Stereogum — It's not a collection of new material. Entirely. Some time ago, Bryce Dessner approached Stevens about re-arranging his 2001 electronic song cycle Enjoy Your Rabbit for the New York string quartet Osso, who contributed string arrangements to Illin... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Friday is here and so is the Fourth of July! Maybe it's just me, but this summer seems like it is flying by faster than usual - is it seriously July already? You really can't complain though, since the weekend of the 4th is almost always welcomed, ... more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to "One Tree Hill" actress Hilarie Burton (1982), "Lord of the Rings" actress Liv Tyler (1977), Dutch footballer Ruud Van Nistelrooy (1976), musician Sufjan Stevens (1975), "Antitrust" actress Claire Forlani (1972),[...] Read more! more info

JamBase — WILLIAM FITZSIMMONS ANNOUNCES FIRST LEG OF SUMMER DATES "File next to: Iron & Wine, Sufjan Stevens, Bon Iver, Elliott Smith." -The Guardian, U.K. "an uncensored glimpse of one man's heartache from start to finish." -The Boston Globe William F... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: OurStage, New MusicFrom Motown to the White Stripes, Detroit has always been a hot bed for groundbreaking music. To that end, melodic rockers the Silent Years are carrying the torch and well, doing a pretty good job, with Paste Magazine ... more info

Stereogum — Although Trent Reznor's big-upped Grizzly Bear on his defunct (and now refunct) Twitter, he gave the soothing side of indie rock a big kiss in high profile print recently, telling Newsweek: I saw Sufjan Stevens last year, and I was like, how is ... more info

Music Mule — Take a listen to this banjo led folk rock gem from Watamestede’s (Hertfordshire) Larsen B to brighten up your Monday. Probably the only band named after a disintegrated Arctic ice shelf they deserve your attention for this fact alone. For Fans Of: ... more info

Music Mule — What? The Leisure Society have released one of my favourite albums of the year thus far, their debut offering ‘The Sleeper’. Well crafted folk with a pop edge and heart melting harmonies. For Fans Of: Fleet Foxes, Sufjan Stevens, Nick Drake. When... more info

Live Daily — Singer/songwriter Annie Clark, who performs and records as St. Vincent, has lined up a late-spring tour behind her latest solo album, "Actor." Clark, who has performed as a member of The Polyphonic Spree and Sufjan Stevens' touring band, recently lau... more info

Said the Gramophone — Portland Cello Project ft. Thao - "Beat (Health, Life and Fire)" Portland Cello Project ft. Justin Power - "Hungry Liars" What I did was I put five new CD submissions in my five-CD changer and I hit "shuffle". And about ten minutes later I was grinn... more info