Guardian Music — The xx, On tourA lot of groups talk about going back to basics, but the achievement of this London band was to purge their sound of superfluous elements before they recorded a note. The vocals are allowed to morosely intone tales of emotional drama a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @sarajanedempsey Tickets for the James Blake show at MHOW go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the Divine Fits and Cold Cave show at Webster Hall go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the recently added Swans... more info

Impose Magazine — The lotus eating masses gathered at Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles for the 8th annual FYF fest. For those that arrived earlier, they were treated by last minute addition The Orwells or overheard White Arrows cover Springsteen's "I'm On... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — via @edroste Tickets for the James Blake show at MHOW go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets for the Divine Fits and Cold Cave show at Webster Hall go on AmEx presale today at noon. Tickets for the recently... more info

XLR8R — Jealov sent over a cut from its upcoming Nyche EP (out October 23 via Mush). The elusive trio—Yann-Alex Janssens, Rick Roels, and Mathieu Seynaeve—hails from Brussels, and its dizzying production style seems to be inspired by the different kinds ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Blake confirms one December show, with more to come. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — James Blake at MHOW in 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield) We haven't heard much from James Blake this year, who released one of our favorite albums of 2011. We know that he's been working on a follow up to that... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — When the British electronic auteur James Blake tried to play his delicate, piano-rooted pieces at FYF Fest on Saturday, one particular sound kept intruding on the mood. It was a kick drum, from an adjacent tent, where the duo Tanlines pumped out spri... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Daughn Gibson at Union Hall in May (more by Fred Pessaro // BBG) Daughn Gibson surfaced earlier this year with his impressive debut album, All Hell, which mixed Johnny Cash-informed sad country with the singer/songwriter/beatmaker stylings of James B... more info

Guardian Music — An indier, more abstract Bryan Ferry, Dan Bodan is really a torch singer, wallowing in blue moods and the anguish of romanceReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: Berlin.The lineup: Daniel Bodan (vocals, music).The background: Dan Boda... more info