and Red Nightfall. And of course, I've got new recommended listening picks. All this an... more info

DrownedInSound — New Shearwater ahoy. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: The Antlers - "VCR" (The xx cover) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Korallreven - "Sa Sa Samoa" (ft. Julianna Barwick) (MP3) The Antlers at Moogfest (more by Diana Wong) We recently mentioned that Sharon Van Etten and Shearwater are planning a tour... more info

Chorus.fm — *Shearwater* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/shearwater) will release a new album titled Animal Joy on February 14th via Sub Pop Records. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Sharon at LPR in October (more by Toby Tenenbaum) As mentioned, Sharon Van Etten signed to Jagaguwar and will release her next album with them in early 2012, which Aaron Dessner (of The National) is producing. A release date still... more info

Stereogum — Shearwater and Minus Story affiliate (BTW Class of ‘08) multi-instrumental singer/songwriter Jordan Geiger has made a second collection of songs under his Hospital Ships moniker, titled Lonely Twin and due this summer. “Reprise” is one if its e... more info

Altsounds — *This Will Destroy You predictably crushed SXSW with their monumental, instrumental, cinematic rock, as shown in the video (http://girlieaction.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=1d59aca4aeedaab429816159e&id=3d3cdfe0cc&e=45457d5adb) of them playing t... more info

kata rokkar... — Oakland/Berkeley trio Hetch Hetchy (Yosemite, anyone?) sounds a bit like their listed influences, but not as much as I would have thought considering they list a large variety of droning instrumental bands. The music they perform on the October 2010 ... more info

Chorus.fm — Watch (http://www.avclub.com/articles/shearwater-covers-randy-newman,48701/) Jonathan Meiburg *(Shearwater* (http://www.myspace.com/shearwater)) cover *Randy Newman*'s "God's Song (That's Why I Love Mankind)" here. If you're a fan of the band and liv... more info

DrownedInSound — Listen to this week's Spotifriday playlist, featuring a whole lot from our end of year content and more, including LCD Soundsystem, Shearwater, Gang Of Four, Deftones, Joy Division, Dirty Projectors and, of course, more. Read the full story on... more info