Nialler9 — Have These New Puritans always sounded like an indie Massive Attack? If so, WANT. A children’s choir, noir synths, clattering percussion, swelling brass, willowy woodwind, whispered vox, bleeps and all sort of mad noise. LOVE THIS. Oh, and it’s... more info

NME — Plus band will be staging a free ticket treasure hunt before each gig more info

NME.COM - Reviews Blog — You know an album’s going to be good when all your writers suddenly email you at once going ‘Oh my god, have you heard this?!’. It happened last year with Wild Beasts and Noah And The Whale, and the first band of 2010 to disappear in a flurry o... more info

Altsounds — Set for release on February 2nd, 2010, *Hidden* marks the next step for *These New Puritans*, a band known for challenging, perplexing and mesmerizing in equal measure. While their debut, *Beat Pyramid*, infiltrated the minds and hearts of people in ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Artist: Vampire WeekendTitle: 'Contra'Due Date: January 11thWhat Can We Expect? From the songs aired at their KCLSU gig and those recently played on US TV a lot more of the same. Big Summer time hooks, off kilter instrumentation and Ezra Koenig's det... more info

Altsounds — Set for release on *January 18th* 2010, *Hidden* marks the next step for These New Puritans since ‘Beat Pyramid’ infiltrated the minds and hearts of people yearning to find a band who would challenge, perplex and mesmerise in equal ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — Set for release on January 18th 2010, Hidden marks the next step for These New Puritans since ‘Beat Pyramid’ infiltrated the minds and hearts of people yearning to find a band who would challenge, perplex and mesmerise in equal measure.P... more info

The Quietus — Out January. Album of January. Utterly astounding. more info

NME — Art-rockers set to return in January with 'Hidden' record more info

NME - The Daily Download — New Cross is having a party tomorrow night. And having lived through a few by the skin of my gnashed-down teeth, I suspect it'll be a big one. It's called Nail The Cross, it runs from 6pm to 4am at various venues, and it features a who's who of semi-... more info