Sky News — Indie band Alt-J win the prestigious Mercury Prize for their album An Awesome Wave, leaving Richard Hawley disappointed again. more info

Guardian Music — Four-piece who met at university beat acts including Field Music, Jessie Ware and Richard Hawley to £20,000 awardIndie quartet Alt-J, also written as ∆, have won the prestigious Mercury prize for their album An Awesome Wave.The four-piece, who met... more info

Guardian Music — Alt-J's An Awesome Wave is Guardian readers' favourite for this year's Mercury prizeAlt-J are the band Guardian readers would most like to win the 2012 Mercury prize.In an online poll the band's debut album, An Awesome Wave, took first place with 24%... more info

The Independent — Richard Hawley is among the favourites to win the Mercury Prize six years after he was controversially "robbed" of the award. more info

Guardian Music — I Am Kloot are playing some of their biggest ever gigs and have a nine-date UK jaunt next year (12–24 Feb, tour begins Oran Mor, Glasgow) …James Blake soundalike Jakwob heads out with his warbling tones and basslines on a tour of cosy venues this... more info

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Starpulse — British rocker Richard Hawley is urging his fans to take inspiration from his album Standing At The Sky's Edge and design a Gretsch guitar skin as part of an online competition. The She Brings Th... more info

ContactMusic — British rocker Richard Hawley is urging his fans to take inspiration from his album Standing At The Sky's Edge and design a Gretsch guitar skin as... more info

Guardian Music — Brixton Academy, London"Where the fuck did you lot come from?" inquires Richard Hawley, glaring out at the crowd. This is South Yorkshire parlance for: "Hello, my fanbase – one pleasantly swollen since the release of my latest album, Standing at th... more info

DrownedInSound — Single of the Week! Pollens - ‘Helping Hand’ (Tapete Records) ‘Helping Hands’ is a sound collage in the ma-ma-manner of Laurie Anderson’s earlier work - though I should point out; there are no benevolent Art Nutbags doing voiceovers o... more info