Guardian Music — Kurt Vile, On tourKurt Vile is a man who has made apathy his mission statement but who has seen this anti-attitude get him quite a long way. A native of Philadelphia, and a former member of the no less great The War On Drugs, Vile (his real name) mak... more info

Guardian Music — (Lucky Dog)Stuart Staples' shivering baritone is as haunting as ever on Tindersticks' ninth album, but it is David Boulter who opens the record, with the tender, spoken-word Chocolate. Twenty years on from their debut, and nine from their 2003 hiatu... more info

DrownedInSound — For the first time in nearly a decade, Tindersticks sound urgent again. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Nialler9 — The best of new album streams this week in A-Z form. See recent album streams in the category page. Air - Le Voyage Dans la Lune Bonobo – Black Sands remixed Cloud Nothings – Attack On Memory Errors – Have Some Faith In … Read More... → more info

Guardian Music — Sinéad O'Connor pushes bad tweets and marriage aside to pull together a string of dates and play songs from forthcoming album, How About I Be Me (And You Be You)? (9-15 Mar, begins at St George's Church, Brighton) …In search of some fresh salty ai... more info

DrownedInSound — Tindersticks have announced on their website that the follow-up to 2010's Falling Down a Mountain is having the finishing touches put to it and also that it will be released in February next year. There's also the arrival of some tour dates, to suppo... more info

The Vinyl Villain — The first two LPs had firmly established Tindersticks, both critically and commercially.  OK, none of their records stormed to the top of the charts, but Tindersticks (II) from 1995 was a real slow-burner all over Europe and before long, it was eas... more info

We Like it Lossless! — Beggars Banquet / 2003‘Waiting F0r The M00n’ draws you in like an unfolding narrative. It starts with a postcard from a nightmare (‘Until The Morning Comes’) and awakes to a world that could hardly be less forgiving. The last time Tinderstick... more info

The Vinyl Villain — It’s Independence Day over on the other side of the pond, and I thought I’d mark the occasion with a wee mention of my favourite American band of the moment….or indeed of the past 15 years or so.I can’t claim to have known much about The Nati... more info

The Vinyl Villain — As I admitted last week, I know all too well that Tindersticks are a band who you either get or don't get, and subsequently you either love or loath.   If you're in the latter camp, my apologies for them appearing here two Fridays in a row.  Today... more info