DrownedInSound — First things first: The Pastels have never made a bad record. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

Prefix — Scotland's indie pop heroes (and heroine) The Pastels are back after an almost two decade hiatus. We heard their first ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/indie-pop-pioneers-the-pastels-illuminum-song-stre/73571/ more info

Prefix — Indie pop has been on a pretty big resurgence the last few years. With a lot of the newer bands ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/scottish-indie-popers-the-pastels-return-with-chec/73511/ more info

Sweeping The Nation — Nadine Shah - Dreary TownYou know those soul and jazz-influenced female singers that are all over the style magazines at the moment? Shah's a bit like them but better. A part-Norwegian and Pakistani former gospel singer from the village of Whitburn (... more info

ContactMusic — Scottish rockers The Pastels took so long to complete their comeback album, the studios where they began the project were bulldozed and turned into... more info

Consequence of Sound — The seasoned retro-pop group returns in May. more info

Consequence of Sound — Slow Summits arrives next year. more info

Guardian Music — Listen to the debut album from Leeds indie band This Many Boyfriends and let us know your thoughtsReading this on a mobile? Click here to listenThe debut from This Many Boyfriends feels less like an album and more like a fanclub letter. With referenc... more info

Guardian Music — Mark Bebbington (piano)(Somm)This is the last CD in Mark Bebbington's pursuit of the underappreciated piano music of John Ireland (1879-1962). The titles of the three groups of occasional pieces here give a clue to their character: Three Pastels, In ... more info

Perez Hilton — Surprise! Courtney Love is opening her first ever art exhibit in NYC! Yeah, we didn’t know she could draw either… The tempestuous personality has constructed a collection of 45 drawings using colored pencil, watercolor and pastel, titled: And Sh... more info