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5 Lesser Known Acts You Have To See At Bestival 2011 - NME Festivals Blog - NME.COM - The world's fastest music news service, music videos, interviews, photos and free stuff to win. Bjork, The Cure, PJ Harvey, Village People... we're getting very excited about the big names playing this year's Bestival, but there are also a whole load of brilliant new acts on the bill too. Don't miss this lot when you head to the Isle Of Wight.

Various Cruelties Where and when: Psychedelic Worm Tent, FridayWhy: When your second gig is at White Heat with The Vaccines - you know you're going to get the right attention - but their nostalgic, crooning, bass-heavy indie is well worth all the fuss this lot have whipped up. Tribes Where and when: Sailor Jerry's Ink City, SaturdayWhy: The Camden rock fourpiece with their guitar swinging and tuneful vocals are perfect for a festival field. Tall Ships Where and when: Sailor Jerry's Ink City, SaturdayWhy: The now Brighton based Falmouth math rockers have earned a reputation for jaw-dropping-to-the-floor live shows and frantic instrument swapping among members onstage. Islet Mazes We will be reporting direct from Bestival this weekend. Music - Reviews for 12-18 September 2011. Best New Music.

Hear Slow Club's new album 'Paradise' exclusively on NME.COM – audio. Most Underrated Albums Of 2011. P2K: The Decade in Music. Pitchfork: Home. BEST SONGS OF 2011. By Sean Please note: MP3s are only kept online for a short time, and if this entry is from more than a couple of weeks ago, the music probably won't be available to download any more. These are my 100 favourite songs of 2011: songs I love more than plums & peaches & lesser harvests of almonds. I follow just one arbitrary rule: that no artist may be listed twice. I made similar lists in 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010. The best way to browse this list is to click the little arrow beside each song and then to listen as you read. You can also download the complete 100 songs, in two parts: songs 1-50 (259mb) / songs 51-100 (249mb). Said the Gramophone is one of the oldest musicblogs. Of these 100 songs, approximately 65 are fronted by men, 35 by women. 47 artists are American, 26 are Canadian, 15 are British, 3 are Swedish, 3 are French, 2 are Australian, and there is one Finn, one Swiss, one Dane and one Beninese. original photograph by Edward Chambre Hardman (via the White Hotel)