With blazing debut album ‘Katang’ out ON THE 3rd OF October on Bella Union records, Zun Zun Egui have just announced plans to bring their amped-up jamboree of 4th world song and joyous rocked-out sonics to the people for an extensive UK tour just after its release. The band’s groove-rooted riot has been brewed and […]
On November 7th, Philadelphia’s Kurt Vile will be releasing a brand-new 6-song EP on the 12″ vinyl and digital formats, entitled So Outta Reach. The EP contains 5 original songs initially recorded during the sessions for Smoke Ring For My Halo but not used for the album, which were reworked with producer John Agnello this […]
Earlier this summer saw the release of “Burst Apart”, the new album from Brooklyn trio The Antlers. With its swelling pulsebeats, intricately crafted arrangements and pop hooks, “Burst Apart” saw The Antlers’ ambition and artistry ascending to an extraordinary new plane, winning plaudits on both sides of the pond from the likes of the Guardian, […]
‘Edward The Confessor’/’Kensington System’ is the debut AA single from art pop sonic and visual experimentalists Breton. Both tracks demonstrate the band’s sound, mixing up different musical genres with a load of attitude. Produced by BretonLABS, the tracks were recorded at Sigur Ros’ Sundlaughin studio in Iceland and mixed at the band’s base in Kennington, […]
Having teamed up with Austin-based company Bleep Labs, Neon Indian brings you the PAL198X, his very own mini analog synthesiser. If that’s not enough, he has just announced his biggest London show to date and will be playing Heaven on Wednesday, November 16th. Whizz kid Alan Palomo has put together this tongue-in-cheek, retro video or […]
Recorded at Monnow Valley Studios and mixed at Sub Bubble, the single features tracks ‘Holland’ and ‘Old Stepstone’ and will be available on 7” and as a download. Cold Specks have announced a single launch show at The Lexington on day of release. Cold Specks is 23-year-old Al Spx from Etobicoke, Canada, who now lives […]
My Morning Jacket released their sixth album ‘Circuital’ in early June. The album was greeted by across-the-board reviews heralding the album as one of their best and went top 5 in the US and top 20 in the UK upon its release. Following a performance at their sold-out show at Somerset House in mid-July, which […]
The 25 year old Greek/Welsh singer-songwriter has been very busy over the past few months working on the follow up to her critically-acclaimed debut album The Family Jewels. She’s also been touring the USA with Katy Perry. And now Marina has joined forces with pop-producing duo Stargate to release the end of summer track ‘Radioactive’. […]
Hello Sadness is the imminent fourth studio album from Los Campesinos!, recorded earlier this year in Girona, Spain. Hello Sadness is ten songs of love, loss and heartbreak nail-gunned to a back- drop of broken, tangled bodies, creeping, dead-eyed animals, suffocating, looming shadows and World Cup exits. It is an honest, bare-bones documentation of breaking […]
With her debut album now set for an early 2012 release on Mute, Newcastle psychedelic pop Artist Beth Jeans Houghton and her band The Hooves Of Destiny will be warming up for the rest of the year with a set of live dates and a very special, non-album release. The first fruits from the album, […]
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ALBUM REVIEW - KEYSIDE: KEYSIDE
ALBUM REVIEW - THE MOUNTAIN GOATS: DAYS
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 7 AUGUST 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - MARGARET GLASPY: I AM BOTH
ALBUM REVIEW - ARIANA GRANDE: PETAL
ALBUM REVIEW - DEEP PURPLE: SPLAT!
GIG GUIDE - AUGUST 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - LUCIA & THE BEST BOYS: PICKING PETALS
ALBUM ROUND WEEK ENDING 31 JULY 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - MAYA ONGAKU: NOTHING SPACE MUSIC
