Pitchfork — Photo by Indra Dunis Last year, we marked dark and dramatic songstress Zola Jesus as a Rising act. And, since then, she's released an incredible EP (with an equally amazing cover), put together a startlingly good live set, and announced dates with in... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I've been spinning Wolf Parade's Expo 86 for weeks now simply because if there's one thing I've learned through the years, they're a band you must properly digest. Failure to do so can result in rash judgments and uninformed opinions, or the inabili... more info

Pitchfork — In a recent Pitchfork interview, funny guy David Cross talked about the similarities between musicians and comedians: "There's quite an overlap between musicians who have an affection towards comedy and comedians who fantasize about being in a band,"... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Sub Pop accidentally gave me an extra copy of Wolf Parade’s new album, Expo 86. So I figured, why keep two copies when I can share the goods with one of you guys. I got the ok from them to run a giveaway contest for the extra CD. Wolf Parade are an... more info

Pitchfork — The big weekend approaches! We're less than a month away from the Pitchfork Music Festival, which takes over Chicago's Union Park July 16-18. We have now announced the set times, so check the schedule below to see which bands will play when and on ... more info

Pitchfork — Everyone's streaming their soon-to-be-released albums these days. Thanks to the internet, you can hear a whole host of new joints, legally, with just a few clicks. Right now, Wolf Parade are streaming their forthcoming LP EXPO 86 (due June 29 from... more info

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Pitchfork — Front page photo by Liam Mahoney EXPO 86, the new album from Montreal indie warriors Wolf Parade, arrives June 29 on Sub Pop. Click here to download two songs from it, "Ghost Pressure" and "What Did My Lover Say? (It Always Had to Go This Way)... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — Wolf Parade’s new album Expo 86 is surely going to be up there when I make my favorite albums of 2010 list. With that said, I found it to be the least instantly gratifying out of their three albums so far. The melodies aren’t as straightforward a... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — I got an email yesterday from a few of the dudes from Parlovr pointing me to another project of theirs called Cotton Mouth. They're obviously from Montreal as well, and while their sound matches Parlovr's in energy and drive it's got a bit more of a ... more info