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Guardian Music — Singer describes Out of the Game, his forthcoming album produced by Ronson, as 'manly', 'sexy' and 'pop'Rufus Wainwright has almost finished his most "radio-friendly" album yet, produced by Mark Ronson. Out of the Game, described as "manly", "sexy" a... more info

Stereogum — Progress Report: The mercurial singer/songwriter chats about his new Mark Ronson-produced album, Out Of The Game. Since releasing his debut album back in 1998, Rufus Wainwright has proven himself to be one of the world’s most formidable jacks-of-al... more info

Guardian Music — Discover Ireland's best kept musical secret. Plus, our albums of the year, Grammy nominations, and a Laura Marling interviewOn guardian.co.uk/music this weekThe best albums of 2011: 50-11Next week we'll be counting down our top 10 albums of the year.... more info

Guardian Music — A small town in Ireland is the unlikely home of a unique music festival that has quietly established an international reputation over the last decadeThe town of Dingle in County Kerry is a photogenic little place. From nearby you can see the Blasket ... more info

Guardian Music — Ireland's select Other Voices festival has built a dedicated following over the past decade, not least among the big-name musical acts who queue up to play at its intimate venue in Dingle. Here, performers including James Blunt, Rufus Wainwright and ... more info

Guardian Music — Now 10 years old, the Other Voices festival attracts big stars. But what makes them want to play in a church in tiny Dingle?If you haven't heard of the Irish music festival Other Voices – which celebrates its 10th birthday this week – then you're... more info

Guardian Music — (Emarcy)This 80th birthday album, arranged and conducted for big band by the great French songwriter, movie-composer and jazz pianist Michel Legrand, is a set of Christmas evergreens for singers including Jamie Cullum, Rufus Wainwright, Madeleine Pe... more info

Stereogum — The legendary French singer/libertine Serge Gainsbourg is a man worth honoring, and a new tribute album called From Lulu To Gainsbourg does just that. Gainsbourg’s son Lulu put together the tribute and sings about half the songs, but he also brough... more info

Here Comes The Flood — photo: Amy Walker Good Frames is the project of Berlin based musician Frank Cifarelli. He put in a lot of time and effort playing, programming and producing his debut EP Still. Eighties New Wave is a huge, with a hint of Euro disco thrown in, especi... more info