Don’t miss this brand new and visually stunning video for “Little Talks,” off the previously released Into the Woods EP. It’s filled with lots of monsters and other fantastical things.

K’naan has joined forces with Music for Relief and I AM A STAR charities to reach Somali children who are battling disease and hunger. Please take a moment to find out how you can get involved.

R&B/Pop crooner Leonard Friend aka Alex Feder of the now defunct Brooklyn indie band The XYZ Affair unleashes his debut EP Lynyrd Frynd. He’s undergone a radical transformation, moved to Los Angeles and is making a unique hybrid of R&B, Pop and indie. Think LCD Soundsystem meets Justin Timberlake.  Listen to the EP now on his website.  Also, watch the video trailer below.

Following up their debut EP Into The Woods, the Icelandic alt-folk artisans are announcing their debut full-length, My Head is an Animal. The album is set to be released April 3 but to tide you over until then have a listen to “Little Talks” and “Love Love Love” from Into The Woods. Also don’t miss them while they make their way throughout the US and Canada with Lay Low. See their tour dates below.

U.S Tour Dates:
3/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Troubadour^
3/22 San Francisco, CA @ The Independent^
3/24 Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge^
3/25 Vancouver, Canada @ 881 Granville Street^
3/26 Seattle, WA @ The Neptune Theatre^
3/29 Minneapolis, MN @ Fine Line Music Cafe^
3/30 Chicago, IL @ Subterranean^
3/31 Columbus, OH @ The LC Pavilion
4/2 Washington, DC @ The Black Cat^
4/2 Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of the Living Arts^
4/5 Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg^
4/6 New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom^
4/7 Boston, MA @ Brighton Music Hall^
4/9 Rochester, NY @ Club at Water Street Music Hall^
4/10 Albany, NY @ Jillian’s^
4/11 Montreal, Canada @ La Sala Rossa^
4/12 Toronto, Canada @ Virgin Mobile Mod Club

^ with Lay Low

Get a taste of The Cult’s new album,  Choice of Weapon, with their single Lucifer streaming at Rolling Stone now.  Their ninth studio album is set to be released on May 22nd.  Choice of Weapon was written by Ian Astbury and Billy Duffy, recorded in New York City, Los Angeles, the California high desert, and the band’s Witch Mountain studio between July and December 2011. The new release features founding members Astbury on vocals and Duffy on guitars, with drummer John Tempesta and bassist Chris Wyse. “We have had the opportunity to work with two of the most influential and talented producers in the world today,” said Astbury. “They pushed us beyond our comfort zone, and helped us craft Choice of Weapon.”  As their first album in 5 years, it will be definitely worth the wait!

The all-acoustic “Where’s The Band?” tour is currently out for its fourth iteration, with solo sets from returning upperclassmen Chris Conley (Saves the Day), Matt Pryor (The Get Up Kids, The New Amsterdams), Anthony Raneri (Bayside), Ace Enders (The Early November, I Can Make A Mess Like Nobody’s Business) and Evan Weiss (Into It. Over It.). Last week when the guys were in New York City they sat down with Fuse discussing the tour, living in a van, and more! Watch the interview now:

This week Gentlemen Hall have premiered, in conjunction with Purevolume, the video for their new single “All Our Love.” The single was also featured in Jan. 17th’s episode of the CW hit series, 90210. The video was filmed in their hometown of Boston, MA, the video finds the band in a post-apocalyptic world, devoid of love. It’s up to the people to bring it back.

Matt Pryor’s sophomore solo album May Day is out this week! The album, funded by crowd-sourcing site Kickstarter, shows a stripped down side of Pryor’s songwriting, focusing on the core of his music. Stream the album on AOL Spinner and download a free track now. And don’t forget to purchase May Day through Amazon and iTunes.

Pryor also stopped by Brooklyn’s renowned underground venue Death By Audio to record an acoustic session for If You Make It. View Pryor’s performance of “Where Do We Go From Here” here.

More Beautiful Than Silence is out today and available exclusively on iTunes, get yours now!  In addition to the EP, K’NAAN’s new album is set to be released in Spring 2012. More details will be announced in the coming weeks.  Get a taste of his EP with this lyric video for his single “Is Anybody Out There” featuring Nelly Furtado.

The highly anticipated album Plastic Moon from Madi Diaz is out now and all this week you can stream the album on AOL’s Spinner.  Also, you can  download the latest single “Gimme A Kiss” at Rolling Stone to see for yourself why they declared her “an indie-folk gem.”  Get your copy of Plastic Moon at iTunes now!  Take a peek at Madi’s beautiful video for her single “Let’s Go”below.