MTV.com News — Contra marks highest indie-rock debut since 2007, and first #1 for label XL.By James Montgomery Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig Photo: Jeff Gentner/Getty Images Score one for the indie kids. In a rather amazing turn of events, Vampire Week... more info

Guardian Music — Like Led Zeppelin and the Manics before them, MGMT are releasing their new album without the aid of any singles. But will this make fans judge their music differently?"We'd rather people hear the whole album as an album and see what tracks jump out r... more info

Live Daily — The music industry has been quick to respond to last week's devastating earthquake in Haiti, with reports of benefits, auctions and charity efforts pouring in from around the world. Although rapper and Haiti native Wyclef Jean took the lead in rea... more info

Stereogum — Chassagne, whose family emigrated from Haiti to Canada, wrote a moving piece at The Observer asking the world to "treat Haiti with compassion and respect and [to] make sure that the country gets back on its feet." She adds: "My heart is crushed." more info

Spinner.com — Arcade Fire's Régine Chassagne has written a moving editorial for British newspaper The Observer, recalling her response to the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti last week. "Somewhere in my heart, it's the end of the world," the poetic piece... more info

NME — Regine Chassagne's parents emigrated from the country beforeshe was born more info

Guardian Music — After a career working in the shadows, is the world ready for Owen Pallett's divisive solo album about a farmer's fictitious world of Spectrum?You may not know the name Owen Pallett, but you know his symphonies. Those windswept, heart-in-gullet violi... more info

NME — Regine Chassagne's family emigrated to Canada from Haiti more info

Stereogum — We've spoken about Scratch My Back , Peter Gabriel's anticipated Bob Ezrin-produced orchestral covers collection featuring reinterpretations of Radiohead, Arcade Fire, the Magnetic Fields, Bon Iver, Elbow, Talking Heads, Lou Reed, Regina Spektor,... more info

Stereogum — This is how you stunt for publicity: An unlikely assemblage of superstars have banded together to raise awareness about the global clean water crisis by climbing Africa's tallest peak, Tanzania's Mt. Kilimanjaro. That's 19.340 feet, the very typin... more info