Slime's movement towards a pastorally flecked R&B sound is a beautiful development of his original template of reverb-laden, nostalgic 2 Step. It's a lot freer and emotionally deeper, the sound fuller and more expansive.

After a small tour of France, Slime is ready to play his debut show in the UK, on Friday 15th, at new Dalston venue, Birthdays. With support from Micachu and Fort Romeau. Full details and tickets here

Last week Efterklang debuted their new album at the Sydney Opera House. Piramida, as the album's called, was inspired by a trip to Piramiden, an abandoned Russian mining settlement on Spittsbergen, an island just outside the Arctic Circle, which is home to more polar bears than people.

Efterklang recorded the whole project in situ, on Spittsbergen, and then turned those sounds in Piramida, the debut track to be released, The Ghost, whets the appetite for what'll hopefully be an incredible record.

They play the Barbican Centre on the 30th of October

The range of superlatives and epithets and monikers we could attach to R Stevie Moore would turn this blog posting in an essay. Over a career spanning 30 years and about 400 albums he's probably most commonly known at 'the godfather of home recordings' and much of today's DIY / Underground draws inspiration from his record and release ethos, no often without Moore's droll sense of humour and intuitive knack for creating wonderful songs.

In anticipation of his performance at Field Day tomorrow, Stevie has decided to give away one of his most recent albums, 'Please Leave', for free. Get it here.