Guardian Music — This freeform film collaboration could be a lot worse, says Alexis Petridis – it's just boring, not pretentiousA few years ago, you could happily have called the full-length video album a forgotten art. They were big in the early 80s, when video wa... more info

NME — Plus Mystery Jets, Bombay Bicycle Club and Ellie Goulding perform at London festival more info

NME — Plus Bombay Bicycle Club look on course for high album chart entry more info

NME - The Daily Download — Contrary to their name, Annuals are actually the biennials of the music world, blooming every two years with a kaleidoscopic new display for the indie garden. The South Carolinan six-piece dropped an 8/10 debut in 2006 (‘Be He Me’), a sophomore i... more info

NME — Florence And The Machine and Bombay Bicycle Club also chart more info

Guardian Music — Those of you unable to make the iTunes Festival in person might like to try the iPad and iPhone app instead. (No Android version yet...)The festival runs for the whole of July at London's Camden Roundhouse, and as we wrote last month, more than two m... more info

DrownedInSound — Flaws is perfectly executed and well produced and if you inhale the album in short, sharp breaths, then you may just find the middle of the road a charming place to be, for a brief moment anyway. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com ... more info

NME — Plus Frank Turner, Hurts and Yeasayer also play more info

NME — Band say they won't go acoustic for Scottish show more info

Guardian Music — (Island)Last year's I Had the Blues But I Shook Them Loose unveiled Bombay Bicycle Club as an indie band with zest, harmonies and effects pedals. However, the follow-up finds them ditching electric guitars for acoustic folk, enabling guitarist Jamie ... more info