Songs:Illinois — Do you like Jim White, Tom Waits, Howe Gelb and Chuck Prophet? Yeah…me too. What is it about their collective sound that is so cool? Probably has a bit to do with the level of musical sloppiness they all share, the amount of reverb added to both t... more info

Guardian Music — A Californian resident in Manchester, Hoop comes hotly tipped, helped by a CV that includes a spell as Tom Waits's childminder. Waits's description of her music as "like going swimming in a lake at night" proves apt for her crystal vocals and the shi... more info

Spinner.com — Filed under: New MusicNorah Jones gets more interesting with every record. Two years ago she released 'Not Too Late,' a sometimes sparse and subtle collection which still sold like the proverbial hotcakes. It included the spine-tingling 'Wish I Could... more info

411 Mania — Pixies offer up a new release, The Magnetic Fields offer up a new album, Yoko, Sean and Julian Lennon offer up an old release, Sufjan Stevens offers up a retraction, Tom Waits tweets, AC/DC fans fight back, Sublime legally break up, Aerosmith technic... more info

Live Daily — Pete Yorn [ tickets ] has launched a fall club tour of the Southern US behind his two recent releases: his fourth studio set, "Back and Fourth," and his collaboration with Scarlett Johansson entitled "Break Up." The singer/songwriter's solo outing... more info

Guardian Music — Norah Jones switches from mellow to angst-ridden on her fourth album, with spectacular results, says Neil SpencerWhat can Norah Jones mean by that title? Is The Fall a reference to the season of mellow fruitfulness or does it imply something darker, ... more info

Live Daily — Evaluating Rickie Lee Jones [ tickets ]' new album, "Balm in Gilead," feels like an attempt to answer questions from a Taoist text. Is a journey complete when one returns home? If an adult connects with their youth, is a lesson finished or has it ju... more info

Rolling Stone — The Dave Matthews Band will return to Saturday Night Live as the musical guest on the November 21st episode hosted by Joseph Gordon-Levitt. It’ll be the band’s fourth time on the show, and their first appearance since 2003. Rihanna has been added... more info

Guardian Music — The sultry jazz chanteuse has recruited the rock and hip-hop boffins to bring their blips and bloops to her gentle cooNorah Jones hasn't just borrowed Tom Waits's backing band to record her fourth album – she's brought in Beck, Beastie Boys an... more info

I Guess I'm Floating — There have been many noticeable trends throughout time in the music industry and one doesn't need a Twitter account to figure out what's currently trending. Just like 40 was the new 30 and "bear" bands were the new "wolf" bands, it may be time for a... more info