This morning, Laura Gibson debuted the first video from her new album la grande (which hit stores this week) on NPR's First Watch. Directed by Alicia J. Rose, NPR describes the video for the title track la grande as "a strong slice of classic American Gothic ... tell(ing) the dark tale of a woman (played by Gibson) who's either going mad or seeing ghosts. It feels strongly like the Coen brothers' version of True Grit — elegant, well-structured, and replete in Western imagery." Check it out here.

Nada Surf is excited to announce that they will be streaming their hometown album release show at the Bowery Ballroom tomorrow, January 24, beginning at 10 PM EST. Presented by Rdio and RootMusic BandPage, the full concert will be webcast live on their YouTube channel. For more details and the latest updates, fans can RSVP to the event on Facebook.

The band's highly anticipated new album, the stars are indifferent to astronomy, has been hailed as "tremendous — full of big, blooming rock that practically glows with generosity," by NPR's All Songs Considered. Fans can listen to the entire album starting today at Spinner.com and PureVolume. Waiting for something, one of the many explosive and melodic songs on the new record, just recently premiered on Stereogum.

The band is also set to kick off their national tour on March 20 in Los Angeles, CA. They'll also appear on Late Night With Jimmy Fallon on January 30, to play a new song on TV and an old fan favorite!

Barsuk is excited to announce that New York's Yellow Ostrich will be releasing their new album, strange land, on March 6, 2012. strange land is the follow-up to the acclaimed the mistress, and is self-produced with engineer Beau Sorenson (Death Cab for Cutie, Sparklehorse). the mistress was also self-produced, and was made by singer/guitarist Alex Schaaf on his own, playing all the instruments. With multi-instrumentalist Jon Natchez and drummer Michael Tapper in the fold, strange land presents Yellow Ostrich fully formed, no longer a bedroom project, but rather now a full-fledged power trio.

Laura Gibson unveiled her Barsuk debut la grande (out 1/24/12) on NPR's Exclusive First Listen this morning. NPR describes La Grande as "the sound of a confident artist stretching her own limits, without losing sight of the warmth, richness, subtlety and haunted beauty that made her worth celebrating in the first place." Check it out here!

The incredible new album from Nada Surf, the stars are indifferent to astronomy, can be pre-ordered now in the Barsuk shop. A special bonus disc, the dulcitone files (with 5 acoustic recordings of songs from the album), will be included with pre-orders while supplies last. Order early!

Mathieu Santos, founding member and bassist of chamber-pop quintet Ra Ra Riot, is pleased to share a reworking of his debut single "I Can Hear The Trains Coming" by Los Angeles trio Superhumanoids. Listen to their sunny, SoCal spin on the track courtesy of our friends at Get Off The Coast here. Catch Mathieu on the road with Ra Ra Riot soon (tour dates here).

The Wooden Birds, led by Andrew Kenny (American Analog Set, Broken Social Scene), are excited to debut the video for “Criminals Win”, the second from their critically acclaimed sophomore effort two matchsticks. Directed by Alex R. Johnson, the video depicts life in the Wooden Birds hometown of Austin, TX, while simultaneously paying homage to the 1977 Burt Reynolds beer-running classic Smokey & The Bandit. Watch it here.

To celebrate the premiere of the video, the band is releasing a free digital single of “Criminals Win” that includes a previously unreleased cover of Jackson Browne's “Somebody's Baby”. You can get the single at The Wooden Bird's website now.

Laura Gibson's upcoming Barsuk debut, la grande, is available for pre-order now!