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Songs about gold – the results

4515 days ago
Guardian MusicThe Midas touch was on display with this week's topicLast week, with a nod to the London 2012 Olympics, we asked you to nominate your favourite songs about gold, with the glittering prize of inclusion in this playlist enough to get the RR faithful su... more info

Purity Ring: Shrines – review

4528 days ago
Guardian Music(4AD)In this Montreal indie electro duo, Megan James sings while Corin Roddick plays an instrument shaped like a tree of lights. The latter is an appropriate metaphor for their eccentric, fairytale world, which mixes 80s synthesiser pop swirls withÂ... more info

Elizabeth Fraser talks Meltdown

4547 days ago
Guardian MusicSince the Cocteau Twins split 15 years ago, their otherworldly singer has lived a quiet life in Bristol. But in August, as part of Antony Hegarty's Meltdown festival, the one-time darling of the music press will sing her own songs for the first time... more info

Cocteau Twins - Cocteau Twins Star Elizabeth Fraser Plans Summer Comeback

4556 days ago
ContactMusicFormer Cocteau Twins singer Elizabeth Fraser is returning to the spotlight with a trio of upcoming summer 12 gigs in England The Pearly Dewdrops Drops singer will perform her first full set since 1998 at Bath Pavillion on 4 August 12 two weeks before... more info

Beach House – review

4575 days ago
Guardian MusicVillage Underground, LondonThe early 1990s shoegaze scene is not widely regarded as British music's finest moment. Peopled by bands such as Lush and Slowdive – who crafted sumptuous, serene art-rock that was heavy on non-specific introspection and ... more info

Why pop music loves TS Eliot

4579 days ago
Guardian MusicScratch any literate songwriter – Win Butler, David Bowie, PJ Harvey – and beneath the surface you will find a debt to TS EliotThe New Yorker critic Louis Menand, reflecting on TS Eliot's transition from radical modernist to arch-conservative, wr... more info

Real rock stars refuse to re-form

4579 days ago
Guardian MusicAfter multiple reunions Paul Simon says that he won't get back together with Art Garfunkel again. But some bands are even better at staying apartIt would be easier to cheer Paul Simon if he'd made his stand earlier. It's all very well appearing on th... more info

Grimes – review

4593 days ago
Guardian MusicBrudenell Social Club, Leeds"I've got no vocals," begins Grimes, aka 24-year-old Montreal-based artist Claire Boucher. It turns out she isn't plugged in, but the gig's beginning is only the start of the oddness. "Shall I do the thing now?" she asks. ... more info

Live music booking now

4597 days ago
Guardian MusicHow to wind up fans of classical music: book Kylie for the ever-less-Promsy Proms In The Park. (8 Sep, Hyde Park, W2). Predictions: a Confide In Me/Nessun Dorma mash-up, plus Hazell Dean and Brother Beyond in an encore of selections from HMS Pinafore... more info

Readers' panel: Cocteau Twins

4598 days ago
Guardian MusicFive readers tell us why they love the band, and our Twitter followers recommend the best tracks for newcomersFormer Cocteau Twins singer Elizabeth Fraser announced this week she is to play two dates at the Royal Festival Hall as part of Antony Hegar... more info

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