LargeHeartedBoy — Jeff Jackson recommended great American rock and roll novels at Electric Literature. Stereogum reconsidered Silver Jews' American Water album 20 years after its release. October's best eBook deals. eBook on sale for 99 cents today: Joyland by Stephen... more info

Stereogum — American Water dismisses much of the American dream. While many Americans were taught to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, to conquer, to climb, in the world of Silver Jews, climbing gets you nowhere. Rather, the way down reveals the way up. Tw... more info

Consequence of Sound — The indie rockers' third full-length album has been remastered at half-speed. more info

Consequence of Sound — Releases from Ty Segall, Smog, and Silver Jews are now on Spotify, TIDAL, and more. more info

Stereogum — Chicago-based independent record label Drag City is sharing the majority of their discography with Spotify listeners after years of avoiding major streaming services. They moved much of their catalog to Apple Music last year, and now artists includin... more info

Sweeping The Nation — In retrospect, something appears to be coming together around 1998. Three of the year's biggest music stories - George Michael's arrest, Elton John's knighthood, Geri leaving the Spice Girls - feel like the first stage of coalescing into ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Literary Hub interviewed author Jenny Zhang. Steve Albini discussed Shellac recordings with The Quietus. BOMB interviewed author David Burr Gerrard. Pitchfork reconsidered the Silver Jews' 1998 album American Water. Alexander Chee has been awarded th... more info

Stereogum — Drag City have long been one of the more notorious streaming holdouts, refusing to make their catalog available on services like Spotify or Apple Music. But recently, the label's hardline stance has softened considerably, with classics albums from Pa... more info

Nialler9 — Some more additions to the Forbidden Fruit Festival lineup today for June Bank Holiday weekend @ The Royal Hospital, Kilmainham. Monday is curated by Bon Iver and already features Justin Vernon and band, Flying Lotus, The Staves, Lisa Hannigan ... more info

Stereogum — It starts with a line you might yell at an ex across an empty, half-lit parking lot around midnight: “I don’t really wanna die/ I only wanna die in your eyes.” But here it’s not hollered, it’s sung, almost politely so, by David Berman, the ... more info