Brooklyn Vegan — It's that time of year already I guess. NME quizzed a whole bunch of artists about their favorite album of the year. Bat For Lashes chose Alt-J who recently won the Mercury Prize and who chose Polica as their... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Have you ever felt lost in a forest full of gritty synths, jittery guitar riffs and menacing strings? Welcome to the mysterious dream world of Maya's Moving Castle. Her melancholic voice lights a narrow path in that dark forest. Along this brigh... more info

Consequence of Sound — More performances from the UK music program. more info

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