Kris Kristofferson's fellow outlaw plays 4 London shows

Magic tour highlights to raise money for Federici's charity

Classic Walker albums to hit the London stage

It begins with a flutter of guitar, a dusting of cymbals. Then a female, faintly ethereal vocal arrives, accompanied by bells. At first, it sounds like she might be distant kin to the acid folk scene which still percolates away in the US; there’s a very vague resemblance to Meg Baird and Espers, perhaps. But then again, she’s not singing in English, and there’s something discreetly exotic about the song, “Dawn Over The Clouds”.

Plus Micah P. Hinson, My Bloody Valentine Special and Albert Hammond Jr in our releases round-up!

Elliptical, euphoric and "staggeringly good" says Allan Jones, plus a Q&A with Craig Finn

You wait 17-years…then three Kevin Shields album turn up at once

Select fourth outing from dolorous US twentysomething

Emmy The Great, The Wave Machines and Golden Silvers

Sturdy second album from the most hard-working man in the Strokes