KEXP Seattle — When you’ve ridden the buzz for as long as James Blake has, sometimes it’s easy to forget that behind the hyperbolic review quotes and shrieking fandom lies an extremely talented artist who’s not even close to realizing his full genius. Followi... more info

Guardian Music — One Pig depicts the animal's life cycle. But are you ready for a parrot-fronted metal band?On 10 October, everyone will have the chance to own a piece of the most publicised porker since Babe. The animal in question is the protagonist of Matthew Herb... more info

Guardian Music — (Mute)Berlin's Sascha Ring, aka Apparat, has lately been captivated by "the old-school 'songs' thing", though his interpretation is informed by the electro/shoegaze he worked in before. A Bang in the Void, with its looped drones and tinkles, is pure ... more info

XLR8R — Picking up where it left off with the 22-year-old In Order to Dance compilation series, Belgium's excellent R&S Records has announced it will drop IOTDXI (pictured above) on October 31. read more more info

BBC 6 Music — London electronic singer and beat-maker considers a live drummer on the next album more info

Stereogum — James Blake has a new EP called Enough Thunder coming soon, and we’ve already heard the new tracks “Not Long Now” and the Bon Iver collab “Fall Creek Choir Boys.” Onstage in Hollywood last night, Blake debuted another new one, the spare and... more info

Nialler9 — After Jamie xx’s superb mix last week and the 900-strong mix archive on Soundcloud, James Blake steps up to the plate with his two hour excursion into his influences from piano solo music to R&B to electronica to rap, folk and a plethora of more info

Stereogum — Dubstep wunderkind James Blake stopped into the Beebs over the weekend to DJ his Essential Mix, a playlist that featured Arthur Russell, Snoop Dogg, Salem and a couple of unreleased/unheard JB solo tracks. Stream the set over at the BBC’s website; ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Tim Griffin James Blake / Kanye West "Light sprinkles ushered in the first day of the tenth annual Austin City Limits Music (ACL) Festival, but it was a welcome reprieve from the humid heat that has been plaguing... more info

Stereogum — This week we published our second annual list of the 40 Best New Bands of the past 12 months. Everyone agreed it was flawless: thanks for the unanimous feedback! Elsewhere we dissected new singles from Coldplay, Justice, Wavves. Ryan Adams, James Bla... more info