Now we confess we don’t know about Lust For Youth or Croatian Amor but apparently one was started by an ex-member of the other and now they are collaborating again which is a beautiful thing and something a lot of people are happy about. This is all understandable when it births something as beautiful as […]

A new one to watch for 2025 is Campbell King who just dropped their debut proper, with their tale of betrayal, ‘Fade Away‘ via Needwant. A singer, songwriter and poet from Corby, King has twice supported Mercury Prize-nominated Self Esteem on tour and can be seen next supporting RØRY at O2 Forum Kentish Town on 6th […]

‘I don’t wannna die. I just wanna sleep awhile, maybe forever.’ Here comes Emma-Jean Thackray with a January anthem if ever there was one, with her new single, ‘Wanna Die.’ The producer, composer and multi-instrumentalist shares with us the first track from her upcoming album, Weirdo, out 25th April. Released via Gilles Peterson’s celebrated Brownswood […]

Today the Baltimore-born, Hamburg-based multi-instrumentalist Sophia Kennedy returns with ‘Rodeo‘ the first single from her upcoming third album, Squeeze Me. The psychedelic-pop queen keeps things ecelectic, pulling us in with that hypnotic, Detroit Techno-style piano as she uses her lower range to pose the question, ‘Where are you taking me, oh Rodeo? Hooves of steel […]

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Blue Valentine, the latest music video from George Alley, offers a moody reflection on love’s contradictions. The single, from Alley’s self-titled debut album—available on streaming and a 12” transparent root-beer vinyl—features vignettes inspired by Andy Warhol’s screen tests, with Alley calling various “Valentines” on the phone. Director Aly Spengler, fresh from their […]

Now give us a minute because we are late discovering the fierce new one from Chicago no-wave group KAPUT. We are all kinds of obsessed with their new single, ‘Sucker‘ – the first to be taken from upcoming self-titled album.  The track is a high energy anthem about the pressures of everybody else’s expectations and […]

Today Brighton punkx DITZ drop their sophomore album, the tense, angry and always loud Never Exhale before preparing to bring the live experience to Spain this February. A year after playing here, supporting IDLES, they are back, bringing with them a barrage of boisterous post-punk rock. With songs of division and unnecessary hatred, it’s a […]

Seoul-based collective, Balming Tiger are back with ‘Spirit Chaebol‘ the next single to be taken from their recent Greatest Hits EP. Think Super Mario World meets Missy Elliott, with a dash of Muppets-style mayhem and you’re halfway there. Catchy, creative, and full of energy, nobody is doing it like Balming Tiger right now. Balming Tiger says of the […]

Today British singer-songwriter Shura announces her return with her first new material in over five years. The single ‘Recognise‘ is available to stream now and is so gorgeously ethereal, it’s giving us some much-needed serenity in this ultra-chaotic time. ‘Recognise’ opens with the purity of Shura’s stripped-back voice with only the most minimal of synths, […]