Brooklyn Vegan — They've already released two songs off the record, "Signal Drift" and "Faraway Eyes," the latter of which is a great example of the '80s influence they have on this new record. (They recently shared a playlist of songs that influenced the a... more info

Guardian Music — The music blogger picks the songs that mean the most to him as part of our Six Songs of Me projectRob writes the 365 Days of Youtune Blog charting his "daily musical odyssey one Youtube video at a time."What was the first song you ever bought?Jamiroq... more info

Guardian Music — The Blue Nile singer-songwriter may work at a glacial rate, but he can invigorate even the most tired pop sentimentFew songwriters have matched up to Paul Buchanan; few would dare try. Over the past 30 years, the Blue Nile singer has made a certain s... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Avant=jazz keyboardist Marco Benevento keep him self busy playing piano in various configurations. Live dates: 03/16 Arts Block, Greenfield, MA 03/17 Le Poisson Rouge, New York, NY # 03/23 The Brass Lantern, Reading, PA 03/28 The State Thea... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Bill Pearis Destroyer's new album, Kaputt, is Dan Bejar's grandest musical statement to date, resplendent with horns and bubbling sequencers, bringing to mind Roxy Music, The Blue Nile and even Steely Dan. In order... more info

The Vinyl Villain — LOVE'S THE ONLY COUNTRY I KNOWWhilst JC is away over the water, I feel it is necessary to right a very grave wrong in terms of this wee villainous part of the blog landscape.The big man has double-portion chips (salt n’ sauce, eh?) on his sizeable ... more info

Guardian Music — Hot Chip's fourth LP was both ecstatic and eclectic. Crucially, it saw them drop the self-mockery and bare their soulsIn a pop world obsessed with the new, "Band makes amazing music on fourth LP" isn't a headline to excite tastemakers. Hot Chip were ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Fremy said... Oldies... The Who - 1965-70 - High Numbered The Stills-Young Band - 1976 - Long May You Run V.A. - 1964-67 - UK, The Beat Scene Spirit Of John Morgan - 1969 - Spirit Of John Morgan The Royal Guardsmen - 1966-69 - Anthology Steppenw... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Musician Ben Schlabach from Harrisonburg, VA, is the founder of the cassette label Funny/Not Funny Records. So it is now wonder that he used it to release his solo album They Grow Up So Fast - six lo-fi folk songs that are repeated on side B. Sch... more info

Totally Fuzzy — themusicologist said... musicology #534 Jamaica #14 (Pat Kelly – Dark End Of The Street) Todays cut is a Lee Perry production featuring the vocals of one of my favourite singers of the period Pat Kelly backed by the afore mentioned Upsetters. ... more info