XLR8R — London's Mock & Toof will finally see the release of their first full-length record after an incredible run of singles and remixes for the likes of Hot Chip, Holy Ghost!, Groove Armada, and more. Tuning Echoes is a 10-song collection filled with... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Deaf, Dumb, Blind said... The Chameleons - Script of the Bridge (1983) The Chameleons - What Does Anything Mean? Basically (1985) The Chameleons - Strange Times (1986) http://musistenz.blogspot.com Bluesmen said... Barleyjuice: Six Yanks http://blue... more info

XLR8R — It's no secret that Hot Chip loves techno. The UK geek-pop outfit's latest album is absolutely soaked in the genre's kind of churning dance grooves, so they must be totally ecstatic that the Don of Detroit, Carl Craig, snagged the elem... more info

Idolator — We were hoping for a Hot Chip cover, but we’ll take this: Shakira covered The xx’s “Islands,” renamed it “Explore,” and give it a bit more of an emotional punch than the original xx track’s detached vibe. Listen to a one-minute snippet ... more info

Stereogum — Hot Chip did that cover of Shakira’s “She Wolf.” Now the Colombian warbler’s dipped filtering the work of some British folks with keyboards through her distinctive post-Alanis sound. Instead of returning Hot Chip’s favor and giving us “On... more info

Altsounds — While not drumming for *Hot Chip*, *Rob Smoughton* moonlights as *Grovesnor, *blending silky vocals with retro synth melodies. In anticipation of the May 25th release of his *Lo Recordings* solo debut Soft Return, Grovesnor is releasing a remix of hi... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — It's been raining cats and dog all day long, so what better way to pass the time spent inside than with a brand new episode of I Guess I'm Podcasting. This release marks our sixth episode, which means we've successfully crawled out of our diapers an... more info

Guardian Music — Dizzee Rascal, Florence Welch and Hot Chip get creative with the Selfridges store frontguardian.co.uk/music more info

Guardian Music — There's more pop invention in this warped wunderkind's MySpace demos than there is in most fully-formed songsHometown: Rayners Lane, Harrow.The lineup: Jai Paul (music, vocals).The background: Jai Paul is a 21-year-old from north-west London currentl... more info

Guardian Music — On her third album, the former Everything But the Girl singer finds inspiration in the drudgery of other people's divorces. We're impressed, but are you?"Who's next, who's next? Always the ones that you least expect," sings Tracey Thorn on album ope... more info