Vulnerability rarely sounds this sharp. On new single “Ugly”, alt-pop firestarter Chloe Slater takes the kind of thoughts most people bury in the group chat and blasts them through a speaker stack with fearless precision....
London-by-way-of-Brighton four-piece Alphabet return next week with “Pressure,” a striking new single that sharpens their growing reputation for emotional intensity wrapped in immersive sound design. Due for release on April 8, the track captures...
Manchester’s underground rarely stays quiet for long, and Worm School are the latest to rise from its densely packed gig circuit with something worth paying attention to. Following on from the bands debut release...
Members of the Placeboworld mailing list have been teased with the promise of a special, intimate show taking place in London on 27 March. ”Something is coming” the link announces, simply and starkly. Places...
Rising indie outfit Glixen from Phoenix, AZ return with their brand new single “Unwind,” that feels like taking a deep breath after a long night out. It’s a track that captures the band leaning...
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 squalling guitars with a taut...
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 in relation to the...
This year’s album list (unranked) isn’t about one dominant style or one “scene.” It’s an array of contrasts, often between despair and hope, or the sacred and the profane. As much as they’re an...
Hailing from the fog-laced docks of Rotterdam, L’orne have never been ones for half measures. Their latest song, “Talk To Me Too” (out now), plunges headfirst into the anxious static of human connection and it’s a...
Westside Cowboy have been kicking down the doors in 2025 and 2026 looks like it’ll begin the same way! The fast-rising four-piece have officially signed to Adventure Recordings, an imprint of Island Records, and...
