Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Artwork to Violens' True Violens release their second album, True, this week and the band will also play a record release party this Wednesday (5/16) at Le Poisson Rouge with openers Kuroma and The New Lines. Violens... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Bryan Bruchman APTBS @ Terminal 5 Tour-mates The Joy Formidable and A Place to Bury Strangers made a stop at Terminal 5 in APTBS's hometown of NYC last night (3/28). They were joined by locals Violens for one... more info

Impose Magazine — Aputumpu Festival held its penultimate night at Cameo Gallery with a lineup featuring Violens, Snowmine, Wishes & Thieves, Friend Roulette and Life Size Maps. Photographer Eric Groom captured the concert and his gallery of images appear here. See m... more info

Stereogum — New York psych-pop three-piece Violens will drop their sophomore effort True in spring, and we’ve already heard leadoff track “Unfolding Black Wings.” Below, we’ve got a download of another album track. This one’s called “Der Microarc,”... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Young Prisms - Floating In Blue (Violens Remix) (MP3) DOWNLOAD:  Young Prisms - Floating in Blue (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Violens - Unfolding Black Wings (MP3) Young Prisms As mentioned before, Young Prisms play tonight (3/5) at Gl... more info

Totally Fuzzy — For Record Store Day 2012, The Pains of Being Pure at Heart will release a four-track EP comprised of remixes from last year’s Belong. Available on colored vinyl and digitally, Acid Reflect packs remixes from Twin Shadow, Saint Etienne, Washed Out... more info

Stereogum — For Record Store Day, the Pains Of Being Pure At Heart will put out a four-track remix EP called Acid Reflex, from which we’ve already heard reinterpretations from the likes of Violens. A few of the other remixes on the EP — tracks by Saint Etien... more info

Stereogum — February’s Monthly Mix makes up for the grievous error in January’s Monthly Mix, namely having omitted Bear In Heaven’s “Reflection Of You.” No offense (none taken). That song’s great! Here it comes flowing out of Violens’ smooth and sh... more info

Stereogum — Evidenced by last year’s singles series, shoegazey Brooklyn indie rockers Violens are tightening their approach with leaner song that strip away some of the fuzz of their earlier recordings. Today we have a new single from the group from their Amor... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Chairlift released their new-wavey sophomore LP, Something, on January 24 and played a record release show one night earlier at Bowery Ballroom (1/23) with Violens and Dive. The show seemed to have gone pretty well until... more info