Guardian Music — Save your virtual breath. There is nothing you can say to stop me rejoicing in mistletoe and wine slung in with Christian rhymeThere's a bit in A Passage to India where two missionaries discuss who would be allowed into God's heaven. Humans, black or... more info

Stereogum — The Roots took a couple of undun tracks to their day job — or night job, depending how you look at it — including the “Redford” medley inspired by Sufjan Stevens’ song of the same name. Check out the videos, which include a somewhat inexpli... more info

Guardian Music — (Def Jam)The house band on Jimmy Fallon's US talk show, the Roots recently accompanied a Republican politician's guest spot with the Fishbone song, Lyin' Ass Bitch. That kind of mischief isn't among the ingredients of the Philiadelphia collective's ... more info

411 Mania — This week's MBML has news on Sufjan Stevens and The Roots, Broadcast, and Lana Del Rey. Also, read an exclusive interview with Leah Siegel from Firehorse, chatting about all sorts of things. And of course, I've got new recommended listening picks. ... more info

Guardian Music — Queen Elizabeth Hall, LondonSt Vincent – aka Annie Clark – doesn't look like the type who's going to leap off the stage and assault people with a dirty great guitar. Looking out from the cover of her first two albums, 2007's prim Marry Me and 200... more info

Guardian Music — Yes, it's more twee than a Christmas twee, but at least these two know their way around a melodyAs much as the festive season is about mistletoe and wine, children singing Christian rhymes, it's also about returning home to your family and seeing peo... more info

L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — On Tuesday, Stevens and Raposa will perform a live original score for the film during two special screenings of "Beyond This Place" at the Vista Theater in Los Feliz. more info

LargeHeartedBoy — The Irish Independent profiles St. Vincent's Annie Clark. On record, Clark sounds like Kate Bush trapped inside a Sufjan Stevens song while someone in the adjoining flat slaps on their favourite Bjork LP. Her compositions are gorgeous and dissonant a... more info

Guardian Music — Your suggestions for pop songs with a penchant for the pointless were not in vain. As this week's playlist shows …Newcomers to Readers Recommend may wonder why some regular commenters get so worked up. But put yourself in their shoes. They put in s... more info

Swedesplease — Here’s a little indie folk a la Sufjan Stevens courtesy of Gothenburg’s Claes Strängberg. Tomorrow Dear more info