Magnet Magazine — Happy birthday Danger Mouse (30th Century Records, Gnarls Barkley, Broken Bells, Karen O, Black Keys, Michael Kiwanuka, Norah Jones). Enjoy the life of Brian. Photo for MAGNET by Wes Orshoski. Watch Gnarls Barkley take on Violent Femmes in MAGNET: Th... more info

Obscure Sound — An EP out today from Oscilla, Drink Up the Sun consumes with a serenely melodic blend of folk and pop. The project features Frances England on vocals and acoustic guitars, multi-instrumentalist Omar Akrouche, and drummer Jason Slota. Citing influence... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney also appears. Danger Mouse reveals new song “Ninjarous” featuring Sparklehorse and MF DOOM: Stream Lake Schatz more info

Stereogum — Danger Mouse and Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous struck up quite the creative partnership before Linkous' death in 2010. They recorded a collaborative full-length album together, Dark Night Of The Soul , which was unofficially released in 2009 and offic... more info

Stereogum — DIIV's last album, their sophomore LP Is The Is Are , back in 2016. The following year, frontman Zachary Cole Smith checked himself into rehab. Understandably, things slowed down, aside from a few Sparklehorse and Elliott Smith covers. But last mont... more info

Stereogum — Phantogram have stayed relatively quiet over the past three years. Their last album, Three, came out in 2016. Last year, they shared one new song alongside a Sparklehorse cover to benefit the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. But it looks l... more info

Stereogum — It's been a while since we've heard original music from Phantogram. The New York-based duo comprising Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel shared a pair of Sparklehorse covers last year that benefitted the American Foundation For Suicide Prevention. They ... more info

Stereogum — The poppiest moment on Sparklehorse's album Good Morning Spider, "Chaos Of The Galaxy/Happy Man," is a study in contrasts. "Chaos Of The Galaxy" hews toward warm, burbling organ that sounds like a hymn before the pummeling power-pop gem "Happy Man" a... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — This week's two standout releases are Emma Ruth Rundle's On Dark Horses and Low's Double Negative. Vinyl reissues include albums by Flaming Lips, Mogwai, Robert Pollard, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Sparklehorse, and Tom Waits. This week's interesting mu... more info

Consequence of Sound — Two-track digital release benefits the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention. more info