Aquarium Drunkard — A-side from the new La Sera 7-inch taken from the forthcoming full length due out next month via Hardly Art. I’m loving the dusky/dreamy early Pixies vibe here. While Goodman may be 1/3 of Vivian Girls, don’t make the mistake of dismissing the La... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Black Lips on a Rocks Off cruise (more by Keith Marlowe) The Black Lips and Vivian Girls are preping for a few days of sun and indie rock as part of Bruise Cruise 2011. After the hangovers wear off and... more info

melophobe — California: I hate you. You get all of Animal Collective to yourself. Portland: Starfucker loves you. Need proof? Scroll down through these tour dates and see that they have scheduled THREE shows for you this year. In a ROW! As far as these other l... more info

melophobe — Not sure if you all even pay attention to this small paragraph before scrolling through tasty tour dates, but here goes! After sharing two installments of tour dates, I saw myself in another position to post an accumulation of dates, primarily for th... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — La Sera is the side-project of Vivian Girls member Katy Goodman. She’s releasing her s/t debut album on February 15 via Hardly Art. Here’s a really nice track from the album called, “Devils Hearts Grow Gold”, that she’s giving away for free... more info

Stereogum — Last week when we posted a new track by the Babies, the project of Vivian Girls’ Cassie Ramone and Woods’ Kevin Morby, we also reminded you about another VG spin-off, Katy Goodman’s La Sera. In case your memory was getting hazy, here’s “Dev... more info

Abeano — One Mix Yesterday, Tri Angle records announced that they’ll be releasing the debut album of Tom Krell aka How to Dress Well and to celebrate the fact he’s made a new mix for Altered Zones. “Was super hyped on this music all year. Love... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Here’s another track from the irresistibly ramshackle debut full-length from Vivian Girls + Woods collab... Read more » more info

Powerpopulist — La Sera - Never Come Around mp3from forthcoming LPNever Come AroundonHardly ArtThis gorgeous song by Vivian Girls bassist/singer Katy Goodman's new band, La Sera, has us eagerly anticipating their debut album, which is supposed to come around in Febr... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Smiths Reel Around the Fountain A collection of Smiths demos that circulated on the web this week offered a reminder of what a phenomenon they were: a band who emerged... more info