Next Monday sees the launch of the beautifully elegant “Being a grow-up sure is complicated” by Amycanbe. They are a four piece band hailing from Ravenna in Northern Italy, with Francesca Amati having notable vocal similarities to Bjork and a sound that I am not the only one having a hard time pigeon-holing. The rhythm sounds decidedly Italian, but they produce songs that are stunning journeys of indie folk pop with little twinges of minimalistic electronica to the extent that a couple of songs would work perfectly as some new …

And you thought the last break was a long one – and no I don’t have a good excuse like being out of the country this time, just more of a very hectic last month with coming back to Edinburgh. That doesn’t mean I have kept up with the new stuff over that time though. By now everyone should know about Radiohead’s return with the possibility of fans paying whatever they think an album is worth. Amazon has also launched an mp3 store to compete with iTunes and it is …