The singer still wowed German crowd with hits

Josh Ritter, Robert Wyatt, Beirut + releases round-up

Something of a Robbie Basho binge in the office this morning reminded me that I’ve been sleeping on this Six Organs Of Admittance album for a few weeks now. Ben Chasny has been one of the most interesting players on the New Weird American psych/folk scene (or whatever you want to call it; chances are Chasny will try and wriggle free of any glib categories anyhow) for a few years now.

Venerable indie rebel revisits his lo-fi 80s work

Globetrotting folk-pop prodigy gets gloriously lost in translation. Again.

Idaho songwriter cuts loose across fourth album

Two discs of baroque pop and lo-fi demos from the diamond dawn

Plus Kevin Drew shows off 'Spirit If' live in the UK this week

Today: Elton John throws a piano stool at a fan's head, then cries

The singer voted tenth in a TV poll topped by Oscar Wilde