November is the month that Winter officially bites and all the indie acts hibernate for the year, leaving the big boys to release their stuff. As you might have heard, Kanye West put out his fifth album 'My Beautiful, Dark, Twisted Fantasy'. Suffice ... more info

To most ears 'Weekend' is still pretty damn lo-fi but having listened to the serrated edges and all encompassing fuzz of Smith Westerns debut album, well this new song sounds positively crystal. The first track to be taken from their Fat Possum debut... more info

So, being light of pocket shall we say means that I have seen a lot of what X Factor has to offer up these past four Saturday nights. I'm far from a hater of the show, it lives in it's own crazy world and it's a fascinating one to peer in... more info

Hello. A bit late again but here goes with another round up of all the new music from the past week you need to get through this hungover Sunday.First up, the big news. Boring By The Sea is on the long list for Best Blog at the Record Of The Day awar... more info

There are very few constants in the world of music, even Oasis aren't around to claim their new album is "the best yet" anymore. Swedish pop being a giddy mix of sunshine and happiness however is so reliable you could put your house on it. Museum Of ... more info

Later on this month James Blake will release his latest EP 'Klavierwerke', though it is available to stream on Spotify now. Seemingly not content with being one of the most forward thinking, boundary pushing producers in music today however - James a... more info

September has been a weird month in that a lot of very credible and interesting albums have been released but not one has shone brighter than anything else. So basically what we have here is a list of albums set to feature in the end of year lists bu... more info

The Heartbreaks are a very old fashioned band in more ways than one. For a start they're an unashamedly open indie band. They don't hide by diluting their sound with another genre, their sound is made up of jangly guitars and anthemic choruses last ... more info

One of the 'Voices of 2011' (Bluuurgh) gets a bouncy makeover from Memory Tapes who is most likely sitting pretty in a Hollywood mansion, sippin' on Cristal and browsing yacht catalogues off the back of all his remix commisions this year. The man is ... more info

Freshly signed to 4AD and produced by Grizzly Bear's Chris Taylor, the time is now for Twin Shadow and his excellent moustache. Directed by Jamie Harley. more info