LargeHeartedBoy — Band of Horses' Infinite Armsis one of 2010's most anticipated albums, and to my ears is the band's best effort yet. The highly lauded (and rightly so) LCD Soundsystem's This Is Happening is also on store shelves tomorrow, as... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Band of Horses' Infinite Armsis one of 2010's most anticipated albums, and to my ears is the band's best effort yet. The highly lauded (and rightly so) LCD Soundsystem's This Is Happening is also on store shelves tomorrow, as... more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — "Though by LCD's own standards this takes second place to 'Sound Of Silver'... by any other current band's measure this is an all-out classic." So writes John Doran about 'This Is Happening' in the current issue of the mag. He's not alone in praisin... more info

Guardian Music — (DFA/Parlophone)Farewell, then, LCD Soundsystem, the Brooklyn outfit through which soppy disco curmudgeon James Murphy refracted his record collection and caustic apercus. Murphy has said that this third album is probably his last as LCD. If indeed t... more info

Guardian Music — The most influential song of 2010? Don't Stop Believin'? Tik Tok? Bad Romance? Er, no, it's 10cc's I'm Not In LoveAs editor of the Encyclopedia Of Popular Music, Colin Larkin is a man who knows more about pop than anyone has any need to. And, on page... more info

Guardian Music — Some words are understandably censored from songs but sin and bitch? Rebecca Nicholson on the new puritanism invading pop musicBackwards scratch! Doink! ---! When you hear those sounds on the radio it usually means the pop star whose record is playin... more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK LCD Soundsystem Drunk Girls (EMI) Not, in honesty, the greatest single to be run up the LCD Soundsystem flagpole – and I write this before the chorus has begun its inevitable tread round those Ibiza Uncovered-style shows that zoom ... more info

Pitchfork — After putting out several open-minded mixtapes over the years, the purveyors of all things random and cartoon-ish at Adult Swim are prepping their own online singles series. Starting this Monday, May 17, the Adult Swim Singles Program will host a bra... more info

Guardian Music — Well, by extravaganza, we really just mean that guardian.co.uk/music was fortunate enough to have not one but two album exclusives this week. Tracey Thorn's Love and its Opposite is an album that beautifully captures the quiet crisis of middle age, w... more info

Guardian Music — This week's show begins with a few wise words from LCD Soundsystem frontman, James Murphy. He spoke to Rosie Swash about the songwriting inspiration behind his new album and why he thinks the music industry's problems began with the casette tape.In S... more info