Stereogum — Fleet Foxes haven’t played live in more than a year, but with Helplessness Blues completed and on the way the band made their first live appearance with all the new material last night in Seattle. The show was a benefit for the Red Cross at Columbi... more info

Guardian Music — Singer returns to Worth Farm as festival organisers announce star-studded bill including Beyoncé, Cee Lo Green and ElbowRead the full Glastonbury 2011 lineupThe first time he played the world's biggest and best-loved music festival in 1984, the set ... more info

ContactMusic — Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold is glad he tried to quit smoking while writing the band's new album, because the withdrawal symptoms gave him vivid dreams to inspire his songs. The folk rocker gave up cigarettes while penning tracks for... more info

Altsounds — Good things come in threes as the magnificent Iron & Wine join Fleet Foxes and Explosions In The Sky as the third main stage headliner for Green Man 2011! Backed by a superb live band, acclaimed Texas-based singer songwriter Sam Beam will bring the ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Record Store Day is April 16, 2011We at Sub Pop Records will be very thoroughly celebrating Record Store Day this year, with a number of releases and events across the country very nearly beyond our meager ability to count. We’ll have limited-edit... more info

NME — 'You have these really crazy experiences in your dreams,' Pecknold explains more info

NME — Explosions In The Sky and Fleet Foxes will also headline more info

Totally Fuzzy — The typical TVOTR sounds are there, such as the heavy traces of R&B, woozy-yet-melodic vocals, and gripping instrumentation. But I still can't put my finger on exactly what they're doing on here. That being said, it's another solid record from Brookl... more info

The Music Fix — Find out who's joining Fleet Foxes and Villagers inside... more info

Guardian Music — Pop those champagne corks for our 1,000th new band. But who to choose for this historic occasion? A bunch of Leicester lads specialising in lush Americana with a dub inflection ...Hometown: Leicester.The lineup: Jake McCarthy (vocals), Rory McCarthy ... more info