Guardian Music — (Young and Lost Club)"This is a song for anyone with a broken heart," announces Noah and the Whale's Charlie Fink on Blue Skies, the ninth track on their second album. By this stage in proceedings, however, the broken-hearted have been so exceptiona... more info

Perfect Porridge — Although I studied classical music in college and was a regular patron of the Des Moines Symphony Orchestra growing up, I have little doubt that reviewing a new classical album would never have happened if it didn’t have Sufjan Stevens name attache... more info

The World Forgot — I do apologize for the lack of posts during this past week.  I really must apologize.  But I fear I was busy scoring tickets to see the upcoming Sufjan Stevens mini tour (yes, I’ll be there in Bloomington to see him play), galavanting about t... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Sorry for my sporadic posts, I am out of the country. But here is a full list of what’s on sale now! On sale now: The Sounds at Roseland Ballroom on September 17. Tickets Yeah Yeah Yeahs at Radio City Music Hall on September 23. Tickets Moby at Mu... more info

Altsounds — These newcomers to the 2009 edition of the POP Montreal International Music Festival will join some of the best headliners that Pop world has to offer. Some of them are our heroes, some are iconoclasts, some we have been planning for years, and all a... more info

NME — They join Dinosaur Jr and Butthole Surfers at fall festival more info

Stereogum — As we mentioned, it was Bryce Dessner who first approached Sufjan Stevens about re-arranging the 2001 Chinese Zodiac song cycle Enjoy Your Rabbit for the New York string quartet Osso. They were likely on his radar because they'd previously done strin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Shannon Stephens - In Summer in the Heat (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fol Chen - The Longer U Wait EP (ZIP) Tickets for the NYC shows on Sufjan Steven's upcoming tour with Cryptacize go on sale this Saturday (August 15th) at... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Speaking of the BQE, 92YTribeca added a 3rd show (on sale now)... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I've been waiting for this day for a while now... the day that Sub Pop spinoff Hardly Art would release a new song from the miraculous Le Loup (whose debut album was an overlooked gem of 2007). With comparisons to Animal Collective and Sufjan Steven... more info