Guardian Music — Beth Ditto and co are back with a track that makes an even bigger break with their punk-funk pastGossip's collaboration with production team Xenomania is hardly surprising. Since the trio emerged in 2007 with Standing in the Way of Control, they've ... more info

Gigwise — Dance duo make return and announce series of live UK dates more info

Stereogum — Last month, we posted “Fourteenth Principles,” an early and introductory track from Unpatterns, the new album from British dance duo Simian Mobile Disco. And now the jerky midtempo jam “Seraphim,” the LP’s first original single, has surface... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Simian Mobile Disco at PS1 in 2011 (more by Erez Avissar) Simian Mobile Disco will release their next album, Unpatterns, on May 15 via Wichita Recordings. The tracklist and album artwork are below. The duo will be touring internationally in... more info

Stereogum — On Simian Mobile Disco’s website, the dance duo is promising the imminent release of something called Unpatterns, which we can probably assume is a new album. And on their Soundcloud page, SMD have posted a quick two-minute instrumental called “F... more info

Guardian Music — This Swedish boy wonder has made an early contender for album of the yearHometown: Sandviken, Sweden.The lineup: Sebastian Arnström (vocals, music) in the studio, plus Erik Klinga and Mathias Zachrisson in concert.The background: Shall we start the ... more info

Totally Fuzzy — Wichita Recordings is an independent record label located in London, founded in 2000 by Mark Bowen and Dick Green. Its most notable signees are Bloc Party, The Cribs, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Bright Eyes, My Morning Jacket, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Her Spa... 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

Guardian Music — (Split Records)For all their talk of Latin beats, south Londoners Flash Fiktion are a psychedelic indie-electro act, whose riotous music nods to Klaxons, early Blur and Simian Mobile Disco when they were plain Simian. That in itself is nothing new, b... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Erez Avissar Simian Mobile Disco Warm Up at MoMA PS1 continued on Saturday (8/6) with Simian Mobile Disco, Omar S, Steve More, Beppe Loda, and Forma. It rained through Simian Mobile Disco's DJ set but a dance party... more info