Pinch and a punch for the first of the month, oh and a new podcast too why not. We’ve pulled out all the stops for November; bringing together brand new material from some of the biggest names in pop (Lykke Li and Robyn), bright new British hopes (Y Niwl, James Blake and The Mariner’s Children) with a smattering of transatlantic goodness to boot (Gold Fields and Gatekeeper).

This month there’s European goodness from Our Broken Garden and Korallreven; we look further afield with the scuzzy rock of The Walkmen and the prog-tastic Wolf People. And we’ve picked the cream of British talent with the return of The Phantom Band, Engineers and newcomer Chad Valley.

It’s the first of the month, which can only mean one thing: the TLOBF podcast! From the brooding, apocalyptic Swans to the ADD-affected Salem right through to the glitch-like brilliance of Gold Panda and the laid-back swooning charms of Royksopp. Everyone’s a winner, baby.

It’s the first of the month so it can only mean one thing… Yes! It’s the next instalment of our monthly podcast. We’ve got some rather splendid content, including some exclusive material from Wichita Record’s finest Sky Larkin, Matador’s Magic Kids plus a slice of live Mogwai action as well.