Guardian Music — Far from being just another soul singer, Josephine Oniyama is more Morrissey in Manchester than Dusty in MemphisHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Josephine Oniyama (vocals, music).The background: Josephine Oniyama is not another soul girl, even though... more info

Guardian Music — Thanks for being our Guardian Angels this week and giving us a heavenly lift with your angelic song choicesThere's more than a sprinkling of magic about this week's playlist, compiled from your nominations, over the past week, of songs about angels.H... more info

Guardian Music — The mystery of iamamiwhoami has been solved, but the music is no less entrancing for thatiamamiwhoami (capital letters be damned!) first emerged in 2009 after a series of concept videos were sent to bloggers and journalists (the first video and song ... more info

Guardian Music — (Verve)There's a Duffyish hue to Jodie Marie's first album, insofar as she's also a young Welsh singer whose sound has been refined by Bernard Butler. But while his hand may be on the production tiller – his big strings and wall-of-sound drama ma... more info

DrownedInSound — Make room between your Fionn Regan and Ed Harcourt records, and welcome David's Lyre into your world.... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Manchester's answer to Shelby Lynne was about to duet with Nas … then she broke her spine. Now the future's bright againHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Ren Harvieu (vocals).The background: We had planned today to write about Lianne La Havas, the n... more info

Guardian Music — Tunstall and James Morrison among British artists featured on Songs to Save a Life, highlighting awareness of the support provided by the Samaritans charityA group of British artists have come together to make a charity album in aid of Samaritans. So... more info

Altsounds — July 22, 2011 – Fitz & The Tantrums, Sharon Jones & The Dap-Kings, Ed Harcourt and others are featured on the soundtrack of the summer – “Music From the Original Television Series Damages” – set to arrive ... more info

DrownedInSound — Our series of Tom Waits pieces continues with one of DiS' favourite songwriters on his favourite songwriter, Mr. Tom Waits... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Totally Fuzzy — contact said... indie mp3s you can hug Ghost Pal – I Don’t Know Fleet Foxes – Helplessness Blues Massive Attack – Paradise Circus feat. Hope Sandoval (Gui Boratto Remix) Fucked Up – The Other Shoe The William Blakes – Music Wants To Be Fr... more info