Spiritualized will play a series of dates in the UK & Ireland later this year before their previously announced show in London’s Royal Albert Hall.
Jason Pierce and co will play Vicar St., Dublin on Friday October 7th, tickets are priced at €31.50 and go on sale tomorrow morning, Friday April 1st, at 9 am…

Fleet Foxes‘ Helplessness Blues… album is set for release in May via Sub Pop and ‘Grown Ocean’ is the latest track to surface.
The video below captures the band in their studio working on the record; it’s a collage of imagery mixed in with footage of the lads hanging out as well as perfectly apt

Through a series of EPs a young British producer by the name of James Blake forged an evolving new sound in 2010 – blending R&B samples, quick-click dubstep rhythms, cavernous bass lines and Auto-Tuned choruses. Named checked by the likes of Burial, Giles Peterson, Jamie xx, Mount Kimbie, Joy Orbison and Ramadanman, Blake was an…

Here we are with film number five by Seamus Murphy for PJ Harvey’s Let England Shake… album.
For the track ‘England’ the photographer attempts to capture the country as well as the melancholy of the song.
This is what he told Spinner.com.
“As with some of the other film’s openings, I asked someone to speak

YACHT have announced some details of their fifth studio album. Shangri-La… will be released on DFA Records later this year, the tracklist or artwork have not been released yet but we do know it was produced, mixed, recorded, and performed by Jona Bechtolt and Claire L. Evans with frequent collaborator and touring member Bobby Birdman,

Melbourne quirk-pop collective Architecture in Helsinki are working on three reinterpretations of tracks from their Aussie mates Cut Copy‘s Zonoscope… LP.
The first up is ‘Need You Now’ and some how by bringing down the tempo, stripping back the synths and playing up the deep croon in Dan Whitford’s vocal the song has been transformed

Sufjan Stevens‘ break out 2004 album Seven Swans… is the subject of a covers project featuring Bonnie “Prince” Billy, DM Stith, The Gregory Brothers, Carl Hauck, Inlets and others to be released via On Joyful Wings later this month – all proceeds of the record go to Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation.
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The latest to perform on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, Australian electronic pop crew Cut Copy bounced about with energy and mirth, maracas and shades – and a Hawaiian shirt wearing gorilla – heralding the start of Spring with ‘Take Me Over’ from the excellent Zonoscope… album.

Little Dragon have announced the details of their upcoming LP entitled Ritual Union. The third album from the Swedish alt-poppers will be released in July on Peacefrog/EMI.
Tracklist:…
01. Ritual Union
02. Little Man
03. Brush the Heat
04. Shuffle a Dream
05. Please Turn
06. Crystalfilm
07. Precious
08. Nightlight
09. Summertearz
10.

The Flamings Lips and Texan chillwave band Neon Indian have collaborated on a 12″ EP. The end product was pressed in vinyl – 1000 copies, each a distinct colour – and sold through two stores in Oklahoma City and Houston, Texas. Of course they sold out rapidly.
Below is the lead track, ‘Is David Bowie…

The resale of returned and the last few remaining tickets for the Glastonbury festival will be take place on Sunday, April 17th at 9am – this will the final sale of tickets for this year’s event.
Coldplay, Beyonce and U2 will headline with performances from Elbow, Mumford & Sons, Chemical Brothers, Laura Marling, Warpaint, Fleet…

Life Festival returns to Belvedere House, Mullingar taking place on on 27th, 28th and 29th May.
Early bird tickets are sold out but there are some special tickets on sale for €99, also you may pay for weekend tickets in 3 installments – check out Tickets.ie.
The line up for the sixth year looks like…

The Joinery in Dublin have announced their very first offsite event.
ON/OFF takes place in The Grand Social on Friday April 15th with performances from Halves, Spilly Walker, Katie Kim, Niwell Tsumbu and Meljoann with Neighbourhood Wash… curator Donal Dineen gelling the crew together.
This event is a fundraiser – monies raised will be used

Perpetually peddling mashups The Hood Internet turns his attention to Ms. Nicki Minaj, mixing her sugary pop hit ‘Moment 4 Life’ with the slow disco groove of Hercules & Love Affair‘s ‘Leonora’ creating a hip swaggering jam that is ‘Moment 4 Leonora’.
Hat tip to Culture Bully.
The Hood Internet – Moment 4 Leonora (Nicki…