We first saw Reading five-piece The Race play at the West End Centre in Aldershot before they had even released their debut album ‘Be Your Alibi’ back in 2006. Now, they’re back with a new four-track EP after almost two decades away. The songs cover the power of community, the concept of ageing and ever-changing…
Eels return with their 16th (!) studio album, ‘Cookie Happened’. This record finds E (Mark Oliver Everett) taking stock of some of life’s messier moments and examining just what is the point of it all: ‘All of this will be forgotten. Every joy, accomplishment and hardship will one day become so irrelevant it will be…
Dublin-based Basht are set to release their debut album ‘Poor Advice’ via LAB Records on 9 October, 2026. Produced by Ali Chant (Dry Cleaning, Lime Garden, Sorry), the band tackle the unease between church and state, boardrooms and barracks, and so much more, in their homeland throughout the 10 tracks… ‘Terror TV’ opens in a…
Man/Woman/Chainsaw arrived in Guildford after a successful summer filled with festival appearances and the much-lauded release of their debut album, ‘Cannonball’, back in August. Sold out – like every other date on this autumn tour – things were set to get very hot in the heart of Surrey. Fresh off the release of their debut…
South London seven-piece Fat Dog follow up 2024’s critically acclaimed debut album ‘WOOF’ with ‘Cancel Me (I’m Tired)’, a record that draws influences from acts as disparate as Ennio Morricone, Electric Six and even Dexys. The album opens with ‘Smile and Wave’, a Bronx-esque track with talk of hands being on fire and the mantra…
Hampshire trio Uncle Junior release their debut single ‘Melt Me’ ahead of tours supporting Man/Woman/Chainsaw and Tooth over the next couple of months. Even before releasing this song, the band – made up of Oli Noble, Eric Rye Lees and Isaac West – has been featured on Crack and BBC Radio 6 Music. They’ve also…
Dublin post-punk rockers Gurriers follow up 2024’s debut ‘Come and See’ with the powerfully titled ‘Nobody’s Coming to Save You’ (out on 25 September, 2026). The title track kicks off the album with demanding vocals and wiry post-punk guitars while the lyrics discuss medication and ruminations. This is followed by a spoken-word news report sample…
Fitting somewhere between electronica and hardcore punk with plenty of irreverent humour to boot, Leeds act Adult DVD are set to release their self-titled debut album via Fat Possum on Friday 25 September, 2026. ‘Do As I Please’ opens the record with a groove and drumming that brings to mind Happy Mondays before morphing into…
Robb Paniconi releases ‘For Lack of Trying’, a new EP under his Damn Shame moniker. Its songs combine elements of electronic and folk music, found sounds, field recordings and layers of loops. There’s an engagingly quirky and DIY feel to the EP opener ‘Splinter’. Sounding somewhat akin to Jonathan Richman fronting The Flaming Lips, it’s…
Following hot on the heels of their self-titled debut EP compilation in February this year, Railcard – a cult indie supergroup formed when Rachel Love (Dolly Mixture), Ian Button (Papernut Cambridge, The Penrose Web) and Peter Momtchiloff (Heavenly, Would-be-goods) realised they were all born within weeks of each other in 1962 – return with ‘Two…
Jawdropped are a four-piece from LA who grew up on a diet of Teenage Fanclub and Lemuria. Already a cult favourite after sensational sets at The Great Escape and other festivals over the past 12 months, the band have now signed to Transgressive and are all set to release debut album ‘Secret to Spare’ on…
After an extended hiatus of almost two decades (!), The Race continue their welcome return with the release of ‘Family Tree’ ahead of the release of their four-track ‘Family’ EP on 23 October. Written at the request of vocalist Dan Buchanan’s son, the poignantly powerful song celebrates the bond between parent and child while also…
A Stoke-on-Trent band that embraces the typo in their name, Formal Sppeedwear release their debut album ‘Punch Card’ on 11 September, 2026. When talking about the record, the band said: ‘Our aim is to undermine anything leaning too far one way or the other. We shoot for homogeneity – if it sounds good and its…
Sadurn have shared ‘never tell me’ ahead of the release of their sophomore album ‘The Underworld’ via Run for Cover Records on 16 October, 2026. Songwriter G DeGroot describes it as ‘one of my favourite songs ever written’ and its sparse, stripped-back opening immediately shows why with its heartfelt conversational tones and Big Thief-style setup:…
Jawdropped have shared another damn fine single ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Secret to Spare’ on 18 September via Transgressive Records. ‘Cup’ has a touch of Lemonheads or Dinosaur Jr. in its scuzzy guitar sounds but blends this with the poppier sensibilities of Teenage Fanclub. Following the lead character of an older…
