Stereogum — Will Wiesenfeld’s project Baths has undergone an incredible evolution over the years. Beginning as another bedroom-pop producer on the charming Cerulean, Baths shifted his sound considerably with last year’s Obsidian, a pitch-black synth-pop reco... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — (photo via @lightintheattic) Tickets for The Swellers' last NYC show at The Studio at Webster Hall go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets for the Xiu Xiu and Yvette show at Glasslands go on sale today at 10 AM.... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Xiu Xiu at Bowery Ballroom in 2012 (more by Joe McCabe) Xiu Xiu only has a few tour dates coming up at the moment, but one of those is a one-off in NYC happening on October 18 at Glasslands. He's... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — PornHub has already become a hot (some might say very hot) spot to premiere music videos -- just ask Xiu Xiu and FaltyDL -- and the next person to (sort of) follow suit will be a man of great... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Viet Cong @ BV SXSW 2014 (more by Amanda Hatfield) The NXNE Festival happens in venues all over Toronto, Cananda from June 13 - 22. They've already had a few lineup announcements and have just released another round of artist... more info

Stereogum — “El Naco” is up there with “Support Our Troops” and “I Luv Abortion” in Xiu Xiu’s discography in terms of pure discomfort factor. It’s a dissonant, ugly song and now there is a fittingly unsettling video for it that continues the band... more info

Stereogum — Color War make dark, moody synth pop that walks a fine line; it sounds like something you could expect to hear in a club, but also something that you could see being remixed by Xiu Xiu. This remix of “SOS” drains most of the color and rhythms out... more info

Stereogum — Last week Xiu Xiu released their grisly, violent video for the Angel Guts: Red Classroom single “Stupid In The Dark,” and it ended up being our favorite video of the week. Now they have another one that needs some context before watching. Xiu Xiu... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bad news from Jamie Stewart aka Xiu Xiu:I am disappointed and very sorry to say that Xiu Xiu will have to postpone our upcoming tour. I have been having increasing trouble with my throat for years, and this week... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Marissa Nadler's July and Nicole Atkins' Slow Phaser are fantastic new albums by two of my favorite singer-songwriters. Broken Bells's After the Disco, Xiu Xiu's Angel Guts: Red Classroom, and the compilation This is the Town: A Tribute to... more info