Guardian Music — This LA duo's murky and mystical music conjures the 80s Liverpool of Echo and the Bunnymen and the MissionHometown: Los Angeles.The lineup: Leopold Ross and Ioanna Gika.The background: There we were, thinking we were lavishing too much praise on too ... more info

Altsounds — After spending the past year touring the US with the likes of Florence and the Machine, La Roux and The Big Pink (for whom Leopold plays bass) as well as opening Nine Inch Nails final ever show, Io Echo released their first single, the rapturousl... more info

Gigwise — It's from rappers' new album... more info

Chorus.fm — *Chromeo* (http://www.chromeo.net/) has just premiered (http://stereogum.com/578112/chromeo-hot-mess-12-mix-feat-la-roux/mp3s/) their new remix of "Hot Mess", featuring *La Roux*. The album art and mp3 can be downloaded (http://www.sendspace.com/fil... more info

NME — Long-awaited LP features Eminem, Jay-Z and La Roux more info

Guardian Music — Boasting a Greek chorus of pop-star cameos, West's herculean fifth album is a flawed near-masterpieceThe highest office in the land rarely weighs in on American hip-hop. But no less than two US presidents have referred to Kanye West recently: Barack ... more info

Guardian Music — Ostentatiously intellectual and scornful of rock'n'roll cliche, the likes of OMD and Heaven 17 briefly set 80s pop alight – and now they're back in favour. The original ideas men talk to Dorian Lynskey'It's funny how things go," says Orchestral Ma... more info

NME - The Daily Download — Following on from the Prodigy remix of Jay-Z's '99 Problems', here's another few re-edits for you to take off into the night... Straight outta Oslo, Harrys Gym bring some wintery vibes to proceedings with the help of Oxford's silly-named Chad Valley... more info

Stereogum — Chromeo’s steamy “Hot Mess” video was able to emphasize both words in the song’s title via a pretty, hairy shower scene. Here’s the anticipated “re-do” of the Business Casual opener by Brixton synthpop duo (and Kanye pals) La Roux. Fron... more info

Gigwise — Collaboration will arrive in January... more info