Stereogum — Big week for Kathyrn Calder. She was on Letterman performing with the New Pornographers on Wednesday night, and her debut solo album, Are You My Mother? was released in digital form last night. “Arrow” makes me think of Sufjan Stevens, when he ke... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Actress Pamela Anderson (1967) "One Tree Hill" actress Hilarie Burton (1982) "Lord of the Rings" actress Liv Tyler (1977) Musician Sufjan Stevens (1975) "Antitrust" act... more info

Guardian Music — Anyone for Tennis? Yes, please, if it involves fuzzy, aching chords topped with stories of sailing around the US east coastHometown: Denver, Colorado.The lineup: Alaina Moore (vocals, keyboards), Patrick Riley (guitar).The background: Anyone for Tenn... more info

Perfect Porridge — Portland’s Marco Mahler is sharing some new tracks off his new release, Laptop Campfire Speed, officially out today. MP3: Marco Mahler – “Jump This Fan” MP3: Marco Mahler – “The Trees Have Fallen And The Birds Are Ripe” It’s kind of... more info

Song, by Toad — This arrived on lovely 12″ vinyl this morning, and I have to confess to being Very Excited Indeed.  I was tipped off about this fellow by Ian from Have Fun at Dinner, and very grateful I am too; it’s bloody gorgeous. This strongly reminds me of ... more info

Stereogum — Magic Kids’ “Summer” makes me think of Elvis Costello crooning vintage Brian Wilson lyrics with the help of Sufjan Stevens’ backup singers. The track — complete with strings — comes from the Memphis orchestral pop group’s full-length de... more info

Silent Uproar — In an interview with Exclaim, Bryce Dessner of The National confirmed Sufjan Stevens is hard at work on a new album. Dessner said the new music is not like Stevens' past work and is "going to probably blow people’s minds." The National performed on... more info

Pitchfork — It's now been just about five years since Sufjan Stevens took orchestral indie pop to epic, expansive heights on his Illinois album, which placed in our top 20 of the past decade. Since then, Sufjan has worked on plenty of different projects, like ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — According to The National’s Bryce Dessner, Sufjan Stevens is working hard on a new album. In a recent interview with Exclaim!, Bryce said that Sufjan has been recording in The National’s studio, even recoding some of the song with them. Bryce sai... more info

Perfect Porridge — Although he hails from Louisville, Saredren Wells pulls influences from Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver and Andrew Bird. His debut full-length, Memories Are Hunting Horns, came out earlier this month. Here’s a sample: Saredren Wells – In Advance of ... more info