Consequence of Sound — Plus: Nicolas Jaar, Devendra Banhart, The Faint, Tricky, Violent Femmes, and more. more info

Consequence of Sound — A trio of California dates surrounding their Hollywood Bowl show in October. more info

JamBase — Justin Vernon is bringing Bon Iver west for a brief run of newly confirmed shows later this year. more info

Chorus.fm — Bon Iver has announced a few more west coast shows. You can find those, added to his two festival appearances, below. 08-12-13 Eau Claire, WI – Eaux Claires Festival 10-18 Oakland, CA – Fox Theater 10-22 Santa Ana, CA – Beach Goth Festival 10-2... more info

Altsounds — Directed by: Jake Schreier The post Francis and the Lights – Friends ft. Bon Iver and Kanye West appeared first on AltSounds. more info

411 Mania — "Friends"... more info

Rolling Stone — Francis and the Lights, led by Francis Farewell Starlite, have released their video for "Friends," and as its name implies, friends of the band play a role in the song and in the clip, which features Kanye West and Bon Iver's Justin Vernon. The Ja... more info

ET Online — Francis and the Lights got some help from some famous friends! more info

Consequence of Sound — Ex-Vampire Weekend member Rostam Batmanglij also contributed to the song's writing and production. more info

Stereogum — Theatrical New York falsetto howler Francis Farewell Starlite, who records as Francis And The Lights, has built up some serious respect among his peers over the past few years, and he must’ve called in every favor imaginable to make his glimmering ... more info