Altsounds — This January sees Mercury Prize winner PJ Harvey make a welcome and highly anticipated return to more info

Guardian Music — (Hoop)Hannigan's honeyed voice electrified Damien Rice's affecting 2002 album O, but it was when their professional and romantic relationship ended that her solo career began: the delicate, winsome Sea-Sew was Mecury-nominated in 2009. Her voice rema... more info

Guardian Music — This Canadian blues wailer should appeal to retro maniacs and period fetishists, but can she actually write a decent song?Hometown: Etobicoke, Canada.The lineup: Al Spx (vocals), Rob Ellis (percussion), Pete Roberts (guitar), Thomas Greene (piano) an... more info

DrownedInSound — When we first heard PJ Harvey's new material, taken from Let England Shake, it was on Andrew Marr's Sunday morning show. Polly Jean has now taken to the same show, albeit this time as part of the backdrop of the Conservative Party Conference in Manch... more info

NME — Singer to perform in front of UK Prime Minister on BBC's 'Andrew Marr Show' more info

The Music Fix — Polly Jean shakes it up more info

Gigwise — This coming Sunday... more info

Press Play — A throwback classic for today. It's impossible to not like this song. YouTube more info

KEXP Seattle — Mercury Prize-nominated Anna Calvi utilizes a vast array of instrumentation as the background to her powerful voice. Her self-titled debut earned international critical accolades, charting in the United States, France, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, a... more info

Guardian Music — Justin Bieber will be up against his girlfriend Selena Gomez and a new award called 'biggest fans' will be awardedA string of nominations at the forthcoming MTV Europe music awards could help Adele overcome any lingering disappointment at failing to ... more info