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Guardian Music — (Domino)Canadian trio Austra have been lumped in with the synth-gothisms of Zola Jesus and Fever Ray, but there's a cleanliness and sharpness about them that belies those associations. Katie Stelmanis sings with a cut-glass voice, and the precision ... more info

KEXP Seattle — I had no idea what to expect last Wednesday when I walked into the Crocodile.  Luckily, this was not a night for disappointments. Hailing from Sydney, Australia, Naked on the Vague were here supporting their fantastic new EP, Twelve Dark Noons. On r... more info

Nialler9 — A spectacular version of ‘Night’ by Zola Jesus for The Soundcheck Sessions helped by some pounding reverbed drums and expansive ghostly vocal production. I prefer this to the recorded version. In other Zola Jesus news, she recently lent vocals to... more info

Impose Magazine — This week found me making up a variety of faux buzz bands names that would be tentatively signed to subsidies of majors prior to making grandiose, press-blasting announcements that they were signing to the name of the fill-in-the-blank parent company... more info

Guardian Music — Could 2011 be the year the music world embraces the chunky sax solos and terrifying troll noises of Planningtorock?It's 2007 and Janine Rostron is performing in the unlikely venue of the lobby of the British Library in London. A one-woman project kno... more info

NME - The Daily Download — 1. These New Puritans – ‘Hologram’ (Live at Hidden Live Berlin) These New Puritans recently completed a set of shows with a 14-piece orchestra and a children’s choir, and they digitally captured some of the magic from the Berlin performance. ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — New album streams in our 3VOOR12 LUISTERPAAL widget. Part 1 All available for streaming in our SoundStream Player Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes Cat's Eyes are an Alternative pop duo formed in early 2011 by vocalist Faris Badwan (most famous for his w... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Zola Jesus @ Terminal 5 in 2010 (more by Vincent cornelli) today in NYC * Tribeca Film Festival * Earth Fair @ Grand Central * Boys Noize @ Webster Hall * Kim Gordon @ The Stone * Talk Normal @... more info

Stereogum — Dusty, dark-souled Sydney no-wave rock ‘n’ roll stompers Naked On The Vague are currently on tour with labelmates Zola Jesus and Cult Of Youth in support of their new Twelve Dark Noons EP. The onetime duo of Lucy Cliche and Matthew Hopkins has ex... more info