Guardian Music — We were liveblogging, red carpeting and, er, red wining at the Mercurys as Polly Jean walked away victorious. As for you? You were mostly slagging off the Beatles ...All the chatter from this year's Mercury prizeRebecca Nicholson gives Mercury prize ... more info

DrownedInSound — This week's Spotifriday playlist, formed from the content this week. It features SBTRKT, Ghostpoet, Laura Marling, Dels, Grace Jones, Beethoven and a few more. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Scotsman.com — Laura Marling takes a major creative step up on her latest album A Creature I Don't Know, though the Brit winner still finds her success astonishing more info

Guardian Music — (Virgin)An air of inquiry suffuses Laura Marling's third album, a mood of experimentation as cerebral as it is playful. Opening song The Muse is like nothing she has released before: swaggering and brassy, with her voice pulling angular shapes acr... more info

Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Radiohead, Noel Gallagher and Kasabian are among the acts that have been named early .Bookies William Hill have released an extremely early perdition for next year's potential Mercury Prize winner. Kasabain have been named favourite to pick up the aw... more info

The Telegraph — Laura Marling drives a tough, moral narrative into a compelling dirge. more info

Totally Fuzzy — A Creature I Don't Know is the upcoming third album by British singer-songwriter Laura Marling, due for release on 9 September 2011. The album was announced in June 2011, along with a preview of a new song, featured in a video posted on Laura Ma... more info

Guardian Music — So PJ Harvey does it again – the first person in Mercury prize history to win the award twice. Both of our guests, Miranda Sawyer and Tim Jonze, were there on Tuesday night to witness the event first hand, whereas pod regular Rebecca Nicholson was ... more info

DrownedInSound — It feels almost like an academic exploration of the schism between the wants of the head and the needs of the heart, rather than a personal one. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Guardian Music — Messing about in the woods, Laura Marling and more at the End of the Road festival in north DorsetAlicia Canter more info