Top 20 Albums of the Year 2025
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...
Tagged: Indie
L’orne drift into beautiful madness on “Talk To Me Too”
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 saddle up with new label, tour and brand new EP
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...
Blondshell brings fresh voices and new takes with companion album “Another Picture”
In the midst of her globe trotting tour of the US, UK and EU, Blondshell has announced a companion album to her breakthrough 2025 release If You Asked For A Picture. Dropping on November 14th, Another...
HighSchool dial in with new single “Sony Ericsson” ahead of debut LP
Post-punk outfit HighSchool are cranking up the anticipation for their self-titled debut album, dropping October 31st, with their latest single “Sony Ericsson,” a wired, restless track about the fragile chaos of modern love. Where...
Hilary Woods’ “Endgames” is a Haunting Return to Voice and Vision
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 a sharpened presence. After two sprawling instrumental...
Why Horses? Stalk Cardiff’s indie underground with feverish debut EP
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 a breathless cocktail of psychobilly swagger, post-disco pulse,...
Cloth announce UK tour dates
Glasgow’s dream-pop duo Cloth – twins Rachel and Paul Swinton – are on the road with a series of UK dates showcasing the recent Pink Silence album and more. Expect intimate vocals, shimmering guitars and...
HighSchool drop new single “Dipped” and finally announce debut album
Halloween just got a whole lot louder. Melbourne’s very own HighSchool have finally announced their self-titled debut album, landing October 31 via [PIAS] Australia, and they’ve gifted us a brand new single to swoon over: “Dipped”. If you’re not...
Champ race into their ‘Future’ single + debut UK headline tour
Hartlepool newcomers Champ are wasting no time. Today (Aug 28) they unleash their thrilling second single ‘Future’, a widescreen indie anthem following hot on the heels of debut track ‘Taste To Run’ – backed by us back in...
