Sweeping The Nation — Onwards in our survey of our favourite stuff that tells the story, or at least a hyper-specific version of it, of each year of the decade just finishing. 2013, then. It doesn't feel like it, either now or reading the contemporary view, but it was... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Looks like we made it to the end. We close with ten years ago, another of those years right at the end of this survey in which it's driven more by what STN was writing about at the time then what else was happening as the alternative rapidly segr... more info

KEXP Seattle — In early June, Australian singer/songwriter Courtney Barnett and American singer/songwriter Kurt Vile announced that they would be teaming up for a collaborative tour featuring an “all-star band” called The Sea Lice which is a revolving cast of m... more info

Stereogum — Humanity is at constant odds with technology and its information overload. As suggested by their name, Leeds-based Living Body attempt to reconcile this relationship in the form of an alternative rock band comprising Chicago native Jeff Smith (Juffag... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The group includes Sky Larkin's Katie Harkin who is currently touring with Jenn Wasner's Flock of Dines. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Carrie Brownstein was already on Conan recently talking about her band Sleater-Kinney, and now the whole crew (new live member Katie of Sky Larkin included) returned to the show last night (1/20) to play "Surface Envy" off their great... more info

NME — Bands including Sky Larkin, Esper Scout, Love Buzzard and Cattle have contributed to the release more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Menace Beach are from Leeds, the same English City that that also birthed Hookworms and Eagulls (and Gang of Four and Sisters of Mercy). Named after an old NES game, the band's sound owes a little to... more info

The Music Fix — Sky Larkin play: April 8th Birmingham The Bull's Head 9th Cardiff Clwb Ifor Bach 10th Northampton Ledgendary Labour Club 11th Bristol The Old Bookshop 12th Portsmouth Edge of the Wedge 16th Liverpool Kazamier 17th York Fibbers 18t... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Elephant - Elusive Youth If it feels like we've been waiting ages for Elephant to get round to an album... we have, their first single came out two and a half years ago. Sky Swimming is that long player, out 28th April. Elusive Youth was one of t... more info