Guardian Music — Veronica Falls, Hadouken, Toddla T, Saint Etienne, Villagers, MNDR, and Bo Ningen are among the names just announced for this year's marathon Camden Crawl (30 Apr-1 May, various venues, NW1) …Laura Marling and the Magic Numbers head the lineup for ... more info

Guardian Music — Gongs also go to Laura Marling and Arcade Fire, while Muse take Best British band for the fourth year runningBeloved of mascaraed emos the world over, goth rockers My Chemical Romance triumphed moodily taking home two prizes at the annual NME awards.... more info

Yahoo! Music UK — XFM - The first acts have been unveiled for the multi-city festival... more info

Guardian Music — Heaven, LondonYou have got to respect the Naked and Famous for choosing a name (lifted from a Tricky song) that inspires witticisms about their lack of fame. Despite scoring a No 1 debut album, Passive Me, Aggressive You, in their native New Zealand... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — The Naked and Famous are quickly becoming one of my favorite new bands. Let’s face it, I am a sucker for good sounding electo-pop. Their debut album, Passive Me, Aggressive You, was #1 in New Zealand, and now they’re making their ways over here. ... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — It’s funny the way the world works. At Smith Westerns show the other night, I met a reader named Alex who recognized me from twitter. He told me to check out a band called The Naked and Famous. He described them as a mix of Passion Pit & LCD. Go fi... more info

Guardian Music — Twenty-two-year-old singer-songwriter from Essex voted this year's most promising artist by music industry tastemakersPop act Jessie J has topped the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll for new talent. On a shortlist including James Blake, the Vaccines and Clar... more info

Weird Kids Up Front — The Naked and Famous “Young Blood” Polydor _ Teenage nostalgia is a difficult emotion to capture.  But the Naked and Famous have succeeded at doing just that.  The synth-heavy track is reminiscent of the MGMT and Passion Pit brand of electropop... more info

From Mato, From London — Esben & The Witch Brighton (UK) Pesadillas de pop gótico. Indie rock atmosférico y oscuro para oír en casas encantadas, cavernas húmedas y bosques solitarios. Te gustarán si te gustan Bjork, Portishead, Siouxsie & the Banshees y Bat For Lashes m... more info

Press Play — Of all the bands and singles I've heard this month, I think The Naked and Famous are the band I'm most psyched about.  Their songs Punching in a Dream and Young Blood are amazing.  They have this dreamy, surreal vibe to them.  Although they have a... more info