Sixeyes — Sweet Billy Pilgrim is a British band named for an American character, Billy Pilgrim, from Kurt Vonnegut's classic novel, Slaughterhouse-Five. A 21st century band referencing a late sixties novel, describing events of a late 1930's to mid 1940's war... more info

Sixeyes — photo: Julian Simpson I think it was in 2006 when, luckily, I tripped over the tangled roots of Sweet Billy Pilgrim's music. The band was just getting their feet under themselves with one album and two EPs under their optimistic belts. Contact was m... more info

Guardian Music — Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, LondonTheir 2009 Mercury prize nomination briefly trained a spotlight on Sweet Billy Pilgrim's electrofolk, but it swiftly moved on when the Buckinghamshire trio failed to win. Left to their own devices, they have added a new ... more info

Guardian Music — The Staves, Young Jeezy and Sweet Billy Pilgrim are among the artists our writers will be reviewing this week. Take a look at the full list and tell us about live music you've seen recentlyEach week we publish a list of concerts our writers will be c... more info

DrownedInSound — Ahead of the release of their new album, Crown & Treaty, Tim from Sweet Billy Pilgrim reveals the secrets of his recording process, including recording the door of a dishwasher... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

DrownedInSound — When Sweet Billy Pilgrim were unveiled as Mercury Prize nominees back in 2009 the people who were aware of them may have been surprised and the rest probably thought "who?". But now we know. That record Twice Born Men was quite great. The news now is... more info

Altsounds — As time ticks on and we get closer to the Festival season, Latitude 2010 seems only moments away. Having followed the progress of this years event, we have the seven installment of interviews from some of the performing artists... *Kurran, Kurran an... more info

DrownedInSound — Ahead of their apperance at Hop Farm Festival, we caught up with Sweet Billy Pilgrim main man Tim Elsenburg over a very dodgy phone indeed. Here's what he had to say for himself and his bandmates... Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com ... more info

Guardian Music — Koko, LondonLike many great artists, Rokia Traoré is constantly reinventing herself, changing her music while remaining individual and distinctive. In the 13 years since her first European concert, she has switched from an experimental acoustic st... more info

Guardian Music — Rokia Traore, On tourInteresting times in the world of "world". On the one hand, the genre must mourn the passing of one of its most passionate spokespersons, Charlie Gillett. On the other, one must delight in the constant stream of impressive new mu... more info