Guardian Music — Scratch any literate songwriter – Win Butler, David Bowie, PJ Harvey – and beneath the surface you will find a debt to TS EliotThe New Yorker critic Louis Menand, reflecting on TS Eliot's transition from radical modernist to arch-conservative, wr... more info

Guardian Music — To mark their Bestival appearance, Florence + the Machine have put on fancy dress and covered Talking Heads' Wild Wild LifeFlorence + the Machine have been announced as the Friday night headliners for Bestival, the festival curated by Rob da Bank and... more info

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Guardian Music — This Canadian duo's debut album is so sleek you can see your reflection in the shiny surfacesHometown: Guelph, Ontario.The lineup: Geordie Gordon (vocals, guitar, keyboards), Evan Gordon (bass, backing vocals, production).The background: The Magic ar... more info

Guardian Music — Big Star's chaotic album Third is so shrouded in mystery it doesn't have an official title or running order. How do you go about recreating it live?'I thought it would encounter difficulties," says John Fry, with delicious understatement, down the ph... more info

Guardian Music — Click on the poster to hear bands appearing at Brighton's new music festival – and let us know who's worth checking outThe Great Escape, Brighton's new music festival, is just a week away. Now in its seventh year, the festival sees more than 300 ba... more info

KEXP Seattle — You could pass off London band New Build as yet another associated act to Hot Chip, but that would be doing it, and the rest of those associated acts, a huge disservice. If you are a fan of Hot Chip, then you already know that everything that spawns ... more info