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

Totally Fuzzy — PiZT said... Subhumans - From the Cradle to the Grave (1983) The Exploited - Horror Epics (1985) Chaos UK - The Riot City Years (2005) Flipper - Album – Generic Flipper (1982) Tenpole Tudor - Wunderbar: the Stiff Records Singles Collection D.O.A. -... more info

Pitchfork — With rents and crowding and subway service interruptions, living in New York City can be a massive pain in the ass. But one of the great reasons to live in the city is the wealth of outdoor concerts that come to town every year-- and a lot of them ar... more info

Discobelle.net — Malmö natives Donk Boys just released their latest EP as the second release on Riva Starr’s label Snatch. This EP is pure fire and has support from Claude vonstroke, Joe Hot Chip, Laurent Garnier, Sinden, Crookers, Thomas Schumacher, MANDY, Brodin... more info

Guardian Music — It's the new single from our former New Band of the Day residents – think warm, fuzzy electro not unlike Hot Chip more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The xx @ Webster Hall on March 31st (more by Bao Nguyen) The xx couldn't stay away too long. Their last NYC show was April 22nd at Terminal 5 with Hot Chip. Their next NYC show will be a free... more info

NME — Madness, Crystal Castles and The Horrors also feature at the Murcia festival more info

Guardian Music — You'll never drop a hipster faux-pas again with Tony Naylor's pronunciation primerBack in ye olden days of TV and radio, everyone knew how to pronounce bands' names. We had DJs, presenters and – for problematic monikers – the BBC pronun... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — April has been a fairly quiet month with sub-standard albums from Plan B, MGMT and Kate Nash dominating the release schedules. Luckily May is shaping up to be the busiest month of all time.The best albums of April then:She & Him - Volume 2 (Album of ... more info

Pitchfork — Hot Chip photo by Chris Tuite Hot Chip and fellow grads of London's Elliott School the xx performed at Washington, D.C.'s 9:30 Club last Saturday, April 24. NPR was nice enough to record both sets and put them online in streaming form. Listen here. N... more info