Altsounds — The kid and family friendly music and arts festival set in beautiful North Yorkshire parkland, Deer Shed Festival returns for its sophomore year this July. Having already announced headliners I Am Kloot, festival organisers Oliver and Kate Jones toda... more info

Guardian Music — Nobody expects Citigroup to hold on to EMI, but its fate will affect artists and songwriters on the major label's rosterWhen news broke that US investment bank Citigroup had taken control of EMI yesterday, many were quick to point out that the UK no ... more info

Altsounds — The Deer Shed Festival returns to its beautiful North Yorkshire parkland location for the second year running this July and festival organisers are thrilled to be announcing Mercury Prize 2010 nominees I Am Kloot as their headliners. A music, a... more info

Guardian Music — Here's the top 40 of the year, as voted for by the Guardian's rock and pop writers1 Janelle Monáe The ArchAndroid2 Kanye West My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy3 Hot Chip One Life Stand4 Arcade Fire The Suburbs5 These New Puritans Hidden6 Caribou Swi... more info

Guardian Music — (Shepherd Moon/EMI)This Manchester trio's breakthrough fifth album didn't scale the commercial heights of producer Guy Garvey's Elbow, but saw Kloot breach the Top 30 and land a Mercury nomination. It finds crooner John Bramwell stumbling from life's... more info

NME — Mercury-nominated group will play The Lowry on May 4, 2011 more info

NME — John Bramwell and co also offer up new single 'Fingerprints' more info

Guardian Music — Fibbers, YorkBolton's Cherry Ghost are a product of the same north-west drizzle as Elbow, Doves and I Am Kloot. Like their fellow northern souls, they play hard-bitten, anthemic northern melancholy. Cherry Ghost's twangy epics, however, have a slight... more info

Altsounds — *See Anges LIVE* September - supporting I Am Kloot Sun 26th Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms Mon 27th Brighton, Komedia Tue 28th Bristol, Thekla Wed 29th London, Union Chapel October - supporting I Am Kloot Fri 1s... more info

DrownedInSound — Over ten years and four albums, I Am Kloot have ploughed a distinct furrow that’s seen them define the idea of the cult band – massive in their native Manchester, Belgium and other unusual cultural outposts, critically acclaimed but unknown to a ... more info