It's been a busy week so I haven't made time to look for new music but here's a group that I've been sitting on a bit, but apparently nobody else has. Alabama Shakes seem to be fairly popular, their album premiering at #8 on the Billboard charts but since I never listen to the radio, I have no idea how big they actually are. They deserve to be pretty popular; who knows if the masses will agree.

Also, check out sneak peeks of the new albums from Sigur Ros and The Walkmen over at NPR. Rolling Stone, meanwhile, has the latest from El-P.