Ora Cogan Hard Hearted Woman
She mixes haunted folk, psych rock, and a shadowy strain of country, building a realm where catharsis feels lush, mysterious and vital.
Tinariwen Hoggar
On ‘Hoggar,’ they now stake their claim as elders of the Tuareg musical tradition, going back to their early years of songwriting with acoustic guitars and communal singing around the desert campfire, while also passing the torch onto a younger generation of featured musicians who can continue to keep the flame of rebellion and defiance alive.
Swell Maps C21
One of the first punk bands to set up an indie label, they were also pioneers of alternative music, mixing punk with experimental sounds Swell Maps released four singles and two albums in a brief but eventful career, in partnership with Rough Trade, topping UK indie charts and influencing acts including Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Stereolab, and Blur.
The Monochrome Set Lotus Bridge
Unashamedly literate UK post-punk sophisticates present a psychedelic trip into Bid’s rich and fantastical dreamworld.
midori jaeger (Un)planted EP
Recorded over ten intense days in Lisbon with jaeger playing cello, bass synth, synth, and cavaquinho, with drums by a close friend.
The Orielles Only You Left
The eleven songs see a return to the more stripped-back, song-led approach of their early origins.
The Notwist News From Planet Zombie
They return to view after years of exploration and experiment with an album rich in both melancholy and positivity, sketched across a suite of fiercely committed pop songs
The Sophs Goldstar
At any moment, The Sophs are entering pop-punk; blazing through funk; talk-singing to the audience.
Alexis Taylor Paris In The Spring
The subject matter doesn’t shy away from hard-hitting themes but musically, it’s carefree, brightly lit and contemporary, drawing on leftfield pop, country, elegant disco-house and Vangelis-inspired soundscapes.
Tenderness True
While the influence of classic country artists like Patsy Cline and Kris Kristofferson is felt, so is that of Big Thief, Yo La Tengo, Wye Oak and Bill Callahan.
Kim Gordon Play Me
Distilled and immediate, expanding Gordon’s sonic palette to include more melodic beats and the motorik drive of krautrock.
Art School Girlfriend Lean In
On her third album, she tackles alternative rock, electronic pop & experimental ambient sounds.
Peter Gabriel In the Big Room
Live album recorded in 2003. The 14-song set draws on material from both the Growing Up Live tour of 2002/2003 – Gabriel’s first in 10 years that accompanied the release of his album UP – and the subsequent Still Growing Up Live tour that ran through much of 2004
The Scratch Pull Like A Dog
Their third album is a refinement of the acoustic/electric, trad/metal fusion they laid out on Mind Yourself.
Harvey Rushmore & the Octopus Mindsuckers
It steps fully into a darker, dystopian realm. The Album blends catchy hooks with wild improvisational bursts, creating a sonic tension that mirrors the turbulence of the present day.
n0trixx A Catalogue of Madness and Melancholia
Pulling together metal, raw synths, trap, heavy riffs, fierce rap flows and wide-reaching vocals, this all pairs with her striking steampunk aesthetic and hidden identity as she carves her own distinct path in the scene.
Foy Vance The Wake
It came to life in collaboration with esteemed musicians like drummer Jeremy Stacey (formerly of Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds) and renowned jazz pianist Neil Cowley. The sound is a convergence of folk and soul and Southern blues,
Fotocrime Security
Dark punk stalwarts whose new LP is rife with sentiments of paranoia and impending doom.
Olive Jones For Mary
Debut from singer-songwriter with soul and blues-influenced sound.
Morgan Nagler I’ve Got Nothing to Lose, and I’m Losing It
Solo debut from artist who has co-written with Phoebe Bridgers (on the Grammy-nominated “Kyoto”), Margo Price, Kim Deal and HAIM.
Animile You’re Free to Go
The album’s songs bloom naturally, grounded in warm acoustic guitars, subtle synth textures, lush string arrangements, and delicate rhythmic layers plus a guest vocal from Iron & Wine’s Sam Beam.
The Long Ryders High Noon Hymns
Sid Griffin states ‘High Noon Hymns’ is “two thirds the distilled alt country genre we helped found back in the 1980s, one third Paisley Underground adventurism yet with a dash of our own crazed soulfulness thrown in.”
Cashier The Weight EP
Four-piece with a massive, heavy sound, anchored by powerful melodic hooks that cut through the noise.
Rebelski Algorithms
Long-standing collaborator with Doves, Peter Hook & the Light, Echo & the Bunnymen. The intention is to create an analogue, human-first counterpoint to an increasingly automated culture.
googly eyes paint me like one of your fav american girls EP
Sitting somewhere between alternative pop and electronic indie, googly eyes delivers glitchy, technicolour, poetic songs of the heart.
Basciville Love in the Time of the State
Musically, the record conjures ghosts of late-90s Radiohead, Nirvana Unplugged, Jeff Buckley, and Gustavo Santaolalla, with folk-rooted textures and soaring, cathartic crescendos.
Monstrosity Screams From Beneath The Surface
Containing ten tracks of uncompromising death metal, it exemplifies the insurgent spirit Monstrosity has long been celebrated for.
Delphine Dora l’ineluctable pulsation du temps
Actively releasing music since the 00s, her remarkable solo and collaborative projects loosely connect the dots scattered across modern classical, folk, ambient, and poetic writing.
Meredith Bates The Observer Effect
Canadian violinist, viola player, composer and improviser with a 140-minute record which, in her own words, “examines coherence and dissonance within both the self and society—how our internal states of balance and resonance are shaped by the energies, emotions, and systems surrounding us.”
Steven Dove & Gian Battaglia scend
Sonically speaking, “scend” comes from a world of analogue electronica, spaced out textures, mesmerising rhythms, and studio experimentation. It nods its head to contemporary film soundtracks, the timbre of William Basinski, the ethos of Krautrock and the free-flowing nature of Pauline Anna Strom.
Ondt Blod Bauta
They fuse raw hardcore urgency with big, hook-driven rock, sharpening both ends of the blade.
Daemönik Fonce DFII
Musically, the album nods — subtly and sincerely — to the spirit of Thin Lizzy, Sex Pistols, Stiff Little Fingers, and John Cooper Clarke, without ever slipping into pastiche.
Salos A Slaughter for the Empire
Seven tracks of cinematic heaviness that move like tectonic plates shifting beneath your feet.
Caroline Romano it took me falling EP
Hailing from Mississippi and now based in Nashville, Caroline Romano has established herself as a versatile artist, effortlessly transitioning between misty-eyed ballads and fiery alt-rock anthems.
Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds Mutiny After Midnight
A catalogue of songs built on poetic songwriting, constant evolution, and the democratic brotherhood of a band.
Pressgang Mutiny Departure
Musically, the album reimagines traditional sea shanties and maritime work songs through rich four-part harmony and a modern, global lens.
