On April 7th, Bob Mould will return with Life And Times. Mould will play the Noisepop Festival and a string of shows in early March to support the album's release. [www.nme.com]

U2 have revealed the artwork and track list for their forthcoming album, No Line On The Horizon. A digipak version of the album will include a 64-page booklet and film by Anton Corbijn, titled Linear. The first single, "Get On Your Boots," is out today. [www.thetripwire.com]

The Killers have expanded their current tour, which kicked off last week in Boulder, CO. The new dates keep the band on the road until May and add a second US leg. [www.pitchforkmedia.com]

Dark Was The Night is a 32-track compilation featuring a Who's Who in the indie music world, including Arcade Fire, Feist, Bon Iver and Grizzly Bear, among others. The album was produced by members of The National and the Red Hot Organization, which funds and awareness for HIV and AIDS. The comp is set to be released on February 17th through 4AD. [www.myspace.com]

With Grandaddy disbanded, Jason Lytle is poised to return on May 19th with his solo debut, Yours Truly, the Commuter, through ANTI-. A demo of "Flying Through Canyons" is up on MySpace. A live performance of "Birds Encouraged Him" is on YouTube. [anti.com]

San Diego's Wavves will release their sophomore effort, WAVVVES, through Fat Possum on March 17th. You can preview several album tracks on MySpace. [www.thetripwire.com]

Casiotone For The Painfully Alone will return with Advance Base Battery Life on March 10th through Tomlab. [www.mbvmusic.com]

Oklahoma's Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers recently stopped by Daytrotter and recorded a session. Crain and The Shivers played songs from The Confiscation EP and her debut full-length, Songs In The Night. The album will be released through Ramseur Records on April 28th. [www.samanthacrain.com]

The Decemberists have posted "The Rake's Song" from the forthcoming album, The Hazards of Love, on decemberists.com. The album will hit stores March 24th via Capitol. [stereogum.com]

Ben Folds will head out in support of 2008's Way To Normal in February. Miniature Tigers will support. [www.punknews.org]

Handsome Furs has announced a March North American tour around their forthcoming album, Face Control. Unfortunately, the album's release is now set for March 10th. [www.pitchforkmedia.com]

On January 5th, Glasvegas kicked off their US tour with an NYC gig and a Letterman appearance. The band will essentially be all over the world until mid-April. All this hoopla is in support of their self-titled debut, which was released on January 6th in the US. [www.myspace.com]

Following the Another Bites Tour through Europe, Buzzcocks will begin work on a new album and follow-up to 2006's Flat-Pack Philosophy. The album will see a release in 2009. [www.newsoftheworld.co.uk]

RCRD LBL have an MP3 of "Seven Mile Island" from the forthcoming Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit self-titled album. [rcrdlbl.com]

Neil Young will release Fork In The Road in the spring. Accordingly, the Archives project has been delayed indefinitely. A clip the new album's title track is up on neilyoung.com. [www.uncut.co.uk]

On April 21st, Depeche Mode will return with Sounds Of The Universe via Mute. The album was recorded in Santa Barbara and New York last year with Ben Hillier. [www.nme.com]

The Whitest Boy Alive have posted "Island" from their new album, Rules, on MySpace. Look for the album March 3rd. [www.myspace.com]

The Carolinas' own Band of Horses has made plans to visit Echo Mountain Studios in Asheville, NC in the near future to continue work on the follow-up to 2007's Cease To Begin. The band hit the studio in October last year in Alabama. [stereogum.com]

Mark Hoppus announced his plans to close up shop on +44 and instead record a solo album to MTV.com today. [www.mtv.com]

My Morning Jacket released a six-track digital EP to iTunes today, recorded at the Palms in Las Vegas. Officially titled Live at the Palms the band was hoping for "Ryan Pickett Presents, in Association with Pickettmax Films: Candles and Panties '08-the iTunes EP- LIVE in Las Vegas! A Ryan Pickett Production." [www.nme.com]