Stereogum — Friendly Fires are the first overseas group to step to the plate in our Decomposed studio. The English band had a big year, releasing their eponymous debut on XL this past September and earning Cool List cool by NME, who placed the trio at ... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: Free MP3 of the DaySpinner.com: Artist: The Hours Songs: The Hours, 'See the Light' Album: 'See the Light [iTunes] Sounds Like: Cut Copy, Friendly Fires Download: 'See the Light' (MP3) [Get Winamp] [Download Help] Next MP3... Read mor... more info

NME — Glasvegas and Florence And The Machine are set to unite for a one-off show. more info

NME — Glasvegas and Florence And The Machine are set to unite for a one-off show. more info

The Lemur Blog — Friendly Fires - Jump In The Pool (zshare)Friendly Fires - Jump In The Pool (ysi)Christmas tip: Give this to an indie person who is that shy, awkward kind. He/she will enjoy the gigantic shoegaze measures Friendly Fires have taken. more info

The Lemur Blog — Tracklist1. Jump In The Pool (3:37)2. In The Hospital (3:51)3. Paris (3:55)4. White Diamonds (4:12)5. Strobe (3:05)6. On Board (3:43)7. Lovesick (3:54)8. Skeleton Boy (3:33)9. Photobooth (3:24)10. Ex Lover (3:50)To be honest it's a little bit funny h... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — As if arbitrarily ranking one's favorite albums of the year isn't an absurd enough task, we leave you for the weekend with our favorite songs of 2008. Check David's list at the bottom of the post...50. Karl Blau - Mockingbird Diet49. CFCF - "Invitati... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — So I probably should've mentioned this last week, but our weekly GvsB SiriusXM radio show is now on Thursdays at noon + midnight EST, instead of Mondays. We weren't canceled, but thanks for all of your concern. The amazing Hipster Runoff radio progr... more info

My Old Kentucky — Tune in at noon EST today (and again at midnight) for My Old Kentucky Blog Radio on SIRIUS XMU - on XM Channel 43 and on SIRIUS Channel 26 still.Today's Playlist:CSS - Left Behind (Joao Brasil tropical mix)Miles Benjamin Anthony Robinson - The Debto... more info

Clickmusic — The first bands announced include Friendly Fires, Orbital and Basement Jaxx. more info