Alcopop! Records signings Twat Union are set to release their second EP ‘Don’t Blame the Peach’ on 20 February, 2026 – although as far as we can tell, it does not have anything to do with Timothee Chalamet’s (in)famous scene in Call Me By Your Name. The new EP follows last year’s ‘Don’t Look It…
After four years away, Life have returned with ‘The Dollywaggon’, the first single to be taken from upcoming fourth album ‘ABSTRACT / NATURAL’ (out on 19 June, 2026). Written while frontman Mez Sanders-Green was walking the 193-mile coast-to-coast route (starting in the West Coast, over the Lake District and Yorkshire Dales, across the Moors and…
Lucia & The Best Boys have teamed up with CHVRCHES Lauren Mayberry on ‘Lonely Girl’ – her first new music in three years. Looking back at a youth spent in a small, rural village in Scotland, the song finds Lucia thinking back on how isolated she felt back then but how the passing of time…
Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever have made a welcome return with ‘Sunburned in London’, the Australian indie rockers’ first new music since 2022’s ‘Endless Rooms’ album. The six-minute track talks through various cities including Dublin, Tokyo and Oslo before getting to London – all in typically breezy, jangly and brilliant fashion. There are Laurel Canyon vibes…
London four-piece Tooth have shared debut single ‘The Age of Innocence’ via Relentless imprint Soil to the Sun (Cliffords, Hex Girlfriend). From the first play of this song, you can see why they’re already festival favourites. It’s a zesty, catchy slice of indie-rock with a touch of regret – ‘I didn’t think that you could…
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…
Ugly Ozo has shared ‘Hi, How Are You?’ ahead of the release of her sophomore EP in the springtime. Written by Jessica Baker during a period of burnout and emotional exhaustion, the song tackles the impact of depression head on – acting as a discussion between Jessica and her inner rival. Opening with woozy guitar…
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, Railcard are set to release their self-titled debut record via Skep Wax and Slumberland Records on 6 February, 2026. The group is completed by Allison…
LAPêCHE’s third full-length album ‘Autotelic’ – named after the idea of doing something for its own sake – is a record that feels very much in the moment. With words anchored in Krista Holly Diem’s clear-eyed vulnerability, the album focuses on both comfort and confrontation. Potent power pop hooks signal the start of album opener…
Born in Dublin and now based in London, Music City (known to his mum and dad as Conor Lumsden) releases the debut album, ‘Welcome to Music City’. Taking inspiration from Ireland’s rock legacy, Conor says the record ‘feels like a constant fight between hope and disappointment’ of love, outside forces and the things that get…
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