Gigwise — September release for all-star tribute more info

Consequence of Sound — Best Coast, Lykke Li, and The New Pornographers also contribute. more info

Guardian Music — (Labrador)Seventeen-year-old Amanda Mair is Swedish, so we can take it as read that she has the pop gene – specifically, the strand that expresses itself as frothy melancholia, a la Robyn and Lykke Li. She's already much blogged-about, perhaps to h... more info

Guardian Music — This Swedish singer recalls a slightly less melancholy Lykke LiAs any fool will tell you, pop is best when it's happy on the outside but sad on the inside. Being a Swede, Noonie Bao obviously has a handle on this sort of thing and her second single D... more info

XLR8R — It's been nearly six years since Peter Bjorn and John released the inexorably catchy indie-pop hit "Young Folks," and the song is literally still stuck in our heads. Now, PB&J drummer John Eriksson is venturing off alone as synth-based project H... more info

Guardian Music — For three nights at the Great Escape festival in Brighton - the biggest showcase of new bands in Europe - the Guardian hosted a New Band of the Day stage, curated by the author of our daily column, Paul LesterFor more coverage of the Great Escape, in... more info

Gigwise — Swedish star premieres new track taken from Ingrid label compilation more info

Here Comes The Flood — Belgium's loudest rock powertrio Triggerfinger will release their third live album Faders Up 2: Live in Amsterdam on Excelsior on May 21. The songs were captured during their 3-night stand at De Melkweg in Amsterdam (November 7-9, 2011). The speci... more info

Perez Hilton — If you like Lykke Li, then we think you will dig Christine And The Queens! That's all that needs to be said. The music will enchant you itself! Listen to Narcissus Is Back (above)! Then CLICK HERE to listen to more music from Christine And The Queens... more info

Guardian Music — The Miike Snow singer's latest solo outing is a drunken waltz with a touch of schmaltz"Isn't there more to life than world tours, indie cred and empty pockets?" So pondered a press statement released on behalf of all the members of Ingrid, a new reco... more info