Pitchfork — Frenchman M83 tops the bill for French festival BBmix this year. The rest of the fest's eclectic lineup includes artists from all over, including Why?, Richard Youngs, Mahjongg, David Grubbs, Chrome Hoof, Son Lux, Melissa St. Pierre, Alva Noto, Néme... more info

Nialler9 — DEAF takes place once again next week and this year sees its most accessible and interesting line-up. There are a host of promoters involved from !Kaboogie to Choice Cuts to Note to Foggy Notions to Maximum Joy to Nightflight and on and on. A real al... more info

Pitchfork — Photo by Kathryn YuI guess they both, um, do things in a really grandiose fashion? A whole lot of very lucky British Kings of Leon fans attending the Tennessee band's December tour stops will get themselves an earful of at least one fine band for the... more info

DrownedInSound — Kings Of Leon still have time for the little guys: they're taking underrated shoe-gaze knob twiddler M83 (aka Anthony Gonzalez, plus live band) on tour with them this winter more info

5 Acts — Linus Loves - VH1M83 - We Own The Sky (Maps Mix)Nadia Oh - Got Your NumberOva Looven - All Gates OpenPurple Confusion - Dreaming Of A Hypersomniac Princess more info

Stereogum — I generally read Hipster Runoff for the punchlines, but Carles posted a pretty interesting remix of "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa" by cheeky Parisian synth-pop trio the Teenagers, maybe known best for their various remixes of Air, Chromeo, Black Ghosts, G... more info

XLR8R — School of Seven Bells found its name watching a PBS show about an alleged South American pickpocket academy, so that should give music heads an idea of what the Brooklyn-based trio is about. Ex-Secret Machines guitarist Benjamin Curtis, along with si... more info

My Old Kentucky — One part Secret Machines (Ben Curtis) and two parts On!Air!Library! (Alejandra and Claudia Deheza) and you have School Of Seven Bells - a new project on Ghosty Records that's making a lot of noise on the interwebs. Curtis and the twins met while bot... more info

Between Thought and Expression — Wolf Parade - Call It A Ritual (MP3) | mirror Yeah, I'm late to the party. Here is some yummy new Wolf Parade to whet your appetite in the unlikely event you have not heard it yet. Gratuitously lifted from here. Mystery Jets - Young Love (MP3) |... more info

Between Thought and Expression — Wolf Parade - Call It A Ritual (MP3) | mirror Yeah, I'm late to the party. Here is some yummy new Wolf Parade to whet your appetite in the unlikely event you have not heard it yet. Gratuitously lifted from here. Mystery Jets - Young Love (MP3) |... more info