Now Playing @6Music tracklist May 20, 2011

This week on Now Playing we looked to Johnny Marr - one of the best manipulators of six strings - after news emerged this week he is planning a new Healers album for release next year, as well as a world tour beginning this October in New York. All was revealed in an interview given to Billboard.

As well as Mr Marr, we looked at Bon Iver as they released loads of more information as well as a free download on their offical website this week ahead of their self-titled second album.

We had Faded Glamour and Put Me On It giving us their musical recommendations - all in all it was pretty swell.

The Smiths - How Soon Is Now

Modest Mouse - Dashboard (via Spotify)

Banderas - This is Your Life (via Facebook)

#Digital Digest

* Black Lips have made a New Direction from their new Mark Ronson produced album available as a free download on Rolling Stone’s website.

* Azari & III have posted details of their self-titled debut album online.

* Lady Gaga became the first Twitterer to pass 10 million followers, streamed her much hyped new album Born This Way on Metro.co.uk and Goldfrapp remixing her single Judas.

* Julian Casablancas' cover of Rave On for the Buddy Holly tribute album has been released online and picked up by blogs like Stereogum and Culture Deluxe.

* Bon Iver made the unusual step of posting all the lyrics to his forthcoming album on his website a month before its release, as well as making a new tune Calgary available as a free download.

The The - Slow Emotion Replay (via Facebook)

#Blogger - Saam from Faded Glamour

Bastille - Flaws

The Cribs - Cheat on Me (via Facebook)

#nowplaying

Klaxons - Gravity's Rainbow

#Triple Treat - Bon Iver

Talk Talk - I Believe In You (via Facebook)

Sharon Van Etten - Love More (via Twitter)

St Vincent - Marry Me (via Spotify)

Kirsty MacColl - Walking Down Madison (via Facebook)

Electronic - Getting Away with It (via Facebook and Text)

7 Worlds Collide - Down on the Corner (via Facebook)

#Digital Digest

* Cocknbullkid's debut album, Adulthood, is streaming on NME.com ahead of its release on Monday, and she’s uploaded her cover of the dance classic Hold Me onto YouTube featuring Chilly Gonzalez.

* Thurston Moore releases his new album, Demolished Thoughts on Monday. Produced by Beck, you can hear it steaming in full at NPR right now.



* Telepathe have given fans a first taste of their new material. Throw Away This is available as a free download via Stereogum.

* Pink Floyd’sDark Side of the Moon has been named as the greatest album cover ever in an online music poll. The album took the crown for best artwork in a poll conducted by Music Rader, with Nirvana’sNevermind coming in second.

* A previously unreleased New Order song, Hellbent, has been made available to stream online via Soundcloud.

Kurt Vile - Baby's Arms (session track with Huey from May 19 - after trending on Twitter) 

#Blogger - Amelia from Put Me On It

Lianne La Havas - Final Form

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Muse - Time is Running Out

#Listener's Mix - Songs which remind me of my Tintagel, Cornwall, summer holiday from last week

Gill Scott-Heron & Jamie XX - My Cloud (this song was played loud in my car whilst we headed up some massive hills and flew back down the other side on the way to Eden Project. Standard procedure in the South)

Sweet Billy Pilgrim - Future Perfect Tense (This track was part of our holiday playlist for the iPod me and my partner Catherine created. Played whilst at our log cabin)

Helios - Halving The Compass (our morning song, which didn't wake our holiday neighbours as it's such a peaceful piece of music. The Bird song blends in to the world)

Emiliana Torrini - Sunny Road (We tried to star gaze every night and manged to see plenty of Satalites not much else though)

Four Tet - Angel Echoes (This track was part of our holiday playlist for the ipod me and my partner Catherine created. Played everyday whilst at our log cabin)

Memory Tapes - Bicycle (This song was put on the playlist as it is a reminder of how in Tintagel, Cornwall we biked everywhere (helping towards our Tintagel Tan), we biked down to the pub and pasty shop. Compared to Colchester, Essex where we drive every where!)

Talking Heads - Nothing But Flowers (via Facebook and Text)