The video for the 7-minute "We Went War" was an arresting way to introduce These New Puritans' second album Hidden, a collection that includes an array of sounds, including the thud of "a melon with…   Read Story »

My favorite These New Puritans track is still the looping 15-minute "Navigate, Navigate" that they wrote for Hedi Slimane's Autumn 2007 fashion show, so I'm glad to see the extended oddness of "We…   Read Story »

This year in music was great and we'rea gonna let it finish (sorry), but in terms of notable album releases the ship has sailed. No offense, 30 Seconds To Mars. While the Gummys' virtual poll booth…   Read Story »

Before we kick off the bulk of this week's CMJ coverage, we're gonna look all the way back to last week's Iceland Airwaves Festival. Stereogum sent photog Abbey Braden overseas to take it all in.…   Read Story »

One of our favorite sets of SXSW was These New Puritans' post-punk ass-kicking at Antone's. We liked it so much, we shot a video of "Elvis." Just about two months later, we have audio tracks from the…   Read Story »

These New Puritans pulled off one of our favorite performances down in Austin and we still can't get enough of the epic, extended "Navigate, Navigate" (we remain less excited about the Loving Hand…   Read Story »

Hours before this performance, we met with Jack Barnett and his New Puritans on Red River St. Video camera on, mic in hand, we asked about TNP's first trip to the States (because we care). Actually…   Read Story »

Welcome to our night one photo spread. Every year we forget that we can't be in every place at once ... until we wind up waiting in line for two hours. But at least for last night, the lines were so…   Read Story »

You don't need us to tell you that if you want to see R.E.M. tonight you should have started lining up at Stubb's two days ago. Also you know how big these SXSW crowds are getting every year. The…   Read Story »

We've given our favorable thoughts on youthful UK buzz crew These New Puritans in the past and are currently absorbing their forthcoming full length, Beat Pyramid, with its impossibly awesome…   Read Story »