Totally Fuzzy — Bruxa do Vinil said... Lamartine Babo: História da MPB, Grandes Compositores (1982) Feat: Maria Bethania, Carmem Miranda, Chico Buarque, Freneticas, Lamartine Babo, Mario Reis, Nara Leão, Sergio Ricardo, Silvio Caldas and more... http://abracad... more info

Guardian Music — Laura Marling, BelfastThough only 20 years old, Laura Marling has already developed a pretty robust identity: she is the femme fatale of indie folk, a top 10 recording artist, and arguably the person responsible for the arrival of new albums by the C... more info

Guardian Music — Two new albums show a surge in forward thinking in a derivative ageIt probably helps that you like jazz when it comes to swashbuckling new albums by Polar Bear (Peepers – quick-witted, feisty, melancholy) and Brad Mehldau ( the two-CD Highway ... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley delves into experimental jazz with Mercury-nominated Shoreditch quintet Polar Bear and Florida-born pianist Brad Mehldau It probably helps that you like jazz when it comes to swashbuckling new albums by Polar Bear (Peepers – quick-... more info

Guardian Music — (Virgin)You can read Laura Marling's progress through her album titles, from 2008's Mercury-nominated but youthful Alas I Cannot Swim to the confident, fully-formed I Speak Because I Can. Still only 20, she has delivered songs worthy of an English fo... more info

DrownedInSound — Three years ago, Paul Marshall released Vultures to a largely delirious fanfare of critical acclaim. Echoing the withdrawn sentiments of a young Nick Drake or Tim Buckley, his subsequent signing to esteemed independent Bella Union seemed to ensure hi... more info

Guardian Music — The suicide of Sparklehorse's Mark Linkous means the loss of a prolific – if melancholic – musical talent. Rob Fitzpatrick pays tributeThe really upsetting thing about the sudden death of Mark Linkous was that it just wasn't much of a s... more info

Guardian Music — Even after six months of listening, I still find Laura Marling's latest album so beautiful that it can bring me close to tearsIf, over the last six months, you have happened to ask me just what I have been listening to, most likely I will have raved ... more info

Rolling Stone — Whenever rock & roll appears in advertisements, some fans protest. A few years ago, Rolling Stone tracked the Worst Rock Sell-Outs Ever! (”All you need is Luvs” … diapers) and the Best Rock Sell-Outs Ever! (VW adopts Nick Drake’s “Pink Moon... more info

Guardian Music — His debut album was nominated for the Mercury prize – then his label locked away the followup. For his third album, Fionn Regan is going it aloneFionn Regan sits in the ­window of an east London cafe, all spindly limbs and a great scoop of ... more info