With an original mission statement of ‘If you’ve got too many chords in it, you’re wrong’, much-hyped Manchester-based four piece Westside Cowboy release their debut album ‘It Goes On’. Focusing on the joy that can be found in each other’s company and the organic chemistry that resonates with this, it’s a record the band want…
A high school band that emerged as one of 2026’s most anticipated acts, Man/Woman/Chainsaw release their debut album ‘Cannonball’ on 7 August via Fiction Records. Recorded with Seth Evans (Geordie Greep) and Margo Broom (Big Joanie), the record finds the six-piece (Billy Ward, Clio Starwood, Emmie-Mae Avery, Lola Cherry, Billy Doyle and Vera Leppannen) navigating…
Tugboat Captain are all set to release new album ‘All at Once’ on 17 July, 2026. It’s a record the South London band describe as ‘sprawling, technicolour and volatile’, with vocalist and guitarist Sox tumbling from one chaotic moment of modern life to another, ruminating on them all with pain and humour. ‘Roll Over’ opens…
Emo revival legends Seahaven have returned with a new self-titled album, and it’s one that finds vocalist and guitarist Kyle Soto examining a tumultuous time in his personal life, taking in the power and pain of memories, the grief of loss and the fragile nature of life itself. ‘Godsend’ opens the record in typically atmospheric…
‘I Built You a Tower’, Death Cab for Cutie’s eleventh studio album (and first on the independent ANTI- Records) found the band going back to basics and working together on the songs – in person – in the studio. The album finds Ben Gibbard trying to find a way forward following the breakdown of his…
Recorded between the Albion Rooms in Margate and Jelly Studios in Ramsgate, spiritual five-piece Pigeon’s debut album ‘OUTTANATIONAL’ tackles subjects including belonging, migration and identity with a joyous enthusiasm. There’s an afrobeat intro on album opener ‘NRG’, a song that demands you give it its titles while Falle Nioke wards off evil spirits over a…
Recorded in Los Angeles with John Congleton (Lana Del Rey, St. Vincent), Good Kid’s new album ‘Can We Hang Out Sometime?’ centres around the importance of connection and how anxiety, miscommunication and self-doubt can strain relationships with friends, lovers, family and yourself. ‘Rift’ opens the record in woozy and melodic fashion, the catchy hooks backing…
‘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…
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,…
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