DrownedInSound — You may remember that a band named The Antlers released an album named Burst Apart in 2011, and that DiS really rather liked it. So much so we named it our album of the year. You may also be aware that they're headlining The Shepherd's Bush Empire in... more info

Stereogum — In January, Brooklyn Academy of Music announced that it would host a spring festival curated by the National’s Bryce and Aaron Dessner, and today that event, called Crossing Brooklyn Ferry (a reference to this Whitman poem), announced it’s full l... more info

ContactMusic — The End Of The Road Festival have announced sixteen more acts joining the line-up which already consists of The Antlers First Aid Kit and headliners Tindersticks Anna Calvi Francois And The Atlas Mountains and Perfume Genius are just three of the six... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield The Antlers recently got back from Europe and played their largest hometown show yet at the sold out Webster Hall on 12/10 with Canadian band Suuns. The majority of The Antlers' set was material from 2011's... more info

Guardian Music — Watch the Antlers perform I Don't Want Love from their album Burst Apart more info

DrownedInSound — This week's Spotify playlist, formed from the week's content on the website. Warning: it leans heavily towards the end of year content. Still, we're trying to drum some of the bands and songs into you, so here's another attempt. Read the full s... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Antlers @ Pier 54 in 2010 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo) today in NYC * Totopos @ The Stone * The Ukuladies @ Sycamore * Raya Brass Band @ Barbes * Hot Tuna @ Beacon Theatre * Forro in the... more info

Guardian Music — Highlights from the last seven days in the world of musicNewsBlur to receive outstanding contribution prize at the 2012 Brit awardsGuns N' Roses and Red Hot Chili Peppers for Rock and Roll Hall of FameAfghan Whigs reunite for All Tomorrow's PartiesAn... more info

Guardian Music — Spotify, the Guardian and Rockfeedback Concerts present the third in a series of Spotify Live gigs at The Lexington in Islington. This is your chance to win a pair of tickets to a very special gig more info

Guardian Music — Next week we'll be counting down our top 10 albums of the year … but here's how the rest of our critics' top 50 looksStarting on Monday we'll be counting down Guardian critics' top 10 albums of 2011. To get you in the mood, here's how our writers v... more info