NME — They upload their go at the Queen's speech more info

Guardian Music — Will A Single Man overcome Monsters? Can Rumer conquer Mount Kimbie?An alien invasion movie, a stately adaptation of a Christopher Isherwood story about a man in mourning, a vibrant piece of UK hip-hop and the debut from Burt Bacharach's latest prote... more info

Guardian Music — Our music team pick the songs or albums, old or new, they just can't turn offThe Smiths Reel Around the Fountain A collection of Smiths demos that circulated on the web this week offered a reminder of what a phenomenon they were: a band who emerged... more info

Chorus.fm — *Frankie & The Hearstrings* (http://www.myspace.com/frankietheheartstrings) will release their debut album, Hunger, on February 21st through PopSex Ltd. (http://www.popsexltd.com/)/Wichita Recordings (http://www.wichita-recordings.com/). The album wa... more info

NME — Band set for February dates more info

NME — 'Hunger' set for February release more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Yo La Tengo @ Pitchfork Fest 2009 (more by Joseph Xu) What, it's Tuesday already? CMJ is here and I'm not really ready. Can we postpone for a week? No? All right. Here we go. Let's not... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Dubbed the "sound of young Sunderland", the band look like a gang, and their painfully tight drainpipes justify their claim to have the "best trousers in pop". Just as important, they have a clutch of anthems made... more info

NME — Band set for three December gigs more info

Altsounds — Frankie & The Heartstrings are pleased to announce they will tour with Edwyn Collins on a string of dates in November. The shows follow the final recording sessions for the Sunderland five-piece's debut album which Collins has produced at his We... more info