DrownedInSound — Today is a big day for Wild Beasts. Third album (and first since being overlooked by the Mercury judges nine months ago) Smother finally landed in record stores this morning, and only four songs into the set, Tom Fleming is already admitting it feels... more info

NME — Elizabeth Sankey joins Emmy the Great onstage at London literature festival more info

Altsounds — CARL BARAT. JAMES WALSH, JAMES YUILL. SUMMER CAMP, CLOCK OPERA, BLIND PILOT, DRY THE RIVER, BEN HOWARD AND THE HEAD & THE HEART are the final acts to be announced to play the 4th annual Hop Farm Music Festival.These acts complete a stunning line-up... more info

NME — Kent festival chiefs announce final additions to bill more info

NME — Charlie Simpson and Thecocknbullkid also line-up for one day Festifeel! event more info

Altsounds — Metronomy have announced that London's Ghostpoet will be their tour support this April, as well as revealing a host of new dates for September. The band will also be supported by Summer Camp (main support) for their Shepherd's Bush Empire date on... more info

Guardian Music — Video: The SXSW festival in Austin can mean make or break for bands - so amid all the hooplah, how would the gently cool Summer Camp survive? They paid their own way to Texas; we followed their every step ...Rosie SwashElliot Smith more info

Altsounds — Fresh from a string of highly acclaimed debut live dates in the US – including sell-out shows in New York, Los Angeles and this year's SXSW, offbeat pop duo Summer Camp, aka Jeremy Warmsley and Elizabeth Sankey, are playing a very special... more info

NME — Fenech-Soler also booked for Hampshire festival more info

NME - The Daily Download — What with the sun being out and everything, and talk turning to festivals all over the site this week, we’re getting pretty excited about festival season. So it’s pretty handy then that it starts NEXT WEEK with the Austrian snowboarding rave-up V... more info