Brooklyn Vegan — photo: Alt-J at Le Poisson Rouge in 2014 (more by PSquared) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Alt-J, Phantogram @ MSG The strength of Alt-J's 2012 debut helped... more info

Stereogum — I grew up in the Northwest, so when I hear ’90s alt rock influences like the ones on Walleater’s “Swallow You” it always initially reminds me of the way grunge music permeated my formative years. Walleater hail from Leeds, though, and they dr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Swervedriver are in the midst of their current tour for I Wasn't Born to Lose You, the band's first album in 17 years. The record pretty much picks right up from where they left off with 99th... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — In addition to Austin Psych Fest's Levitation Festival in Austin, they're doing another US fest: Levitation Chicago, which happens this weekend (3/13-14) with The Pop Group, Destruction Unit, Viet Cong, Swervedriver, Atlas Sound and more. Ahead of th... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Lady Lamb's After and Purity Ring's Another Eternity are the two new music releases I can wholeheartedly recommend this week. Other albums of note include Brandi Carlile's The Firewatcher’s Daughter, Of Montreal's Aureate Gloom, and Swervedriver's ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Author Michael Chabon shared songwriting tips with The Daily Beast. NPR Music is streaming the new Swervedriver album, I Wasn't Born To Lose You. The Rumpus interviewed author Laura van den Berg. NPR Music is streaming Moon Duo's new album... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Oyster Review interviewed author Justin Torres about literary taboos. Stream a new Swervedriver song. Stream the new Hello Blue Roses (Dan Bejar and Sydney Vermont's new project), WZO. Lindsay Hunter described the Chicago literary scene at Real P... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Shoegaze greats Swervedriver have released a second song from their new album I Wasn't Born To Lose You, titled "Autodidact," which sounds like classic soaring, roaring Swervedriver. Stream it below. The band will be touring soon in... more info

Stereogum — Mythic alt-rock heroes Swervedriver are having a moment, in part because they’re releasing their first album in seventeen years, I Wasn’t Born To Lose You, in March, but their revival also owes itself to the fact that there are a ton of new young... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis As mentioned, shoegaze vets Swervedriver are releasing their first new album since the '90s. Details are now out: it's titled I Wasn't Born To Lose You and will be out March 3 via Cobraside. That's the cover... more info