Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offPhantom Limb The Pines What modern pop has lacked recently is a band that fuses country and soul. Led by the wonderful Yolanda Quartey, Bristolians Phantom Limb do the job w... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts confirmed for California desert event include Pulp, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRadiohead, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg are to headline this year's Coachella festival in California. The event takes place in the de... more info

Guardian Music — Brudenell Social Club, LeedsLike British bands Yuck, Mazes and Dinosaur Pile-Up, Staten Island's Cymbals Eat Guitars are in thrall to early-90s US alt.rock, hurling together Sonic Youth detuned guitars, Pavement-type lopsided melodies and (from gangl... more info

Guardian Music — Find out what our readers selected as the best music of 2011. You won't believe what's at number oneThe internet is a wonderful thing. It can give a voice to the voiceless, and allow people to gather together in order to further causes that might be ... more info

Guardian Music — Boasting a budget version of the wall of sound, James Bennett's music is haunted by the Spector of past pop erasHometown: Kirkby Lonsdale.The lineup: James Bennett (vocals, music).The background: A reader of this column recently bemoaned the lack of ... more info

DrownedInSound — Having been on the road almost constantly for the past six months, DiS caught up with Wild Beasts songwriter, vocalist, bass player and occasional keyboard tinkler Tom Fleming and drummer Chris Talbot prior to their recent sold out show at Nottingham... more info

Guardian Music — Dingle, IrelandIt's not that easy to reach Dingle, County Kerry, at the westernmost edge of Ireland – and Europe – but over the course of four days, 18 acts made it to the church of St James for the Other Voices festival. Now celebrating its 10t... more info

Nialler9 — The final night of the St. James' Church recordings and it's possibly the best of the lot. We begin with an unknown which we quickly want to find out more about. Ben Howard is an English singer songw... more info

Guardian Music — Watch Wild Beasts perform eight songs at the Other Voices festival 2011 more info

Guardian Music — The final night of the the festival saw supporting roles for Ben Howard and SBTRKT, but Wild Beasts and Spiritualized both shone as the principal attractionsThe last of four nights of music in St James's church in Dingle saw the vicar in attendance, ... more info