Listen: Oh Land - Renaissance Girls [New Single]

Words: Saam Das

When Dave Sitek's not busy being in the consistently brilliant TV On The Radio, he's also producing exciting acts like Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Foals, and Beady Eye. (Ahem.) Now he's gone a step further, launching his own label featuring the likes of Kelis, CSS, and this top new single from Danish electro-pop sensation Oh Land.

Glastonbury: 2011 Festival Preview

Words: Saam Das

The eager amongst us may already be at Glastonbury Festival but for those who are yet to head to Somerset then these last minute recommendations for bands to see/things to do might come in handy. You may already have seen my guest blog at BBC 6Music and well, this is a variation on that theme. Hopefully with fewer typos....

Announcement: Saam On BBC 6Music Radio Show - Now Playing

Words: Saam Das

Last Friday evening, I appeared on Tom Robinson's BBC 6Music radio show, Now Playing. As I mentioned in my review of The Great Escape, I was on the show talking about my three favourite acts of the festival - BASTILLE, Lanterns On The Lake and Oh Land. Listen on BBC iPlayer, skipping to around 25.30 in to hear my segment - in case you've missed out, the tracks I talked about are below.

The Great Escape: 2011 Festival Review

Words: Saam Das

Last week, I descended upon Brighton for The Great Escape, "Europe's leading festival for new music" and sort of the UK version of SXSW. For once, this review is not late out of laziness but designed to tie in with my scheduled appearance on Now Playing, a new BBC 6Music show, where I'll be chatting about three of my favourite bands of the festival tonight. Or you can read about those three and more below.

The Great Escape: 2011 Festival Preview [Friday]

Words: Saam Das

You may or may not have read my preview of Thursday's shenanigans at The Great Escape but either way, here are a selection of bands to check out on Friday. The festival really seems to start hotting up on Friday afternoon. Saturday recommendations will also arrive at some point soon.