Late this summer, Jagjaguwar will release Bon Iver percussionist S. Carey’s debut solo album, All We Grow. In the fall, opening a nationwide with The Tallest Man on Earth, Sean Carey will reunite with Kristian Matsson, who is coming off a string of sold out spring US dates. The two met in 2008 when Kristian opened [...]

Steeple is the first album proper from UK’s Wolf People and represents the emergence of a fully fledged band from the fragmented, haunted bedroom meanderings of their Tidings singles compilation, released earlier this year. Recorded in a converted chicken barn on the grounds of a 17th century Welsh mansion, Steeple takes on a heavier sound while maintaining [...]

Described by the band as “an almost live representation of the Lou Barlow + the missingmen live show,” the band’s new digital EP = Sentridoh III (Merge Records) is another step forward for Lou Barlow, and his first release with new backing band the missingmen (guitarist Tom Watson and drummer Raul Morales). With new cuts, rocking [...]

In a day and age when many a band must carefully plot an air of mystery around themselves, it is with much grace that Philadelphia-Austin sonic craftsmen Windsor for the Derby have maintained their particular cult mystique over eight albums of subtle, biting and exploratory post-rock. We’re proud to announce the latest from WFTD, Against Love, [...]

Presenting the new and improved Verbicide Select Mixtape Volume 5! Fourteen delicious tracks (and one bonus track) fortified with vitamins, minerals, essential polypeptides, and 100% real fruit juice*.  It’s the perfect kid’s snack that’s good and good for you.  First up, we’re giving you Chuck D’s brand new (and timely) single, “Tear Down That Wall,” [...]

Peter Wolf Crier is set to take America by storm as they embark on their first ever U.S. tour starting June 7. On most of the dates, Peter Wolf Crier will be joined by Freelance Whales. Live, Peter Wolf Crier sound much larger than you’d expect from a two-piece. Lead singer Peter Pisano is a [...]

Lou Reed once asked, “What becomes a legend most?” No doubt the unfailingly modest Lou Barlow would blanch at being called a “legend.” And yet when you take the long-view, few artists have been as prolific, productive, and influential over the last 20 years. Barlow burst onto the scene as the bass-player in the seminal [...]

The origins of Unmap, the first collaboration between Justin Vernon of Bon Iver and Milwaukee band Collections of Colonies of Bees, were recorded before For Emma, Forever Ago was mixed and mastered. Justin has credited The Volcano Choir collaborations with inspiring in him the creative courage to produce his much-beloved Bon Iver recordings.
Now more than [...]