Holly Head have shared ‘No Country Is an Island’ ahead of their tour opening for Westside Cowboy. Equal parts Squid-esque experimental post punk and agit Afrobeat – with a funk-meets-trip hop edge – the song takes aim at the ‘every person for themselves’ culture that has engulfed the nation in a huge game of divide…
Following shows with Adore, US Girls and The Belair LipBombs, Dublin-based duo Burglar have shared new single ‘Lovey’. Originally written a week after Eduardo Pinheiro went through a break-up, he revisited the words a year later by commenting on the embarrassing first thoughts – although there’s an underlying tenderness shining through the Tigers Jaw-esque soundtrack:…
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 –…
The Cribs have made a welcome return with ‘Summer Seizures’, the lead single from upcoming album ‘Selling a Vibe’ (coming out on 9 January, 2026). Working with Chairlift’s Patrick Wimberly (who has produced Solange, MGMT and Lil Yachty),the song finds the band embracing a pop-meets-new wave aesthetic as they sing about ‘love, tragedy and leaving…
There are even more reasons to be excited about The Maccabees’ upcoming show at All Points East in Victoria Park, London on Sunday 24 August, 2025. Not only will you get to see the headliners and CMAT following their triumphant Glastonbury appearances, but now the Radio X Presents YALA! Records Stage has added even more…
Shame have shared new single ‘Quiet Life’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Cutthroat’ – an album ‘about the cowards, the cunts, the hypocrites. Let’s face it, there’s a lot of them around right now’ – on 5 September via Dead Oceans. ‘Quiet Life’ is a rockabilly punk song about someone who’s in a…
Inspired by former prime minister Rishi Sunak’s infamous interview where he claimed to know what poverty was like because he grew up with no Sky TV (join the club), Those Fucking Snowflakes return with the appropriately titled ‘No Sky for Rishi’. A singalong, old-school punk anthem with gonzo drumming, stop-start riffs and witty lyrics explaining…
Following a string of sold-out shows and hype from all the good places, Twat Union have released ‘Singer of the Band’. It’s the first song to be taken from forthcoming EP ‘Don’t Look It in the Eye’, coming out via Alcopop! Records on 4 April 2025. Angry art punk with a sensationally squalid jazzy tone…
Following shows with Tigers Jaw, Martha and Fresh, Brighton duo Regal Cheer have shared new single ‘All the Best’. The fast-paced Bronx-esque song is about how sometimes a situation – could be a relationship or working environment – isn’t working for anyone and it’s best just to part ways on good terms: ‘Whatever happened, I…
After blowing everyone away at 2000trees Festival, Meryl Streek returns with new single ‘Counting Sheep’, the latest single to be taken from forthcoming album ‘Songs for the Deceased’ (released via Venn Records on 25 October. ‘Written about the daily grind of working full time you whole life 40 hours a week for a fraction of…
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