Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Wild Beasts - "Loop the Loop" (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Wooden Birds - Two Matchsticks (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Rayon Beach - Wave Pool Ether (MP3) DOWNLOAD: John Wesley Coleman - Ooh Basketball (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Urge Overkill - Effigy (MP... more info

Stereogum — The Pitchfork Music Festival’s franchising: In addition to the usual July event in Chicago, there’s now a second Parisian version of the festival taking place in October. Since his moniker’s French, Justin Vernon’s helping curate. So far Bon ... more info

NME — Wild Beasts, Cut Copy and Jens Lekman will join Justin Vernon in French capital more info

NME — 'Smother' crooners open up about their worst ever gig more info

NME - Festivals — Vote for the best performance at Glastonbury 2011 Where the hell did the last five days go? Last thing we knew we were heading down the 303, fresh-faced and hyped for Rastamouse, heading to the greatest festival on earth, and the next time we look... more info

NME - Festivals — Wild Beasts at Glastonbury - read our interview Who: Wild Beasts Where and When: Park Stage, Saturday Vibe: In keeping with 'Smother''s vibe, this was an artful, nuanced and post-coital performance heavy on the teasing sexual tension. It was indi... more info

NME — Band bring 'Smother' to The Park Stage more info

Bridging The Atlantic — Summer in London means snacking on bread & hummus on a picnic rug; sipping Pimms and lemonade whilst basking in the sun; watching the deluded hysteria over a Brit winning Wimbledon and Bandstand Busking.For the uninitiated, this is a delightful ventu... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. Wild Beasts – ‘Loop The Loop’ NME loved 'Smother', and after hearing the album play on repeat about five times a day in the office, I fell in love with it, too. (Admittedly, it took a bit of time to grow on me). If you’ve yet to hear the b... more info

Stereogum — You’ve probably heard Smother by now, and read about some of the songs that inspired it. “Loop The Loop”‘s one of the best songs on Smother, and, it turns out, one of the band’s favorite songs on the album too. In an interview about the son... more info