LargeHeartedBoy — Between the Covers interviewed author Max Porter about my favorite novel of the year, Lanny. Stream a new Vivian Girls song. July's best eBook deals. Stream a new Sleater-Kinney song. Oprah magazine recommended short stories you can read online.... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Brooklyn dream-pop trio has also shared a number of tour dates in the fall. Vivian Girls announce first new album in eight years, Memory, share “Sick”: Stream Ming Lee Newcomb more info

Stereogum — It's been a little over a decade since Vivian Girls got started -- we reflected on the 10-year anniversary of their debut album last fall -- and it's been 8 years since the release of their last album, 2011's Share The Joy. But the New York-bred trio... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Whoa here's a pleasant surprise to start the day: Vivian Girls are back! Katy, Cassie, and Ali will return with new record Memory, "an album filled with personal reflections on toxic relationships, the false promise of new love, mental health st... more info

Stereogum — The indie rock subgenre known as "noise-pop," which distorts candy-sweet melodies with blown-out guitars and echo, had something of a renaissance in the late 2000s. Vivian Girls, the rough-hewn debut by the currently inactive Brooklyn band of the sam... more info

Rock Sound — This is important. Jennifer Clavin of Bleached has launched a new zine, Can You Deal? - featuring contributions from Paramore's Hayley Williams, Tegan Quin of Tegan And Sara and loads more. The name comes from the question "It's 2017, Can... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — 2016 was a busy one for both La Sera and Springtime Carnivore. As La Sera, former Vivian Girls member Katy Goodman released a new album called Music for Listening to Music To (via Polyvinyl Records), and then a new EP titled Queens. As Springtime Car... more info

Powerpopulist — Continuing our Polyvinyl celebration, here are some more excelentes we found via their Bandcamp page. We're going back a decade or more here. What To Do With Everything by Polyvinyl Records Facebook    Headlights    Bandcamp What To Do Wit... more info

Stereogum — Last year, the Vivian Girls broke up, and former member Cassie Ramone released The Time Has Come, her first-ever solo album. Next month, she’ll follow that up in a fairly surprising way. She’ll release Christmas In Reno, a new album of her versio... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photo: La Sera at Baby's All Right in 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) Former Vivian Girls bassist Katy Goodman announced the release of her fourth La Sera LP, Music for Listening to Music To, which will be out next March... more info