Stereogum — A couple of months ago, after a long layoff, the Shins finally came back with Heartworms , their new album. And today, they've also released a new cover of a song they admire. James Mercer recorded his soft acoustic take on the Smiths' 1986 classic ... more info

The Quietus — Those who got hold of the limited record on Saturday have pointed out the message etched into the run-out groove more info

Stereogum — The Smiths just released a new 7" featuring alternate versions of "The Boy With The Thorn In His Side" and "Rubber Ring" for Record Store Day. And, as Pitchfork points out, the run-out groove of the vinyl's a-side is inscribed with a powerfully succi... more info

Stereogum — We're still waiting for Car Seat Headrest to cover Smash Mouth, but in the meantime, Will Toledo has offered his take on the Smiths' Meat Is Murder track "That Joke Isn't Funny Anymore." Toledo's version is an aching acoustic rendition in the vein of... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Number twelve of forty - see the previous post for those so far - covers an interesting year. Nostalgia kicked in, one week in June featuring six coevrs or reissues in the top ten. After the previous year's Live Aid increased press coverage meant... more info

Consequence of Sound — All 72 songs that helped define a generation of misfits straight outta Manchester. more info

Uncut — April 22 is the date for your diary April 22 is the date for your diary The post Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Dennis Wilson, The The, The Smiths and more announce Record Store Day releases appeared first on Uncut. more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: Prince, Lou Reed, Spoon, Danny Brown, and even the Space Jam soundtrack. more info

Stereogum — Record Store Day is looming once again, and today the organization has released the full list of 2017 exclusives. They include a Smiths 7" featuring two unreleased takes of old songs, some new David Bowie collections, a couple Prince singles, a first... more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — Lunch LadiesFrom: New Jersey, United StatesNew Jersey quartet Lunch Ladies (first featured on the blog earlier this month Fresh Sounds 5th February 2017) sound like they've triangulated The Smiths, The Sundays and the entire Sarah Records catalog... more info