Life are making a welcome return with ‘ABSTRACT/NATURAL’. The Hull band’s fourth album, it started life in a poetry book that frontman Mez had been writing while exploring the great outdoors. These musings on nature, landscapes, love and acceptance found Mez transforming hills, ridges and landmarks into incredible characters in what he playfully described as…
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…
Australian indie-poppers Sesame Girl have shared new single ‘Wings of Butterfly’, a song about ‘asking for proof instead of promises’ according to vocalise Heather Duncan. Very much in the Beabadoobee or Soccer Mommy mould, it’s a fresh slice of dreamy pop with gently lilting melodies and melancholic elements: ‘If you’re here to stay, can’t you…
Stoke-on-Trent’s art punks Formal Sppeedwear have shared ‘Who Needs Spain Ball?’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Punch Card’ via Melodic on 11 September, 2026. Wonderfully wiry and angular, the song sounds somewhat akin to David Byrne jamming with Dutch Uncles – while XTC grapple for overall creative control from the other side…
Spectral Nights favourites Tugboat Captain have returned with ‘Us & the Moon’. The song will feature on the band’s forthcoming album ‘All at Once’, which is set to be released on 17 June, 2026. Capturing the introspective thoughts that come with a night-time stroll through South London, the song veers between gentle Efterklang-style chamber-pop experimentation…
Ezra Collective have made a welcome return with ‘Only Love’, the first song to be taken from their upcoming fourth studio album ‘Here Because of Hope’ (released on 18 September, 2026 via Partisan Records). With a bassline and drumbeat inspired by West African and Gambian music, Pa talks through some of the most powerful moments…
Patrick Wolf has shared ‘The Beast’ ahead of a his appropriately titled US ‘Tour of the Beast’. Produced, engineered and recorded at his home studio in Ramsgate, England, the harpsichord-led track follows last year’s stunning ‘Crying the Neck’ album. The song itself is a timely anthem of empowerment for anyone who finds themselves pushed to…
Larlin have shared ‘Sondheim’, an anthemic, shoegaze-infused piece of emotional indie rock. Formed in 2024 and based in Brighton but fronted by Sheffield-born songwriter Maryann Hoar, Larlin are set for a big summer with ‘Sondheim’ offering an exciting glimpse of what’s to come. Maryann pleads to be written out of the story and admits she’s…
Bodega have returned with new single ‘Pick Up the Check’, a song that guitarist/vocalist (and director of this song’s video) Ben Hozie says is ‘set at an imagined date at a faux fancy restaurant w/ art deco wallpaper and fish-tank ambience. I know too many friends who tolerate unfulfilling relationships (either romantic, platonic, artistic, or…
Los Angeles duo Cosmo Gold have returned with ‘Lemon Drop’, a bass-led, psychedelic and sensual slow-burner that finds Emily ‘Cosmo’ Gold opening up about a queer fantasy with the demand: ‘Show me what a good friend you are, show me what you are’. It’s all wrapped up with an enticing lo-fi aesthetic that’s hard not…
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