Guardian Music — Glanusk Park Estate, Brecon BeaconsIn a year in which many festivals have struggled, Green Man has sold more tickets than ever. It's thrived not by getting big acts (though there have been a few of those in its nine-year history) as much as through ... more info

Guardian Music — Soaring vocals and sumptuous 80s synths make For Shadows an album out of time – for which everybody should make timeHometown: London.The lineup: Chris Steele-Nicholson (vocals, instruments).The background: Terrible name, Oh Minnows. Just asking for... more info

ContactMusic — Noah and the Whale gave a sensational performance at London's Roundhouse last night (24. 07. 11). The band were playing as part of the month long iTunes festival at the North London venue, and performed a set which drew heavily from their latest albu... more info

Guardian Music — (Epitaph)As sure as night follows day, the members of successful rock bands make solo albums. And so it is with the Killers. Last year saw singer Brandon Flowers have a bash, and now drummer Ronnie Vannucci has followed suit, though he modestly cloa... more info

Guardian Music — Forget the mud, the toilets and the crowds. Glastonbury first-timer Tim Dowling's biggest challenge was to get a gig. But who would invite him on stage? Step forward Billy Bragg . . .On the train I tell myself I won't write about the mud. There's alw... more info

Altsounds — *Noah And The Whale *will release a new single,* Life Is Life, *on* August 8th. *The third single to be taken from the band's Top 10 third album Last Night On Earth, *Life Is Life*follows Tonight's The Kind Of Night and L.I.F.E.G.O.E.S.O.N., which t... more info

KEXP Seattle — England’s Noah and the Whale play a whimsical kind of folk-rock inspired by Wes Anderson films, and since their debut LP the band has had measured success in the UK and overseas. Fresh off the release of their third album Last Night on Earth, the B... more info

Guardian Music — Emmy the Great's fiance left her when he found God. The singer tells Laura Barton how heartache inspired her new albumIt would be wrong to call Emmy the Great's second album, Virtue, a break-up album. It is, after all, about much more than that: abou... more info

NME — Noah and the Whale, Hard-Fi and The Rapture also have tickets newly on sale more info

Guardian Music — Josh T Pearson's music yearns for a time that no longer exists. To listen is a kind of sweet and painful nostalgiaIt's usually around about this point in the calender that people start to ask me what my favourite albums of the year so far might be â€... more info