Stereogum — The Australian duo Good Morning are in album mode once again. The Polyvinyl-signed partnership of Liam Parsons and Stefan Blair are about to release the 17-song, 51-minute Good Morning Seven, so named because it’s their seventh LP (duh). A bunch... more info

Stereogum — In 2021, Kings Of Convenience shared Peace Or Love , their first album in 12 years. Their return was made even more exciting with the appearance of Feist on two songs, who was also on their 2004 LP Riot On An Empty Street. On Friday, they reunite... more info

Tuneage — musicforants:Here’s the albums & songs that I loved the most in 2021. Click here to listen to my full Best Songs of 2021 playlist (100 tracks) via Spotify or Apple Music.FAVORITE ALBUMS OF 202101. The War on Drugs - I Don’t Live Here Anymore02. ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and The National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner hosted the second annual PEOPLE festival in Berlin over the weekend (August 18 & 19). Much like their streaming music platform of the same name, the festival was all about ... more info

Stereogum — Eirik Glambek Bøe is best known as one-half of the Norwegian folk-pop duo Kings Of Convenience, but since about 2006, he's had a side project called Kommode with his childhood friend and former Skog bandmate Øystein Gjærder Bruvik. Fast forward ov... more info

Stereogum — Erlend Øye has released a video for “Rainman,” off the upcoming album Legao. This is Øye’s first solo project since 2003′s Unrest. (He was supposed to release an all-Italian album called La Prima Estate in 2013, but that one seemingly never... more info

Stereogum — Erlend Øye is best-know for his work in a couple of groups, the possibly-broken-up Kings Of Convenience and the definitely-broken-up Whitest Boy Alive, but he’ll release his solo album Legao later this year, and we’ve already posted the early tr... more info

Stereogum — The Whitest Boy Alive, the German and Norwegian quartet headed up by Kings Of Convenience member Erlend Øye, is no more. The band issued a statement over email explaining their demise. It’s pretty short and sweet, the key line being: “The Rules ... more info

Stereogum — Did Kings Of Convenience break up? This is not a rhetorical question; I can’t find confirmation either way, but as of 2014, it will be five goddamn years since the Norwegian duo’s last album, 2009′s Declaration Of Dependence. If they did split,... more info

Guardian Music — An air of ambiguity hangs over this Bulgarian singer. Is she celebrating or satirising the hipster lifestyle? Discuss …Hometown: Berlin.The lineup: Denitza Todorova (vocals, music).The background: Dena appears to have emerged from the brain of a mi... more info