Music News Net — MUSIC NEWS - The Fleet Foxes' J. TILLMAN brings us his new, Year in the Kingdom (out via Western Vinyl) release and unravels some kind of galactic wilderness. Tillman's 6th album lyrically borders on mystic; proffering a transcendent union, an... more info

Live Daily — Every year, the Bridge School Benefit [ tickets ] Concert seems to attract bigger and brighter talent. This year, the event's 23rd installment, was a prime example. Neil Young [ tickets ] and his wife, Pegi, who co-founded the Hillsborough, CA-b... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — An unplugged setting like Neil Young's annual Bridge School Benefit presents musicians who usually rely on megawatts of amplified music the opportunity -- and the challenge -- to find alternate means of channeling their music. Bush front man Gavin Ro... more info

Stereogum — The solemn, solitary pathos in Glenn Taunton's animated video for Low Anthem's "Charlie Darwin" adds another layer of melancholia to the track, offering an affecting visual counterpart to Ben Knox Miller's fragile falsetto: "Who could heed the wor... more info

Streetkiss Music — Nouveau Kool Kiss et nouveau groupe mis à l'honneur aujourd'hui. J'ai choisi de m'intéresser à un duo parisien mêlant habilement pop, rock et chanson française, chantant aussi bien en français qu'en anglais. A l'époque, je ... more info

Guardian Music — Their debut album might be a modern classic, but Fleet Foxes need to write radio-friendly anthems if they are to match the success of the 1970s folk rockersCan people be blinded by hype into accepting absolute garbage into the rock'n'roll canon? I re... more info

Abeano — From Australia with shades of Fleet Foxes and Bon Iver, Middle East will warm your cockles. ‘Blood’ The Middle East more info

Rock Sellout — I've been working for about a month now and have yet to see a pay check. This means I wont be purchasing the new Mountain Goats Life of the World to Come or Built to Spill's There is no Enemy Tuesday. It's ok. I'm sure Cahn will.This month also gives... more info

My Old Kentucky — 23-year-old Frank Fairfield plays a more tradition style of old-time folk/blues. Its the type that tugs at the heartstrings of this native Kentuckian (and likely anyone familiar with Appalachian-style folk music). The music seems like it should be ... more info

Guardian Music — From Bat for Lashes to Wild Beasts, pop's love affair with paganism has blossomed into a musical harvestThe day before his wedding my father asked me to sew an acorn on to the hem of his shirt. The shirt was red. The wedding was rainbow-coloured. The... more info