Reuters — LONDON (Reuters) - British singer-songwriters Florence and the Machine and Bat for Lashes are among the front-runners competing on Tuesday for the Mercury Prize, one of Britain's most prestigious annual music awards. more info

Guardian Music — The art-pop princess is the bookies' favourite to win the coveted music industry award, with Bat for Lashes and Speech Debelle in joint second placeFlorence and the Machine is the bookies favourite to walk away with the Mercury prize tonight, after W... more info

NME — Bat For Lashes and ESG were late cancellations at the Irish bash more info

Guardian Music — Step inside the kaleidoscopic world of indie-pop star Natasha Khan (aka Bat for Lashes) as she tours the globe and records her second albumguardian.co.uk/music more info

Nialler9 — This might just be my post of the year. 20 songs from 24 artists (remixes double it up) who appear at Electric Picnic this year clocking in at 63 minutes. This mixtape has some of my favourite music of the year contained within it, mixed to the best ... more info

Live Daily — Perfect weather added to the perfect storm of festival cheer on day two (8/29) of the 2009 Outside Lands Music & Arts Festival in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park. Saturday's crowd filled out substantially--with fans turning out to see such names ... more info

Rollo & Grady — Black Joe Lewis @ Austin City Limits 2008 (Photo Rollo & Grady) Monday, August 31st Black Joe Lewis @ Troubadour Bat For Lashes @ The Music Box at the Fonda Billy Corgan @ Hotel Cafe Lower Heaven @ Silverlake Lounge The Growlers @ Echo Tuesday, Septe... more info

Tastes Like Caramel — We’re pleased to share the news that a special edition of Bat for Lashes‘ stellar sophomore album Two Suns will be released on September 7th! The double CD and DVD set includes 8 tracks of assorted unreleased, covered, and remixed tunes and a 48 ... more info

Stereogum — The double CD/DVD collects the odds and ends Bat For Lashes have shared in the last few months (alternate versions of the first two singles, covers of the Cure and Kings Of Leon, etc.) and a 48-min documentary. Get details and watch a preview here. more info

My Old Kentucky — The last Lollapalooza of the this decade is in the books and despite, what on paper, looked like a less than impressive lineup, it turned out another weekend of exciting and memorable moments just as in years past. Every year going at Lolla, one is e... more info