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

Guardian Music — Azealia Banks, ManchesterSomething of a rough diamond when she first appeared, Azealia Banks is an artist in the process of being buffed to a high sheen. Writer of a head-turning C-bomb-dropping single, 212, Banks immediately found herself a magnet f... more info

Guardian Music — Portmeirion, WalesSurveillance dishes on street corners ask where you're going. Human chess games are held daily in the central piazza. Airborne drones patrol the beach, bizarre election rallies march around the ornamental gardens and, to ominous rec... more info

Guardian Music — Catch up with the last seven days in the world of musicThis week's most popular storiesChris Brown denies his new tattoo depicts a beaten RihannaMercury prize 2012: the shortlist that might have beenClara Schumann: Google doodle celebrates life of pi... more info