Cast follow up their support slot at the Oasis reunion last year with brand new album ‘Yeah Yeah Yeah’, a record John Power says ‘arrived out of the blue’. John declares ‘Is there something you want me to say?’ on album opener ‘Poison Vine’ before backing up on himself and asking ‘Is there something you…
London punks Rifle have unleashed their debut record, with its focus on giving a voice to the working class who are all too often ignored in the current, divisive climate. ‘Rifle’ opens the record and with the same name as both the band and the album, it’s a frenetic and focuses statement of intent –…
Mirah has shared ‘After the Rain, her first single in seven years and first to be taken from upcoming seventh album ‘Dedication’, which will be released via Double Double Whammy and Absolute Magnitude on 20 February, 2026. Covering a turbulent time in her life that included relationship worries and a bout of writer’s block, the…
Halifax-based singer-songwriter Ellur has shared ‘Dream of Mine’ ahead of the release of debut album ‘At Home in My Mind’ via Dance to the Radio on 6 February, 2026. A song about ‘feeling selfish for wanting to pursue a career that requires a lot of sacrifices’, it finds Ellur ruminating on the insecurities that come…
The Reds, Pinks & Purples have returned with ‘New Leaf, a suitably restrained slice of melancholic indie rock that finds Glenn Donaldson in wistful mood: ‘Between the earth and the sea, always a mystery, always unknown’. There’s a touch of The National in the atmospheric guitar work while gothic undertones add an expertly pitched uneasiness.
Divorce’s guitarist and co-vocalist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow has shared ‘Song By A Stranger’, the first song to be released under his Book of Churches moniker. The single comes ahead of the side-project’s self-titled debut album which comes out on 6 March, 2026. With each song written one day and recorded the next, the album finds Felix…
Tigers Jaw have shared ‘Ghost’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Lost On You’ via Hopeless Records on 27 March, 2026. The song was inspired by a chance run-in with someone vocalist and guitarist Ben Walsh grew up with and how ‘the quick flash of memories with this person felt like a glimpse into…
Hitchin’s queer indie rockers Brutalligators have released second album ‘Still Here’, a collection of songs about survival, identity and moving forward while grappling with complex emotions, divisive culture wars and everything else life throws at you… The title track kicks off the album in uptempo fight pop style – instantly reminding you of Martha as…
Yorkshire art-rockers Deadletter have shared ‘To the Brim’ ahead of the release of sophomore album ‘Existence is Bliss’ on 27 February, 2026 via SO Recordings. The band said: ‘To the Brim explores the experience of dealing and living with denial and the way in which it will leave you feeling incapacitated and overflowing (brimming!) with…
Jenny Hollingworth, one half of Let’s Eat Grandma, has shared new single ‘Good Intentions’ ahead of the release of debut solo album ‘Quicksand Heart’ via Transgressive Records on 9 January, 2026. Jenny said: ‘I wrote Good Intentions as a reflection on challenges I’ve faced in the past and how I relate to them in the…
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