
Souterrain Transmissions , a small Berlin-based label featuring releases by indie favorites like Annuals and CocoRosie, and the online magazine Tonspion just released a smattering of sample tracks as an online-only download. You'll definitely want to give "Hands in Pocket" by Laura Gibson a few listens, it's a great tune for walking around on a sweltering day like today. And if you're partial to violin backed vocals, skip right to Musée Mécanique's unreleased track, "Aesacus". Preview a couple tracks below or download the entire album here .

Ryan (StopMe): As promised, TEN4SE7EN is back for good (I hope!). This is post number 50, so that's 500 tracks I've recommended so far over the past year and a half, here's to the next 500. This week, in-between listening to AC/DC's 'Back In Black' LP on a loop, I've brought together ten more exquisite musical treats: Broadcast 2000's 'That Sinking Feeling' is wonderfully melodic Folk with some quirky production flourishes. The string section is at once powerfully punchy and also sweetly graceful. [...]

Is it possible to be too sugary, too saccharine? Certainly not on this evidence. After the initial overload of sweetness, I close my eyes concentrating on the subtle layers revealing themselves, rich yet smooth. Finally when towards the end youre lost, lulled into an almost mediative state, the final burst of golden goodness hits sending the senses tingling. Say what you like about the music at Puregroove, but their Chocolate caramel shortbread is unbelievable. At 2 quid 50p with a cup of tea, the transformation of Puregroove from a wonderful record store in unfashionable Archway to [...]

Portland's hipsterati comes out to share the love with the man who's worked with everyone, and M. Ward works hard to deserve the outpouring.