XLR8R — One of the unwitting harbingers of the genre that shan't be named (a.k.a. chillwave, duh), Chaz Bundick, is set to release the second full-length record under his Toro Y Moi moniker next year. On February 22, Carpark will drop Underneath the Pin... more info

Guardian Music — Facing the Sun, the lead single from this Danish band's debut album, is one of the most glorious things we've heard all yearHometown: Copenhagen, Århus and Jutland in Denmark.The lineup: Mathias Sørensen (drums,vocals), Morten Winther Nielsen (guit... more info

Guardian Music — Let one long chillwave of luxuriant sound after another wash over you, courtesy of one-man show Hugo ManuelHometown: Oxford.The lineup: Hugo Manuel (voice, music).The background: We're back in Oxford again, after yesterday's band, and if you thought ... more info

XLR8R — LA-based maestro of cavernous synth- and beatscapes Nosaj Thing (pictured above) is set to follow up his recently released remix record, Drift Remixes, with a quick tour across the West Coast through November. Dubbed The November Tour, the traveling ... more info

Guardian Music — The economic crash of 2008 nearly put a stop to Iceland Airwaves. But two years on, the festival has bounced backA few years ago, Iceland was known for Björk, Sigur Ros and a namesake chain of frozen food stores. In October 2008, its fragile banking... more info

Guardian Music — (Static Tongues)Twenty-one-year-old Alan Palomo, aka Neon Indian, is one of the forerunners of the oddly named chillwave genre that emerged late last year and has been the talk of music blogs ever since. Chillwave – or glo-fi, dream-beat, hypnag... more info

Guardian Music — This Oxford trio show, as John Lydon would never have said, that languor is an energyHometown: Oxford.The lineup: Jody Prewett (vocals, guitar, bass), Ben Rimmer (keyboard), Kit Monteith (drums).The background: What a lovely song and a lovely sound f... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The NJ Underground said... LCD Soundsystem @ Wellmont Theatre (photos, setlist) Jenny & Johnny (Jenny Lewis) @ Maxwell's (photos, setlist) The Jersey Jerkoff Gets a River City Extension Ducktails video for "Art Vandelay" The Gay Blades interview LCD... more info

Stereogum — Les Sins is the dance project of Toro Y Moi main (only) man Chazwick Bundick. You’ll hear some similarities in “Youth Gone” (the b-side to his upcoming Carpark Records 12″) in, for instance, how the synths here sound like they’ve been plung... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — The Toro Y Moi side-project/alter-ego that we mentioned back in the summer of ‘09 finally... Read more » more info