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Wake-up call for Noah and the Whale

05.10.09
Charlie Fink did a fine job of transferring Noah and the Whale's impossibly lovelorn second album, The First Days of Spring, to the stage.... more

The bookshop band Mumford & Sons

11.09.09
Mumford & Sons are leading lights in the new literary London folk scene that everyone wants to join. Singer Marcus Mumford talks Steinbeck and Shakespeare... more

CDs of the week

28.08.09
7 Worlds Collide's album is a relaxed delight, Noah and the Whale's record is undeniably powerful and Monty Alexander plays it straight.... more

Gigs of the week

07.08.09
Laura Marling will play a special show at Festival Hall and grunge giants Pearl Jam come to Shepherds Bush.... more

Camp Bestival is big on charm

27.07.09
Camp Bestival, baby brother to the Isle Of Wight’s Bestival, is calm and unhurried.... more

Best of British for Mercury Prize

10.07.09
As it's nearly time for the annual UK album contest that is the Mercury Prize, David Smyth names his 12 favourites of the year.... more

Mumford and Sons didn’t disappoint

05.03.09
Mumford and Sons, the swashbuckling south London four-piece, are here to put the fun back into folk.... more

Off the record

09.01.09
More creativity is needed if modern album covers are to match up to the icons of the past, says David Smyth.... more

Best CDs of 2008

19.12.08
From funk to fado, our critics round up the albums of the year.... more

Laura Marling is spellbinding

12.11.08
She may have taken an interminably long time to get on stage but Laura Marling was worth the wait, says Rick Pearson.... more

Mercury music prize winners elbow out the competition

10.09.08
Elbow have won the Mercury Music Prize for their album The Seldom Seen Kid... more

This is the best thing that's ever happened to us, admit Mercury Prize-winning Elbow

09.09.08
Singers Estelle and Adele's rivalry is set to reach new heights, as both are in contention for the Mercury Music Prize Award. ... more

Yes, Noah and the Whale are a real band

12.08.08
Noah and the Whale demonstrated a robust, folkish charm along with some surprisingly powerful musicianship at the Roundhouse.... more

Radiohead lead the pack as Mercury Music Prize nominations announced

22.07.08
Radiohead, Estelle, Last Shadow Puppets and Adele were today all nominated for this year's Nationwide Mercury Prize. Also up for the gong are Elbow, Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, and Neon Neon.... more

Who will win the Mercury?

22.07.08
The shortlist for this year's Mercury Music Prize for the best British album will be revealed later today. But who will make the cut?.... more

Plant goes Shadow boxing for Mercury prize

22.07.08
Rock veteran Robert Plant, 59, faces Alex Turner, 22, and his Last Shadow Puppets in the battle for this year's £20,000 Nationwide Mercury Prize for album of the year... more

Ready for the festival season?

14.03.08
With little to choose between the line-ups, it's the added extras that will count at this year's festivals. David Smyth guides you through the best summer festivals.... more

CDs of the week

08.02.08
Sappy lyrics from The Feeling, Laura Marling shows musical maturity and Mary J Blige's Growing Pains all feature in this week's top CDs.... more

This will be the year dance gets us back in the groove

17.12.07
Dance music is set to emerge from the doldrums in 2008 with a slew of new acts ready to go, says Paul Connolly.... more

New faces outshine absent Pete

21.11.07
In the absence of Pete Doherty, Jack Peñate moved up to headline the Little Noise Sessions and coped admirably.... more

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