Here Comes The Flood — Aussie indie band The Middle East from Townsville, Queensland, have made an EP with a big name. The Recordings of The Middle East has only five tracks, ranging from ethereal musings to post-rock (well, almost). Working in a segment dominated by a... more info

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Guardian Music — Most of my 2006 was played out to the soft-rock soundtrack of Midlake's The Trials of Van Occupanther. Though they sound clean-cut and polished, their devoted fanbase will tell you that Midlake are a band with hidden depths. The album's bucolic vibe ... more info

Guardian Music — WichitaAfter notching up more than 1m YouTube views for their forest-floor cover of Fleet Foxes' Tiger Mountain Peasant Song, in which you can almost see the trees shaking under the air-pushing force of their potent harmonies, this pair of teenage si... more info

The Music Fix — Capsule Review: Swedish folk-slash-country with life-affirming properties.Ignoring a cheap opportunity for 'Swedish sisters' jokes straight out of the 1970s, this adorable collection plays like Neko Case and Laura Cantrell visiting the Fleet Foxes, a... more info

Guardian Music — This sombre young man creates glacial and gloomy music, as though Fleet Foxes had swapped their guitars for synthsHometown: Los AngelesThe lineup: Pat Grossi (vocals, music).The background: Suddenly Christmas is over and everyone is coming over all e... more info

Music is Art — ~Happy New Year~ Let’s hope this year brings us peace, happiness and love. It’s time, don’t you think? We’ve all been working so hard. I feel it. We deserve this more than anything right now. LISTEN ♥ Fleet Foxes – White Winter Hymnal... more info

Musicaddictz - Addicted To Music — 100 Best Albums of The Decade01. Kid A - Radiohead02. Is This It - The Strokes03. Yankee Hotel Foxtrot - Wilco04. The Blueprint - Jay-Z05. Elephant - White Stripes06. Funeral - Arcade Fire07. The Marshall Mathers LP - Eminem08. Modern Times - Bob Dyl... more info

Fantastic Weapon — Let's be honest here: Galapaghost sounds a lot like a lot of stuff we've already heard. True. But you can probably name 5 bands you love the shit out of that sound a lot alike, right? Well, so can we. For starters: The Magnetic Fields, Dent May & His... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Local Natives are an L.A. five piece that have drawn comparisons to Fleet Foxes due to their harmonizing melodies; however, I would think of this band as their rocking cousins, blending their harmonies with some rapid beats and twisting guitar parts.... more info