Stopcryingyourheartout.com — U.K.’s The Hours, hailed by the mighty Gallagher as well as artists like Damon Albarn and Bono, have announced their next appearances in North America this November for nine dates opening for Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, starting in Toront... more info

Guardian Music — This former art history student specialises in murky disco full of reverb, delay and enigmatically ethereal vocalsHometown: Tallinn, Estonia.The lineup: Maria Juur (vocals, music).The background: Maria Juur, alias Maria Minerva, is a post-Pink record... more info

Guardian Music — Albarn among 11 western producers collaborating with Congo musicians as part of Oxfam DRC fundraising operationOxfam have announced details of their first DRC Music album, matching 11 western producers with musicians from the Democratic Republic of C... more info

The Quietus — Kinshasa One Two features the likes of Actress and Dan The Automator, alongside local Congolese musicians, to be released on Warp in October more info

NME — 'Kinshasa One Two' is due out on November 7 more info

Stereogum — Recently, Damon Albarn traveled to the Democratic Republic of Congo with a group of musicians that took the name DRC Music and included producers like Richard Russell, Dan The Automator, Actress, and Jneiro Jarel. Together, they spent five days recor... more info

Nialler9 — Some really interesting clips and photos were coming out of the DRC Music Tumblr while the western musicians led by Damon Albarn were recording in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The full team of producers who are: Damon Albarn, T-E-E-D (Totally En... more info

Gigwise — Singer to head into the studio... more info

Pop Justice — You will by now be aware of Marina & The Diamonds' whole 'Electra Heart' concept thing. In a nutshell, some (but not all) of the new Marina material - Marinaterial if you will - and the videos around it frequently immerse the listener in the world o... more info

ContactMusic — Soul legend Bobby Womack has credited Damon Albarn's group Gorillaz for kickstarting his career after excessive drug use robbed him of his creative edge. The singer/songwriter, dubbed 'the last great soul man', all but quit the music business followi... more info