Instrumental indie rock outfit Explosions in the Sky gained widespread notoriety when their music was used to score the 2004 film adaptation of the book Friday Night Lights. Now, the band has provided the music for another film that also takes place in small Texas towns—director David Gordon Green’s indie comedy Prince Avalanche. The film, which stars Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch, is a dark comedy about two guys whose job it is to paint lane lines on stretches of highway in rural Texas. After the band was asked to contribute the soundtrack back in June, the Texas natives even suggested locations used throughout the movie. You can watch the trailer here. Prince Avalanche and its soundtrack from Explosions in the Sky both drop on August 9 … Discuss

Heath McNease lays his heart on the line in today's video of the day for his song, "Calls That Never Come." The Charlie Chaplin-inspired black and white video is exactly what you need to get your week started on the right foot... Discuss

Sigur Rós will appear on Sunday night’s episode of The Simpsons, and in honor of the appearance, the band’s record label has released this amazing poster. In the episode, Homer and the gang travel to the band’s home country of Iceland while chasing down Carl, who has fled the states with a winning lottery ticket. The entire animated adventure will be scored with special music performed by Sigur Rós, and the opening theme song will be replaced with a special cover composed by the band. If this isn’t a good reason to watch The Simpsons again, than we don’t know what is … Discuss

Among the announcements at Google’s I/O conference yesterday, were details about its new streaming music service, Google Play Music All Access. For a subscription fee, users can search and listen to unlimited streaming music (like Spotify), receive music recommendations based on their interests (like Twitter’s music app) and stream custom-crafted playlists (à la Pandora). Google’s currently offering a free trial of the service and a discounted rate of $7.99 a month. You can go here to see a rundown of some of the other new services (like money transferring tools and Google+ features) and products (including new map tools and an updated voice search) Google unveiled at yesterday’s event ... Discuss