Stereogum — Every year the A.V. Club does its Undercover series, which begins with a big list of songs and each week allows a band to pick one of those songs to cover. The catch is, once that song is covered, it is crossed off the list, and the choices become mo... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Nicholas Jaar w/ Joshua Light Show visuals, Fierce Festival 2013 (via) We mentioned that Woods would be playing NYU Skirball Center on October 24 with phantasmagoric visuals by Joshua Light Show. We now know that that performance is part of... more info

Stereogum — Kate Bush’s 1985 single “Running Up That Hill” conjures a soulfully dusky vibe not far off from the feelings Wye Oak elicited on their bass-and-keyboards excursion Shriek, so it’s a perfect fit for the Baltimore duo to cover on tour. And cove... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield "Wye Oak's excellent new songs fit perfectly with the older favs. Fantastic show." - Mike Katzif "Beautiful set from @braidsmusic tonight at Webster Hall!" - Marilis C Wye Oak / Braids @ Webster Hall - 5/7/14... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Wye Oak in Prospect Park in 2012 (more by Amanda Hatfield) You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight's shows, but here are some highlights... Wye Oak, Braids @ Webster Hall Wye Oak's new album, Shriek, finds... more info

Stereogum — The Baltimore duo Wye Oak released their synth-dominated new album Shriek a few days ago, and now they’ve made a video for the grandly fidgety single “Glory.” It’s a weird one. Michael Patrick O’Leary and Ashley North Compton directed the v... more info

Stereogum — The first thing you notice, of course, is the lack of guitar. That’s been the hook ever since the announcement of Wye Oak’s new album Shriek. Ever since we got our collective first taste via “The Tower.” After skipping up to the front of the ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Wye Oak's Shriek is easily my favorite new album of the week. I can also recommend The Nels Cline Singers' Macroscope, Olafur Arnalds' score for the film Gimme Shelter, Ought's More Than Any Other Day, and Pattern is Movement's... more info

NME — New albums by Brody Dalle, Wye Oak and Sleaford Mods also out now more info

LargeHeartedBoy — George Saunders discussed his favorite books at The Week. NPR Music is streaming Wye Oak's new album Shriek. The New Statesman profiles author Hilary Mantel. The Quietus interviewed multi-talented musician and artist Billy Childish. Celebrate the Dyl... more info