Stereogum — Paul Banks has taken solo songs, old and new, into the studio for a solo album. Allegedly they are "cocky" and "sexy." Hear mini-snippets at julianplenti.com, get more details at Billboard, enjoy his mustache at Matablog. It's due 8/4. more info

Abeano — The xx – Crystalised from Young Turks on Vimeo. Here’s what we wrote about thems a while back Alongside The Big Pink and Micachu, London’s The XX are at the forefront of a new kind of London band. Described by NME in th... more info

Altsounds — Due to changes in the installation of the film, MY FRIENDS TOLD ME ABOUT YOU premire will be rescheduled for late May. Press and media night will be shifted accordingly. Sign up for our mailing list at www.myfriendstoldmeaboutyou.com (http://www.myf... more info

Abeano — Yes everyone that’s what was in the box – a fat arse birthday cake to celebrate Abeano’s 1st anniversary! (Thanks to the wonderfully talented Lily Vanilli for making it. Some would say you shouldn’t have cake made by someone you me... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Things have been a bit hectic round here of late, so apologies for the lateness of this review and the one coming tomorrow.I'm not concerned by the fact that a recent glowing review of the single Sometime Around Midnight resulted in a dmca notice bei... more info

The Culture Of Me — Great Surround, the first full length effort from New York City doom, gloom and glitch group The Fatales, is now out and available thanks to carriage from the folks over at Monopsone.  It's completely dark and atmospheric dream pop that make... more info

8/1 — 8.5/1070'ler, 80,90'lar ellerinde piç olmuÅŸ. 2000'lere en demir geçiÅŸlerle eklemlemiÅŸler. The Horrors imaj mı, yanılsa mı diyalektiÄŸini yok ediyor. MaÅŸallah. Portishead adamı Geoff Barrow'un prodüktörlüğÃ... more info

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted — If you think back to the start of this crazy old decade you might recall a few New York bands that were dominating the musical landscape. Folks like The Strokes, Interpol, and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs came to define the musical landscape of the early part... more info

The Mix Tape Podcast — The video for the new single from Department of Eagles just debuted at the MoMA, New York, this Tuesday. It's a collaboration between Patrick Daughters (creator of music videos for Feist, Beck, Interpol, The Shins, and many others) and Marcel Dzam... more info

Abeano — Alongside The Big Pink and Micachu, London’s The XX are at the forefront of a new kind of London band. Described by NME in their 2009 ones to watch issue as “Dubstep meets anti-folk” they are four teenagers from South London... more info