Popdose — When Wild Beasts came to New York City last fall, they found themselves in the pressured position of having a lot to prove. They’d made only one US trek beforehand, to SXSW. Members of the press came out in droves to hear and see the UK foursome, n... more info

DrownedInSound — A little while ago Kendalites Wild Beasts went over to America to play a few shows and that. You can watch some of the action here in their US tour diary. We also just stumbled upon a whole live session filmed and recorded at LA's KCRW, right at the ... more info

Its Getting Boring By The Sea — There are very fiew album reviews I wish I could change. One would be The Cribs third album which I criticised but (especially bearing in mind 'Ignore The Ignorant) is actually pretty good. Last year I didn't click with 'Two Dancers' by Wild Beasts u... more info

Guardian Music — Mumford & Sons, Glasgow & ManchesterIn the dramatis personae of contemporary British folk artists, we have our passionate heroine (Laura Marling), and our lovelorn hero (Noah And The Whale's Charlie Fink). In the persons of Mumford & Sons, meanwhile... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis DOWNLOAD: Toro Y Moi - Blessa (MP3) DOWNLOAD: Patrick Bower - The Dark Lord of Love (MP3) DOWNLOAD: The Morning Benders - Promises (MP3) Wild Beasts @ Union Pool in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Of all... more info

NME — May bash takes place in London and Glasgow more info

The Culture Of Me — Crucial king of heavy bass music and owner of the greatest coiffure this side of anything, Trouble & Bass lead Drop The Lime is going to be DJ'ing this coming Friday night at Coco66 in Greenpoint, for a very special... more info

Guardian Music — A canny commissioning policy might just give Loops a chance of challenging the smug consensus on what music is fit for the discerning broadsheet readerFirst, a public-service announcement. Virtually tangible evidence of the extent to which the imperi... more info

Guardian Music — Jay-Z plays two arena dates (7 Jun, MEN Arena; 9 Jun, Birmingham LG Arena, livenation.co.uk) before headlining Wireless (4 Jul, Hyde Park, W1, wirelessfestival.co.uk), where he's joined by Mr Hudson …Kings Of Leon also rock Hyde Park (30 Jun, l... more info

MVSW — Wild Beasts ~ “We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues” This song from UK based Wild Beasts has grown on me over the last couple of days, so I thought I would share. bonus: “We Still Got The Taste Dancing On Our Tongues”(mp3 via all th... more info