Sky News — Department store chain Debenhams has suffered a 3.6% slide in like-for-like sales for the first half of the year. more info

Indie Music News — Minus the Bear recently came out with a new EP, which they title "Acoustics." There are only 500 copies of this on vinyl, accessible at their record label Suicide Squeeze's website (www.suicidesqueeze.net) but as I have no record player, I suppose I'... more info

Stereogum — The Boston trio Pretty & Nice construct pop spectacles with guitars, drums, and various electronics. You could mention of Montreal in passing on "Piranha" or "Peekaboo," etc., but more interestingly, think of bands they themselves list as influences ... more info

NME - The Bands Blog — Singing along to Squeeze at the top of my voice certainly wasn't a new experience, but as the music fades and the curtains part I take a deep breath before climbing the stairs and stepping on stage in front of four hundred people. Somehow, I've manag... more info

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XLR8R — Though it's not completely shutting down shop, influential Chicago label Touch and Go has confirmed it will no longer release new music and will shut down its distribution arm as well. Started in 1980 by Corey Rusk, the label has been home to co... more info

Pitchfork — It's a very, very sad day for indie rock. One of America's foremost independent record labels, Touch and Go Records, has announced that they will no longer release new music. They have also shuttered their distribution arm, which manufactured and bro... more info

When a deal from a team match produces no swing, there is a natural reaction to ignore it. But sometimes it is one for a connoisseur. more info

Formally known as The Basket Ride, the band releases its second full-length album on the Suicide Squeeze Records label. more info

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