Stereogum — War Child's latest covers compilation is shaping up to be the second best charity album of the year. Which is not that impressive since it's only January, but Heroes is still something to be excited about. Over the last few weeks we've highlighte... more info

Stereogum — We mentioned War Child's Heroes and offered a listen to the contributions from Lily Allen and Hot Chip. Remember the concept behind the compilation: 15 "ultimate icons" chose a song from their own back catalogs and chose a new act to cover it. Dav... more info

Get Weird — The eponymous debut album from London’s The Invisible has been described as ‘a zingy, urgent and warmly soulful genre-hopping delight that recalls a more minimal TV On The Radio’ and it’s out March 9th through Accidental. It’s preceded by t... more info

Pitchfork — Little Boots is pretty much like any other synth nerd who spends their free time uploading Miley Cyrus covers to YouTube. Except most Miley YouTubers don't make the cover of The Fader before putting out their debut album. And most don't end up perfor... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Well, I’m sure most of you have heard something about the indie super-compilation Dark Was The Night, a charity album that will benefit the Red Hot Organization in its fight against AIDS. I won’t say too much, except that after having the chance ... more info

Nialler9 — Belgium's Aeroplane have been killing their remixes of late. Like a funky taxidermist stuffing the originals with sick grooves. Or something.... Their Friendly Fires and MGMT remixes are repeaters and now you can add their Italo Sebastien Tellier rem... more info

Pasta Primavera — Don’t you love when the work week ends on a mellow note?  Most of the time it ends in a scramble to GET THINGS ACCOMPLISHED, but this week has taken a brighter end with smiles and relaxation in the work place.  Right now this job doesn’t... more info

Abeano — So I have this theory about falling in love with certain music or artists. You know how your best friend is often the dude who you absolutely despised when you first met them? I think it’s easier to love something or someone once you’ve lo... more info

Stereogum — Earlier today we heard Lily Allen and Mick Jones' take on "Straight To Hell" from Warchild's Heroes compilation. Hot Chip's reinvention of Joy Division's "Transmission" appears on that same collection. When they (and Peter Gabriel) covered Vampire... more info

Topix — Elbow, Lily Allen and Estelle are among the big names on a new charity album. Heroes will include 16 tracks by a range of top acts, including Hot Chip, TV On The Radio, Beck, Duffy and Scissor Sisters. more info