What? Much like the real Edie Sedgwick -- who once wooed Bob Dylan and acted as Andy Warhol's speed-fueled muse -- Justin Moyer, provocateur of the band called Edie Sedgwick, likes to surround himself with stars...through his lyrics.

What? It's been two years since seminal Scots Belle and Sebastian released their last record, the astounding The Life Pursuit. But fans feeling the need to fill the void with the glut of second-tier imitators have another option: BBC Sessions, an aptly titled collection of the band's BBC radio appearances between 1996 and 2001, out next week.

What? Following up their critically acclaimed 2006 debut Nine Times That Same Song, Gothenburg, Sweden's indie-pop group Love Is All have recorded another superb record, A Hundred Things Keep Me Up At Night, out November 11.

What? On New York dance-punk act the Rapture's 2006 single "W.A.Y.U.H.," vocalist Luke Jenner whines, "People don't dance no more." Two years later, he's still wrong -- and his Scottish brothers-in-sonic-arms Shitdisco are out to prove it with this week's release of their U.S. debut, The Emanator.

What? This Southern band's moniker may be a fairly groan-worthy play on the Beatles' drummer's name, but there's certainly nothing off-putting about the jangly sounds that Gringo Star have created with their debut album, All Y'all, out now via the band's own My Anxious Mouth Records. Produced by Ben H.