LHB’s Shorties (Fleet Foxes, Devendra Banhart, and More)

The Guardian profiles Fleet Foxes, and explains why the band will never be as big as America.

Will Fleet Foxes be as big as America? No. Not until they write radio-friendly hit singles. But then Fleet Foxes are more about the music-as-album experience, and less the big-hit-song experience. What is your favourite America album? You'd be hard pressed to get an answer. But ask someone what their favourite America single is and you just know you've got an easy answer.

Clash Music interviews singer-songwriter Devendra Banhart.

You’ve been labelled psychedelic-folk, avant-folk, freak-folk…How would you describe yourself?

Yeah, I certainly wouldn’t use any of those. I think it transcends laziness. They think we play folk music and they watch a show where I play a synthesizer and electric instruments - playing garage rock and Brazilian samba, and it still ends up being folk. But let’s harken back to a time where you ask me a question and I actually answer it.

BBC News interviews singer-songwriter Imogen Heap.

BBC News ponders the future of online music with music industry executives and journalists.

Pop Tarts Suck Toasted lists today's must-see CMJ shows.

Up on the Sun interviews Dave Longstreth of Dirty Projectors.

This Flickr set collects images of show flyers from this year's CMJ music festival.

Zoo Animal visits The Current studio for an interview and live performance.

- David Gutowski