Core News — “Stuart celebrates the late great British composer and drummer Basil Kirchin ahead of Mind on the Run, a 3-day festival celebrating Kirchin’s legacy. Plus Vangelis’ stunningly arranged synth classic Heaven and Hell from 1975 enters into the Fre... more info

Stereogum — Grails announced their sixth studio LP "Chalice Hymnal" back in December, and have since shared the album's title track and the single "Pelham." While the album's not officially out until later this week, today you can stream the whole thing via Nois... more info

Stereogum — Grails graced December with the news that they'd return this year with Chalice Hymnal, their first album since 2011. That announcement arrived alongside the ominously floating title track, and now we get a second preview in the form of "Pelham." This... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Psychedelic mind-melters Grails haven't released an album since 2011's Deep Politics but that will finally change this year... Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — Portland experimentalists Grails will return next year with Chalice Hymnal, their sixth LP and first in six years. In the interim since 2011’s Deep Politics, founders Alex Hall and Emil Amos focused on their sample-heavy psych/hip-hop project Lilac... more info

Stereogum — Holy Sons is the brainchild of Emil Amos, a Portland-based multi-instrumentalist who’s released 10 albums in the last 15 or so years under that guise and dozens more with projects including Om and Grails. Although those bands are well-known undergr... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Sacher Will Oldham Bonnie "Prince" Billy (aka Will Oldham) and Watter (mem Grails, Slint) are teaming up as Bonnie Stillwater and will release The Devil Is People next week (4/28) via Termporary Residence Ltd. The title track is... more info

Stereogum — Alex Hall and Emil Amos, members of the Portland-based band Grails, have been recording under the name Lilacs & Champagne for a few years now, creating warped, swirling hip-hop and dub beats. With last year’s Midnight Features EP, they added two li... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Ian Chainey Om at the Met in 2013 (more by Greg Cristman) Masters of metallic hypnosis, Om have been touring in short bursts this year. Back in April, they played a handful of dates out west. In October, eastern drone-heads... more info

WFMU's Beware of the Blog — Earcandy for your eyes Death in June in Brooklyn at the Bell House on September 20, 2013. After the break: Grails at Saint Vitus Grails playing an unreleased new song at Saint Vitus in Brooklyn on September 15, 2013. more info