Time Out, London — Melodramatic off-beat alt.pop from elastic-vocaled quirk-popper and Greek Kate Bush fan Marina, plus arftul and twitchy, Talking Heads-styled alt.rock cum punky funk, with brass flecks and obligatory strangulated vocals... more info

Guardian Music — The Zambri sisters might not have the allure of Patti or Siouxsie, but they create exotic and experimental music with a seemingly aimless diversityHometown: New York.The lineup: Jessica and Cristi Jo Zambri on vocals, plus Chris, Andy and Carrie on i... more info

WILD Aussie rockers pop by the Sun Studios to gently croon Kate Bush classic more info

Streetkiss Music — Gros coup de coeur artistique pour célèbrer ce 30ème Kool Kiss ! Ce sera en compagnie de Karen Lano. Karen Lano est Franco-Allemande, elle a talent fou pour composer des morceaux remplis de magie, qui semblent tout droit sortis d'un cont... more info

Stereogum — On "Mild Confusion" downcast San Francisco/New York group Tamaryn make like Siouxie Sioux singing over a heavily warped, all-consuming Dead Can Dance (or non-warped My Bloody Valentine) backing track. The quartet stick to the dark, thickly atmospheri... more info

Stereogum — Wild Nothing is 21-year-old Blacksburg, Virginia songwriter Jack Tatum (aka Jack And The Whale aka a member of Facepaint). Yeah, another one man band. But no, not just another one man band. Instead of doing the fuzzy lo-fi thing, Tatum wraps his elas... more info

Guardian Music — Half-handed Cloud – Animals Are Cut in Two(From Das Kleinicum)Sparkling, quaint indie in which Berkeley's John Ringhofer has his knives out for the likes of Damien Hirst ("The same thing that happened to the animals will have to happen to you"... more info

Streetkiss Music — Focus on Jennie Abrahamson today. When I first saw her, I was at the Sweedish Institut in Paris for Ane Brun's show. She was on stage as a chorus singer, and I've found her voice totally amazing... That's why during the after show I asked her ... more info

Guardian Music — From its humble origins as a glorified tape recorder to its current prominence in hip-hop production, this box of delights has transformed the language of popWhat is it? A sampler, in ultra-simplistic terms, is basically a glorified tape recorder. Us... more info

Guardian Music — From Bat for Lashes to Wild Beasts, pop's love affair with paganism has blossomed into a musical harvestThe day before his wedding my father asked me to sew an acorn on to the hem of his shirt. The shirt was red. The wedding was rainbow-coloured. The... more info