Essential New Music Playlist (2/10/26)
Hi there, every week we bring you the best of the week’s new releases. Recommendations from us just for you that also feature on our longer Essential New Music Playlist (see Spotify link) 5...
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Long Distance Runner unveil cinematic single “New Song”
London instrumental four-piece Long Distance Runner return with their new single “New Song”, offering another glimpse into the expansive sound the band have been developing for a while. At just under three minutes, “New...
Library Card serve up a “Breakfast of Champions” ahead of debut album
Rotterdam quartet Library Card return with the latest preview of their debut album Peeling An Orange In Just One Go, due November 6 via AT EASE. The new single finds their wiry, angular post-punk energy...
Dutch art-pop trio The Homesick share “Love Off The Leash”
Dutch art-pop trio The Homesick have unveiled their latest slice of synth-pop, “Love Off The Leash”, alongside news of their fourth studio album, What’s Up With All These Shangri-Las?, due 18 September via Siluh Records....
Vegtable share dreamy new single “Stay” and October album news
Singapore slowcore trio Vegtable have announced their second album, Hit By A Car, arriving 16 October via Leeds-based DIY label Field Work Recordings, alongside the release of new single “Stay”. The follow-up to 2025 debut Through...
Sweeping Promises: Go ahead punks, Romanticize my day
There’s always been something bewilderingly claustrophobic about Sweeping Promises sound. The economy and density of the duo working so tightly together can feel gleefully intense. From the lockdown-era discovery of Hunger for a Way Out through...
Essential New Music Playlist (7/8/26)
Hi there, every week we bring you the best of the week’s new releases. Recommendations from us just for you that also feature on our longer Essential New Music Playlist (see Spotify link) 5...
Westside Cowboy unveil laid-back final album preview “Dobro”
Manchester quartet Westside Cowboy have shared “Dobro”, the final single to be lifted from their eagerly awaited debut album It Goes On, arriving August 21 via Island Records. Following the breakout success of “Kick Stones...
Brighton’s M. Woodroe are defiant on new single “Carte Blanche”
Brighton alt-rock outfit M. Woodroe have returned with blistering new single “Carte Blanche”, the latest taste of their forthcoming debut EP The Treatment of Fractures, due September 18 via Venn Records. Following the acclaim surrounding...
Mercury Prize 2026: Shortlist Announced
The list of 12 artists shortlisted for this year’s Mercury Music Prize has been announced today (30 July) and as always it’s a compilation of great contrasts. See the list of happy campers below!...
