XLR8R — The latest slice of hiss-drenched production to come from Portland's Grouper is a cover of sorts, although we couldn't fault you for having no idea what song was being reimagined here solely based on listening to the track. read more more info

Stereogum — Liz Harris aka Grouper kept busy through 2011 with two LPs and 12″s and new projects; by that clip I guess it’s strange we’ve had to wait a full three weeks before she made a mark on 2012. So here it is, the long overdue dispatch from Grouper c... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — While we patiently await the release of her devastatingly beautiful collaboration with Tiny Vipers, here’s... Read more » more info

Guardian Music — Brit nominee Feist teams up with fellow folk popper M Ward (25 Mar, Royal Albert Hall, SW7; 26 Mar, 02 Apollo, Manchester) ...With a forthcoming 12-inch of remixes, including one by Andy Weatherall, who knows what the sludgy drone rock of Wooden Shji... more info

Stereogum — Liz Harris, the Portland-based queen of ambient drift who records as Grouper, has teamed up with fellow PDX musician Ilyas Ahmed on a new project that they’re calling Visiter. Together, they’ve recorded a new EP for Social Music’s Record + Tape... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Here’s a haunted, fragile new one from Grouper’s Liz Harris and her Portland homie Ilyas... Read more » more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grouper at Terminal 5 in 2009 (more by Natasha Ryan) Mini festival Neon Marshmallow is making its way to NYC, after two successful outings in Chicago. The festival will call Public Assembly home over three days (10/14 - 10/16), featuring... more info

Stereogum — The Portland resident Liz Harris releases a whole lot of gorgeously fragile ambient music as Grouper, and she often does it in tiny limited-run vinyl editions, without letting many people know. Her recent “Water People” b/w “Moving Machine” o... more info

Guardian Music — Madness bring together Beardyman, Dan le Sac vs Scroobius Pip, the Cuban Brothers and the Whip, plus DJs Jerry Dammers, Andrew Weatherall and Jaguar Skills for their House Of Fun Weekender (25-27 Nov, Butlins Minehead) …While Newcastle's Tusk also ... more info

XLR8R — As if a double-album release from Portland ambient/noise artist Grouper wasn't enough heady material for us to feast on this year, Liz Harris has just unveiled what is apparently the first part of an "album-length series of videos adapted from/... more info