2000trees Festival has announced its complete line-up for 2026, with Neck Deep joining Funeral for a Friend and Alkaline Trio as main stage headliners. The festival – always one of the highlights of the summer – has also announced emo legends Sunny Day Real Estate, hotly tipped Bleech 9:3 and trees favourites The Xcerts will…
Leeds five-piece Love Rarely have shared new single ‘Will’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘Pain Travels’ via Big Scary Monsters on 10 April, 2026. Balancing the mathy moments of Minus the Bear with the technical expertise of Rolo Tomassi, ‘Will’ hints at a powerful record filled with twists and turns – and no…
As we say every year, music isn’t a competition but we do still like to jump on the end-of-year lists trend and showcase five records that have struck a chord with us over the past 12 months. What have been your favourites? Divorce – ‘Drive to Goldenhammer’ The Nottingham four-piece’s debut album took you on…
There’s always a bittersweet feeling on the final day of a festival, especially one as welcoming and glorious as 2000trees. On the one hand, you’re going to miss watching bands all day long but on the other, some time out of the sun – especially after a year as hot as 2025 – is most…
Adeline Hotel has shared new single ‘Came True’, Dan Knishkowy’s first new material since 2024’s ‘Whodunnit’ album. It’s a beautiful and evocative two and a half minutes that finds Dan recalling waking up happy but then feeling it wasn’t to be: ‘I was laughing with you, still I couldn’t smile’. He continues to struggle to…
Following a run of shows supporting Chalk and Sprints, Irish punks Adore have signed to Big Scary Monsters, shared new single ‘Show Me Your Teeth’ and announced details of an extensive tour throughout the rest of the year. Guitarist and vocalist Lara Minchin says the song was written during a five-month period where she was…
Tummyache have shared new single ‘Stop, Drop Roll’. In this song, Soren Bryce takes aim at big government and big corporations who do nothing but take advantage of their workforces and public: ‘Look at your empire, stop and smell the rose’. It’s all delivered against a defiantly DIY art rock sound that’s equal parts Malkmus…
Frankie Cosmos have shared new single ‘Bitch Heart’ and announced details of a world tour ahead of the release of new album ‘Different Talking’ vis Sub Pop on 27 June. The breezy (it clocks in at scarcely over 2 and a half minutes) slice of slacker-style indie-pop harks back to a time when we weren’t…
Club Night follow up their 2019 debut album ‘What Life’ with ‘Joy Coming Down’, a record that has themes of loss and mortality at its core – albeit with hope shining through. Opener ‘Expo’ is all twinkly and intricate emo guitar work to start with before quickly changing course into something more mathy with post-hardcore…
Keg release their debut album ‘Fun’s Over’ via Alcopop! Records on 14 March, 2025. Known for their infectious live performances, this record finds the seven-piece showcasing a more vulnerable, human side amidst the chaos of synths, trombone and barbed guitars… Album opener ‘Photo Day’ has a long, mathy, post-rock-inspired build up that makes for a…
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