Guardian Music — (Fatcat)From Phil Spector to Arcade Fire, pop has often found much success in strapping a set of songs to a wind tunnel of sound, and the third Frightened Rabbit album repeats the trick again. On the uplifting Swim Until You Can't See Land, Scott Hut... more info

Star Online, Malaysia — Peter Gabriel discards drum and guitar for a new album featuring covers of Radiohead, David Bowie and Arcade Fire. more info

Pasta Primavera — You like artists like The Walkmen, Arcade Fire, Andrew Bird and such right?  Well imagine that sound translated through a minimal experimental jazz dixieland compression machine.  That’s what San Diego’s The Paddle Boat comes across as. ... more info

Popdose — This British four-piece has been a buzz magnet overseas for months, heavily dividing critics while drawing comparisons to hipster-friendly acts like Arcade Fire and Fleet Foxes. Now that their debut full-length has finally reached these shores, it on... more info

Guardian Music — ULU, LondonOn paper, Fanfarlo sound indistinguishable from a lot of other bands. It's not just what the London-based quintet play – a gentle indie folk-rock that nods variously to sea shanties, waltzes and the dawn chorus – but how they... more info

Rolling Stone — When Rolling Stone last interviewed Ke$ha — whose “TiK ToK” has been on a glittery, record-breaking run on the Singles chart — the 22-year-old pop star admitted she’s not afraid to look like an asshole, she admires the Flaming Lips and Arca... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I might be shifting TVV away quite soon. From The Guardian newspaper today.....Google shuts down music blogs without warningBloggers told they have violated terms without further explanation, as years of archives are wiped off the internetIn what cr... more info

Guardian Music — Bloggers told they have violated terms without further explanation, as years of archives are wiped off the internetIn what critics are calling "musicblogocide 2010", Google has deleted at least six popular music blogs that it claims violated copyrigh... more info

Stereogum — You've heard Gabriel's orchestral takes on the Arcade Fire, Magnetic Fields, and Bon Iver, among snippets of others. Now you can listen to the entire covers album -- from Bowie through Radiohead -- and wipe away a stray tear at The Guardian . more info

Guardian Music — Let us know what you make of the first Peter Gabriel record in eight years, which covers Talking Heads, Radiohead and BowieFor his first studio album in eight years, Peter Gabriel came up with an audacious plan. He decided to cover the work of his fa... more info