Torrance, California emo legends Seahaven have shared ‘Long Goodbye’ ahead of extensive US and UK tours Clocking in at just 2 minutes and 16 seconds, it finds the band reminiscing about watching someone cry at the end of a relationship – ‘Undeserving – someone left you in a lonely way’; ‘Tired eyes, lost time and…
The Orielles have returned with the release of double single (they used to be called double A-sides) ‘You are Eating a Part of Yourself’ and ‘To Undo the World Itself’ ahead of the release of their fourth studio album ‘Only You Left’ via Heavenly on 13 March, 2026. ‘To Undo the World Itself’ finds the…
Music City have shared new single ‘Pretty Feelings’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Welcome to Music City’ on 6 February, 2026. A song with romance at its core, frontman Conor Lumsden describes it as ‘About giving in, letting yourself disintegrate into particles of light in the presence of love’. With this approach…
Rosie Carney has shared ‘Sixteen’, the fourth and final single to be taken from her fourth studio album ‘Doomsday… Don’t Leave Me Here’ (out on 27 February, 2026). Nostalgic and contemplative, it finds Rosie looking back on her youth and how she was ‘better off leaning on my sisters than some idiot who probably wouldn’t…
After five years away where they reconnected as brothers and friends rather than bandmates, The Cribs are back with their ninth album ‘Selling a Vibe’. Produced by former Chairlift member Patrick Wimberly (Solange, Lil Yachty), the Jarmans have promised their most open and personal record to date… ‘Dark Luck’ opens the record with stop-start, scuzzy…
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…
Editors frontman Tom Smith’s debut album finds hope and positivity, even in the most troubled of times. Recorded with producer Iain Archer, the album celebrates the strengths we can find – even when things look doomed. Sparse Nick Drake-style acoustic strums open the record as Tom sings about things happening ‘in the wake of December,…
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…
Ailbhe Reddy has shared new single ‘So Quickly, Baby’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Kiss Big’ on 30 January, 2026 via Don Giovanni Records. Ailbhe describes ‘So Quickly, Baby’ as ‘the meltdown song, the album’s neurotic heartbeat. A tug-of-war between grace and chaos.’ Raw and honest with lines like ‘We were two strangers…
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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