Bristol trendsetters Massive Attack are set to release their fifth studio album since 100th Window and their first in seven years February 2010. Spinner Canada has an exclusive preview available for streaming of the track “Psyche” a rework of the Massive Attack/Topley-Bird track by Sweden’s Van Rivers and the Subliminal Kid.

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A review of Blk Jks’ May 21, 2009 performance at the Echo in Los Angeles.

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MusicZeitgeist.com’s Top Ten Indie Spins for the Week of September 22nd, 2008

Tags: Blue Scholars, Dear Science, Gemma Hayes, Grouper, Ladyhawk, music blog, Portugal the Man, Sufjan stevens, The Bird and the Bee, The Hollow of Morning, Tim Hecker, top indie music september 2008, Truckasaurus, TV on the Radio