Consequence of Sound — Jools does it again! more info

Guardian Music — Bat for Lashes, Soundgarden and Two Door Cinema Club are lining up for this week's Later. Vote for who you think was best more info

Consequence of Sound — You'll stop blinking. more info

DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! Mac DeMarco - 'Ode To Viceroy' (Captured Tracks) You, lazy, are not allowed to invoke the Beach Boys when appraising any songs with honeyed, three or four-part close harmonies. The Dogs of Criticism also decry comparisons ... more info

Guardian Music — The Gaslight Anthem Here Comes My Man (Mercury) The best moments on the Gaslight Anthem's somewhat patchy current album Handwritten are those in which they step outside their established template of (admittedly invigorating) garage-rattling, throat-p... more info

Consequence of Sound — Also snag her first three studio albums. more info

Starpulse — Happy Birthday to: Pop Superstar Katy Perry (1984) R&B Singer Ciara (1985) Singer Josh Henderson (1981) Actor Mehcad Brooks (1980) British singer Bat for Lashes (1979) Actress Sarah Thompson ... more info

Consequence of Sound — A compelling study of metamorphosis. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — With Local Business, Titus Andronicus serves up an album that closely resembles its explosive live performances. Bat for Lashes' The Haunted Man, Diamond Rings' Free Dimensional, Paul Banks's Banks, Sinkane's Mars, Steffaloo's Would You Stay, and U.S... more info

Guardian Music — ABC, GlasgowThe Haunted Man, Natasha Khan's third album as Bat for Lashes, has just been released. At this stage, more people might be familiar with its artwork than the contents. On the Mapplethorpe-esque cover, a naked Khan hefts a bloke, also nake... more info