Guardian Music — If the music industry hype-cycle continues to gather speed, this time next year we could be experiencing nostalgia for an era that hasn't even dawned yet"Everything is more beautiful in the past," Midlake's Tim Smith tells Andy Gill, in the current i... more info

BBC 6 Music — Six-foot drum and brass section to kick off Hidden tour more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Slight and pensive Jack Barnett does not initially strike you as a man behind one of the first great albums of the year. As he sits across the small, rickety table in North London his quiet voice emanates from just above a neatly buttoned up shirt co... more info

Nialler9 — What a month it’s been for albums. It’s January, traditional dead time but we’ve already had beefy albums from Owen Pallett, Vampire Weekend, These New Puritans and Four Tet with the knowledge that great records from Yeasayer, Two Door Cinema... more info

Guardian Music — Paul Morley discusses the phenomenon of the 'next big thing' with rising stars Ellie Goulding, Lonelady and These New Puritans Chris Fenn more info

Paul Morley discusses the phenomenon of hype acts with rising stars Ellie Goulding, Lonelady and These New PuritansChris Fenn more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-25 London, England - Bush Hall *02-01 Brighton, England - Audio *02-02 Birmingham, England - Hare and Hounds *02-03 Manchester, England - Deaf Institute *02-04 Glasgow, Scotland - Captain's Rest * 02-05 Newcastle, England - Jukebox * 02-06 Leeds, ... more info

Pitchfork - Tours — 01-20 Gothenburg, Sweden - Pusterviksbaren 01-21 Malmo, Sweden - Debaser 01-22 Berlin, Germany - Astra01-29 Brisbane, Australia - Laneway01-30 Sydney, Australia - Laneway01-31 Melbourne, Australia - Laneway02-01 Auckland, New Zealand - Laneway02-05 A... more info

The Quietus — Plus, band will support The xx on forthcoming tour. more info

The Music Fix — Review: Already tipped for end-of-year poll success, TMF looks at the newie from TNP. more info