How much you will like the video for the Verve's "Rather Be", from their latest album Forth, depends on how much you like looking at Richard Ashcroft (who also directed) wandering around the woods in a red suit, singing to the camera in slow motion. A great deal, you say? Take it away, Richard.[from Forth; out now on On Your Own/Parlophone/EMI]

The collection of music videos at Pitchfork.tv continues to expand, and in case you just can't keep up, here's a little reminder of some of the captivating clips we've uploaded recently. We got Richard Ashcroft singing at your face, a psychedelic daydream with the Chemical Brothers and Wayne Coyne, and, uh, some chicks stuffing their faces with ...

Andrew Loog Oldham has derided The Verve over their use of a Rolling Stones sample in their 1997 classic 'Bitter Sweet Symphony'.

Radiohead, The Verve, Kaiser Chiefs Klaxons, Kate Nash and Robble Williams have joined a pressure group which seeks to give artists greater control over their music.

The Verve have gone straight to the top of the UK album charts today (August 31) with their first release in more than 10 years.