Guardian Music — (679)Greek-Welsh singer, 24, Regina Spektor meets Kate Bush voice, strong sense of humour, seeks pop stardom after 2005 Lion King audition. Marina Diamandis is indeed a prodigious talent. She apes Britney with high-production pop ("Oh No!"), writes S... more info

Guardian Music — There's no doubting that Marina Diamandis can write great pop songs. It's the rest of the package that's the problemA lot of intriguing musical reference points have been thrown at singer-songwriter Marina Diamandis: her backing group the Diamonds, ... more info

Guardian Music — The place where the Beatles recorded is full of wonder. So why are we so bad at preserving our pop-cultural heritage?A simple fact: the British are crap at preserving their pop-cultural heritage. In the States, you cannot move for Halls of Fame, prou... more info

Altsounds — Finishing up his european tour, railcars (one Aria Jalali) prepares to come home to finish recording his upcoming LP as well as his Kate Bush "Hounds Of Love" cover album with the help of generous fans through Kickstarter... more info

Guardian Music — These funky folkies are sons and heirs of those Canterbury musicians who did whimsical things with psychedelic and progressive rockHometown: Canterbury, Kent.The lineup: Liam Magill (guitar, vocals), Raven Bush (violin), Fred Rother (drums), Joel Mag... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Newer visitors to the blog might be wondering what the hell the title of today's post is all about. Y'see, for a while back there, I was proudly posting some songs which I was happy enough to admit having a lot of affection for but which might come a... more info

Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada — Florence Welch has a formidable, ethereal, pop/soul vocal vibe going — same as such female singing stars from across the pond as Annie Lennox, Kate Bush, Sinead O'Connor and PJ Harvey. more info

Guardian Music — PICK OF THE WEEK Hot Chip One Life Stand (EMI)House music has traditionally been home for vocalists of a frisky and full-lunged breed, its four-to-the-floor thump the perfect bed on which to bounce off all manner of libidinous sentiments. Hot Chip's... more info

Guardian Music — Dingwalls, LondonAs 2009 dawned, the critical consensus held that female-fronted art-pop would dominate the year's musical landscape. This prediction proved remarkably ­prescient, with Florence and the Machine and La Roux becoming fixtures in the ... more info

Stereogum — After talking about the Cocteau Twins/Smiths/Shop Assistants-inspired haze of Jack Tatum's Wild Nothing on the dreamy "Confirmation" (and appropriately airy take on Kate Bush's "Cloudbusting"), I suggested you should keep your eyes peeled for a Captu... more info