Guardian Music — This week's show sees Alexis Petridis getting "bad on yo ass" as he's joined by Rosie Swash and hip hop aficionado Angus Batey to discuss the Beastie Boys.Twenty-five years on from their classic breakthrough Licensed to Ill, the rap brats (as they us... more info

Persona Sauna — Five years after telling us he wasn't sayin' his goodbyes (cwutididthur?), Tom Vek has returned with “A Chore," directed by Ollie Evans, off his second forthcoming album called Leisure Seizure, which is due out June 10th. more info

Stereogum — The reason we conceived the Progress Report feature here at Stereogum was to answer questions like where has Tom Vek been the last five years? We Have Sound was one of 2005’s more notable LPs, his musical silence since all the more interesting beca... more info

Altsounds — Five years on from his acclaimed debut album, Tom Vek is back. Vek spontaneously released his first album just as the digital age was dawning, guest starred on The O.C. and then disappeared. British-born, his references are rooted in Americ... more info

Let's Get Cynical — The return of Tom Vek has been the cause of much OMGing over the past few days, but I’ll be honest with you here – back in 2005 I was nowhere near cool enough to know who he was, so … Continue reading → more info

Nialler9 — Tom Vek’s last single ‘Nothing But Green Lights’ was released the same month this blog started back in 2005, five and a half years ago. It’s just over six years since he released his debut We Have Sound. Since then, Vek has been extremely qui... more info

DrownedInSound — Give us a bloody break, Tom. Read the full story on DrownedinSound.com more info

NME — Singer's long awaited second album will come out on June 6 more info

Addict Music — Little did we know that apart from having a new single ready to debut on the radio tonight, Tom Vek has already got a video together for the track, 'A Chore'. more info

Abeano — Exactly 7 days ago, whilst awaiting the first play of Arctic Monkeys new single , we heard something that sent us (and everyone else who fondly remembers the first time they heard We Have Sound) into a major flap. Hide and seek champion (it’s... more info