411 Mania — The Decemberists new release sees them stray from their roots to release a rock tinged concept album. Does the sea change lift them to a new plain or leave them floundering in a muddy ditch? Come and see. more info

L.A. Times - Entertainment — 'The Hazards of Love' sells 18,000 copies via digital download, giving record stores a chill. The latest release from the Decemberists landed at No. 14 on the ... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Since most of the Decemberists b-sides and bonus tracks are found on EPs, it was hard to pool them as a GBU created Unknown album. While so many bands put a different track on every version of their album, forcing fans to buy 8 copies...the December... more info

JamBase — mewithoutYou's New Album it's all crazy! it's all false! it's all a dream! it's alright In Stores May 19, 2009 / Full U.S. Club Tour Beginning June 9 to be Announced Soon mewithoutYou Orchestrated-folk indie rockers mewithoutYou are set to release... more info

MTV.com News — U2 land at #2, while 'Twilight' soundtrack jumps to #3 on boost from DVD release.By Gil Kaufman Kelly Clarkson's All I Ever Wanted Photo: Sony BMG It's good to be back. That's what Kelly Clarkson must be thinking, as her return-to-form A... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — I'm in the process of moving my blog over to a new host at Word Press. I've currently got the site up and running but haven't made the official move yet. My big problem is figuring out a whole new system. I'd love to make my graphics and look my own ... more info

Rolling Stone — Loudly leading the charge of new releases this week is Mastodon’s Crack the Skye, which garnered a four-star review from Rolling Stone. Setting out to reach their “Metallica moment,” the band hooked up with producer Brendan O’Brien for an alb... more info

Idolator — Hello there, friend. I know it hurts. Your band poured out your hearts, vented your souls, and spent way too much money on mastering. You convinced the label to go with the four-panel insert instead of the cheap-looking two-panel. You bought a new tr... more info

Buzzgrinder — A very indie release week and a not-very-hardcore one. Sorry brosephs. I haven't heard anything on here but the new Decemberists record, so I can't recommend a whole lot first-hand. Ones that I'll probably give a listen: Dan Deacon, 1990s, Fever R... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The Decemberists' fifth album, The Hazards of Love, is in stores tomorrow, but the self titled debut of Fever Ray (side project of The Knife's Karin Elisabeth Dreijer Andersson) is my favorite new release of the week. From what I... more info