Guardian Music — Scritti Politti were scratchy, noisy and belligerent – until, suddenly, they weren'tI'd liked Scritti Politti from their late-70s beginnings: scratchy, noisy, discordant, political and belligerent, but with intelligent lyrics and sometimes a hint o... more info

Guardian Music — Time to get acquainted with these purveyors of sonic opulenceHometown: London.The lineup: Thom Hosken (percussion), Tim Sheinman (vocals), David Isaacs (keyboards), Alister Wedderburn (guitar).The background: For every new band wanting to sound garag... more info

Guardian Music — This band's name means 'miracles' in Portuguese, which is appropriate given that they sound a lot like Coldplay and yet don't make you want to stab yourself in the earHometown: New York.The lineup: Kyle Wilson (vocals), Fraser McCulloch (bass, vocals... more info

Guardian Music — This Londoner's pleasingly polished debut sees him striving to make pop as perfect as Timbaland used toHometown: London.The lineup: Michael Lovett (vocals, instruments).The background: Talk about changes of direction. The last time we heard, Michael ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Cupid & Psyche 85 is the second album by the British new wave pop group Scritti Politti. It remains the band's most successful album, reaching No. 5 in the UK, and was certified Gold by the BPI for 100,000 copies sold. The album contained five ... more info

Altsounds — Destroyer's visionary new record Kaputt, which has already proven to be a critical smash in North America is released in the UK on June 13 (it's out now digitally), coinciding with Destroyer's first EU headline tour. Destroyer is Dan Bejar from Van... more info

The Vinyl Villain — I noticed the other day that a Greatest Hits compilation by Scritti Politti has been issued. It's not one that I'm going to rush out and buy given I already have most of the original albums, but then again the marketing men have insisted on a couple ... more info

Guardian Music — Green Gartside of Scritti Politti talks to Alexis Petridis and looks back at his music career as a new album 'Absolute - The Best of' is released. It's an up and down career with Gartside achieving success in America in the mid-80s, but giving it al... more info

Guardian Music — Often overlooked in favour of their contemporaries, Mark Hollis and co were one of the most influential English bands of the 80sIn his weighty 2010 tome Electric Eden: Unearthing Britain's Visionary Music, Rob Young charted a century's worth of music... more info

Guardian Music — Whoever invented 'forlorntronica' has a worthy successor in this Swedish purveyor of bedroom bliss-popHometown: Stockholm.The lineup: Christian Niva (vocals, music).The background: Christian Niva is a Swede who could pass as a Mancunian, or also a Ca... more info