Villagers, the brain child of Conor J. O’Brien, has signed to Domino, readies a debut single and goes out on tour this month.

Pavement confirm Greatest Hits tracklist
The new Pavement Greatest Hits album now has a confirmed tracklisting!

Quasi announce Gong for February
Portland duo-turned-trio Quasi have now announced details of a new album.

Spiral Stairs – The Real Feel
Can Spiral Stairs ever move out of the shadow of it’s former glories? Tom Whyman thinks it’s a tough ask…

The Feelies – Crazy Rhythms / The Good Earth
The Feelies were a bunch of geeky minimalists who’ve finally had the reissue treatment on their two albums. Tom Whyman reviews.

Four Tet announce new album for 2010
Four Tet has announced a release date for his highly anticipated new album, and a set of live dates for Feb and March next year.

Pavement DO reform
So, after much whispering and rumour, it’s become official – Pavement are to reform.

Arctic Monkeys – Humbug
Catriona Boyle ponders the question of why everyone loves the Arctic Monkeys in a review of their latest release, Humbug.

Spiral Stairs, aka Scott Kannberg, releases debut album
Scott Kannberg, AKA Spiral Stairs, formerly the front-man of Preston School of Industry and guitarist, singer and founding member of Pavement is to release his debut solo album on Domino.

Wild Beasts – Two Dancers
Wild Beasts sophomore effort is a big improvement on their debut, and one of the year’s best albums by a British band, says James Dalrymple.

Loops – Volume One
Alex Wisgard appraises the new music literary idea from Domino Records and Faber & Faber, and finds it to be a mixed affair.

Joker’s Daughter – The Last Laugh
The Last Laugh is an album that shouldn’t exist because Joker’s Daughter is a entity that shouldn’t work. But some how, some way, it does.
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