Stereogum — Karkwa, a Montreal-based quintet that sings in French, beat out Broken Social Scene, Caribou, Owen Pallett, Shad, Tegan & Sara, The Besnard Lakes, and others for the Polaris Music Prize last night. Their second LP, Les Chemins De Verre (The Glass Pat... more info

NME — Band crowned Polaris Prize winners award ahead of the likes of Broken Social Scene and Caribou more info

Spinner.com — Karkwa were awarded the 2010 Polaris Music Prize for their album, 'Les Chemins de Verre,' Monday evening at an awards ceremony that featured performances by the nominees at Toronto's Masonic Temple. Nominees included Tegan and Sara's 'Sainthood,' S... more info

Addict Music — Following his recent UK shows, Four Tet has announced a show at The Coronet Theatre on Friday 19th November, in collaboration with Eat Your Own Ears. more info

Guardian Music — Larmer Tree Gardens, DorsetFew festivals have surroundings as appealing as End of the Road, a lovingly put together event on the hilly border between Wiltshire and Dorset where you can play table tennis in a clearing, gather round a piano in the wood... more info

Stereogum — This past weekend Larmer Tree Gardens, near Salisbury, Wiltshire, hosted the fifth annual End Of The Road Festival. This year’s lineup continued the festival’s peripheral deviation from its folk, Americana, and alt-country roots, featuring Yo La ... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Here's your weekly round-up of the ten best MP3 downloads on the web this week. Love 'em? Hate 'em? Leave us a comment below. 1. Hot Chip – ‘Hand Me Down Your Love’ (Wild Geese Remix) Stop by Hot Chip’s official website for a free remix from... more info

Nialler9 — To get you in the mood for Friday’s kickoff of Electric Picnic (stage times here) or to play in your car on the way down there, here’s a 24-track mixtape of Electric Picnic artists featuring tracks, remixes and edits from LCD Soundystem, Robyn, F... more info

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Silent Uproar — Caribou has announced the Relentless Sleep-Depriving Fall World Tour, in continued support of Swim. In all seriousness, Dan Snaith is literally touring the entire known world between now and December. Russian Futurists, Emeralds, Arp and Four Tet wil... more info