DrownedInSound — So to close off 2010 it feels appropriate to take a scan backward through some of the year’s most exciting developments. We’ve recorded a mix that gathers together some of our favourite tracks from this year, from the blissful sensory overload of... more info

Guardian Music — Raised on hardcore punk, this Justin Vernon lookalike has retreated into haunting, atmospheric acoustic territoryHometown: Dublin.The lineup: James Vincent McMorrow (voice, guitar).The background: If you're in the mood for wintry wistfulness, James V... more info

Stereogum — Daniel Lopatin of Oneohtrix Point Never and Tigercity’s Joel Ford are still called Games, for now, though due to a “shwagy situation” the Stereogum40 duo can’t “legally be called Games anymore.” Feel free to call out suggestions, though p... more info

Stereogum — Oneohtrix Point Never’s Dan Lopatin and Tigercity’s Joel Ford masterfully manipulate a half-remembered take on the dance and radio pop that dominated airwaves when they shared a childhood friendship as Games. The stuff is creamy, dreamy, beat-inf... more info

XLR8R — Out tomorrow on Hippos In Tanks is the latest offering from Games (a.k.a. Joel Ford of Tigercity and Daniel Lopatin of Oneohtrix Point Never. The EP, entitled That We Can Play, is available for you to stream in its entirety below, and will no doubt t... more info

Guardian Music — Hello podders, and welcome to this week's edition of Music Weekly. To kick off proceedings, we begin with a word in your collective ears from the inimitable Michael Gira. Here with the recently "reactivated" Swans, Gira tells Louis Pattison why he ge... more info

Guardian Music — Antony Hegarty's fourth musical tip performs the magical trick of making quietness speak volumesHometown: New York.The lineup: Matteah Baim (vocals, instruments).The background: Matteah Baim is our guest editor Antony Hegarty's penultimate New Band O... more info

Guardian Music — Guest editor Antony Hegarty's third pick of the week is ambient experimentalist Daniel Lapotin, who creates 'amorphous, rhythmless' noisescapesHometown: Brooklyn.The lineup: Daniel Lopatin (music, production).The background: Having Antony Hegarty as ... more info

Stereogum — When we included Games in Stereogum40, we mentioned the Brooklyn duo of Oneohtrix Point Never mastermind Daniel Lopatin and childhood friend Joel Ford of Tigercity were set to release the That We Can Play, an EP filled with their slowed-down R&B-infl... more info

Altsounds — Sistol releases his most straight techno-leaning album yet, made for the club "On The Bright Side" fuses the thump of 4/4 tech-house with the sound pallette of the contemporary post-dubstep movement. A welcome return for his Sistol moniker, the n... more info