Guardian Music — Forum, LondonIt is fewer than four months since Kristian Matsson, the Swedish singer-songwriter who performs as the Tallest Man on Earth, played a sold-out show at the capacious Hackney Empire in London. The Forum is even bigger, yet this room is a... more info

Guardian Music — Trust summon up the decadence of the 80s, mixing synthpop's chilly hauteur with the naked emotions of the singer-songwriterReading this on mobile? Click here to listenHometown: Toronto.The lineup: Robert Alfons (vocals, synths).The background: Trust ... more info

Guardian Music — (Nonesuch)American pianist Brad Mehldau has explored many styles and partnerships since his emergence in the early 1990s, but most of his recordings have been for an acoustic trio – drummer Jeff Ballard joined bassist Larry Grenadier from 2005 – ... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Life is terrible. The world hates you. Even your mother and father have forsaken you. But at least there's someone who's more misunderstood than you. "Safe in your place deep in the earth/That's when they'll know what you were really worth," sings Ni... more info

Guardian Music — Concordia/BCMG/Azalea/Austin(NMC)The nine pieces here, songs, ensemble works and solo instrumentals, encompass a decade in Tansy Davies's career as a composer, from the solo-violin Loure of 2000 to Static and This Love, two settings of poems by Nick ... more info

Guardian Music — Beastie Boy Adam Yauch's will refuses permission for his music to feature in ads. Even the Clash couldn't manage thatIn June British Airways premiered a TV advert intended to ram home its status as the "official airline partner" of the Olympics and P... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Cover Me shared a collection of Nick Drake covers. Flavorwire interviews author Said Sayrafiezadeh. How would you describe the state of American fiction today? Is there anything you love or hate about it? If the Caribbean cruise ship I was... more info

Impose Magazine — 1. The Obvious Let's get every obvious legend out of the way: Biggie, James Brown, Otis Redding, dead Beatles not named John Lennon, Kurt Cobain, Nick Drake, Janis Joplin, etc. These are no brainers and there are plenty others. 2. Ian Curtis... more info

Guardian Music — (Parlour Door)Krystle Warren is a true original. Born in Kansas, she busked in New York and Paris, before her 2009 album Circles led to comparisons with Nina Simone and Tracy Chapman. She has recently become a darling of the English folk scene, appea... more info

Guardian Music — The South By Southwest music festival kicks off in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday, promising a familiar array of big names, little names and names you will never remember when you've sobered upEven if you're not heading to SXSW, here are 20 acts those on ... more info