Altsounds — Forged in the hothouse that is Louisville's indie-rock scene, *The Fervor* has been known to deliver unpretentious rock 'n' roll replete with eerie, ambient guitar riffs and soul-laid-bare vocals of gut wrenching intensity. Since formally delivering ... more info

Guardian Music — Combining country, goth and grunge, Erika M Anderson's music evokes the midwest in all its gory desolate gloryHometown: San Francisco.The lineup: Erika M Anderson (vocals, guitar).The background: It didn't even occur to us how inextricably linked got... more info

Guardian Music — Last week, Guardian critics talked about the tracks of their tears. Then you lot joined in by listing the songs you play when you've been, you know, chopping onions ... Add to our collaborative playlistLast week, in the spirit of Nick Clegg's leaky-e... more info

Guardian Music — Who is she?Kyla La Grange is a former Cambridge philosophy student whose songs are inspired by the "epic sadness" of Cat Power and Elliot Smith. The Watford-born daughter of hippy parents, she began writing songs aged just five. She began performing ... more info

ContactMusic — Eddie Vedder has revealed plans to release a solo ukulele album. Eddie Vedder, the American grunge legend and Pearl Jam frontman, is set to release a ukulele album titled 'Ukulele Songs', reports the UK's Guardian newspaper. Vedder will follow ... more info

NME — Chan Marshall to feature on 'Ukulele Songs' more info

Guardian Music — Move over George Formby – the Pearl Jam frontman has announced his second solo album, Ukulele Songs, is out in MayGrunge legend Eddie Vedder has announced he will release a ukulele solo album. The Pearl Jam frontman will follow in the footsteps of ... more info

ContactMusic — Pearl Jam star Eddie Vedder is set to give the ukelele a big boost as he plans to release an album full of songs he wrote with the aid of his favourite musical instrument. Ukulele Songs, which features collaborations with Irish singer/songwriter G... more info

Stereogum — Chan Marshall performed a slow, spacious new Cat Power song Friday 2/4 at the Fillmore in San Francisco. She was backed by the Dirty Delta Blues Band aka Dirty Three’s Jim White, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s Judah Bauer, and the Delta 72’s Gre... more info

Altsounds — A self-trained singer and mulit-instrumentalist from a small-town in Sacremento, *Sea Of Bees *is Julie Ann Baenziger, - Jules to her friends. She is an exquisite talent, as the Guardian suggests; “imagine a shyer Cat Power with a tale to... more info