Nialler9 — Fans of the likes of Grouper and Stars Of The Lid will find plenty to love in Julianna Barwick. The Louisiana native has just released her second album The Magic Place through Asthmatic Kitty and it is defined by looping drop-out rhythms, surging bas... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Grouper's website is very minimal, though it does say:UPCOMING RELEASES A I A, TWO PART VINYL, SELF RELEASE, APRIL 2011. CONSISTS OF: -DREAM LOSS, FULL LENGTH 12", GR-006A. -ALIEN OBSERVER, FULL LENGTH 12", GR-006B. REPRESS OF INCA ORE/GROUPER SPLIT,... more info

Abeano — Who? Fear of Men are Jessica, Daniel, Lin and Antony. They’re currently split between houses in London and Brighton. Why? This is a long distance relationship that works. While there’s a touch of indie pop in there we’re totally ... more info

kata rokkar... — Emily Reo’s recently released Witch Mtn is a eerie and murky follow-up EP on the respectful Breakfast of Champs Records. The influences of Grouper, Ratatat, and mid-career M83 set the stage for some early morning soundscapes and grim echoes worthy ... more info

XLR8R — The dark, ethereal soundscapes coming from Portland's Grouper are about to grow two songs stronger with the release of a limited-edition tour 7" on the Australian label Room40. The lead number on the two-song disc, "Hold," is available to stream... more info

Stereogum — “Hold” is the a-side to a forthcoming tour 7″ (b/w “Sick”) by Portland’s languid, lush ambient bedroom auteur Liz Harris aka Grouper. “Hold” comes a year after “Hold The Way,” in tandem suggesting a certain fixation on grasping, o... more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — “Hold” is the gorgeous, gauzy a-side from Grouper’s new “super limited” tour 7″ single (pictured),... Read more » more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Liz Harris, aka Grouper, is readying a new limited edition tour 7", "Hold" / "Sick", for release October 6 via Room40 (that's the appropriately stormy cover art above). You can stream the A-side below, which sounds like an extension of the hauntingly... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Grouper @ Terminal 5 in May 2009 (more by Natasha Ryan) So we managed to sneak into Grouper's rare Brooklyn gig on Friday night and still aren't sure what we witnessed over the course of her main... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Delorean @ Webster Hall in Mach (more by ) tonight in NYC * Nellie McKay @ Feinstein's * Grouper @ Issue Project Room * JFK (of MSTRKRFT) @ Webster Hall * Winterpills, Frances @ 92YTribeca * She Keeps Bees, Mike... more info