Originally from Peterborough but now split between Bristol and London, Club Brat are the latest signings to Venn Records (Meryl Streek, Clobber and previously Bob Vylan) and they’ve shared ‘Goodbye Pop Culture’ ahead of the release of the conveniently titled ‘Four Songs’ EP on 12 September. Described by the band as ‘concise, deliberate, and unapologetically…
Laura Mary Carter – one half of Blood Red Shoes – has shared ‘June Gloom’ ahead of the release of her debut album ‘Bye Bye Jackie’. Swapping grungey riffs for something more soulful with an Americana tinge and a touch of The National and Basia Bulat, Laura says the song is ‘a bittersweet weather report…
cheerbleederz have shared ‘i deserved better’ ahead of the release of their ‘prove me wrong’ EP via Alcopop! Records on 5 September, 2025. The band say the song is about knowing your self-worth and realising when you’re in a rut, combining Primitives hooks, Los Camp-style heartbreak and self-awareness (‘I feel so lonely all the time’)…
After an extended break to concentrate on real life matters, Alpha Male Tea Party have returned with ‘Battle Crab’ – and now added vocals to their mashup of mathy riffs and gripping grooves. There’s a touch of Million Dead or Glassjaw in the aggressive nature, but also touching sensibilities around anxiety and feeling out of…
The Cribs have made a welcome return with ‘Summer Seizures’, the lead single from upcoming album ‘Selling a Vibe’ (coming out on 9 January, 2026). Working with Chairlift’s Patrick Wimberly (who has produced Solange, MGMT and Lil Yachty),the song finds the band embracing a pop-meets-new wave aesthetic as they sing about ‘love, tragedy and leaving…
Vegas Water Taxi, the new-ish project from Lazarus Kane’s Ben Hambro, has shared ‘Chateau Photo’ ahead of the release of new EP ‘Long Time Caller’ (out on 25 October via PNKSLM Records). Opening with a declaration that all his friends are getting sober, the break-up anthem finds Ben trying to negotiate newly single life with…
Wednesday have shared ‘Pick Up That Knife’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Bleeds’ on 19 September via Dead Oceans. The band have also announced tour dates for the autumn. Inspired by the ‘feelings of helplessness, when every minor inconvenience hurts double because you’re close to giving up’ and the time their pedal steel…
Transport yourself back to the time when dinosaurs ruled the Earth when The Lost Kingdom tour roars into both Southampton‘s Royal Victoria Country Park (23 August to 7 September) and Manchester‘s Tatton Park (18 October to 8 November). The biggest Jurassic event to come to Britain, it finds the cities hosting over 50 animatronic beasts…
We’re excited to premiere ‘Ode to Carl Dennis’, the new single from lo-fi singer/songwriter Alexei Shishkin ahead of the release of new album ‘Good Times’ via Rue Defense on 5 September, 2025. The slacker-pop stylings have a baroque tone and air of sadness as Alexei talks about not answering the phone, because he’s ‘damn sure…
David Balfe returns with ‘Carving the Stone’, the second album to be released under his For Those I Love moniker. While the debut self-titled record offered meditations on grief and loss following the death of his best friend, this record finds David focusing on life in working-class communities, familial life and how Irish capitalism is…
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