Guardian Music — (Memphis Industries)Poliça are an offshoot of Ryan Olson's Gayngs collective, produced by Olsen and fronted by vocalist Channy Leaneagh. They recorded this debut LP in the wake of Leaneagh's divorce, and its R&B-inspired electronica feels appropriat... more info

XLR8R — BEAK>, a trio that includes Portishead's Geoff Barrow which debuted in 2009, is coming back with a second album entitled >>, due out on Invada in early June. read more more info

Guardian Music — Foe makes herself sound all about the darkness. But a pop heart beats amid the despairFoe, aka Hannah Clark, lists her influences on her Facebook page as PJ Harvey, Nirvana, Radiohead, the Kills, the White Stripes, Pixies, Portishead. She's been desc... more info

Gigwise — Bristol trip-hop trio announce string of European dates in June 2012 more info

Guardian Music — Now in its seventh year, the Bristol Festival of Ideas – in association with the Observer – brings together economists, writers, scientists and campaigners to discuss the problems facing a globalised world, and propose radical solutionsAs a youn... more info

DrownedInSound — 15 classic albums from the year of our Lord, 1997 - yeah, it was a good one. Included: Missy Elliott, Elliott Smith, Spiritualized, Wu-Tang Clan, Mansun, The Chemical Brothers, Portishead, Company Flow and some band called Radiohead. Read the f... more info

Stereogum — Portishead producer Geoff Barrow is also the man at the center of Quakers, an indie-rap collective with a new album coming out on Stones Throw in a couple of weeks. We’ve already heard the Guilty Simpson/M.E.D. collab “Fitta Happier,” which sam... more info

Gigwise — Geoff Barrows working on collection celebrating book's 35th year more info

Gigwise — Band working on the follow-up to 2008's 'Third' more info

411 Mania — Electro-pop soundtrack getting a special release... more info