
photo by Brantley Gutierrez Legendary alternative rockers Dinosaur Jr. have announced their new album titled I Bet on the Sky . This is trio’s tenth studio album in 27 years and their third since reuniting in 2005, an indication that J, Lou, and Murph show no signs of slowing (or turning it) down anytime soon. I Bet on the Sky will be released via Jagjaguwar records September 18. Check out Dinosaur Jr. tour dates and more information here . Even though it’s hard to tell [...]

Jason Arthurs We're still over a week out from the official Summer solstice, but Superchunk don't need no druidic approval to declare the season of sun and fun officially here. After following up 20102s Majesty Shredding with a series of reissues, they've just released a new 73 single for the song "This Summer" and if that wasn't enough seasonal thematicness for one release, the b-side is a cover of Bananarama's 1983 Summer anthem. The single is limited to an edition of 1300 pieces worldwide, pressed [...]

Amazon is offering a full 1,000 MP3 albums for only $5 each this January, including a lot of choice ones such as many of our top albums of 2010 including Wolf Parade, Superchunk, Yeasayer, Surfer Blood, Broken Bells and Beach House. They also even have quite a few from my top albums of 2009 including Andrew Bird, Grizzly Bear and Matt & Kim. So if you want to fill in the gaps in your indie music collection, this is a great way to do it. Check out some highlights from the list below [...]