Ramona Falls has just announced their sophomore album, prophet. Recorded with bandmates Paul Alcott (drums), Matt Sheehy (guitar), and Dave Lowensohn (bass), and featuring guest appearances by four other friends, the stunning album will be out May 1st. To listen to a track from the upcoming album, head over to Pitchfork, or sign up to be notified when the album is available for preorder.

Maps & Atlases announce their upcoming album, beware and be grateful, out April 17th. Check out the AMAZING teaser trailer for the album at www.mapsandatlases.org now!

Barsuk and Nada Surf celebrate the January 24th release of the critically acclaimed album the stars are indifferent to astronomy by unveiling the music video for when i was young, which debuted on VEVO — watch the video here. They also played last night on NBC's Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, and you can watch the performance here.

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!