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Guardian Music — Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon BeaconsBeginning in 2003 for an audience of 300, Green Man quickly became the UK's leading alternative folk festival. But after the crossover critical success of the likes of Joanna Newsom and King Creosote, it has moved ... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Amanda Hatfield Wild Beasts @ Highline Ballroom Wild Beasts headlined Highline Ballroom on Aug 11th with Lone Wolf and The Kissaway Trail. Wild Beasts' record, Two Dancers is currently up for the Mercury Prize (the UK's album of... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Fergus & Geronimo - Girls with English Accents (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Fergus & Geronimo - Harder Than It's Ever Been (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall - Girlfriend (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Ty Segall - Caesar (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Royal Baths - Nikki D... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Wild Beasts @ Union Pool in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) England's Wild Beasts nabbed a nomination for this year's Mercury Prize for their record Two Dancers. The shortlist of nominees is below, and the winner will be announced September... more info

Stereogum — Wild Beasts were just nominated for the Mercury Prize, and they’re on tour again, so their label Domino is celebrating with this new EP featuring their single “We Still Got The Taste Dancin’ On Our Tongues,” an acoustic version of “The Devi... more info

Guardian Music — Despite its intimations of 1982 chart pop, Paul Dixon's catchy debut single treats you to something wayward and experimentalHometown: Manchester.The lineup: Paul Dixon (voice, guitar, lyre).The background: We don't know much about David's Lyre apart ... more info

Guardian Music — As announcements go, this year's Mercury prize nominations didn't exactly set my world on fire (nor that of Alexis Petridis, who blogged on the announcement). Mumford & Sons, Laura Marling, Corinne Bailey Rae, I Am Kloot ... I guess the judges liked ... more info

Altsounds — Congratulations to Domino Recording artists *Wild Beasts, *whose stunning sophomore album *Two Dancers*has been nominated for the *2010 Mercury Prize for Album of the Year! *View the entire list of this year's nominees here: http://www.mercurypriz... more info

Guardian Music — After years in the shadow of Brooklyn bands, the British album is stronger than ever. Rosie Swash salutes a Mercury shortlist that reflects the boom in homegrown talentHas there ever been a more maligned award than the Mercury music prize? The annual... more info