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…
Signed to Jack White’s Third Man Records, Nashville band Snooper are set to release ‘Worldwide’, their second album, on 3 October, 2025. Recorded with John Congleton (St Vincent, Eels, Chelsea Wolfe), the songs continue to capture the punk rock energy of their live shows – which feature props, puppets and giant papier mâché heads –…
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…
Winona Fighter celebrate signing to Rise Records with the release of new single ‘I’m in the Market to Please No One’. Completely defiant throughout its two minutes and 40 seconds, the vibrant pop-punk song is a call-to-arms to not accept toxicity in relationships (‘The more you fuck around, the more you find out’) and how…
With trademark wit and anger, Lambrini Girls take aim at the state of the nation and the current political landscape in ‘God’s Country’. ‘Great Britain? Are you sure? As the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poor’. Referencing the Daily Mail, the ‘racist uncles wanting their country back’, the unfair nature of…
Experimental post-pickers Folly Group have shared new single ‘Pressure Pad’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Down There!’ on 12 January. Inspired by the grand cinematic sounds of Massive Attack and Gorillaz but with the added math rock stylings of Youthmovies or early Foals – plus a healthy dose of Afro-Cuban rhythms –…
Chalk have follows up their ‘Best Live Act’ victory at the Northern Irish Music Prize with the release of new song ‘The Gate’ via Nice Swan Records. Already a favourite with the indie press and 6 Music, this new track – produced by Chris Ryan – is a deliciously noisy and pulsating piece that marries…
Sleigh Bells make a welcome return with sixth album ‘Texis’ on 10 September. The band claim they let go of all inhibitions when it came to writing and recording this album with Derek Miller saying: ‘We stopped worrying about whether or not we’re in or out of our comfort zone, or if we were being…
Tom Williams’ latest album finds the artist sharing his thoughts and feelings about all kinds of events from the past few years – and how they’ve contributed to the increasingly fractured and divisive world we find ourselves in today. His most experimental work to date with orchestral sounds being seamlessly complemented by drum machines, synths,…
Alcopop! Records signings Cherym have shared the Dirty John-inspired video for new single for ‘Listening To My Head’. While the video recounts the experiences of Betty Broderick being mentally tortured by her lying, cheating husband of 20 years, the song itself is a potent and pacy piece of power punk filled with riffs and sing-along…
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