Guardian Music — Of the 12 albums on the Mercury shortlist, 11 can be listened to in full, for free, on SpotifyThese days, as soon as the Mercury shortlist is revealed, you can go online and decide whether the judging panel is talking nonsense or not. Of the 12 album... more info

Guardian Music — Previous winners PJ Harvey and Elbow also among 12 nominees for album of the yearShe has dominated the charts on both sides of the Atlantic this year, winning plaudits for her undeniable talent and unmanufactured style, and now Adele is in the runnin... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — DOWNLOAD: Jon Hopkins - Insides (Rival Consoles RMX) (MP3) Singer-songwriter King Creosote and producer/Eno collaborator Jon Hopkins, now labelmates with Real Estate, Ducktails & Alex Bleeker, teamed up to record the album Diamond Mine which dropped ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Jon Hopkins (left) and King Creosote collaborate on the new album Diamond Mine, out May 24. If the year ended right now, I'd know my favorite record of 2011. Out May 24, Diamond Mine does what audio does best: It takes me far from the here-and-now.... more info

Guardian Music — Various venues, AnstrutherIt must be Homegame: where else of a Friday evening could you catch the bald, Amish-beard-sporting Gummi Bako screeching his trash-country tunes like a preacher on laughing gas, then the flaky genius alt-folk singer-songwrit... more info

DrownedInSound — King Creosote & Jon Hopkins talk us through their album, Diamond Mine. Described by King Creosote as a "soundtrack to a romanticised version of a life lived in a Scottish coastal village", the record weaves in slices of Fife life - bike wheels, sprin... more info

Altsounds — Coming off last month's wild success that saw over 2,000 music lovers through the doors of 103 Harriet, Low End Theory returns to San Francisco on April 1st with another potent round of beat madness and a lineup that is sure to please the most demand... more info

DrownedInSound — A set of songs that transcends the clichés of concept albums, folk, electronica and being Scottish in one fell swoop. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — (Domino)It's easy to forget this album is on even while it's actually playing, such is its understatedness. The opening track was recorded at a church fete: cutlery clatters mutedly, families chat, and, just as you're wondering what's going on, pian... more info

Guardian Music — Your chance to hear the collaboration between two of our favourite Domino artists – Fife crooner King Creosote and electronic whizz Jon HopkinsWe've loved King Creosote for a goodly long while now, so imagine our delight when we found out he was te... more info