Pitchfork — -- Szampler, the new cassette-only release from Fennesz, collects samples from Christian Fennesz's old samplers, which he used in his work from 1989 to 1996. Szampler is out now on the new cassette-only label the Tapeworm, and it's limited to 500 cop... more info

NME - Radar — Who's heard the band that Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo did before Daft Punk? They were a three-piece with Laurent Brancowitz from Pheonix. They were called Darlin', named after and inspired by The Beach Boys song. They had one re... more info

Perfect Porridge — If you dig the Yéyé French pop genre at all, check out Guy “Koi” Poplin’s new EP, Une Débutante Au Jeu. More assertive than Stereolab but less aggressive than Fantastic Plastic Machine, Poplin is prepop nouveau drawing influences fro... more info

Guardian Music — This cringe-tastic totem of 1980s kitsch has recently had a confusing is-it-ironic-or-not resurgenceWhat is it? Depends on your point of view. On one hand, it's the biggest totem of 1980s cringe there is this side of the piano-key necktie. On the oth... more info

The Vinyl Villain — May 1994. Blur had just enjoyed their biggest chart hit to date with Girls & Boys. The song chosen as the follow-up single was a bit of surprise. Instead of taking the easy way out with another upbeat indie-pop number, the boys went for a very sad b... more info

MVSW — Atlas Sound ~ “Quick Canal” views: 12,157 I am not really sure if there is a point to the video, or is that the point of the video? Atlas Sound is Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox. The vocals in “Quick Canal” are provided by Stereolab’s Laetiti... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I really love Atlas Sound's latest LP Logos - it has terrific replay value that catapults the album into a list containing "best" and "2009" in the title. The video is for the epic eight-minute song "Quick Canal" featuring Stereolab's own Lætitia... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — A clip for Atlas Sound's "Quick Canal", which features guest vocals from Stereolab's Lætitia Sadier, involves some vintage footage of an idyllic household as envisioned in the "Mad Men" 1960s, directed by Fitz Vladich. (via Gorilla vs. Bear) ... more info

5 Acts — Come celebrate 20 years of great music from Slumberland Records on Friday night at Black Cat. It's a Mainstage show with doors opening at 8pm. Tickets are $13 in advance and $15 the day of the show. However, e-mail me at 5actsblog at gmail dot com b... more info

Altsounds — Leftfield chamber-pop artist Windmill premieres his fun, celebratory video for "Big Boom" on IFC.com today. Directed by Rubert Noble (who recently directed videos for Dirty Three, Stereolab, Bat For Lashes), the video features Windmill in a spacesuit... more info