Guardian Music — A Christmas treat from Tracey Thorn, whose album Love and Its Opposite blew us away this yearHere's Tracey Thorn covering Sufjan Stevens's Sister Winter (you can hear the original here). Enjoy it on our stream or download it with additional Christmas... more info

Guardian Music — You've seen our top 40 albums of the year. But what did Guardian critics' individual lists look like?Alex Macpherson Albums1. Ciara - Basic Instinct2. The-Dream - Love King3. K. Michelle - What's the 911?4. Sade - Soldier Of Love5. Erykah Badu - New ... more info

Guardian Music — Last time was about the cut and thrust of heated discourse. Now we're after songs that hold their hands up to getting it wrongHello each and every one of you. What a week it's been. If you're thinking, "Hang on, didn't we already do songs about argum... more info

The Vinyl Villain — Sorry about the terrible pun which came to me as I was putting together last Saturday's piece about The Smiths.There's loads can be said about Ben Watt - the laziest and easiest thing I can do is refer you to this wiki page.But returning somewhat to... more info

Nialler9 — A new Alex Metric mixtape with great tunes from Phoenix, Mystery Jets, Holy Ghost!, Tracey Thorn, Boys Noize, Orbital, Kele, Jamaica and more. This will make you want to call in sick to work tomorrow :) . Tracklisting after the jump. Alex Metric: DJ ... more info

Stereogum — Tracey Thorn released her solo LP Love And Its Opposite in May, and now she’s recruited a diverse list of remixers for a digital-only companion EP. Included on the EP is a remix by WALLS — bloggers Sam Willis and Alessio Natalizia (they have an a... more info

DrownedInSound — We have an exclusive (or so...) clip of Thorn performing a track from the record at home. Well, in her home studio, which still qualifies, doesn't it? The track in question is 'Why Does The Wind?', which itself is released as a single on June 14. ... more info

Guardian Music — From Mungo Jerry to Florence + the Machine, we all have our sunshine tracks. Below, we asked some leading lights from the music business for their top tunes of the summer. By Hermione Hoby, Caspar Llewellyn Smith and Gareth GrundyEllie Goulding"Jump ... more info

Guardian Music — They wrote sad songs, survived serious illness and fell out of love with pop. Now Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt are backIf all you knew of Tracey Thorn was her music, you might think she had spent the last 30 years being squeezed through the emotional wr... more info

The Telegraph — Everything But the Girl's Tracey Thorn talks to Neil McCormick about her new solo album and the truth behind her biggest hit. more info