Guardian Music — Listen to the new offering from the xx – and tell us what you thinkReading on mobile? Watch hereIt's surprising to think that the first xx album came out in 2009. It feels like they've never been away, such is their ubiquity. So when posters teasin... more info

Nialler9 — Last week, Angel Haze’s ‘New York’ flipped a Gil Scott-Heron song and impressed us. Also from her Reservation EP out next week, ‘Werkin’ Girls’ expands on that rapidfire flow she demonstrated on ‘New York’ with this great new track. H... more info

ContactMusic — The revolution will not be televised - thats what Gil Scott Heron advised us back in 1970 and with a quick scan through this weeks listings that still appears to be the case What have been televised over the years though are some of the worlds most..... more info

Nialler9 — Flipping Gil Scott-Heron’s ‘New York Is Killing Me’, Angel Haze’s ‘New York’ is a promising start for the 20 year-old who is a bit of a Youtube personality. Taken from her Reservation LP out this month on True Panther/Noizy Cricket!, … ... more info

KEXP Seattle — Following an 18-year hiatus, soul singer Bobby Womack returns to top this week’s list of new releases with The Bravest Man In The Universe, which easily ranks among the legendary singer’s best albums to date. Following the approach he took with t... more info

Guardian Music — (XL)Artistic rehabilitations have been all the rage for nearly 20 years, ever since Rick Rubin gave Johnny Cash a stack of contemporary songs to cover. These earned the ailing Cash a last hurrah of relevance and prompted a wave of resuscitations, som... more info

Nialler9 — After Richard Russell and XL helped Gil Scott-Heron’s discography end on a high note before he passed away almost exactly a year ago with I’m New Here and the subsequent Jamie xx-assisted remix album, the label turned their attention to … Read ... more info

Guardian Music — Bobby Womack is so proud of his magnificent new album, The Bravest Man in the Universe, that nothing will stop him talking about it. Alexis Petridis gets an audience at the soul legend's hospital bedsideThe nurse attending Bobby Womack wears an expre... more info

Guardian Music — '21st-century soul' singer Lulu James will be among the new artists showcased at the Great Escape in MayNeed to know: Post-dubstep songstress steps out.The lowdown: The north-east of England is not a place you'd normally associate with a late-night s... more info

Guardian Music — Co-produced by Damon Albarn and Richard Russell, The Bravest Man in the Universe will also feature Lana Del ReyBobby Womack has announced his first new album in 13 years, produced by Damon Albarn and XL Recordings' Richard Russell. Due on 11 June, Th... more info