LargeHeartedBoy — Today's free and legal mp3 downloads: Bassekou Kouyate and Ngoni ba: "Musow" [mp3] other Bassekou Kouyate posts at Largehearted Boy The Big Pink: "Too Young to Love" [mp3] from A Brief History of Love other Big Pink posts at Largehearted... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Eirik Lande Here's a nice intimate, unplugged take on the Big Pink's terrific single "Velvet"-- filmed in what appears to be a Washington, D.C., back alley by the proprietors of culture blog the New Gay. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Kyle Dean Reinford DOWNLOAD: The Big Pink - Sweet Dreams (Beyonce Cover) (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Big Pink - Too Young to Love (MP3) "We missed the [Big Pink]'s New York debut last June but made sure to be... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — The Big Pink’s debut album A Brief History of Love was fittingly released this past September to critical acclaim and heavy rotation on many of my playlists. Before diving into my review of the show, I’d like to share a brief history of the band:... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Crystal Antlers @ CMJ 09 (more by Paul Birman) Crystal Antlers are in the middle of their two-night NYC run opening for The Big Pink at Bowery Ballroom (Thursday night) and Music Hall of Williamsburg (Friday). They'll cap it off... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: The Big Pink - Velvet (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Big Pink - Dominoes (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Pants Yell! - Cold Hands (MP3) DOWNLOAD: JEFF the Brotherhood - Bone Jam (MP3) DOWNLOAD: JEFF the Brotherhood - Heavy Damage (MP3)... more info

Shark Party, CA — I'm back for December because it's just that time of the year. And because I have an obsessive compulsive desire to make lists of things that I like. And because I know other folks have an obsessive compulsive desire to read said lists and... more info

Pasta Primavera — London’s Citadels have been killing my stereo for a good long while now with their sweet single “Golden Islands” (and the awesome remix by Charlie Fanclub).  They remind me of a club happy electronic version of The Big Pink.  Catchy…and... more info

Stereogum — After Solange covered Dirty Projectors, a band on Domino, it's only fair the Londoners who sing "Dominos" have a go at a song by Knowles' sister. Fitting into A Brief History Of Love's romantic aesthetic, they put their mark on Beyoncé's "Sweet... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Of all the instruments and sounds in a rock band's arsenal, the most difficult one to use well might be sheer noise. For a band like The Big Pink -- a UK duo who brilliantly graft the synth textures of... more info