Stereogum — Thom Yorke’s an avowed fan of Natasha’s, placing “Horse And I” on his iTunes Playlist with the note “Natsha Khan of Bat For Lashes ain’t scared” at a time when she was still trying to convince people Fur & Gold was more than the ar... more info

Pitchfork - Forkcast — Before leaving to tour South America, Bat For Lashes played a show at the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, England. During the second set, Natasha Khan was joined by a string quartet for songs including this version of Radiohead's "All I Need". The vi... more info

The Telegraph — Singer Lily Allen says she's 'terrified' ahead of her performance. We also hear from Bat For Lashes, Seasick Steve and Meatloaf. more info

NME - The Daily Download — Couple of treats for you today. First up Teenagersintokyo. Teenagersintokyo (or "TIT" as they're probably not abbreviated as) are a slightly gothier NYPC that have been winning fans at support slots for the likes of CSS and The Slits, and are set ... more info

Guardian Music — Chris Salmon hears the latest in web sounds at the Midem music conferenceNot surprisingly, much of the chatter at this week's Midem music industry conference in Cannes revolved around the future of digital music and how it might make someone other th... more info

Guardian Music — The current state of digital licensing is a shambles. My proposal is that collection societies should 'audition' to become the one-stop licensing shop for EuropeThis week, the music industry descended on Cannes for the annual Midem conference. Despit... more info

XFM.co.uk — Florence, Friendly Fires, Doves and Bat For Lashes are among the lucky artists... more info

Guardian Music — A quartet of high-flying females will dominate next month's Brit awards, the nomination list for the most glittering night in the UK music calender revealed tonight. Lady Gaga, Florence and the Machine, Lily Allen and Pixie Lott were nominated for th... more info

MVSW — Marina and the Diamonds ~ “Hollywood”(Acoustic) views: 61,657 Marina and the Diamonds sound reminds me of The Dresden Dolls/Amanda Palmer meets Bat for Lashes, and her/their debut album, Family Jewels, is due out February 15th. Bonus: “Hollywo... more info

!tashed — Last we heard, Teenagersintokyo relocated to London and was holed away in the Welsh mountains with Bat for Lashes producer David Kosten to record their upcoming album, to be released this year. Sydney’s favourite dark pop quintet are now back an... more info