In case you missed it, Emily Mackay got a first listen of the new Wild Beasts album, 'Smother' (out May 9th), and decided it's "going to be a beauty." Take a look at her track-by-track review and find out what you can expect from the Kendal four-piece’s third album.

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Do you have the latest Chase & Status album, 'No More Idols'? OK, we gave it a pretty bad bad review, but it's chock full of collaborations with Maverick Sabre, Tempa T, Claire Maguire, Cee-Lo, Tinie Tempah, Dizzee Rascal, Plan B, White Lies - and newcomer Delilah, who features on the duo's latest single 'Time'.

It's out on May 2nd via Mercury Records - but the video's out now, and available for your viewing pleasure, after the jump.

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Our verdict is now out on Glasvegas' new album, 'EUPHORIC /// HEARTBREAK \\\', which earned a massive 9/10 (read the review here). NME recently sat down with the band to discuss the pressures they felt recording their second album and how they've "gone from being boys to men." Check it out below:

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This week over at NME, we're celebrating the much-awaited return of Arctic Monkeys. Not only are they the cover stars of the lovely new issue, but the mag features an exclusive interview about their new album 'Suck It And See', and frontman Alex Turner reveals that he'd "love it if another band just came and turned the charts upside down." Pick up a copy to read more.

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Beginning on May 30th, Suede will be releasing re-mastered, expanded versions of their five studio albums through Demon Records. The albums, which will be released in weekly intervals, will contain previously unreleased material and rare, unseen video footage - including three hours of rarely seen TV programmes and films, and nearly two hours of brand new interviews with the band. Each release will also contain a special 32-page booklet, including a note specially written by Brett Anderson.

“This is the definitive collection of pretty much everything we released in 14 years together – and some stuff which we didn’t," says Anderson of the release. "It’s all re-mastered and includes unreleased, never-before-heard oddities and gems which even I’d forgotten about. It’s the complete audio history of a band and, like any band of interest, it’s flawed, strange and sometimes beautiful”.

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The BBC recently posted this hilarious web exclusive sketch: a support group for Radiohead fans. One man finally musters up the courage to admit that he prefers Radiohead's early work...but he goes a bit too far.

Check it out below: