Totally Fuzzy — Oliver Tank. Twenty-one years old, Australian, mop-headed. Musician. The adjectives can keep coming, but all of them lead Oliver Tank to be unassuming of so much talent. He's been compared to Bon Iver, James Blake, Boards of Canada and Mount Kim... more info

Stereogum — We haven’t yet received confirmation from publicists or label people, but it looks like we’re about to get a deluxe edition of one of the year’s finest albums, Bon Iver’s sprawling sophomore joint Bon Iver, Bon Iver. On YouTube, there’s now... more info

Guardian Music — Nation of Shopkeepers, LeedsThe latest artist to appear on Later With Jools Holland before releasing a note, Lianne La Havas is a Paloma Faith backing singer turned major label priority, working with top producers and championed by Bon Iver and Gary ... more info

Chorus.fm — UK residents can watch a short documentary about *Bon Iver* (http://www.absolutepunk.net/boniver) at London's legendary AIR studios (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Air_studios) in the replies. The documentary features interviews with Justin Vernon and ... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonSt Vincent – aka Annie Clark – doesn't look like the type who's going to leap off the stage and assault people with a dirty great guitar. Looking out from the cover of her first two albums, 2007's prim Marry Me and 200... more info

Totally Fuzzy — The folk world has cabin fever. Bon Iver’s incubation period in his Wisconsin cabin may have caught on. Vermont Americana outfit Chamberlin have now coined the term “cabinize” as something entirely different. In defining the term “CA-bin-IZE... more info

Guardian Music — (14th Floor)Too bad Hampshire 15-year-old Jasmine van den Bogaerde has adopted the rather twee "Birdy" as her stage name – her real one would have been more fitting for this collection of schoolgirlishly sincere indie covers. (She writes her own ... more info

NME — Fleet Foxes, Paul Simon and Josh T Pearson are also named on the shortlist more info

Guardian Music — The London soul sensation lionised by Justin Vernon and Gary Barlow on the personal nature of her songs and the relief of finding a sense of identity"My boyfriend told me to say, 'If anyone asks, you're single!'" laughs the new soul sensation Lianne ... more info

Altsounds — The lead single, also named Replaced, draws inspiration from artists such as Ellie Goulding and Bon Iver. Replaced's ambient blend of acoustic guitars and synths highlights the frailty of Kate's vocal. Explaining the meaning behind the song, Kate s... more info