Stevens Sufjan

Plus, songs you have to hear from James Blake and Mutual Benefit

The annual celebration of independent record shops takes place on April 21st

I, Tonya is the ‘true’ Tonya Harding story. Except its not. After years as an outcast Harding is finally being understood

And you have to hear Mango and Mathman, and Sufjan Stevens

Since loud became the new normal, the skills of music mastering engineers are essential

Generations hand down the misery in Jan Carson’s surreal debut collection

The National guitarist is excited about curating the first Sounds from a Safe Harbour festival, which will be ‘like throwing a party for your friends’

So says East India Youth, who is behind one of the year’s best electronic albums

New Northern Ireland music prize makes its debut

Non-stories about pop’s brightest star aside, in a race row there’s only one winner – Kanye West