Nialler9 — As well as Florence + The Machine, Brandt Brauer Frick Ensemble, Tom Waits, Laura Veirs, Kuedo, Buraka Som Sistema, Oneohtrix Point Never, Kuedo, Phantogram, Beach Boys, Cass McCombs, Little Xs For Eyes, Wild Flag. more info

Totally Fuzzy — Warm, homey sincerity seeps out of every second of the singer-songwriter's sweet children's record. Laura Veirs' new album, Tumble Bee, will be released on Nov. 8. Read more » more info

Guardian Music — Having recently filled Jools Holland's Later ears with the metal he needed, Atlanta heavy rockers Mastodon will be back to make more noise next year (5-11 Feb, begins O2 Academy Bristol) …Other acts also gearing up for 2012 tours include Bombay Bic... more info

KEXP Seattle — This year’s Pickathon festival is just around the corner, starting this Friday August 5th and continuing through the weekend, wrapping up Sunday the 7th. The festival features an all-star lineup of indie roots and Americana, featuring Mavis Staples... more info

KEXP Seattle — Thao and Mirah‘s liner notes read like a veritable supergroup. Produced with Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs) at John Vanderslice‘s Tiny Telephone Studios, and mixed by Tucker Martine, the famed producer who’s worked with Laura Veirs, The Decemberis... more info

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Totally Fuzzy — W said... * NATIONAL LAMPOON (Jan-Dec 1973) * NATIONAL LAMPOON (Jan-Dec 1974) * NATIONAL LAMPOON (Jan-Dec 1975) Three years of the great 70s humor magazine, National Lampoon. PDF files of each entire issue, ads included. ** REDUX ** http://ngootbred... more info

DrownedInSound — LAKE have supported Bonnie Prince Billy and Laura Veirs, played as Adrian Orange’s backing group, and sometimes include legend of the North West, Karl Blau, among their number. DiS met singer Elijah Moore to talk Washington, K Recs, and his favour... more info

Topix — I've got my own year-in-review package coming up in Friday's A&E. Before that, we thought we'd ask a few people we thought did good work in 2010 to let us know what they liked about the year. more info

Guardian Music — Songs set at dawn – they'd be full of sun-dappled reawakenings and hope for a new day, right? Wrong – it's mostly just a load of drunk people who haven't been to bed yetWhen coming up with this week's theme, I had it in my head that a trawl throu... more info