Guardian Music — The singer-songwriter talks about her precocious talent, 'bloody folk' music – and why she writes in symbols and coloursOutside, London is melting in early-autumn heat, but inside a sweltering office above the Lexington pub in Angel I'm playing the... more info

Guardian Music — FATM's popularity reveals how the liberal middle classes have abandoned true counterculture for escapist vintage chicThe music world is buzzing with excitement this week. Against a backdrop of seemingly immovable industry pessimism, the release of th... more info

Altsounds — Symphonic pop band The Leisure Society have revealed a new video for 'Dust On The Dancefloor', their latest single which is out today on Full Time Hobby. The band are also mid-way through their support shows for Laura Marling's UK tour of cathedral's... more info

Guardian Music — York Minster"I've discovered that York has 365 pubs," whispers Laura Marling, thankfully not sounding like she has been researching this personally during the day. "Many years ago as a punishment you were sent into them to lick the toilet seat." Yuck... more info

Guardian Music — Take a look at the gigs our writers will be attending this week, and tell us about any live music you've seen recentlyBeen to any good gigs recently? Or is there any exciting live music happening soon you think we ought to know about?In the interests... more info

Altsounds — Pop band, The Leisure Society, have released Bandstand Busking Session on the eve of their support tour of Laura Marling's UK Cathedral tour tonight. The Bandstand Busking Session is an example of what people can expect from this tour, which will be ... more info

Chorus.fm — Head here (http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/10/14/t-exclusive-music-video-laura-marling/) to watch *Laura Marling* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/lauramarling) perform "Don't Ask Me Why" in session for T Magazine/NY Times. more info

Guardian Music — The absence of Lady Gaga at this year's Brits accidentally opened the door to Mumford & Sons and an Ed Sheeran-fronted new wave of beige popAll pop scenes have their defining moments. Britpop's was the Blur v Oasis chart battle; with punk it was the ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — words by Rachel Kowal, photos by David Andrako Thirty minutes before the opening act, Webster Hall was already getting crowded - good news for Alessi's Ark, the opening act. Much like Laura Marling, Alessi Laurent-Marke combines acoustic guitar-based... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Laura Marling @ Lincoln Hall - 9/22 (more by Ben Rodig) Laura Marling's current North American tour with Alessi's Mark brings her to NYC today (9/28) to headline a show at Webster Hall tonight (tickets are still available), BUT FIRST... more info