411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on Mazzy Star, Titus Andronicus, and James Blake. Also check out new Artist To Keep Your Eyes On, Equators. And as usual, there are my latest recommended listening picks featuring albums dropping this week and some that yo... more info

Altsounds — *Mazzy Star* are set to release a new single on their own *Rhymes Of An Hour Records* on *October 31st* digitally with a limited edition 7-inch vinyl to follow. The Californian duo comprising of *Hope Sandoval* and *David Roback*, will perform a stri... more info

Stereogum — Earlier today we linked to “Lay Myself Down,” one half of Mazzy Star’s new double a-side comeback single. Now you can stream the other track “Common Burn” below, thanks apparently to its accidental early addition to Spotify. It’s the belo... more info

Stereogum — Just the other day, we wrote about Mazzy Star’s return and linked to a couple of previews for two new songs, “Common Burn” and “Lay Myself Down.” Today, the B-side “Lay Myself Down” has surfaced. Hear the track at Pitchfork. more info

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Guardian Music — The Stone Roses and Steps return to the fray, while Westlife and the Streets call it a dayThis week's comings and goingsStone Roses reunion: comeback gigs confirmedWestlife to split after 14 yearsThe Streets announce farewell concertsSteps stomp to N... more info

KEXP Seattle — Brooklyn three-piece band Widowspeak play delicate and often desolate indie pop highlighted by front woman Molly Hamilton’s airy vocals that have drawn favorable comparisons to Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval. Originally from Tacoma, Hamilton and drum... more info

Guardian Music — Hope Sandoval and David Roback of 90s indie band return with two new songs for Halloween – and the promise of a new albumMazzy Star will return with a new single, their first release since 1996. Hope Sandoval and David Roback have reunited with two... more info

411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on Mazzy Star and Crystal Stilts. Also check out new Artist To Keep Your Eyes On, The Chambermaids. And as usual, there are my latest recommended listening picks featuring albums dropping this week and some that you may ha... more info

ContactMusic — Influential 1990s folk-pop band Mazzy Star are set to release their first new track since their acclaimed 1996 album Among My Swan The Californian group fronted by Hope Sandoval has been on hiatus since the late 1990s but a new single Common Burn wil... more info