Stereogum — Stephen Malkmus isn't the only Pavement alum exploring new sounds on his new record. As heard on last month's "HYP-NO-TIZED," co-founder Scott Kannberg has lately been refining his sound under the name Spiral Stairs. more info

Pop Justice — Includes music from a band called PEACHY PAVEMENT. The post New Music Friday: Astrid S is sleepless in New York at 3am appeared first on Popjustice. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This week's update also includes Pavement guitarist Spiral Stairs, Mikey Erg, The Nude Party, Sarah Shook & the Disarmers, Beijing's Gong Gong Gong, Frankie & The Witch Fingers, Stef Chura, and more. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — At Friday's show, Stephen didn't play anything of his upcoming "electronic" solo album, but lots of Jicks cuts, and two from Pavement's 'Brighten the Corners.' Continue reading… more info

Stereogum — It's Pavement solo album announce day! This morning, Stephen Malkmus announced his first non-Jicks solo album since his 2001 self-titled debut, an electronic offering called Groove Denied . And now his Pavement co-founder Spiral Stairs, aka Scott Ka... more info

Consequence of Sound — Pavement founder Scott Kannberg's follow-up to 2017's Doris and the Diggers. more info

Stereogum — Stephen Malkmus has spent the last 13 years making an electronic record. It was ready last year, but Matador shelved it in favor of something a bit more straightforward. So the former Pavement frontman made an on-brand guitar album with the Jicks. No... more info

Stereogum — Pavement’s Bob Nastanovich announced today on his podcast Three Songs that his former Silver Jews bandmate David Berman will release new music in 2019. The music will be billed under a new band named Purple Mountains (also the title of Berman’s b... more info

Stereogum — Seattle indie quartet Sloucher is a patchwork of players from former West Coast acts, made up of Jay Clancy (Makeup Monsters, Cayucas, Hibou), Jack Hamrick, Kyle Musselwhite (The Globes) and Lance Umble (Telekinesis, Cumulus, Bod). Their debut EP Cer... more info

Obscure Sound — We’re premiering “Natural Causes,” the charismatic new track from Newcastle rockers Swine Tax. The vocals’ spoken-word approach reminds fondly of Art Brut, while the blistering guitars give off a reminiscence to the likes of Sonic Youth and P... more info