Annie Hogan returns with relentless “Scorpions”
As one of the early proponents of goth and post-rock music British composer/singer and artist Annie Hogan is an experienced hand at conjuring atmospherics and mood from the ether. So…
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As one of the early proponents of goth and post-rock music British composer/singer and artist Annie Hogan is an experienced hand at conjuring atmospherics and mood from the ether. So…
The holiday hangover has been left behind now and the music releases keep coming with renewed vigour so here’s what we think are the best new songs and/or videos from…
Cruush’s latest single “Great Dane” finds the Manchester quartet refining their sound into something even more expansive. Drawing on their roots in hazy indie and textured shoegaze, the track blends…
Welcome to the best new songs, videos and more from the last seven days – in our opinion! There’s pop, rock, alt, dance and a fair few other genres in…
Aubrie Sellers has blasted into 2026 with “Subatomic,” a thrilling first single from her forthcoming third album Attachment Theory, out March 20 via Casual Records/Carnival Recording Company. The Nashville singer-songwriter…
London’s shoegaze/dream-pop trio deary have unveiled their stirring new single “Seabird”, the first taste of their long-awaited debut album Birding, due April 3 via Bella Union. The track shows the…
Let’s face it choosing just 20 songs to sum up our year of music listening is pretty ridiculous, not only in the context of EVERYTHING that was released but also…
TTSSFU are favourites here at FUF and they have returned with “Upstairs,” a new track that hits like the moment at a party when the music fades and reality slides…
London quartet alphabet come crashing back with “Motion Sickness,” a song that hits like a burst of icy colour before melting into something raw and human. The band – Lena,…
Manchester’s Worm School make their recorded debut with “Jacob’s Ladder”, a slow-burning cut that feels both intimate and infinite. Released through Brighton label Crafting Room Recordings which is putting out…
Hilary Woods has always thrived in the shadows, but with “Endgames,” the first glimpse of her forthcoming album Night CRIÚ (out October 31 via Sacred Bones), she steps forward with…
Cardiff’s Why Horses? don’t so much enter a room as kick the door off its hinges. Their new single “I Got A Fever” from the debut EP Yeah, Hi? is…
South London’s WOOM are a quartet who occupy a rare space between band and choir, their voices intertwining in ways that feel both ancient and strangely futuristic. With To Slow…
Pynch’s new single, “How You Love Someone,” is a vulnerable indie reveal from their upcoming album Beautiful Noise (dropping October 3 via Chillburn Recordings / State51 Conspiracy). The track marks…
Minneapolis dream-pop purveyors she’s green spread their wings on Chrysalis (via Photo Finish Records), a lush, full-bodied metamorphosis in their sound. Across five tracks, the band plants its flag at…