Altsounds — Nada Surf bring their trademark sense of harmony and musical craftsmanship to 12 of their favorite songs with their latest release, if i had a hi-fi, their first album of covers. Only a group with their wide-ranging and eclectic taste could bring son... more info

Fantastic Weapon — Nada Surf bring their trademark sense of harmony and musical craftsmanship to 12 of their favorite songs with their latest release, if i had a hi-fi, their first album of covers. Only a group with their wide-ranging and eclectic taste could bring son... more info

Guardian Music — 'My father was a minister and banned rock music at home. So I played the Stones on piano when he was out'What got you started?I started playing the piano when I was about two, and got a scholarship to the Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore wh... more info

Altsounds — Aria Jalali is one busy dude. Fresh off an epic 2 month US tour, Jalali is back in the studio recording new material for 2010 and preparing for another extensive tour in Europe. On top of that, he has been putting his dizzying, noise-rock twist on ... more info

Guardian Music — Florence's quirky pop debut harked back to the days when artists could reach the higher echelons of the charts with music that's both uncompromising and inventiveWhich other albums made out critics' poll 2009 list? Florence Welch may have had the big... more info

Guardian Music — (Jazzizit)Bassist/arranger Geoff Gascoyne has been Jamie Cullum's right-hand man for six years, and subtle jazz variations on pop hooks are his stock in trade. Pop Bop hands classic pop material (the ­Stylistics' People Make the World Go Round, th... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Continuing the series of tracks and words as found on the CD The Indie Scene 1986, a compilation released in 1992.mp3 : Pop Will Eat Itself - Oh Grebo I Think I Love You (Chapter 22 CHAP 9)While the world was beginning to jingle jangle in earnest, th... more info

Here Comes The Flood — My first Top of the Pops I didn't want to do. I was terrified. I'd never done television before. Seeing the video afterwards was like watching myself die. Kate Bush more info

Guardian Music — The Slaughtered Lamb, LondonThere's a thin line between genuine eccentricity and precious affectation of weirdness, but Jesca Hoop walks it well. Few are the moments when she appears as just another wraith joining the dots between Nico, Kate Bush and... more info

Stereogum — Jonathan Meiburg is an artist ahead of his time, titling Shearwater's most recent release Snow Leopard well before Apple could get their paws on it. That said his band's next release seems to recall the past instead, at least according to Matador, wh... more info