Stereogum — After listening to any of the four tracks on Brooklyn quartet Suckers debut self-titled EP you won't be at all surprised to learn that Yeasayer's Anand Wilder produced it, along with Chris Moore (TV On The Radio, Yeah Yeah Yeahs). Think "2080" minus ... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — After the ice storm of hell or what Connor likes to term "the white death", my power finally clicked back on today and my house had a pulse once again. Just in time too, they've released the initial lineup for Bonnaroo tonight! Looks like this summ... more info

Pitchfork — Tennessee's Bonnaroo Festival is obviously a big deal, and its organizers are probably better at scoring the biggest names than any other festival organizers in these United States. Last year, for instance, they landed Metallica and Kanye West and P... more info

Said the Gramophone — Xylos - "This House We Built". Xylos advertise themselves as friends of Yeasayer and indeed it's easy to imagine that Xylos have a lot of friends; a lot of people who come over for bottles of beer and Settlers of Catan, listening to Yo La Tengo and... more info

The Yellow Stereo — For myself, the wait for Emmy the Great’s debut album First Love, has only been a little over a year.  But for many more long-time fans, the wait has been what I imagine is a more excruciating three or four years. Throughout the short time that ... more info

NME — Chairlift, Yeasayer, Secret Machines and !!! are among the acts to contribute to the upcoming Free Yr Radio Benefit compilation, which aims to raise money to keep US indie radio stations afloat. more info

NME — Chairlift, Yeasayer, Secret Machines and !!! are among the acts to contribute to the upcoming Free Yr Radio Benefit compilation, which aims to raise money to keep US indie radio stations afloat. more info

Pitchfork — Toyota Yaris and Urban Outfitters may be running the Free Yr Radio campaign due to a good-hearted commitment to underground radio, or they may just be doing it to look cool. OK, whatever, maybe they just want to look cool. But when those two giganti... more info

Stereogum — Yesterday the National delivered "So Far Around The Bend," Dark Was The Night's most immediate track to date in a lineup that's also brought us Dirty Projectors + David Byrne, the Books with Jose Gonzalez, Feist + Ben, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, and Th... more info

JamBase — Dark Was The Night (A Red Hot compilation) out February 17 on 4AD Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17, 2009. It's comprised of 31 exclusive tracks and it will be available as a double CD/triple vinyl/download and will benefit the ... more info