Guardian Music — Fans of literate pop songcraft will enjoy this Irish singer's dark tales of obsession and the horror of tediumHometown: Dublin.The lineup: Conor J O'Brien (vocals, guitar), Cormac Curran (piano, organ), Tommy McLaughlin (guitar), Danny Snow (bass), D... more info

Pitchfork — The folks behind Lollapalooza have spent the past week dropping hints about this year's lineup, announcing artists one letter at a time, via a sort of hangman or Wheel of Fortune game. And though it's been fun to hazard guesses about what bands will ... more info

Guardian Music — Laura Marling, BelfastThough only 20 years old, Laura Marling has already developed a pretty robust identity: she is the femme fatale of indie folk, a top 10 recording artist, and arguably the person responsible for the arrival of new albums by the C... more info

Stereogum — Orange Juice and Aztec Camera-referencing Leeds pop trio the Lodger recorded their third album Flashbacks with longtime UK producer Richard Formby, who also turned knobs for Wild Beasts’ Two Dancers, played guitar on Spacemen 3’s Recurring, and w... more info

The Music Fix — News Flash: Are you ready for the weekend?Kendal Calling festival have just announced their first acts for this year's soiree among the hills. KENDAL CALLING Friday 30th July - Sunday 1th August 2010 Lowther Deer Park, Hackthorpe, The Lake District... more info

NME — First wave of acts announced for Lake District bash more info

Gigwise — Event announces first wave of acts... more info

NME — More names added for multi-city, multi-venue event more info

NME — Manchester trio join the likes of Flaming Lips, Joanna Newsom and Wild Beasts at the bash more info

Addict Music — Dot To Dot has just announced a brace of new bands for this year's festival, including Wild Beasts, Field Music And Rox. more info