411 Mania — Vampire Weekend's new album expected to make a bit debut... more info

The Good, The Bad and The Unknown — Read an interesting article that the "foodie craze" is killing the "music industry."  They don't give a lot of proof of that and basically correlate that it's happening is as the food truck craze has risen, album sales have decreased.  Besides that... more info

KEXP Seattle — While we’re all waiting for the warm weather to officially take hold (we’ve been given an enticingly cruel taste of it here in Northwest), Vampire Weekend has created the perfect summer album to fuel your anticipation. At times wistfully nostalgi... more info

Prefix — During the lead-up to Vampire Weekend’s third album, ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/features/vampire-weekend/stereo-iqs-top-10-lines-from-vampire-weekends-mode/73689/ more info

Consequence of Sound — "Ya Hey" and "Everlasting Arms". more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The New York City band wows on its third record, a brave, surprising effort.At some point, every enduring musician has to prove his or her worth and silence the doubters. The Beatles first succeeded with "Revolver," the Beastie Boys with "Paul's Bout... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — You guys, I've let you down. You may not even know it yet, but I have. Remember when I said I was gonna go see Saturday Night Live this weekend? I talked about it a lot. I was pretty sure it was going down. Me and Kristen Wiig were gonna be besties b... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Pitchfork gave Vampire Weekend's new album Modern Vampires of the City a 9.3, its highest rating of the year so far. Small Black's Limits of Desire, Dungeonesse's self-titled album, The Dillinger Escape Plan's One of Us Is the Killer,... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — All Things Considered interviews James Salter about his new novel All That Is. On his character's observation that the 'power of the novel in the nation's culture has weakened' "I guess I believe it. My feelings are probably more sentimental... more info

USA Today Music — Two ladies of pop and one quartet of alt-rock have new albums out this week. more info