Beautifully inescapable, immeasurably euphoric, and year-on-year the absolute highlight of festival season.

‘My First Album’ arrives long after Jessica Winter first emerged onto London’s circuit of musical misfits, often accompanied by the flamboyant, the kitsch and the quirky - and it’s a scene she injects ...

Katie Gregson-MacLeod has been stumbling through a fog of uncertainty since parting ways with her major label last year, following the success of early viral singles ‘complex’ and ‘Teenage Love’. Here ...

Heavy metal legend and Black Sabbath frontman Ozzy Osbourne has died aged 76, just weeks after performing at his beloved Villa Park, Birmingham, for a historic farewell gig.

Elsewhere in our bumper July / August 2025 issue, we dive into Shame ’s vital fourth outing; set the world to rights with Black Honey ’s Izzy B Phillips; catch up with blue sky thinker Indigo De Souza ...

There’s something utterly vital and captivating about ‘Self Titled’ that feels new - even moreso considering it comes from an artist whose back catalogue is already in an enviable state. Easily Kae ...

Label: Domino Cupid’s arrow has made its way to the Isle of Wight and hit their foremost indie band right in the forehead: “I’m in love, and you’re to blame!” goes the final chorus of ‘CPR’, the ...

Barry Can’t Swim: Dancing In The Dark After rapidly rising through the ranks thanks to his 2023 debut ‘When Will We Land?’, Scottish producer and DJ Barry Can’t Swim is on the verge of his biggest ...

Orla Gartland’s debut is an intricate, carefully-constructed collection, blending together indie-pop, folk and alternative rock. She masterfully layers sounds so not even a hand-clap feels out of ...

Label: Brace Yourself This self-titled album from Welsh punks Panic Shack can only really be described as a fun time. It’s a record that has very much chosen its lane and stays in it - but it’s a lane ...

Having recently dropped their one-of-a-kind concert film Alive In The Catacombs, Queens Of The Stone Age have now confirmed that they’ll be bringing elements of the striking concept to venues around ...

Following on from last month’s new album news, Brooklyn trio Big Thief have shared a second preview of their forthcoming new album ‘Double Infinity’, in the form of ‘All Night All Day’. A more ...