Stereogum — Stranger Cat, the Brooklyn duo of singer-songwriter Cat Martino and producer/bandmate Sven Britt, will soon release a new album they’ve been working on for more than two years. They’re finishing up funding the project with a PledgeMusic campaign,... more info

Stereogum — Gardens & Villa are following up this year’s great Dunes with a big fall tour and an EP of “musical sketches” recorded with with a pair of leading producers, Shins member Richard Swift and DFA co-founder (and Dunes producer) Tim Goldsworthy. Th... more info

Stereogum — Even if you haven’t listened to Deep Sea Diver, there’s a good chance you’ve heard frontwoman Jessica Dobson before. If you’ve seen Beck, the Shins, or the Yeah Yeah Yeahs live over the last several years, you’ll have seen Dobson shredding ... more info

Stereogum — Wish I Was Here, director Zach Braff’s long-in-the-works Garden State follow-up, looks like molten garbage, but perhaps Braff deserves credit for lining up some musical big dogs for the movie’s soundtrack. We’ve already heard the Shins’ “So... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bon Iver's Justin Vernon w/ Megafaun (more by Amanda Hatfield) As previously discussed, Zach Braff is releasing Wish I Was Here, his directorial followup to Garden State, and including new material from Bon Iver, The Shins, Cat Power (written by... more info

Stereogum — We recently heard the new Shins song recorded for Zach Braff’s Garden State follow-up Wish I Was Here. Now comes Justin Vernon’s contribution, which comes in the increasingly rare form of a new Bon Iver song. It’s called “Heavenly Father,” ... more info

Pop Candy — Whitney shares her current favorites, from a Smiths cover to a new track from The Shins. more info

KEXP Seattle — Broken Bells, the duo of The Shins’ James Mercer and Danger Mouse, stopped by Late Show With Dave Letterman last night to promote their album After The Disco. During the late night broadcast they performed the track “Control,” but they obviousl... more info

Stereogum — James Mercer may have reactivated the Shins long enough to record “So Now What,” their song for the soundtrack to Zach Braff’s Wish I Was Here, but he’s still keeping busy with Broken Bells, his duo with Danger Mouse. Last night, they were th... more info

NME — Song appears on OST for Zach Braff's 'Wish I Was Here' more info