Nialler9 — Echo & The Bunnymen, Eagulls and New Young Pony Club (pictured) are two international names added to Camden Crawl Dublin today. The latter will play the Friday May 3rd opening night with Dirty Beaches, Big Deal, Tropics and Windings (this is a separa... more info

Guardian Music — Our countdown of the year's best albums continues with Hot Chip's In Our Heads. On their stellar fifth album, the great British pop group combined fun, warmth and sincerityWhat a lovely group Hot Chip have become. Quietly, unassertively – this ... more info

Guardian Music — King Krule Rock Bottom (Rinse) Despite being a 33-year-old man, whenever I speak, I still manage to sound like a pre-pubescent boy asking his mummy for a straw for their boxed drink. Which is perhaps why I'm rather jealous of King Krule, the 18-year-... more info

Guardian Music — It's day two at Camp Bestival and we're here to bring you a taste of the atmosphere. Tune in for updates as the day goes on1.49pm: Mark Beaumont writes:Late night, Camp Bestival, must be one of the most surreal places on the planet. Here, mere yards ... more info

Nialler9 — Here’s your visual reminder by Rollo Jackson to listen to Hot Chip’s new album In Our Heads once again. And, to also check out their live drummer Sarah Jones who has drummed for New Young Pony Club and Bat For … Read More... →... more info

Guardian Music — The London alt-pop five-piece on setting up their own label and keeping the rock-star cliches in checkBasking in the midday sunshine, admiring the riverside flats that overlook the Regent's canal, the members of "weird pop" band My Tiger My Timing ca... more info

Guardian Music — Sadly not the debut single from a 75-year-old cosmonaut, but it is a song with real pop nousCosmonaut fans who have rushed to read this blog, I have some bad news. This isn't the debut single by Igor Volk, the 75-year-old recipient of the Hero of the... more info

Guardian Music — New Young Pony Club You Used To Be A Man (The Numbers) The Katy Perry-approved NYPC have weathered the storm far better than most of the Day-Glo groups they were unfortunately lumped in with a few years back. Now, they follow up 2010's excellent The ... more info

Big Stereo — To those non believers that this sound is coming back. Can’t find much about this project besides that Air’s own Jean-Benoit and Lou Hayter from New Young Pony Club are the team behind this, but I guess we will find out soon. Full length?... more info

Guardian Music — Scottish Soulful Weekender, DumfriesThe concept of a weekender containing all things soulful and jazzy finally makes it to Scotland, thanks to DJ Yogi Haughton, doyen of numerous Southport and Prestatyn weekenders and devotee and evangelist of rare, ... more info