Stereogum — Conventional wisdom states that Undisputed Era Of The Album took place in the 1970s. But thanks to technological circumstances and the growth in popularity of independent labels, the first decade of the 2000s was arguably just as grand an era for the... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2016 Sasquatch music festival returns to Quincy, WA this Memorial Day Weekend, and as usual, there's a lot of good stuff to see. Big names include Florence + the Machine, Alabama Shakes, Grimes, Sufjan Stevens, M83, Disclosure, A$AP Rocky, L... more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus, Will Toledo tackles Sufjan Stevens' "Impossible Soul". more info

Rolling Stone — Drake's "Hotline Bling" was easily one of 2015's biggest pop hits, thanks to a combination of approachable hooks and a meme-generating video. It lives on as part of Drake's Views, already one of 2016's biggest albums. The song has already inspi... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Kamasi Washington, Courtney Barnett, Against Me!, Julien Baker, Sufjan Stevens, Beach House, Run the Jewels and more picked up nominations for the A2IM Libera Awards. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Folks in NYC can catch her at her Hell Phone residency which is currently underway. Continue reading… more info

KEXP Seattle — If there was one Prince tribute to catch at Coachella last weekend, it was “Purple Rain” as done by indie rock god Sufjan Stevens, featuring lead vocals from a mysterious and absolutely wondrous new voice, Gallant. This isn’t the first time Suf... more info

Consequence of Sound — Including collaborations with Sufjan Stevens and members of The National and Arcade Fire. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Yoni Wolf of WHY? and his old pal (and Sufjan Stevens and Open Mike Eagle collaborator) Serengeti for the collaborative project Yoni & Geti, whose album Testarossa comes out this week (5/6) on Joyful Noise (pre-order). As you may imagine, the album f... more info

Guardian Music — Stars have been rolling out their tributes following the musician’s death on Thursday. Here’s a selection of the biggest and bestSince Prince’s death on Thursday, seemingly every musician who has taken to a stage has paid tribute... more info