Stereogum — By any measure, Outkast’s André 3000 is one of the greatest rappers who have ever lived. He’s also one of the most reluctant. Unless you count his half of Speakerboxxx/The Love Below, André has never released a solo album. He hasn’t releas... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — "Of course Idlewild has a soundtrack – it’s a novel about theater kids. I suppose it’s a universal tendency, not unique to theater kids, to imagine your life as a movie and yourself as the star. But theater kids are extra annoying about it, bec... more info

Guardian Music — This triple LP lets the chart-topping MCs show off everything from spacey psychedelia to brisk trap – but its sheer size ends up diluting their pop geniusNo one is ever going to accuse Rae Sremmurd of lacking ambition. It’s not so much ... more info

DrownedInSound — Surely one of the finest Scottish albums ever conceived more info

Nialler9 — Indiependence’s first lineup for Mitchelstown festival on August Bank Holiday was quite an established indie-rock announcement with names like Ash, Editors, The Strypes, The Kooks and Idlewild in there. Today, the festival have added a local indie ... more info

Nialler9 — Cork indie festival Indiependence has revealed its first lineup today (is it announcement day?) The festival returns for its 11th year to Deer Farm, Mitchelstown from Friday July 29 – Sunday July 31 and playing will be: Editors Bell X1 Ash The Stry... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — TMBG in Prospect Park in 2013 (more by Ryan Muir) Earlier this year, geek rockers They Might Be Giants released the Idlewild compilation and First Album Live, a digital download of the band performing their 1986 debut on their 2013... more info

NME — Earlier this year Roddy Woomble revealed the band were working on a new album more info

NME — Singer Roddy Woomble tweets update on the Scottish band's new record more info

Guardian Music — It's indie like it used to be, before the yobs and the ne'er do wells started dumping their rubbish at the landfillReading on mobile? Listen hereHometown: Glasgow.The lineup: Susie Smillie (vocals), Simon Liddell (guitar), Graeme Smillie (bass, keybo... more info