Despite his main act taking a temporary hiatus, Strokes guitarist Albert Hammond Jr. has been a busy man as of late.

Bloc Party's new video has surfaced online -- and it's a creepy, dudes-in-animal-heads clip accompanying presumed new single, "Mercury." Problem is, details about the band's forthcoming release are scarce at best. Here's the video, and scroll down past it to read what we do know about the new Bloc Party material.

Pinker Tones masterminds Mister Furia and Professor Manso returned June 3 with their latest U.S. release, Wild Animals, and in the new video – being premiered right here on SPIN.com -- for the album’s glitch-and-groove banger "Working Bees," the duo do just that: transform into untamed honey bees and get busy "making honey for your ears."

Toronto's literary-minded, alt-folk-country collective Rock Plaza Central have worked hard to become buzzworthy. They emerged from self-released purgatory two years ago to a rapid buzz-swell and eventual signing with Yep Roc Records in 2007, who reissued Are We Not Horses to further acclaim.

Rest your eyes on an exclusive sneak peek at Sundance series Live From Abbey Road's new episode documenting Panic at the Disco's return to the famed London studio -- the creation site of their new set Pretty.

Pearl Jam concluded their brief 13-date East Coast tour with a pair of shows over three days in Mansfield, MA.