Examiner.com got a chance to catch up with Asobi Seksu frontwoman Yuki Chikudate for a quick interview. Check out what Yuki has to say about growing up Japanese in Southern California, their dream venues, their approach to recording Fluorescence, and how she feels about being considered a sex symbol. The band's currently preparing for tour, which kicks off next week with a sold-out record release show at Mercury Lounge in New York. Click the link below and read the interview over at Examiner.com.

Shugo Tokumaru's new track "Malerina" debuted today on RCRD LBL. The track is from Tokumaru's upcoming release Port Entropy, which comes out next week, and is "infectiously happy" according to RCRD LBL. Click the link below to hear "Malerina" over at RCRD LBL, and head over to the Polyvinyl store to pre-order your copy of Port Entropy.

Joan of Arc's awesome new 2xLP, Oh Brother, is out now! Oh Brother is the combination of four distinct albums embarked upon but never completed by Joan of Arc curator Tim Kinsella. The four ensembles featured on Oh Brother are Friend / Enemy, TK / FR Duo, Likins, and Mineral Totem. The double LP was originally released on Joyful Noise Recordings, and fewer than 50 copies are still available in the Polyvinyl store. Each copy is hand-numbered, and comes with a download code for the double LP. Head over to the Polyvinyl store and grab a copy of Oh Brother before they're sold out!

Polyvinyl OG's Braid are reuniting to record more songs! We can't exactly tell you how many, or when they'll be released other than sometime in 2011, but take solace in the fact that the band is headed back into the studio with J. Robbins, who tracked Braid's swan song album Frame and Canvas. The Onion A.V. Club broke the story last week, and shortly thereafter Braid singer / guitarist Bob Nanna followed up on his Tumblr, saying: "the four of us in a room, writing songs, well, that just straight up means Braid is back together. And that’s exciting...Insane that 12 years later, we could pick up right where we left off." Click the link below to head over to The Onion A.V. Club, or straight to Bob's Tumblr.

The day has finally come: Deerhoof release their Polyvinyl debut today with their new album Deerhoof vs. Evil. Already, the album has garnered critical acclaim from heavy hitters such as The New York Times, The Guardian, FILTER, and many more. The album is available on limited edition 180-gram pink vinyl, CD, and MP3 formats. Or, you can purcahse a Deerhoof T-Shirt and get a free download of the album. Click the link below and listen to what some critics are calling the best Deerhoof album in years.

"Deerhoof's classic, finally."
-CokeMachineGlow

"A near-perfect balance between oddball accessibility and brazenly challenging"
-Paste

"If only all contradictions could be this good.”
-INTERVIEW

“More picturesque than what they’ve done before…provocative, infectious and characteristically unpredictable.”
-PopMatters

Want to hear the new Deerhoof album, Deerhoof vs. Evil, in its entirety? Who wouldn't right? Henry Rollins played the whole album on his show Saturday Jan. 8th on KCRW and it's now archived and available for streaming. Follow the link below to check it out. If you like what you here, pick up a copy on limited PINK VINYL by clicking HERE.

What better way to kick off 2011 than with a brand new album from STRFKR? Reptilians, the band's 2nd full-length and 1st for Polyvinyl set to be released March 8th, is now available for pre-order. Reptilians is available on 180-gram clear (limited to 700 copies) or black vinyl, CD or MP3 formats. The LP also comes with a poster. And here's the best part, if you PRE-ORDER right now, you'll get an instant MP3 download of the ENTIRE ALBUM at check out! You can also download the first single, "Bury Us Alive," for free by clicking HERE.

Lyrically, Reptilians focuses primarily on death and the end of the world. Amazingly, the album sounds not the least bit depressing. Full of explosive drums, vibrant crescendos, and layered synth melodies, Reptilians is surely STRFKR's most well-rounded and full-sounding album to date. 

As part of their Global Album Leak, Deerhoof made the newest track off of their upcoming album Deerhoof vs. Evil, available for streaming today. "Let's Dance The Jet" premiered on Mexico City's Marvin music blog. Deerhoof vs. Evil doesn't come out until January 25th, but tide yourself over by clicking the link below and streaming "Let's Dance The Jet" for free!

As part of their Global Album Leak, Deerhoof made the newest track off of their upcoming album Deerhoof vs. Evil, "Qui Dorm, Només Somia," available for streaming today. Eager to give fans the chance to hear their new album before it hits stores (and before they hit the road), Deerhoof are leaking their new album on websites and blogs from all around the world! Stay tuned to Deerhoof's website HERE as Deerhoof vs. Evil is unveiled -- one song at a time, one week at a time -- until the album is officially released on January 25, 2011.

"Qui Dorm, Només Somia" made an exclusive premiere on Time Out Barcelona's music blog. The lyrics of the song are in Catalan, a language that exists predominantly on the border between France and Spain along the Pyrenees mountain range. Click the link below to hear "Qui Dorm, Només Somia"!