Time — "And it makes me so emotional" more info

Stereogum — Last night, the great Baltimore indie duo Wye Oak played at Baltimore’s Meyerhoff Symphony Hall, a local institution, with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra playing behind them. For a band who were playing local warehouse spaces and restaurants just... more info

Nialler9 — All Tvvins just dropped a new song called ‘Darkest Ocean’ and it continues the bands melding of alt-rock sounds and 80s influences. Previously we detected the likes of Aha and stadium-rock and on ‘Darkest Ocean’, there are hints of the 80s gr... more info

The Telegraph — Other musicians included on The Art of Peace: Songs for Tibet II, include Bob Geldof, Sting and Elbow more info

The Telegraph — Like Kate Bush on Hounds of Love, Florence Welch channels the heartbeat of the hunted victim on her latest record more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Michael Chapman - 'Fully Qualified Survivor' (1970) artwork) Every artist has a piece of work that niggles them--something that they wish they could redo, given the chance. It's why Paul McCartney once reproduced Let It Be and why Kate Bush... more info

The Independent — Blur have scored their first number one album in 12 years with their latest record The Magic Whip. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Late last year, Azar Swan released their second album, And Blow Us a Kiss, which adds some serious Kate Bush vibes to the duo's electro-goth-tribal MO. You can stream the whole album below. The vinyl version of... more info

Stereogum — Passion Pit frontman Michael Angelakos has putting up some unreleased demos over the past few days on his Soundcloud under the name Eastern Shift, which is presumably a moniker for some of his solo work. One of the first things he shared was a rework... more info

The Telegraph — From Kate Bush to Prince to Wilko Johnson, music's heavyweights dominated this year, says Neil McCormick more info