Swedish band Mire Kay recently released their debut EP Fortress, it comprises of five songs, tied neatly together with chamber pop arrangements, ethereal vocals and dark often mythical lyrics built out of rich images and hollow, natural sounds which, layer upon layer, create a warmth out of their often sombre subject matters of longing and searching.

Following the 50th anniversary in 2007 of Jack Kerouac’s world renowned novel ‘On the Road’, interest in the beat generation went on the rise with the film industry quick to pick up on the trend. On the Road is due for release this year and filming has begun on Big Sur.

Sideshow is an exhibition of drawings and poetry by Will Burns and Jason Butler exploring the lives of the people in and around the fairgrounds and penny gaffs of an older England.

The much loved Emily and the Woods is due to release her new EP titled ‘Eye to Eye’ on May 4th. You can watch her new video for ‘Steal His Heart’ below which features a mammoth chase by a postman from London to Brighton!

Ruarri Joseph has just released a video for his new single Severed Dreams which was released yesterday. This light-hearted video is definately worth a few chuckles.

Puzzle Muteson is the latest artist to join the Bedroom Community label. His debut recording En Garde plays out a spellbinding and hauntingly evocative fairytale of emotions of one man’s imagination.

The Decemberists have released a new video ‘This Is Why We Fight’. The video, features a post apocalyptic world populated by children which has the dark undertones of Lord of the Flies.

You get a double helping of Panda Su today. She recently recorded a live session for us which you can listen to below.

Panda Su releases her new EP today, a miniscule four-track but full of deep-bodied yet humbly produced sounds I Begin continues where Sticks & Stones left off.

Steffen Basho-Junghans is an artist in the true sense of the word he manages to conjure up works of extreme intensity, focus and creativity. Watch this great video and catch him live on his upcoming tour in the UK.

Vetiver are due to release their new album in June through Bella Union which is titled The Errant Charm, you can download a free track below. UK fans will also be pleased to hear they are doing an album launch tie-in tour in June. As I mentioned in previous posts, this does seem to be the year for a change in direction for many bands. Vetiver’s main man, Andy Cabic, …

It’s Friday so we decided to treat you all to a mixtape: Shaken not Stirred. Feat: The Dodos, Panda Bear, The Aliens, Little Wings, Wolf Ram Heart, Viking Moses, Foxgang, The Fall, Bombadeal and Araya