Pitchfork reports: "The Decemberists are having a busy release year-- in January they put out a full-length, The King is Dead, and in August they released an iTunes session. Now, they've announced a six-track EP to follow up The King is Dead, appropriately titled Long Live the King, out November 1 via Capitol."

Have a good weekend basking in the warmth of the Indian summer - cue "oooh, it's too hot isn't it?" complaints on buses.  Pitchfork reports: "In a recent interview with Apes on Tape, Band of Horses guitarist Tyler Ramsey explained that the band will be recording their fourth full-length album once a stretch of touring ends this fall (no title or release date were discussed). "It's full on for the next record," he said. "We're really trying to get it solidified and get it done." Ramsey also spoke about the band opening for the ill-fated Kings of Leon tour, calling it "really frustrating and quite maddening.""

Billboard reports (well, interviews):"There's something about Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy that suggests that, generally speaking, he does what he pleases. In recent years, this includes starting Wilco's own record label (dBpm) and music festival (Solid Sound), and oddly enough, covering the Black Eyed Peas. One day he's giving major labels their just due ("I wouldn't be who I am without a major label, I really wouldn't," he tells us) while swiftly bashing the sort of rock writers who have long championed his band's signature style of alt-rock meets Americana."