Stereogum — The world hasn’t heard from soulful, shoegazey London rockers the Duke Spirit in half a decade, but they’re back tomorrow with KIN, their first album since 2011’s Bruiser. Recorded late last year with Cocteau Twins/Snowbird member and Bella Uni... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Spoon's remastered and expanded edition of Gimme Fiction is the week's standout release, along with box sets from Amy Winehouse, Drive-By Truckers, Mark Lanegan, and Miles Davis. Grimes' Art Angels and Ryan Adams: 1989 are both available on vinyl.... more info

Stereogum — As previously reported, the Belgian-Swedish visual artist Bjorn Tagemos has directed a movie called Gutterdämmerung, a mythic not-actually-silent silent movie that, paradoxically enough, features a cast full of rock stars. The truly insane cast of ... more info

Stereogum — Ten Commandos is a grunge supergroup comprising Pearl Jam’s Matt Cameron, Soundgarden’s Ben Shepherd, Queens Of The Stone Age’s Alain Johannes, and Off! member Dimitri Coats. Their new single, “Staring Down The Dust,” off of their forthcomi... more info

Stereogum — UK label Heavenly Recordings is turning 25 this year, and they’re releasing a few special singles to celebrate. They got relatively recent signee Mark Lanegan and early star Beth Orton to record a cover of “Your Kisses Burn,” the 1988 duet betw... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Mark Lanegan is unearthing some early-'00s demos for a new release titled Houston (Publishing Demos 2002) which will be out via Ipecac Recordings on August 21. These came shortly after Screaming Trees' breakup and many of these never made it onto..... more info

Nialler9 — Indiependence returns to Mitchelstown for its 10th year this year on the August Bank Holiday weekend July 31st – August 2nd and they’ve announced their big lineup for the festival. Playing the festival are: Basement Jaxx, Ash, Jape, Kodaline, Ma... more info

Nialler9 — Indiependence Music & Arts Festival, as its called is back in Deer Farm, Mitchelstown, Co Cork from July 31st to August 2nd for its 10th birthday. They’ve just announced their first 10 bands. Ash The Dandy Warhols Mark Lanegan Band Jape Gavin Jame... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by P Squared Photography Mark Lanegan Band Former Screaming Trees frontman, Queens of the Stone Age member and all-around alternative rock renaissance man Mark Lanegan recently put out his newest solo album, Phantom Radio, this third in three ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Elliott Brood's Work And Love, Mark Lanegan Band's Phantom Radio, Scott Walker and Sunn O)))'s collaboration Soused, and Thurston Moore's The Best Day are all new albums I can recommend this week. Six Sleater-Kinney albums are reissued on vinyl... more info