Sweeping The Nation — As every year, the Indietracks Festival compilation features plenty of pop thrills, and at £4 for 45 tracks and all proceeds to the Midland Railway Trust you'd be a fool not to take on its delights. For one, there's The Office Worker from ... more info

Stereogum — It was a short week but we got a lot done here at the 'gum. We published an extensive, career-spanning cover story on Ted Leo, and of course, talked to Smash Mouth about the 20th anniversary of "All Star." We also looked back on Bon Iver's seminal F... more info

Stereogum — Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and the National's Aaron Dessner threw a massive show at Funkhaus in Berlin last fall, where they welcomed sets from Nils Frahm, Mouse On Mars, Erlend Øye, Woodkid, Boys Noize, Sam Amidon, Damien Rice, My Brightest Diamond, ... more info

Stereogum — Earlier this week, we gave Vince Staples' new album the Premature Evaluation review treatment, and Big Fish Theory is now officially out. Staples shared "BagBak," "Big Fish," and "Rain Come Down in advance of its release, and the album features contr... more info

USA Today Music — The Eaux Claires music festival, co-founded by Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and set in his hometown, ended its third-annual installment Saturday.             more info

Stereogum — Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and the National's Aaron Dessner threw their annual Eaux Claires festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin this weekend. During the fest, the two of them teamed up with Aaron's brother Bryce for an extended jam session called the Peo... more info

Stereogum — Bon Iver has announced that band leader Justin Vernon will collaborate with contemporary dance troupe TU Dance for the sixth season of St. Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music series, dedicated to "innovative new projects + iconoclastic artists in u... more info

Nialler9 — After his show at Forbidden Fruit, Justin Vernon and his band Bon Iver will return on September 15th to play the Sounds from A Safe Harbour festival for a special show in the Cork Opera house. Tickets (TBC on price) on sale Wednesday 21st June ... more info

Stereogum — In a recent interview, known Bon Iver fan Brad Pitt confessed that he loves listening to Frank Ocean when he's sad. Pitt is in the midst of divorcing Angelina Jolie, and music has been helping him through this trying time. Frank didn't respond to the... more info

Stereogum — Last year, David Lynch threw himself a music festival. Lynch's Festival Of Disruption raised money for his David Lynch Foundation, and it featured performances from people like Robert Plant and St. Vincent. You might think that, with the revival of h... more info