Gigwise — The Away Days, are a band from Istanbul which is not something you usually hear which creates an interesting background. Turkish indie bands are few and far apart, but The Away Days come with a sound that fits so well in the Western indie pop genre ... more info

The Quietus — At this year's La Route du Rock festival, in and around Brittany's fortress city of Saint-Malo, Lottie Brazier experiences the physical reality of surround sound, the coming of age of Belle and Sebastian, and an unexpected highlight in the form of a ... more info

NME — The south London festival features Belle & Sebastian, Primal Scream and more more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Twee icons Belle and Sebastian are devoted fans of the Olympics, releasing a celebratory ode to this year's Rio games with new single "Olympic Village, 6AM". In a statement, frontman Stuart Murdoch said: Belle and Sebastian dig the Olympics, lov... more info

Chorus.fm — Belle and Sebastian have released a new video for their unofficial theme song for the 2016 Rio Olympics. It’s called “Olympic Video, 6AM.” The post Belle and Sebastian – “Olympic Video, 6AM” Video appeared first on chorus.fm. more info

NME — The Scottish seven-piece love the Games so much that they've written its unofficial song more info

Consequence of Sound — A playfully oddball instrumental. more info

Stereogum — Stars of track and field they are! Inspired by the 2016 Olympic Games, which kicked off in Rio this past weekend, Belle & Sebastian have released an unofficial Olympics theme song, along with a video featuring archival footage of past Olympic Games. ... more info

Powerpopulist — Big mwah to The Finest Kiss for the headsup on superb Manchester psychpop collective Whyte Horses. The band is composed of Dom Thomas, Jim Noir, and members of Doves, Belle & Sebastian, and The Go! Team. Read all about it at TFK and download/liste... more info

Guardian Music — In the wake of the collapse of its recent Manchester event, we investigate how Barry Hogan’s project went from anti-corporate utopia to debt-stricken disasterFew festivals have a legacy like that of All Tomorrow’s Parties. For 15 years ... more info