Although we might not get many new songs to add to the omnipresent roster of festive songs, many acts still do get that festive feeling and delight us with Christmas songs every year. Here are just some of our favourites from this year’s selection… Ash – ‘Santa Claus is Coming to Town’ Following a year…
Ash reach for the stars on their ninth album ‘Ad Astra’, released on 3 October, 2025 via Fierce Panda Records. Fittingly, the album opens with a cover of ‘Zarnthustra’, the famous Strauss piece that kicks off the opening scene of Stanley Kubrick’s ‘2001: A Space Odyssey’. Ash have added sprinklings of their own style to…
Indoor Pets have been one of our favourite bands since the release of their first EPs (under previous name Get Inuit) on Alcopop! Records. We’ve seen them live in venues ranging from the Boileroom and Westy to main stages at major festivals and it feels like their debut LP ‘Be Content’ has been a long…
Now back on their original home of Infectious Music, Ash present their seventh album, ‘Islands’. One of the finest singles bands of the past 25 years, this album finds Tim Wheeler and co talking about love, loss, friendship, betrayal and buzzkills. Ash have always had strong album openers and ‘True Story’ is no exception. It’s…
I Feel Fine – ‘Everyday Safari’ New Failure by Design signings I Feel Fine hail from Brighton and ‘Everyday Safari’ has a sound that reminded us of early Into It. Over It. ‘Everyday Safari’ mixes chanted group vocals and stop-start guitars with the refreshing vigour of Cloud Nothings. Frankie Cosmos – ‘Being Alive’ Greta…
This year marked the 10th anniversary of 2000 Trees festival. Taking place in Upcote Farm in the Cotswolds, the festival prides itself on bringing incredible bands, amazing food (big shout out to the Split Screen Ice Cream van) and a hugely positive atmosphere from music lovers of all ages. Over the past decade the festival has…
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