Approved

Atom And His Package is featured in the SNAP column despite having stopped making music in 2003 and rarely updating his MySpace page.…

CMU's Approved column praises The Big Pink's debut album 'A Brief History Of Love', out 14 September, for blending noise roots with melody and pop.…

Irish band Bats' track 'Credulous! Credulous!' is praised as a taut fusion of math rock and punk, with the band touring the UK in September before dates in Ireland.…

French electro-pop duo Pony Pony Run Run release 'Hey You', a sugary synth track with a teen appeal, streamed on MySpace.…

CMU's Approved column praises Simian Mobile Disco's upcoming album, singling out contributions from Beth Ditto and Alexis Taylor while finding the first single underwhelming.…

Canadian band Reverie Sound Revue release their debut album after reforming, with delicate, sometimes eerie songs recalling Electrelane, streamed on MySpace.…

Brighton and London multi-instrumentalist Awesome Wells offers baroque indie and electronic textures across two tracks, 'Bears' and 'Sunday Morning', streamed on MySpace.…

CMU's Snap of the Day features H-Boogie, whose retro synth pop is praised, and who is the sibling of Estelle and has a club hit with Ministry Of Sound.…

CMU recommends Portland band Geggy Tah, signed to David Byrne's Luaka Bop label, with their track 'Whoever You Are' available to hear online.…

CMU recommends Riceboy Sleeps, the collaborative project of Sigur Ros frontman Jonsi and Alex, with its ambient debut album.…

CMU praises Japandroids' self-titled album as smart, catchy, fast-paced punk, with UK dates in London and Halifax in October.…

Ellie Goulding, newly signed to Polydor, is recommended via a Jakwob remix of 'Starry Eyed' that reached number one on The Hype Machine.…