We first saw Reading five-piece The Race play at the West End Centre in Aldershot before they had even released their debut album ‘Be Your Alibi’ back in 2006. Now, they’re back with a new four-track EP after almost two decades away. The songs cover the power of community, the concept of ageing and ever-changing…
Dublin-based Basht are set to release their debut album ‘Poor Advice’ via LAB Records on 9 October, 2026. Produced by Ali Chant (Dry Cleaning, Lime Garden, Sorry), the band tackle the unease between church and state, boardrooms and barracks, and so much more, in their homeland throughout the 10 tracks… ‘Terror TV’ opens in a…
Man/Woman/Chainsaw arrived in Guildford after a successful summer filled with festival appearances and the much-lauded release of their debut album, ‘Cannonball’, back in August. Sold out – like every other date on this autumn tour – things were set to get very hot in the heart of Surrey. Fresh off the release of their debut…
Sadurn have shared ‘never tell me’ ahead of the release of their sophomore album ‘The Underworld’ via Run for Cover Records on 16 October, 2026. Songwriter G DeGroot describes it as ‘one of my favourite songs ever written’ and its sparse, stripped-back opening immediately shows why with its heartfelt conversational tones and Big Thief-style setup:…
Over the past six years, The Magic Gang’s Jack Kaye has reflected, reconciliated and collaborated with others, while also starting a family and rediscovering his voice. He’s now set to release his debut solo EP, ‘Go Easy’, on 14 August, 2026. The five songs featured here vary from character-based storytelling to self-examination and forlorn romances.…
Martha Hill has made a welcome return with the quietly gorgeous ‘Granite Feet’. Co-written and recorded at home with fellow new parent Jordie Cooke during nap times, the introspective and deeply personal slice of indie-folk finds Martha talking about waking up with a ‘storm cloud head’ and making promises to try harder. There’s a touch…
London-based Celtic janglepop band The Tubs have shared new single ‘Stoop to Me’ ahead gig their new album ‘Hard Life’ on 11 September via Merge Records. Blending fiddle with chiming power-pop guitar hooks, the band reference Bob Mould as a key influence but we also hear a touch of Del Amitri and Real Estate in…
Teenage Fanclub have shared ‘Day in the Sun’ ahead of the release of their thirteenth studio album ‘Do Not Dare to Dream’ on 9 October. Melancholic and jangly, the heart-warming hug of a song is wrapped up in 3 minutes as Norman Blake and co examine the power of a shifting perspective: ‘The race was…
Los Angeles-based four-piece Jawdropped have shared ‘Split Lip’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘Secret to Spare’ on 18 September via Transgressive Records/Canvasback. Roman Zangari says the song is ‘about being in a band and struggling to keep your shit in check’, factoring in how time-consuming, exhausting and demoralising chasing the dream can be…
Cardiff”s finest art punks Panic Shack have returned with ‘Grin & Bear It’, the band’s first new material since the release of their self-titled debut album last year. Taking aim at the mundanity (and harshness) of the gig economy and the unfair narrative that artists should suffer, it’s a gritty riff-laden piece that also manages…
