Consequence of Sound — Longstanding English band gets the good kind of mushy on pop-tinged track. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 20-track album is a little different for the long-running UK act. Continue reading… more info

KEXP Seattle — With over thirty years of music and a slew of singles, EPs, live albums, and full-lengths, it’s clear the influential UK band The Wedding Present aren’t “going” anywhere. Instead, on their forthcoming ninth full-length, titled Going, Going…... more info

The Quietus — Band return with new multimedia album; check out the lead single's video below more info

The Devil Has The Best Tuna — I've been extolling the virtues of Bolton indie legends Decoration on and off for 10 years and the BBC's excellent Best Part-Time Band's programme reminded me of their splendours and had me digging through my archives. If you want to find... more info

TMZ — Angelina Jolie put down thousands of dollars on the last typewriter Ernest Hemingway used before killing himself ... a $250,000 wedding gift for Brad Pitt ... TMZ has learned.Sources connected with the couple tell us ... Angelina's agent got in… ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Atlanta band Gold-Bears will be back with their second album, Dalliance, on June 3 via Slumberland. With big catchy choruses, the band's rowdy indiepop fits nicely alongside Superchunk or The Wedding Present (who have a song called... more info

NME — Influential compilation features music by Primal Scream, The Pastels, Shop Assistants and The Wedding Present more info

DrownedInSound — The best Thursday night in Northampton DiS' Dan Lucas can remember. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Sweeping The Nation — The Cardiff-via-Brighton duo Totem Terrors have long been STN favourites for their skewed art-rock wiriness, best exemplified so far on this year's Repeat Play Torrent Rar album. As the first of a few people we're going to put this to, we asked Max ... more info