This week we've got new videos from Lykke Li, Stars, Hooray For Earth, Son Of Kick, and Jargon. A few of the videos I really liked last week had strong actresses stealing the show. Lykke Li does the…   Read Story »

Last month Death Cab For Cutie returned to the spotlight with "You Are A Tourist," the great first single and video from their forthcoming Codes And Keys. A sunny addition to our spring playlist, it…   Read Story »

"Wasted Daylight" is less whispering than first single "Fixed," though when it's Stars, that doesn't mean much, since many of their songs are breathy confessionals. But here Amy Millan records a more…   Read Story »

"Fixed" was the first track we heard from Stars' upcoming album The Five Ghosts. Brandon called the track "feel good," but the video focuses more on the always-present wistfulness in singer Amy…   Read Story »

Earlier this week Montreal's Stars responded to the passing of Arizona's SB 1070 immigration law by declaring via Twitter that they wouldn't tour in the state until it was repealed. We haven't heard…   Read Story »

Yesterday Stars Tweeted about Arizona's new immigration/anti-illegal immigrant law, the one that requires legal immigrants to carry their alien registration papers with them/gives AZ police the right…   Read Story »

Stars' fifth album The Five Ghosts, their first since 2007's In Our Bedroom After The War, is out the end of June on their new Soft Revolution imprint. (DIY.) All five band members wrote and recorded…   Read Story »

Canada's known for indie rock, so makes sense you'll find plenty of homegrown talent (BSS, Stars) and international musicians (Wilco, Iron & Wine, Joan As Policewoman) near the slopes at Vancouver's…   Read Story »

This countrified cover of Death Cab For Cutie's "I Will Follow You Into the Dark" shows up on Amy Millan's second solo album Masters Of The Burial. The Broken Social Scene/Stars singer's been…   Read Story »

This weekend San Francisco hosted the first-ever Outside Lands Festival. We're still nursing hangovers from a long summer of fests, so in our stead we sent Heather of I Am Fuel You Are Friends to…   Read Story »