Wild Pink return with sixth album ‘Still Coming Down’, a record that finds John Ross blending existential tales with celestial stories and bringing to life some charismatic characters while also poking fun at the listless nature of consumerism. He also takes inspiration from the grunge movement that soundtracked his teenage years, recording the album in…
Westside Cowboy have shared new single ‘Dobro’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘It Goes On’ via Island Records on 21 August, 2026. Guitarist Jimmy Bradbury takes on the lead vocals for this razor-sharp slice of slacker pop, a song the band say could be ‘For perhaps a younger self? For that moment…
American Football have shared the video for ‘Wake Her Up’, one of the standout tracks from this year’s self-titled fourth album. Featuring guest vocals from Wisp (who stars in the video alongside Mike Kinsella as they enjoy a bike rise around night-time LA, while picturesque views of Paris are projected behind them), the glacial and…
Australian indie-rockers Sesame Girl have released ‘Butterfly Wing in a Silver Locket’, an EP filled with six songs that are a delicate and sublime as the title would suggest. Throughout the EP, Heather Duncan ruminates on people, possessions, moments and memories. ‘Wings of a Butterfly’ opens the EP in genteel fashion as Heather sings about…
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…
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…
Following the announcement of new album ‘Lost Weekend’ (out on 14 August, 2026 via Dead Oceans), Phoebe Bridgers has shared the renaissance faire-inspired video for lead single ‘Lost Boys’. Produced by Tony Berg, Ethan Gruska, Jack Antonoff and Phoebe herself, the song has an incredible cast of stars including boygenius bandmates Julien Baker and Lucy…
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