Stereogum — When we posted about MusicNOW a couple weeks ago, I mentioned I first learned about the Ohio festival via a 2007 video of Sufjan Stevens’ moving take on “John Wayne Gacy, Jr.,” which he did with the assistance of Bryce Dessner. This year, on th... more info

Guardian Music — Can you picture a mini-pop orchestra who operate as a benign totalitarian dictatorship? That's this Welsh 14-pieceHometown: Cardiff. The lineup: Spencer McGarry (vocals, piano, guitar), Avvon Chambers (drums), Rebecca Wood (vocals), Charlie Francis (... more info

Stereogum — Shaky YouTube video of Sufjan Stevens performing a haunting “John Wayne Gacy, Jr.” at MusicNOW in Cincinnati is what first put the festival in the back of my mind. (That and the city’s historic Memorial Hall as an unmistakable backdrop.) The ta... more info

Pitchfork — -- The second album by UK rock act Foals is called Total Life Forever and Sub Pop will release it in the U.S. on May 11 digitally and June 15 physically. The record is out in the band's native country on May 10 via Transgressive/Warner. -- Pin Me Dow... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Andrew Frisicano Sufjan Stevens Collaborations were the order of the day on Big Ears' Saturday, March 27th schedule (day two). At 1pm, the 802 Tour - Nico Muhly, Thomas Bartlett (Doveman) and Sam Amidon with violist Nadia Sirota -... more info

Pitchfork - TV — Cars, concrete, and hula hoopers star in this 50-minute film soundtracked and directed by Sufjan Stevens. more info

The Quietus — Justin Vernon, Sufjan Stevens and Richard Reed Parry guest more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako "Clogs tonight at the Bell House Brooklyn w/ the astonishing Shara Worden and (briefly) Sufjan Stevens: Complex, transfixing, transcendent" - Frank Rose As promised, Sufjan showed up to perform with Shara Worden and Clogs (fea... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — My hometown heroes from Cincinnati are preparing to release their next full length LP, High Violet, on May 11th and have slowly started showcasing pieces of their latest work. The National have been around for over a decade and are constantly improv... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Ben Lozovsky It doesn't' really matter who Daniel Smith plays with; whether its with his real family or indie all-stars (and protégés) like Sufjan Stevens and Yoni Wolf, the Danielson directive comes across loudly. On Monday (3/8) at.... more info