‘Lost On You’ finds Tigers Jaw’s Ben Walsh (guitar, vocals) and Brianna Collins (keys, vocals) attempting to navigating the stage of middle adulthood where you’re meant to have your shit together, but then you realise nobody really does… There’s a DIY feel to the short and sweet opener ‘It’s OK’, a song that asks ‘Am…
Leeds band Present Nature release their self-titled debut album on Friday 20 March, 2026. Produced by Bill Ryder-Jones at his West Kirby YAWN studio, the record finds singer-songwriter Jonny Woolnough taking inspiration from songwriters including Neil Finn and Roddy Frame and storytellers like Max Porter and Virgina Woolf. ‘Picaresque’ opens the album in subtle, understated…
‘After the Rain, Strange Seeds’, The Leaf Library’s fourth album, explores themes of memory and place through an abstract point of view – welcoming you to marvel at how strange and special the natural world can be. ‘Colour Chant’ starts the album in suitably atmospheric fashion, all tribal-tinged guitar and rhythmic vocals about scattering over…
Following an extensive touring schedule to promote their incredible 2022 debut ‘Where the Heart Is’, Zayna Youssef of Sweet Pill hit a wall when it came to writing the follow-up. After realising it was 50/50 blockage and being hard on herself, she started writing collaboratively with fellow band members guitarists Jayce Williams and Sean McCall,…
‘Three Halves’ opens the record in shoegazey fashion, although there’s a touch of C86 jangliness running through. Think of the meeting point between Arab Strap and Heavenly and you’re halfway there. It then picks up the pace towards the end, while ‘Shadow of You Appears’ is more restrained with its tribal Radiohead-esque guitars, fractured strings…
Describing their sound as ‘doomsday foot-tappers for fellow hippies’, Brighton’s Snake Eyes release their long-awaited debut album ‘Cash Rich’ via Alcopop! Records on 6 March, 2026. This record is almost 6 years in the making and follows two incredible EPs and a whole host of shows supporting the likes of The Xcerts, You Me At…
While enjoying a whirlwind year promoting ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’ album, Divorce’s Felix Mackenzie-Barrow has somehow found time to release a self-titled solo album under the name ‘Book of Churches’. Describing the writing process as ‘incredibly DIY’ and ‘kind of naive’, each song was written in one day and recorded the next, leaving a raw account…
The first Nothing album to be released via Run for Cover Records, ‘A Short History of Decay’ finds Domenic “Nicky” Palermo ruminating on his past behavious, family issues and a health condition that causes his body to shake uncontrollably, both physically and verbally… ‘When I was young, life was easy’ are the words that run…
Cult ’90s indie heroes Heavenly return with ‘Highway to Heavenly’, their fifth album and first in 30 years. Fiercely independent, the album is released on the band’s own Skep Wax label and finds them tackling anger, grief, empathy and love in equal measure. The record opens with ‘Scene Stealing’, a song that tells the story…
With its focus on authenticity and how, according to singer Noah Alves, ‘nostalgia can be damaging when you feel like the best stuff is in the past and there’s nothing new and exciting to be done’, London quartet Middleman’s debut album ‘Following the Ghost’ (released on 13 February, 2026 via Evil Speaker Records) has its…
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