The World Forgot — What would you get if you blended together the compositional sounds of Sufjan Stevens with modern day sing song pop folk and then poured that topping over a cake made out of Final Fantasy?  Stumped?  Well you won’t be for long.  What you g... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Someone asked me earlier this week, "Would you consider Javelin to be part of chillwave?" I'd have to quote my friend Shar in response, "Hell to the NO!" Sure, this duo loves some electronic instrumentation mixed with organic percussion but there i... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano DOWNLOAD: Clogs - Red Seas w/ Sufjan Stevens (MP3) Dave Longstreth @ MHOW in December (more by Ryan Muir) The final lineup for Big Ears Festival in Knoxville TN, March 26-28, has been confirmed and updated, with... more info

Stereogum — In its second year, Knoxville's Big Ears Festival has stepped up and spread out with a considerably dope lineup of events and installations worth your consideration. Worth your attendance, even, although its proximity in time (but not space) to SX... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Aside from being a pair of good dudes and (sometimes) partners in crime, the fellas at Two Syllable Records continue building a roster of rising talent with a remarkably excellent sound. There are some upcoming artist additions I can't wait for them... more info

Stereogum — Ben + Vesper are a married couple in Northern NJ. They have kids. They also write that they "have almost exactly the same hair color in the right light and definitely both have curlz in any light." They also "paint pictures and have cell phones to ca... more info

Guardian Music — They study old newspapers in libraries, agonise over headlines and deliver every issue by hand … no wonder Stool Pigeon has spent five years breathing life back into the printed music pressEven as bloggers, message boarders and downloaders queu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Pitchfork: Sufjan Stevens played on the last album. Do you have any guests on this one? The National's Matt Berninger: We have a bunch of people who have come in and out of the studio, which is behind Aaron's house.... more info

Guardian Music — Last week was all about remembering famous people from the past. Now we want put your memory to the test againLast week you really could feel the strain as RRers scoured for songs that were really, truly, actually on topic. That you pulled it off is ... more info

Altsounds — With influences from Beethoven, Rachmaninov and Glass, to their peers such as Arcade Fire, Daft Punk, and Sufjan Stevens, the eleven piece orchestral rock band, Emanuel And The Fear, create extravagant and climactic, intelligent and complex arrangeme... more info