King Creosote

The BBC's indie/alt station is throwing a three day fest in Glasgow featuring Depeche Mode, The Jesus & Mary Chain, Ride, Belle & Sebastian, Father John Misty, Sparks, The Wedding Present, The Shins, Warpaint, Edwyn Collins, Future Islands, and tons more

Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote has produced over 50 albums since his debut in 1998. Beginning by self-releasing CD-Rs on his own label, Fence, KC eventually signed to Domino Records, racking up a Mercury Prize nom for his 2011 collaborative album with Jon Hopkins, Diamond Mine...

Andrew Bird is one of the contributors to a new compilation titled Good People Rock which benefits Montreal-based charity organization Yellow Bird Project...

We're just over a month away from 2015 and those UK year-end lists keep pouring in. Now British music mag Uncut has posted their 75 Best Albums of 2...

We just posted Q Magazine's Best of 2014 albums list and now here's the same from sister publication MOJO. Not only do they share a publisher, but also more than half of same albums appear on both lists...

Jon Hopkins has a new EP, titled Asleep Versions, which will be out via Domino on November 11. As the title implies, it four somnambulistic versions of songs from last year's acclaimed Immunity...

Scottish singer/songwriter Dan Willson will release New Gods, his second album as Withered Hand next week (3/25) via Slumberland. It's a sparkling collection of literate pop, and the record features appearances Black Tambourine's Pam Berry, Eugene Kelly of The Vaselines and members of Bel…

Electronic musician Jon Hopkins will release his new album, Immunity, on June 4 via Domino. While making a name for himself with more ambient textures, Hopkins is definitely aiming more for the dancefloor on this one which traces the arc of an epic night out...

Josh T Pearson @ BV-SXSW 2011 (more by Amanda Hatfield)

Check out Rough Trade's list of the Top 100 Albums of 2011 (yay Josh T Pearson!), below...

The shortlist has been revealed for the 2011 Mercury Prize. The list includes some major albums like James Blake's incredibly striking self titled debut, PJ Harvey's massive comeback Let England Shake, and Adele's 21, in addition to some other interesting choices like Anna Calvi&apos…