The Strokes have made a welcome return with the release of ‘Going Shopping’ ahead of seventh studio album ‘Reality Awaits’ on 26 June via Cult Records/RCA Records. Opening in more mellow fashion than you may expect, there are some trademark scuzzily retro guitar hooks before Julian Casablancas starts to ramble – in the most delightful…
Manchester-based trio thistle. have shared ‘Pylon’ ahead of the release of their ‘Backflip’ EP via REX RECS on 29 May, 2026. They’ve also announced an extensive run of live dates, including slots at the Alternative Escape, Bearded Theory and 2000trees Festival. Powered by a glug load of Monster Energy drink, ‘Pylon’ is a wiry slice…
Singer-songwriter Daniel Bateman, also known as Frog, releases eight studio album ‘Frog for Sale’ on 17 April, 2026. An album about ‘how money sometimes gets in the way of love’, it finds Daniel taking inspiration from Buddy Holly and Paul McCartney . The album opens with ‘Bad Time to Fall in Love Again’, a subtle,…
Following shows with Sweet Pill and The Callous Daoboys, Leeds act Love Rarely are set to release their debut album ‘Pain Travels’ via Big Scary Monsters (BSM) on 10 April, 2026. ‘Will’, the opening track on the album mixes Minus the Bear-style guitar work with Tigers Jaw-esque melodies to start with before things take a…
Recorded over nine days at the world-famous Rockfield Studios in Wales, Tigercub’s new album ‘Nets to Catch the Wind’ finds the trio exploring a wider-ranging sound than ever before, with frontman Jamie Hall saying it’s ‘about learning to live in the light even when you know it will not last’. ‘Silver Smile’ opens the record…
Recorded in Los Angeles with John Congleton (Lana Del Rey, St. Vincent), Good Kid’s new album ‘Can We Hang Out Sometime?’ centres around the importance of connection and how anxiety, miscommunication and self-doubt can strain relationships with friends, lovers, family and yourself. ‘Rift’ opens the record in woozy and melodic fashion, the catchy hooks backing…
Masca – a Bristol trio made up of Christina Maynard (vocals, guitar), Jack Hamilton (drums, vocals) and Ben Holyoake (bass) – are all set to unleash their debut album ‘Love Letters’. It’s a record powered by love, belief and a refusal to stop creating, while also being a celebration of the power of love, music…
Norwich four-piece The Danphes have shared their debut single, ‘Heartbreak High’, a breezy slice of hook-laden indie-pop with a touch of romance – and fond memories of a Nissan – running through its Lemon Twigs-meets-Real Estate melodies and pining lyrics: ‘I don’t hear a single word they say, I check my watch and I just…
Formed in the countryside of Athens, Georgia in 2020, Hiding Places have since moved to Brooklyn and found a space blending troubadour storytelling with luscious guitar sounds. A four piece made up of songwriters and guitarists Audrey Keelin and Nicholas Byrne plus drummer Henry Cutting and bassist/producer Michal Matsakis, the band navigate their mid-to-late 20s…
Bristol post-punks Mould have shared new single ‘Lists’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Hoping as a Coping Mechanism via 5dB Records on 10 July, 2026. Having already established a fearsome live reputation, ‘Lists’ is a fists-in-the-air anthem that blends the surreal with the sublime in under 2 and a half minutes. As…
Cheekface have shared new single ‘Black Site’ ahead of the release of their sixth album ‘Podium’ on 28 July. A song that takes aim at America’s CIA black sites, where music has been weaponised as a tool to annoy or coerce detainees. They’re essentially turning a sense of dread into something more communal, with Greg…
Embrace are set to celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of ninth album ‘Avalanche’ via Cooking Vinyl on 12 June, 2026. Ahead of this release, the band have shared ‘Stop’, a song that finds them dipping into The National or Echo and the Bunnymen-esque melodies while delivering a hands-in-the-air singalong chorus that has served…
Truthpaste have shared new single ‘Bus Song’ ahead of a couple of appearances at The Great Escape and a date at the Lexington in London on 4 May. Describing the song as their ’emo rock song’, it’s a duet that finds the band making future plans – ‘Maybe we should have some kids, I could…
a forest – a creative collective formed around solo artist and songwriter Matt Hughes, but with plenty of guidance and support from Arcane Roots’ Andrew Groves – have shared debut single ‘Something I Need’ following its debut play by Daniel P Carter on the BBC Radio 1 Rock Show. Taking influence from Mark Lanegan, The…
Fronted by the ex-Black Peaks singer Will Gardner, Every Hell have shared new single ‘Let Me Go’. There’s no waiting around with this song. The riffs come almost immediately and don’t stop as Will sings about ‘being stuck in a loop of guilt and self-loathing until eventually giving into depression and anxiety instead of fighting…
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