-- Pitchfork will probably not give the next British Sea Power album our coveted U.2 rating, if only because U2 has never, as far as we know, composed a score for the 1934 film Man of Aran. On May 5, Rough Trade will release the band's Man of Aran soundtrack as a double-disc package. One disc will feature the re-scored movie on DVD, and the ot...

...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead are set to release their sixth album in the spring.

…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead have announced details of a US tour to coincide with the release of their new album.

Recently you had a mixed reaction to AYWKUBTTOD's soaring, piano-lined "Inland Sea," from the Texan rockers' forthcoming Festival Thyme EP. Another track's up for grabs at RCRD LBL, "Bells Of Creation." Conrad says it's inspired by School Of Seven Bells, and Mormons. One is more obvious than the other. "Bells Of Creation" comes from the Festival...

After two increasingly overblown albums, Trail of Dead are positioning themselves for, if not an all-out comeback, then at least a back-to-basics rethink; as a preview of the band's as yet untitled sixth album, this four-song EP shows the group can effectively deliver the pomp without the pomposity.read more