In this issue...

IN THIS ISSUE...
In this issue of Hot Press, we catch up with Cincinnati rockers The National as new album Trouble Will Find Me hits shelves. The band reveal they were schooled in the art of rock 'n' roll by none other than Bruce Springsteen and Michael Stipe!
Elsewhere, we meet two of Ireland's exciting MMA prospects, Cage Warriors Welterweight Champ Cathal Pendred and Ultimate Fighting Championship favourite, Conor McGregor. The two Dubliners discuss their expertise and explain how they got involved in the world of MMA.
Elsewhere, we meet Dublin act Little Green Cars, who discuss debut album Absolute Zero, and Noah & The Whale frontman Charlie Fink who chats about the back-to-basics approach the band took while making latest release, Heart Of Nowhere. UK comic Marcus Brigstocke meanwhile is this week's Hoot Press interviewee.
We also catch up with Primal Scream, Laura Marling, Ghostpoet and British Sea Power, while over in Critical Mass we've reviewed albums by Deerhunter, Daft Punk, Neon Neon and She & Him.