Guardian Music — Noah and the Whale frontman Charlie Fink was Laura Marling's beau. Then they split, prompting an album that makes him cry''The first time I listened to our new album in full I just broke down," admits Charlie Fink. "I was in tears from the third trac... more info

Guardian Music — As we trekked across yet another field to set up our tents, I thought to myself: 'Am I a musician? Or a rambler?'We started playing festivals about two years ago. I'm slowly getting used to the idea that, in the summer, my job occurs only on the week... more info

Q4Music — Emmy the Great, Airborne Toxic Event and The Rumble Strips undergo cross examination more info

Guardian Music — Jeffrey and Emmy the Great give us a rendition of his track, Artland. Plus, there's more news! more info

Said the Gramophone — The Phantom Band - "Throwing Bones". Get in the car, son! We're going on a trip. Roll down the windows, choose a radio station, crack open the Glosette Raisins. That blue sky is the blue of your mother's eyes. Those green trees are the green of you... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The New York Times reviews Azar Nafisi's latest memoir, Things I Have Been Silent About. In the Toronto Star, Canadian writers share their love of libraries. In the Australian, Ian McEwan remembers John Updike. Like Bellow, his only equal... more info

PopSugar UK — It's that time of the week again when I bring you my roundup of recommended new releases. To begin, I've got some CDs for you: after her success with single "The Fear", Lily Allen's It's Not Me, It's You is finally available to buy. If you want to ge... more info

DrownedInSound — DiS receives an awful lot of emails asking us to feature videos and downloads of bands, and every so often we find a gem amongst the turd. This week's gem is Lanterns on the Lake. more info

Nialler9 — Emmy the Great - chosen by our English MAP blog - The Daily Growl. A monthly feature where music bloggers across the world share a track from their home country that they think you should hear. This month we welcome Romania and say goodbye to Denmark... more info

Pitchfork — Fatboy Slim, aka Norman Cook, is using his given name and getting help from a whole lot of others-- some famous, some fake-- for his latest collab-happy project. Under the name the Brighton Port Authority (aka the BPA), Cook has assembled a group of... more info