Nialler9 — Despite being on the radar since January or so, ‘Crystalised’ is the debut single from excellent Londoners The XX (no relation to the XX Teens). I listened to all the tunes on their myspace twice after a hectic week taking in 7 gigs in 5 days - C... more info

The Music Fix — Feature: Tracyanne, I'm ready to be heartbroken. more info

411 Mania — Glasgow’s reigning kings and queens of indie pop have returned with a new album that stands to rank amongst the year’s best. more info

Quick Before It Melts — When I first heard Camera Obscura, I fell for Tracyanne Campbell’s velvety, twee-pop voice and the contrast it cast against the breezy, confident, orchestral pop she and her band were obviously so good at.  The tone of Let’s Get Out Of This Co... more info

Buzzgrinder — With spring making its grand entrance, there's not much better than My Maudlin Career to usher in the season. Warm, slightly reluctant indie pop whose power lies in its front-to-back consistency. Lots of catchy hooks, but never showy. It's as thou... more info

Buzzgrinder — I hadn't checked out ABC's New Music Monday on the daily news for a little while, but it was interesting to see that Ryan Schreiber is passing things off to his Pitchfork lackeys. Could be worse, though. Instead of featuring someone with some talent... more info

Allmusic Blog — If Camera Obscura’s jump from Merge (and Elefant) to 4AD had you worried, or if you had a nagging suspicion that the switch was some kind of cynical career move and that they might change from being a small band with a knack for creating small mome... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — NPR is streaming Camera Obscura's new album, My Maudlin Career, in its entirety (the disc is in stores on April 21st). The Cultural Dictionary of Punk is a blog for Nicholas Rhombes' upcoming book, A Cultural Dictionary of Punk,... more info

The Music Fix — Review: Despite the rumours, it wasn't Matt James who made Honky Tonk Angels either. more info

Altsounds — Next week Violens will make their European debut, performing across France as part of Les Inrocks Indie Club tour with Camera Obscura, Cazals and Dinosaur Pile-Up. Catch them before they ship off at Santos Party House with Apache Beat this Saturday A... more info