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Spin had a nice feature today about The Walkmen‘s upcoming album, which is currently untitled and should be out in early 2012. In addition to touching on the new album’s sound, frontman Hamilton Leithauser reflected on working with producer Phil Ek in his Seattle studio: “We all thought Phil’s production on the Fleet Foxes record

So here we are... the largest Obscure Sound compilation ever made. 21 tracks, 83 minutes. Enjoy

Rinse FM premiered a two-minute excerpt from a new Burial track, “Ashtray Wasp”. It is off the upcoming Kindred EP, out soon via Hyperdub. In typical Burial/Hyperdub elusive fashion, the only fact confirmed about the EP is that it will be “vinyl/digital and def less than 25quid.”

The Shins will release a new album, Port of Morrow, this March. It will be heavy on frontman James Mercer as usual, who wrote all ten new tracks and is responsible for the majority of instrumentation. The album is produced by Grammy-nominated producer Greg Kurstin, one half of The Bird and the Bee and past producer

Lee Fields was a staple of independent soul in the ’70s, and later an oft-used source of sampling for hip-hop artists like J. Cole and Slum Village. I wrote about Lee Fields’ comebacks, both in ’92 and ’09, two years ago when he released My World, which featured a sound more reminiscent of throwback soul

Based on his recent work with Cloud Nothings, it’s no secret that Steve Albini enjoys working with young up-and-coming musicians. His latest venture involves NJ-based trio Screaming Females, as evidenced by a photo gallery on Spin. Albini is helping record their fifth full-length album, the follow-up to 2010′s Castle Talk. Self-professed DIY rockers, Screaming Females

WU LYF‘s new slew of tour dates include an opening for a potential Coachella slot. They would presumably play one or some of the dates ranging from April 13-15 and 20-22, which is when Coachella takes place in Indio, California. As far as WU LYF’s unique sound goes, Think Wild Beasts’ theatrical vocals crossed with

The Magnetic Fields’ tenth full-length album, Love at the Bottom of the Sea, will be released March 6th on Merge Records. It will be their first album of new material on Merge since 1999′s 69 Love Songs. They also announced several new tour dates for 2012, shown below. Love at the Bottom of the Sea

Earlier last week, a short clip was found showing Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon working out with his trainer Jeff Rogers. MTV Hive has confirmed that the video is not a fluke. In fact, it’s a portion of a full-length workout DVD.It is directed by Dan Huiting, who also directed Vernon’s “Calgary” video. The fitness regime

  Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood is scoring another Paul Thomas Anderson film. The Master (title unconfirmed) is centered around a religious cult led byPhilip Seymour Hoffman. It also stars Laura Dern, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Amy Adams.The release date has not been announced, but producers are eying a late 2012 date. Greenwood and