Brooklyn Vegan — By Bill Pearis Blur are not the only Britpoppers with a new album in the works. Saint Etienne will release their eighth studio album, Words & Music, on May 21 in the UK. (Their still working out US distribution.) It's... more info

Stereogum — Last month, the adventurous London dance-pop trio Saint Etienne returned with “Tonight,” their first new single in a very long time. And now they’ve made a video for the track, which is mostly about how fun it is to go out at night in London. T... more info

Guardian Music — Looking for the new Lana Del Rey? Look no further, for here is a band that bloggers from Brighton to Brooklyn will drool overHometown: Chicago.The lineup: Natalie Bergman (vocals) and Elliot Bergman (saxophone, keyboards).The background: It's not ide... more info

Guardian Music — Indie veterans' new LP addresses the 'problem of landfill pop'Saint Etienne are back, with a new single out and their eighth studio album – their first for seven years – due to follow. The single, Tonight, is available as a free donwload via thei... more info

Stereogum — The London trio Saint Etienne spent the ’90s blessing the world with a cosmopolitan but still somehow extremely British form of literate, emotive techno-pop. They haven’t released a new album since 2005, but they’re planning on dropping another... more info

Guardian Music — From interviews with Adele and Lady Gaga to memories of Amy Winehouse, here's 20 of the best of our Music features and videos from 2011Adele: the girl with the mighty mouthAs the London singer conquers both Britain and America with a smash-hit No 1 a... more info

Guardian Music — Joe Goddard and Raphael Rundell take us back to the 90s – and its not the likes of Oasis they evoke, but the era's house musicHometown: London.The lineup: Joe Goddard and Raphael Rundell.The background: The 2 Bears comprise one fifth of Hot Chip, i... more info

Guardian Music — Pop historian Jon Savage listens to the best of the Stone Roses and their contemporaries – from Baby Ford to the Sabres of Paradise – and creates the perfect set of baggy playlistsQuite apart from the quality of their music, the Stone Roses had a... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Now I never thought I'd feature anything by Right Said Fred on TVV.  But there was a charidee EP released back in 1992 which might be of some interest:-mp3 : The Rockingbirds - Deeply Dippymp3 : Flowered Up - Don't Talk Just Kiss (edit)mp3 : St Etie... more info

Guardian Music — Mental illness is so often mistaken for genius in pop – unless the sufferer is female, when the world queues to condemnA friend of mine recently posted a Facebook link to a 90s documentary on former Radio 1 DJ Mike Read's stalker, the intimidating ... more info