The Vinyl Villain — There were great expectations about Lungs, the debut album by Florence & The Machine. Prior to its release, Florence Welch was being hailed as the next great female singer-songwriter - the person who had the artistic and critical credibility of Kate... more info

Guardian Music — A Californian resident in Manchester, Hoop comes hotly tipped, helped by a CV that includes a spell as Tom Waits's childminder. Waits's description of her music as "like going swimming in a lake at night" proves apt for her crystal vocals and the shi... more info

Guardian Music — After some false starts – including pretending to be a boy in an audition – Marina Diamandis is being hailed as the new Kate Bush'If I become normal in the head, I'm probably over as an artist," says Marina Diamandis, unleashing a throa... more info

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