Sweeping The Nation — 40 Idles - BrutalismThe decade-long overnight success coalesced into the kind of distilled punk anger at specific targets and attitudes a lot of hyped bands try these days but very few get even near right, mostly because they don't have that char... more info

The Quietus — Ahead of their planned split early next year, Wild Beasts share a remix for Napoleon IIIrd to be featured on upcoming charity compilation more info

Sweeping The Nation — So now we've covered the best tracks of the year so far on a month by month basis, let's move on to the longform stuff. Feel free to remind us of these come the end of the year when something else from these six months overtakes the lot. Algi... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Right then. Buckle up.We ended up taking blog downtime at the same time as EVERY BAND IN THE WORLD announced a return. First cab off that rank is the mighty Grizzly Bear, up til now perhaps America's most consistently fascinating band. Painted Ru... more info

The Quietus — Take a listen to the first Napoleon IIIrd record in six years more info

Sweeping The Nation — As promised when we did 1970 on Good Friday, the other end of our forty-year spectrum and a list notably more biased than most, even if its span is only the last five years, towards what STN was writing about at the time anyway. The Big Pink were the... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Napoleon IIIrd - The ScrapeA quick primer, as there's always latecomers - Napoleon IIIrd is James Mabbett and both of his previous albums made number four in their respective years' STN end of year lists. The Great Lake, out 19th May, comes m... more info

The Quietus — James Mabbett returns to his Napoleon IIIrd project after a six-year silence more info

Sweeping The Nation — Albums there are dates for Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks - Wigout At Jagbags (6th January)Broken Bells – After The Disco (13th January)East India Youth - Total Strife Forever (13th January)I Break Horses - Chiaroscuro (20th January)Mogwai - Rave Ta... more info

Guardian Music — All our 'best of 2011' lists, and some festive listening treats to tide you over until 2012All our best-of-2011 list shenanigansPJ Harvey - Let England Shake. Our number one album of the year.Albums of the year: How our critics votedThe best songs of... more info