Patrick Watson will be releasing his new album, Adventures In Your Own Backyard, on April 21, 2012. Listen to “Into Giants” from the album in this post.

Damien Jurado will be releasing his latest album, Maraqopa, on February 21, 2012. Listen to “Museum of Flight” in this post.

Book Club released a video for “Cold Cold Year” earlier today. The video – shot in Paris in December 2011 – can be viewed in this post.

This track by Cheyenne Marie Mize isn’t new, but with the release of her EP, We Don’t Need, via Yep Roc yesterday, it’s a good time to revisit “Wishing Well” which can be streamed or downloaded in this post.

La Sera has released a video for “Please Be My Third Eye” that was directed by Vice Cooler. The track is from the forthcoming album, Sees The Light. Watch the video or listen to the track in this post.

Le Castle Vania, the moniker of Atlanta’s Dylan Eiland, has released his first new track of 2012, “The Light”. Stream the track that is chock-full of nudisco goodness via SoundCloud in this post.

Garbage has announced the launch of their own record label, STUNVOLUME, that will release their fifth studio album – and first in seven years. The album will be out in Spring 2012.

Human Woman has released a video for “Delusional” from their yet-to-be-named debut album which will be released later this years. Watch the video in this post.

Archer Black has released “Onward & Down” from their debut album, Forgiveness Is A Weapon. Listen to the track or watch the video in this post.

Here’s what I’m listening to right now: And the Giraffe. I’ve really been enjoying their record, Something for Someone, this evening. You can stream below or buy via BandCamp in this post.