Download: Ryan Monroe (Band of Horses) - "Any Way, Shape Or Deformity"

Band of Horses' member Ryan Monroe is putting his multi-instrumental skills on display with his debut solo effort A PAINTING OF A PAINTING ON FIRE. The new album releases on May 22nd and steers away from Monroe's more associated indie folk leanings for pop oriented progressive rock. Some of the album's songs even feature over 120 instruments! Making it even more impressive is that Monroe is responsible for every instrument on the album. Download the first single, "Any Way, Shape Or Deformity", from the new album below.

Perfume Genius - Put Your Back N 2 It Review

A revealing album about love and other drugs.

Lambchop - Mr. M Review

Veteran outfit Lambchop have returned with an album dedicated to the memory of friend and kindred songwriter Vic Chesnutt. Perhaps unsurprisingly, this is a moody, sometimes difficult listen, but worth the effort for anyone who puts in the work.

The Unthanks - Diversions Vol. 1: The Songs of Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons Review

Recorded over two sold-out nights in December of 2010 at London’s Union Chapel, The Unthanks, aka sisters Rachel and Becky Unthank – and yes – that really is their last name, pay tribute to Robert Wyatt and Antony & The Johnsons. Are the original artists done justice?

Don't Blow Your Cover: Walk Off The Earth - "Somebody I Used To Know" (Gotye Cover)

'Don't Blow Your Cover' lets you determine whether a band breathes new life into an older, established song.

In this edition, Ontario based indie band Walk Off The Earth doesn't breathe life into an older, established song.  Instead they reinvent a song by another modern artist, Gotye.

Stream: Dirty Three - Toward The Low Sun

The Dirty Three are streaming their new album Toward The Low Sun, their first in seven years, a week before it's released via Drag City. Listen to the new album in full below.

Video: Unknown Mortal Orchestra - "Strangers Are Strange"

Unknown Mortal Orchestra have released a new video for "Strangers Are Strange" from their self-titled debut album. Watch the new video below.

Listen: He's My Brother She's My Sister - "Can't See The Stars" & "Let It Live Free"

Coming later this year is the debut LP from He's My Brother She's My Sister. The band consists of brother and sister Robert Kolar and Rachel Kolar, who split vocal duties and feature Robert on guitar and kick drum and Rachel on tambourine. The band is rounded out by Lauren Brown with her simultaneous drumming and tap-dancing, Oliver Newell on stand up bass, and Aaron Robinson playing lead guitar on a lap slide. Their music captures the earnestness of folk, the colorfulness of glam rock, the rawness of blues, the theatrics of cabaret, and the hip shake of rock-a-billy. Listen to two tracks from the debut LP that's yet to garner a release date below.

Video: Lower Dens - "Brains"

Lower Dens have released a very twitchy video for their single, "Brains", off their forthcoming album Nootropics out March 27th. Watch the new video below.

Download: Anna Vogelzang - "One & Only"

Canary In A Coal Mine, the new full-length album of Anna Vogelzang is set to release next week (February 28th) through Paper Anchor Music. To celebrate the release, Vogelzang has released another single from the album for download. Download "One & Only" below.