NME — Bat For Lashes, Glasvegas and Lily Allen are also being tipped more info

XFM.co.uk — ...Despite the shortlist announcement being still some weeks away. more info

JUST days before Glasto, frontman Jimi reveals the band were close to quitting in '98 more info

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Stopcryingyourheartout.com — Pop singer Little Boots and indie veterans Doves have been named as the favourites to win this year's Mercury Music Prize.Little Boots' debut album Hands entered the chart at number five and her first LP has made good on pre-release hype with both sh... more info

The Quietus — But Little Boots and Doves are 5-1 joint favourites with bookies more info

I Like Music — To mark their new single they have launched a photograph competiton through their offical website more info

JamBase — AS TALL AS LIONS SET TO RELEASE YOU CAN'T TAKE IT WITH YOU ON AUGUST 18 SUMMER TOUR DATES ANNOUNCED "Dreamy, ambient indie rock built upon layers of subtle grooves and unique instrumentation." - Alternative Press "All swirling guitars and dream... more info

Culture Bully — Music video for "Winter Hill" by Doves from the album "Kingdom of Rust." more info

Stereogum — On first listen to "Winter Hill"'s chilly repetitions, I thought of Steve Reich, not an extreme cyclist, but the Kingdom Of Rust track does start quickly -- like you're catching it in media res -- so the David Mould-directed out-of-the-gates bic... more info