Free Throw – ‘Mike Nolan’s Long Weekend’


Free Throw have shared ‘Mike Nolan’s Long Weekend’ ahead of shows with Prince Daddy & the Hyena and a UK tour. A song about feeling misunderstood or how sometimes there is ‘something a little more serious hiding slightly beneath the surface’, it’s filled with irresistible, emo-tinged hooks as Cory Castro sings about how anxiety has…

Home Front – ‘Light Sleeper’


Home Front have shared the video for ‘Light Sleeper’ ahead of the release of their new album ‘Watch It Die’ on 14 November, 2025 via VIA LA VIDA ES UN MUS DISCOS. A goth-tinged and synth-driven intro surrounds chanted post-punk vocals about how ‘there’s gonna be a way’. There are bursts of new wave-inspired guitar…

Idlewild – ‘Like I Had Before’


Idlewild have shared ‘Like I Had Before’, the third and final single from their upcoming self-titled album, out on 3 October. Featuring everything you love about this most special of bands – a touch of R.E.M. in its rhythm and melodies, Roddy Woomble’s poetic wordplay about modern culture and ‘theoretical criticism’ (‘It’s part of the…

Die Spitz – ‘Punishers’


Following a triumphant appearance at 2000trees Festival back in July and ahead of the release of debut album ‘Something to Consume’ (out on Friday 12 September, 2025), Austin, Texas four-piece Die Spitz share the folk-horror-inspired video for ‘Punishers’ Described by Chloe De St. Aubin as being ‘About things or people who ‘punish’. Whether it’s withholding…

The Divine Comedy – ‘Invisible Thread’


The Divine Comedy have shared the video for ‘Invisible Thread’ ahead of the release of 13th album ‘Rainy Sunday Afternoon’ on 19 September, 2025. The video stars Ardal O’Hanlon, while the song offers a poignant take on parenthood – ‘there will always be an invisible thread between you and me’ and how it feels when…

The Orchestra (For Now) – ‘Hattrick’


London seven-piece The Orchestra (For Now) have shared the video for new single ‘Hattrick’ ahead of the release of their second EP, ‘Plan 76’, on 31 October, 2025. Describing the song as ‘a series of explosions and attempts at recovery and reckoning’, it packs a hell of a lot into its 5 minutes and 41…

Divorce – ‘Wendolene’


Divorce have shared the Wallace and Gromit-referencing ‘Wendolene’ to mark the release of the deluxe edition of their debut album ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’. This new release features three brand new songs, early demos and BBC radio sessions – including their cover of Queen’s ‘I Want to Break Free’ Singer and guitarist Felix Mackenzie- Barrow describes…

The Cords – ‘I’m Not Sad’


Scottish sister duo The Cords (Eva and Grace Tedeschi) have shared ‘I’m Not Sad’ ahead of the release of their debut album on 26 September (co-released by Skep Wax and Slumberland Records). Clocking in at just one minute, the melancholic and melodic slice of jangle pop finds the duo singing about how they’d have spent…