One of the few bands to truly live up to its name – or at least half of it – Apollo Sunshine is readying another ray of pop delight, Shall Noise Upon, for release on Sept. 2 via Headless Heroes.

Sometimes it takes an artist several albums and as many years to truly find their voice. Of course, whether they're provided with that room to grow by today's love 'em and leave 'em critical mass and crippled music industry is another story. But alas, like fellow overseas mood-masters Sigur Rós, Swedish psych-folkers Dungen have hit a masterful stride nearly a decade on in their career.

After years of side projects, solo acts and soundtracks, Shudder to Think have stopped the shenanigans and reformed to bring the rock -- the delightfully bent, seductive rock -- for their first official tour in a decade.

Bloc Party's new video has surfaced online -- and it's a creepy, dudes-in-animal-heads clip accompanying presumed new single, "Mercury." Problem is, details about the band's forthcoming release are scarce at best. Here's the video, and scroll down past it to read what we do know about the new Bloc Party material.

Fervent fans strike again! First it was Kurt Cobain's ashes, stolen from the, um, safety of widow Courtney Love's Hollywood home. And now Ian Curtis' gravestone, which marked the Joy Division singer's final resting place in his hometown of Macclesfield, England, has gone missing, the BBC reports.

Toronto's literary-minded, alt-folk-country collective Rock Plaza Central have worked hard to become buzzworthy. They emerged from self-released purgatory two years ago to a rapid buzz-swell and eventual signing with Yep Roc Records in 2007, who reissued Are We Not Horses to further acclaim.