While the sure-to-be triumphant headline sets from Kneecap, PVRIS, Taking Back Sunday and Alexisonfire and long-awaited Upcote Farm debuts from the likes of Million Dead and Letlive capture many of the headlines, one of the best things about 2000trees is the festival’s dedication to smaller or lesser-known acts – this year, they even have BAFTA…
The already-stacked line-up for The Maccabees big comeback show at All Points East on Sunday 24 August, 2025 has just got even better with the addition of CMAT, Black Country, New Road, Everything Everything, Sorry, Katy J Pearson, Youth Lagoon, TTSSFU, Max Baby and The Juice. A tantalising combination of acts that played with The Maccabees back before their hiatus…
LA-based singer-songwriter Will Paquin has shared new single ‘Hahaha’ ahead of his first shows in the UK and Ireland. Power-pop hooks that have elements of Cake and early Ben Kweller are mixed with the energy of Bleachers as the proudly independent Will talks about unattainable lust – ‘You let me get so close to you,…
Frankie Cosmos have shared new single ‘Bitch Heart’ and announced details of a world tour ahead of the release of new album ‘Different Talking’ vis Sub Pop on 27 June. The breezy (it clocks in at scarcely over 2 and a half minutes) slice of slacker-style indie-pop harks back to a time when we weren’t…
Wolf Alice have shared ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’, the lead single from forthcoming album ‘The Clearing’, which will be released on 29 August. Described as ‘an arresting ode to growth, evolution and expansion in life, music and art’, it blends a jaunty bar-room baroque piano stomp with a pummeling rhythm section, tribal handclaps and infectious riffs.…
9Bach have shared new single ‘Llaw – 101 Mix’ exclusively on Bandcamp ahead a run of headline shows. This is the first song to be released showcasing their collaboration with Andy Gangadeen, an artist who’s worked with acts ranging from Chase & Status to Lava La Rue. With big beats and a touch of acid…
Bath/Bristol dreampoppers Night Swimming have shared ‘In the Real World’ ahead of shows with Miki Berenyi and a debut headline UK tour in the autumn. Produced by Peter Miles (TORRES, Orla Gartland) and mastered by Simon Scott of Slowdive, the song is delivered from the point of view of a young person who feels trapped,…
Ben Kweller has shared ‘Depression’. Written in the wake of his 16-year-old son Dorian’s death, the song is a poignant piece built around a pre-set sound on a keytar that Ben has had since he was 8 years old. Actor Jason Schwartzman guests under his Coconut Records moniker. It will appear on forthcoming album, ‘Cover…
Alcopop! Records have announced the launch of brand new children’s music imprint, Pandapop! Records, with the release of CBeebies star Yukee’s debut single ‘Fly Away Feathers’. The single is available on very limited edition 5″ vinyl. The single features Rivers Cuomo – who voiced Feathers the pigeon who needs to find the beat of his…
Composer/producer Paul Russell (Axes/Tough Glove) returns with ‘Thank You’, the fourth album to be released by his Human Pyramids project. Featuring members of Axes, Suicide Bid and Modern Studies, the album was recorded all over the world and mastered by Alan Douches (Sufjan Stevens/Animal Collective). Gentle feedback and breezy, chiming percussion combine in the early…
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