DrownedInSound — Continuing 2013's grand tradition of bands returning from Chinese Democracy-worthy periods of inactivity, Sebadoh join My Bloody Valentine, The Pastels and Mazzy Star on the roll call of artists putting over a decade in the wilderness behind them wit... more info

Silent Uproar — Mazzy Star will return on on September 24th with Seasons of Your Day, their first album since 1996's Among My Swan. The album features performances from Bert Jansch and My Bloody Valentine's Colm O'Ciosoig. Stream the album this week on NPR. [hopesan... more info

Consequence of Sound — The band's first album in 17 years lands one week early. more info

Consequence of Sound — Their first full-fledged jaunt since 1996. more info

XLR8R — As boring as minimal got over the course of the last decade, the good stuff still hasn't lost its luster. The sounds of Dinky's last album, Anemik, were as wan and bloodless as those created by fellow Chilean Ricardo Villalobos, but Alejand... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Los Angeles-born duo Mazzy Star has released new music, a teaser to a much-delayed album now set to be released in September. The song is called “California,” the group's first new work since 2011's two-song single, "Common Burn"/"Lay Myself Down... more info

Consequence of Sound — The band's fourth LP arrives in September. more info

Consequence of Sound — Recorded in the name of Keep shoes. more info

Pitchfork - Track Reviews — Washington, D.C.-based dream-pop duo GEMS exude sophistication. Reminiscent of similar-sounding hazy acts Mazzy Star and Beach House without sounding like a direct copy, "Pegasus" is a bittersweet song about the inability to turn away from the pull o... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Widowspeak is a fount of familiar sounds, from early-'90s shoegazer rock to twangily portentous Western soundtracks to the languidly soft pop of Mazzy Star's Hope Sandoval. But the music possesses a dreamy pop sound of its own. Widowspeak&... more info