WATCH: New Spoon Video

The Texas rockers release the clip for "Written in Reverse," the first single off their new album.
Spoon

Bon Iver, St. Vincent, Spoon Rock for Haiti

Indie stars cover John Lennon, Neil Young, and more in Brooklyn to raise funds for Haiti relief.
St. Vincent / Photo by Jenn Pelly

Saturday night's sold-out Haiti benefit event at Brooklyn's Music Hall of Williamsburg felt more like an indie jam session among friends than a concert with a serious social agenda.

Rockers Help Haiti All Weekend Long

We round up all the benefits, from Friday night's telethon to Sunday night's intimate Radiohead show in L.A.
Bono / Jay-Z / Rihanna

In an effort unmatched since 2005's Hurricane Katrina, stars of the music scene turned all weekend long to raise funds for victims of Haiti's devastating earthquake, where more than 150,000 have already died.

SPIN.com's Best of the Week

Vampire Weekend hits No. 1, Kate Moss gets engaged, and Conan exits The Tonight Show. Plus: Owl City, Aerosmith, and more.
Vampire Weekend's Ezra Koenig / Conan O'Brien / Kate Moss

This week, Conan closed out his tenure on The Tonight Show with musical guest Neil Young, Vampire Weekend hit No.1 on the Billboard album chart, Kate Moss got engaged to the Kills' Jamie Hince, and Jay-Z, Muse, and Gorillaz were confirmed as this year's Coachella headliners.

These stories, plus the week's top news, audio/video, and live reviews, below.

Spoon, 'Transference' (Merge)

Seven albums in, indie-pop vets strip things down.

If Spoon had been meant to ride a comet out of the collegiate airwaves into modern-rock radio ubiquity, they'd be kickin' it with Jack White by now.

WATCH: Spoon Play Conan

Britt Daniel and Co. perform "Written in Reverse" on The Tonight Show.
Spoon on 'The Tonight Show'

With the Jay vs. Conan vs. NBC kerfuffle reaching a fever pitch, it's a mighty fine time to be the musical guest on The Tonight Show, especially if you've got a new record out. Spoon had that privilege last night -- watch them perform "Written in Reverse" below!

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