Sweeping The Nation — 2004 was a year when things were upturned. Britney got married twice, the first cracks in that impregnable facade, though this was also the year of Toxic so nobody pried too deeply yet. That clearly wasn't something going to be afforded to Pete D... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Promising London band Girl Ray will release their debut 7" on November 25 via Moshi Moshi. The group, all still in their teens, make sophisticated, melancholic indiepop that recalls Cate Le Bon, Electrelane, and Dolly Mixture... Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — This London band's spare, spooky sound falls somewhere between Cate Le Bon and Electrelane. Continue reading… more info

Said the Gramophone — Electrelane - "To The East". I need a mission, somebody give me a mission. An envelope with a folded, typed instruction. A clear cloud. A banner, a crackling radio instruction. Just a sign. Just give me a sign. Let... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Serafina Steer's 2010 album Change is Good, Change is Good was one of that year's more underrated records, spare and spooky, recalling '60s British folk, Young Marble Giants or Electrelane's more delicate moments. If you haven't heard.... more info

Impose Magazine — These Kiwis dropped into town last week during CMJ and dripped '90s shoegaze all over the proceedings. A wall of guitar is at the forefront, adressing everything with a polite "how's your news", and then moving on to pretty harmonies, ranging... more info

DrownedInSound — Electrelane point the way for all British guitar bands – be smart, not dumb. Be honest. Be real. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — This week on the web music roundup, the BBC's extensive coverage of the Reading festival came at the unfortunate expense of the Notting Hill CarnivalIn a UK music scene currently dominated – and enlivened – by urban music, it seems a pity that th... more info

Aquarium Drunkard — (Sevens, a recurring feature on Aquarium Drunkard, pays tribute to the art of the individual song.) Johnny Cash did it, and nearly turned it into a hymn. John Mayer did it, and sweetened the notes until it sounded like Paul Simon. The dance-punks in ... more info

Guardian Music — Victoria Park, LondonThe approach to Field Day, the east London festival known for its organisational issues as much for its strong lineups, did little to assuage concerns it might still be having teething troubles five years on. Enormous queues were... more info