Guardian Music — Loop Festival, LondonPianist Kit Downes, the young Royal Academy graduate who first emerged with the much-acclaimed band Empirical, is one of the influential new British jazz artists on London's Loop Collective's programme. Downes was taught by forme... more info

KEXP Seattle — Just how far can a band push their sound without completely losing their audience? At least two groups with new albums this year are testing that notion. British band Editors, who have torn up the British charts with their moody atmospheric guitar ro... more info

NME - The Daily Download — First up today, something Not Safe For Work, the video for Lawrence Arabia's 'Apple Pie Bed', in all its floppy-fleshed silk panties 'n' erotique masked glory: 'Apple Pie Bed' is the second track from the quirky pop hope's debut album 'Chant Darli... more info

Nialler9 — This performances bodes well for their Dublin date next week. A band that have come on leaps and bounds. Plus… BASS SOLO! Related PostsNialler9 Weekly ChartDownload Yeasayer’s O.N.EVideo: Yeasayer – Ambling AlpNew Yeasayer – Ambling AlpNew S... more info

The Independent — On February 12, the most blogged musical act of the moment is experimental rock band Yeasayer, followed by British bands Hot Chip and Massive Attack. All three acts recently released studio albums, and many bloggers are sharing songs from the albums... more info

Popdose — Alternately titled: How I got in to Two Sold Out Yeasayer Shows in New York City, A Tale of Happiness & Triumph One of the biggest challenges a music writer can face is writing about a band you adore. Sometimes you like something so much that the tas... more info

The Yellow Stereo — Before watching this video, The Morning Benders were absolutely nowhere near my radar.  It’s a testament to how downright gorgeous this song is, because now I find myself digging through emails to see if there’s a promo of their upcoming album... more info

Stereogum — Still not done with these dudes this week: The song Yeasayer brought to Fallon last night gets an injection of some typically ebullient Esau Mwamwaya-isms via this new Very Best remix, which you can grab here. more info

Gorilla vs. Bear — Esau makes anything/everything better: Yeasayer :: Ambling Alp (The Very Best remix) Download the mp3 here. [via] ****** click through for more... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Photo by Scott Melcer "Ambling Alp", the jubilant first single from Yeasayer's Odd Blood, has something that lends itself to being remixed. Memory Tapes took a stab earlier this year, and now the Very Best throw their hat in the ring, using the so... more info