LHB’s Shorties (Grizzly Bear, Jason Lytle, and More)

Clickmusic reviews Grizzly Bear's new Veckatimest album, giving it 4 out of 5 stars.

Big hype, a sound influenced by classic American alternative music and featuring devastating four-part harmonies, you might forgive Grizzly Bear for being somewhat peeved at the success of Seattle's new finest, Fleet Foxes. Except they probably wouldn't care because they seem like such nice guys. Perhaps conscious of the timing of the release the band have moved on from the more pastoral and outdoorsy sound of 'Yellow House' to create something more inward looking and enigmatic. 'Veckatimest' is a record that retains its nuggets of sunshiney pop while concocting a tense and threatening edge that creaks through.

Tiny Mix Tapes gives the disc 3 of 5 stars.

Grizzly Bear Week continues at Drowned in Sound with indie rock notes from guitarist Daniel Rossen's mother.

Former Husker Du member Grant Hart talks to the Schenectady Daily Gazette about his music.

“I just haven’t been disposed to mix the art and politics in such a direct way, or, I would say, obviously,” Hart said during a recent phone interview from his home in St. Paul, Minn. “You know, there’s probably a lot of ex-Harvard business majors that went to Husker Du concerts who had a good deal to do with the screwing up of the country and the economy in the last 10 years. Not everybody keeps their youthful idealism; it’s kind of hard to in a smash-and-grab era like this.”

The La's frontman Lee Mavers talks to BBC News about recording the band's second album (19 years after releasing the first).

The Georgia Straight profiles former Grandaddy frontman Jason Lytle.

Eye Weekly profiles Apostle of Hustle.

The latest Apostle album, Eats Darkness (Arts & Crafts), is a fascinating study in contrasts. Whiteman has indulged his love of found sound and unexpected sonic textures, splicing in snippets of radio dialogue, sports broadcasts, percussive sound effects and kitchen-sink samples. At the same time, there’s a more focused intensity to the collection, with many songs that come closer to conventional amped-up guitar rockers than anything they’ve done to date.

The Denver Westword's Backeat Online interviews Camera Obscura's Tracyanne Campbell.

Love Live! Bootlegs from Bucklberry offers mp3s of live concert and studio demo recordings. Recent live show downloads include Son Volt, the Decemberists, and Tom Waits.

Actionslacks is offering a "pay what you want" model for its new album, Kids With Guitars.

- David Gutowski