The Specials, one of the most electrifying, influential and important bands of all time, release “Encore”, their first new music for 37 years via UMC /Island Records on February 1st next year. 2019 marks the 40th anniversary of the formation of The Specials and the legendary Two-Tone label in Coventry, and also marks 10 years […]
After releasing their second album I Don’t Run back in April to rapturous reviews, Hinds have toured across the globe and played at some of the best festivals in the summer calendar, sharing their inimitable live show with exuberant audiences. The Madrid 4-piece have now shared a brand new single titled “British Mind”, aptly named as they […]
South Of Reality, The Claypool Lennon Delirium’s epic second album might be just the antidote this sick world needs. Music so potent it could repel an asteroid impact from space, these seasoned warriors of psychedelia have crafted timeless songs that may as well be chiseled in stone. The monolithic dream team’s new record was produced by Les Claypool and Sean […]
Adwaith have released “Y Diweddaraf” the latest track from their debut album Melyn, which translates as “Yellow” in Welsh. The new song is a meandering and defiant swipe at being told you can’t achieve your goals. The video was filmed and edited by Welsh Art collective ‘The Shoot’ who have a strong working relationship with Adwaith and state […]
MADI have released their latest song Dirty (Word). Welsh singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist/producer Maddie Jones performs alongside band members Dan Fitzgerald (guitar, pedals, modular synth), Chay Lockyer (bass, synth) and Rich Welsby (drums, samples). The band were born earlier this year as a result of experimentation with production, electronic songwriting and in-depth work with producer Charlie Francis (REM, Future […]
The Joy Formidable announce UK tour dates as the band bring their new album AAARTH to life during February 2019 headline run. The new album has keenly shone the spotlight back onto the Welsh alt-rock trio. An album packed with inventive and emotive rallying cries, born from a place of renewed vision, AAARTH has become their most experimental work to […]
The Howl & The Hum have announced a 16-date headline tour of the UK, the biggest tour to date for this hotly-tipped York-based four-piece. To tie in the announcement, The Howl & The Hum have shared a new track, “Portrait II”. The band is fronted by Sam Griffiths, with Bradley Blackwell, Conor Hirons and Jack Williams […]
HighSchool Jacob has released his new single ‘Leave U First’. HighSchool Jacob is an alternative pop act based out of Los Angeles, the brainchild of Jacob Masters. Speaking about the new track, Masters explains, “‘Leave U First’ is the anti breakup song. Or rather a look at how a memory of an ex can permeate […]
Zach Condon, the mastermind behind Beirut, will release his fifth studio album Gallipoli on February 1st 2019. He has now shared the title track and details of some live dates in 2019. The 12-track Gallipoli started life in the winter of 2016, with Condon returning to his old Farfisa organ, the same one used to […]
Lara Smiles new track Zombie has been unveiled and is now available for download in the run-up to Halloween, with a release party at The Shacklewell Arms in London on October 27. The track is released via Wonky Pop Records and was produced by Smiles and mixed by Jamie Grashion (Black Grape, The Orb, Killing Joke) Already depicted as ‘an industro pop alchemist’ by NME, Smiles […]
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ALBUM REVIEW – AQUAKULTRE: 1783
ALBUM REVIEW – BEVERLY GLENN-COPELAND: LAUGHTER IN SUMMER
EP REVIEW - NORMAL SERVICE: SONGS FOR SWINGING LOVERS
ALBUM ROUNDUP WEEK ENDING 23 JANUARY 2026
ALBUM REVIEW - TYLER BALLGAME: FOR THE FIRST TIME, AGAIN
FEATURE: RETROSPECTIVE - DASHBOARD CONFESSIONAL - DUSK AND SUMMER: CAUGHT BY EMOTION
ALBUM REVIEW - THE HARA: THE FALLOUT
LIVE REVIEW - SUPERHEAVEN: MANCHESTER RITZ - 17/01/2026
ALBUM REVIEW - PLANTOID: FLARE
ALBUM REVIEW - LEXA GATES: I AM
