Stereogum — Ascendant indie guitar dudes Surfer Blood maybe be off and running on a massive tour supporting their ace debut Astro Coast (tour dates at the bottom of this post), but clearly they'll always carry their Florida home with them. At least judging fr... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — Shortly after unleashing "Swim" on AOL's Interface last week, Floridian rockers Surfer Blood are pimping their catchy lead single a little more with an official video. I have yet to see these guys live so I can't attest to the greatness of their sho... more info

Pitchfork - TV — — Lead singer John Paul Pitts strips down to his skivvies in this wildly fun video from the anthemic indie rockers. more info

The Yellow Stereo — Sorry for not having the Graboid up last week, but I’ve included those releases (Spoon, Surfer Blood, Editors) in with the already incredibly amount of great releases that are available this week. So much good amazing stuff to choose from, that on... more info

Gigwise — Introducing Florida's latest export... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — What a day for Surfer Blood, huh? It's amazing how quickly a "blog buzz band" can transform into a "Pitchfork buzz band," all with a two digit number and a three word title of commendation. They really deserve every byte of respect and love they've ... more info

Chorus.fm — You can watch *Surfer Blood (http://www.myspace.com/surferblood)*'s performances on Spinner (http://www.spinner.com)'s "The Interface" here (http://www.spinner.com/interface/surfer-blood). more info

The Independent — The most blogged artist on January 20 according to The Hype Machine is Jay Reatard, the Memphis garage rocker who died January 13 at age 29. Following in second and third are Swedish indie pop band jj, whose first single came out in 2009 and whose s... more info

Nialler9 — What follows is four pages of my personal picks for artists I’m looking forward to hearing much more of in 2010. Featured artists include RUBIK, Baby Monster, I Am the Cosmos, Two Door Cinema Club, May 68, Sam Amidon, O Emperor, Manus Goan, Jay Ele... more info

Rolling Stone — It’s been a long time since fans have heard Ringo Starr and Paul McCartney have together on record, but the wait ends today when Starr’s new album Y Not hits stores. Macca makes a couple of appearances on his Beatles mate’s newest album, most s... more info