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  • Duplicate 1: We sat down with the LA artist to talk about his new record label, rec...
  • Duplicate 2: From Wattpad fan fiction to his therapist telling him to take the leap...
  • Duplicate 3: Ten years of “throwing shit at the wall”. One debut album. And a front...
  • Duplicate 4: The upcoming Nashville artist spoke to us about his recent record rele...
  • Duplicate 5: The longtime keyboardist of the Oregon rock group and solo DJ talks ‘P...
  • Duplicate 6: Ahead of the alt-country band’s latest album, frontman Ben Hambro spok...
  • Duplicate 7: The Londoner spoke to us about the release of his 2nd album ‘Things Ar...
  • Duplicate 8: The Brighton art-rock band discuss their new EP, stripping back their ...
  • Duplicate 9: Raining Blue talks us through her debut EP ‘Small Hours’, reflecting o...
  • Duplicate 10: The Brighton dream-pop musician talks about growing up surrounded by a...
  • Duplicate 11: The band’s co-founder Evan Westfall talks touring, working with friend...
  • Duplicate 12: The Irish star spoke to us about her second EP, recording in New York ...
  • Duplicate 13: With total control over every sound, show and sleeve, the Brighton ban...
  • Duplicate 14: The singer-songwriter gets candid about his new EP, viral beginnings a...
  • Duplicate 15: The musician spoke to us about the late-night honesty behind his new m...
  • Duplicate 16: The alt-pop singer-songwriter talks embracing their cultural backgroun...
  • Duplicate 17: April saw the long-awaited return of pop star Ariana Grande after her ...
  • Duplicate 18: March saw Lily Allen take her long-awaited album ‘West End Girl’ on th...
  • Duplicate 19: Prepare for a huge summer of live music with our list of all the festi...
  • Duplicate 20: It’s been some year for music, so here’s our shortlist for the best tr...
  • Duplicate 21: The very best albums from the year that brought us more incredible mus...
  • Duplicate 22: Plan a summer of live music with our hand-picked selection of the top ...
  • Duplicate 23: A ‘honeymoon period’ between two estranged friends. An absence of half...
  • Duplicate 24: The Joy Division and New Order bassist has inspired the likes of The K...
  • Duplicate 25: Barbie isn’t the only movie that boasts an incredible soundtrack — her...
  • Duplicate 26: Scotland produces some of the finest talent around — here’s our rundow...
  • Duplicate 27: The Scottish soul icon delivered an evening of jazz, heritage and raw ...
  • Duplicate 28: The soul and jazz festival entered its seventh year with enthusiasm, s...
  • Duplicate 29: The first edition of Liverpool’s So Long, Good Friday festival deliver...
  • Duplicate 30: The Australian band bring their 6th album to their second home, with s...
  • Duplicate 31: The band brought a setlist full of classic hits and deep cuts for a ni...
  • Duplicate 32: The vibrant pop artist took us on an intimate journey, featuring famil...
  • Duplicate 33: The indie rock legends visit the great waterfront city as part of thei...
  • Duplicate 34: Filled with jangling 12-strings, lush harmonies and flashes of psyched...
  • Duplicate 35: ‘love songs and spiritual recollections’ takes on a whimsical angle in...
  • Duplicate 36: The Californian artist excels in her electronic, eponymous debut, supp...
  • Duplicate 37: The group’s first full-length covers album sees galvanising new alt ta...
  • Duplicate 38: The band bring a mix of club-ready house, indie sleaze attitude and gl...
  • Duplicate 39: The pioneering darksynth musician, whose collaborations include Ulver,...
  • Duplicate 40: The multi-instrumentalist and member of Tame Impala’s touring band rel...
  • Duplicate 41: The pop superstar follows in the footsteps of Daft Punk and Prince as ...
  • Duplicate 42: On their debut album, the Irish band display the breadth of their soun...
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Bringing new and exciting music to you
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/interviews/talia-marIMG-ALT Talia Mar: “I hope I can give people confidence; that is my main drive in life”
/interviews/talia-marText duplicate Talia Mar: “I hope I can give people confidence; that is my main drive in life”
/interviews/sophia-yau-weeksIMG-ALT Folk artist Sophia-Yau Weeks talks debut album ‘Misty Mountain’
/interviews/sophia-yau-weeksText duplicate Folk artist Sophia-Yau Weeks talks debut album ‘Misty Mountain’
/interviews/leroy-clampittIMG-ALT Leroy Clampitt on Creative Inspiration and Producing Pop Anthems
/interviews/leroy-clampittText duplicate Leroy Clampitt on Creative Inspiration and Producing Pop Anthems
/interviews/haiden-hendersonIMG-ALT Haiden Henderson is getting uglier (on purpose)
/interviews/haiden-hendersonText duplicate Haiden Henderson is getting uglier (on purpose)
/interviews/culture-wars-ten-y...IMG-ALT Culture Wars: Ten years in, just getting started
/interviews/culture-wars-ten-y...Text duplicate Culture Wars: Ten years in, just getting started
/interviews/kesIMG-ALT Kes: “I see Calypso like a tree — understanding the roots, nurturing the shoots, witnessing the fruits.”
/interviews/kesText duplicate Kes: “I see Calypso like a tree — understanding the roots, nurturing the shoots, witnessing the fruits.”
/interviews/xanaIMG-ALT How Xana turned the worst decade of her life into the best album of yours
/interviews/xanaText duplicate How Xana turned the worst decade of her life into the best album of yours
/interviews/ovvenIMG-ALT “Word of mouth seems to be the biggest driver”: Ovven discusses latest album success
/interviews/ovvenText duplicate “Word of mouth seems to be the biggest driver”: Ovven discusses latest album success
/interviews/matt-felixIMG-ALT Step into Matt-Felix’s monochromatic world
/interviews/matt-felixText duplicate Step into Matt-Felix’s monochromatic world
/interviews/the-dandy-warholsIMG-ALT “It’s the greatest moment, the second it goes sideways”: Zia McCabe on The Dandy Warhols’ new album
/interviews/the-dandy-warholsText duplicate “It’s the greatest moment, the second it goes sideways”: Zia McCabe on The Dandy Warhols’ new album
/interviews/vegas-water-taxiIMG-ALT vegas water taxi: “I just can’t fake it”
/interviews/vegas-water-taxiText duplicate vegas water taxi: “I just can’t fake it”
/interviews/henry-graceIMG-ALT Henry Grace: “I feel so lucky to have the people that I do have around me”
/interviews/henry-graceText duplicate Henry Grace: “I feel so lucky to have the people that I do have around me”
/interviews/rollupsIMG-ALT Rollups: “No one cares what genre we are. If we like it, it doesn’t matter”
/interviews/rollupsText duplicate Rollups: “No one cares what genre we are. If we like it, it doesn’t matter”
/interviews/flip-top-headIMG-ALT Songs You Can Feel: Flip Top Head talk rewriting their sound on ‘Trilateral Machine’
/interviews/flip-top-headText duplicate Songs You Can Feel: Flip Top Head talk rewriting their sound on ‘Trilateral Machine’
/interviews/dolderIMG-ALT Dolder: “If we weren’t identical twins, it would be a nightmare”
/interviews/dolderText duplicate Dolder: “If we weren’t identical twins, it would be a nightmare”
/interviews/raining-blueIMG-ALT Inside ‘Small Hours’, the debut EP from Raining Blue
/interviews/raining-blueText duplicate Inside ‘Small Hours’, the debut EP from Raining Blue
/interviews/opal-magIMG-ALT Opal Mag: “When I write, it’s quite a nostalgic feeling”
/interviews/opal-magText duplicate Opal Mag: “When I write, it’s quite a nostalgic feeling”
/interviews/mariae-cassandraIMG-ALT Mariae Cassandra on ‘Everything in My Backpocket’ and touring Australia
/interviews/mariae-cassandraText duplicate Mariae Cassandra on ‘Everything in My Backpocket’ and touring Australia
/interviews/miles-kaneIMG-ALT Miles Kane: “This is the start of a new crossroads on this album”
/interviews/miles-kaneText duplicate Miles Kane: “This is the start of a new crossroads on this album”
/interviews/fletchr-fletchrIMG-ALT FLETCHR FLETCHR: “We organically started to realise that we’d sort of started a band”
/interviews/fletchr-fletchrText duplicate FLETCHR FLETCHR: “We organically started to realise that we’d sort of started a band”
/interviews/thistleIMG-ALT thistle. on the intricacies of juggling life and music
/interviews/thistleText duplicate thistle. on the intricacies of juggling life and music
/interviews/caampIMG-ALT Caamp: “It’s the best thing in the world, being in a band with your friends”
/interviews/caampText duplicate Caamp: “It’s the best thing in the world, being in a band with your friends”
/interviews/unique-freaksIMG-ALT Unique Freaks: “We didn’t want to just be a psychedelic and garage band”
/interviews/unique-freaksText duplicate Unique Freaks: “We didn’t want to just be a psychedelic and garage band”
/interviews/nell-mescalIMG-ALT Nell Mescal: “There’s going to be a lot of music next year”
/interviews/nell-mescalText duplicate Nell Mescal: “There’s going to be a lot of music next year”
/interviews/fickle-friendsIMG-ALT No Label, No Limits! The DIY Dream: Inside Fickle Friends’ Reinvention
/interviews/fickle-friendsText duplicate No Label, No Limits! The DIY Dream: Inside Fickle Friends’ Reinvention
/interviews/arthur-hillIMG-ALT “I’m the problem”: Arthur Hill gets real about love, lyrics and lesbians
/interviews/arthur-hillText duplicate “I’m the problem”: Arthur Hill gets real about love, lyrics and lesbians
/interviews/balancing-actIMG-ALT Balancing Act: At Home in the Unknown
/interviews/balancing-actText duplicate Balancing Act: At Home in the Unknown
/interviews/projectorIMG-ALT PROJECTOR: “This is probably us being the most ourselves”
/interviews/projectorText duplicate PROJECTOR: “This is probably us being the most ourselves”
/interviews/devon-2IMG-ALT Devon after dark: Finding light in the quiet
/interviews/devon-2Text duplicate Devon after dark: Finding light in the quiet
/interviews/nxdia-my-community...IMG-ALT Nxdia: “My community is the whole point”
/interviews/nxdia-my-community...Text duplicate Nxdia: “My community is the whole point”
/opinion/best-releases-april-2026IMG-ALT The Best Releases of April 2026
/opinion/best-releases-april-2026Text duplicate The Best Releases of April 2026
/opinion/best-releases-march-2026IMG-ALT The Best Releases of March 2026
/opinion/best-releases-march-2026Text duplicate The Best Releases of March 2026
/opinion/the-festival-guide-to...IMG-ALT The Ultimate Festival Guide to 2026
/opinion/the-festival-guide-to...Text duplicate The Ultimate Festival Guide to 2026
/opinion/best-releases-februar...IMG-ALT The Best Releases of February 2026
/opinion/best-releases-februar...Text duplicate The Best Releases of February 2026
/opinion/best-releases-january...IMG-ALT The Best Releases of January 2026
/opinion/best-releases-january...Text duplicate The Best Releases of January 2026
/opinion/the-best-heartbreak-a...IMG-ALT The Essential Heartbreak Anthems to Get You Through Valentine’s Day 2026
/opinion/the-best-heartbreak-a...Text duplicate The Essential Heartbreak Anthems to Get You Through Valentine’s Day 2026
/opinion/rihanna-antiIMG-ALT Rihanna’s ‘ANTI’ turns 10, marking a decade between her last solo album
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/opinion/all-the-albums-being-...IMG-ALT All the albums being released in 2026
/opinion/all-the-albums-being-...Text duplicate All the albums being released in 2026
/opinion/10-of-the-best-indepe...IMG-ALT 10 of the Best Independent Releases of 2025
/opinion/10-of-the-best-indepe...Text duplicate 10 of the Best Independent Releases of 2025
/opinion/indie-index-2026IMG-ALT Up Next: The Indie Index 2026
/opinion/indie-index-2026Text duplicate Up Next: The Indie Index 2026
/opinion/top-songs-of-2025IMG-ALT The 25 Best Songs of 2025
/opinion/top-songs-of-2025Text duplicate The 25 Best Songs of 2025
/opinion/staff-picks-of-2025IMG-ALT The Indie Scene Staff Picks of 2025
/opinion/staff-picks-of-2025Text duplicate The Indie Scene Staff Picks of 2025
/opinion/25-best-albums-of-2025IMG-ALT The 25 Best Albums of 2025
/opinion/25-best-albums-of-2025Text duplicate The 25 Best Albums of 2025
/opinion/10-irish-artistsIMG-ALT 10 Irish artists you need to know
/opinion/10-irish-artistsText duplicate 10 Irish artists you need to know
/opinion/festival-guide-2025IMG-ALT The Ultimate Festival Guide to 2025 
/opinion/festival-guide-2025The Ultimate Festival Guide to 2025
/opinion/new-order-get-readyIMG-ALT Revisiting New Order’s ‘Get Ready’ Track by Track: the lost LP that never got to see the stage
/opinion/new-order-get-readyText duplicate Revisiting New Order’s ‘Get Ready’ Track by Track: the lost LP that never got to see the stage
/opinion/independent-venue-wee...IMG-ALT Independent Venue Week comes to Leeds
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/opinion/artists-big-in-2025IMG-ALT 10 Artists set to be big in 2025
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/opinion/15-phenomenal-debuts-...IMG-ALT 15 Phenomenal Debuts from 2024
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/opinion/inside-the-launch-par...IMG-ALT Inside the launch party for Rebecca Hook’s ‘The Hacienda: Threads’: “It was a cathedral of culture...”
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/opinion/why-are-bands-breakin...IMG-ALT Why are bands breaking up in 2024?
/opinion/why-are-bands-breakin...Text duplicate Why are bands breaking up in 2024?
/opinion/songs-inspired-by-pet...IMG-ALT “Play it high, Hooky... Play it high!”: 7 Songs inspired by Peter Hook
/opinion/songs-inspired-by-pet...Text duplicate “Play it high, Hooky... Play it high!”: 7 Songs inspired by Peter Hook
/opinion/win-2-tickets-to-see-...IMG-ALT WIN: 2 Tickets to see Kai Bosch live in Manchester!
/opinion/win-2-tickets-to-see-...Text duplicate WIN: 2 Tickets to see Kai Bosch live in Manchester!
/opinion/starving-hysterical-a...IMG-ALT Starving, hysterical and elated for the record bins: the ecstasy of Record Store Day
/opinion/starving-hysterical-a...Text duplicate Starving, hysterical and elated for the record bins: the ecstasy of Record Store Day
/opinion/why-are-so-many-music...IMG-ALT Why are so many musicians dropping out of SXSW?
/opinion/why-are-so-many-music...Text duplicate Why are so many musicians dropping out of SXSW?
/opinion/queuingIMG-ALT Why are we still queuing days in advance for gigs?
/opinion/queuingText duplicate Why are we still queuing days in advance for gigs?
/opinion/20-of-the-best-debut-...IMG-ALT 20 of the Best Debuts of 2023
/opinion/20-of-the-best-debut-...Text duplicate 20 of the Best Debuts of 2023
/opinion/10-of-the-greatest-so...IMG-ALT 10 of the Greatest Songs from Movie Soundtracks
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/opinion/15-exciting-scottish-...IMG-ALT 15 exciting Scottish artists on our radar
/opinion/15-exciting-scottish-...Text duplicate 15 exciting Scottish artists on our radar
/live-reviews/we-love-green-ki...IMG-ALT We Love Green kicks off festival season with an incredible line-up
/live-reviews/we-love-green-ki...Text duplicate We Love Green kicks off festival season with an incredible line-up
/live-reviews/emeli-sande-londonIMG-ALT Emeli Sandé lights up the Barbican Centre with soul, jazz and Zambian pride 
/live-reviews/emeli-sande-londonEmeli Sandé lights up the Barbican Centre with soul, jazz and Zambian pride
/live-reviews/the-indie-scene-...IMG-ALT The Indie Scene hosted a stage at The Great Escape
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/live-reviews/cross-the-tracks...IMG-ALT Cross The Tracks kicks off summer 2026 with a bang
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/live-reviews/the-hoosiers-bri...IMG-ALT Photos: The Hoosiers at Rough Trade Bristol
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/live-reviews/chris-brain-shef...IMG-ALT Chris Brain brings new album ‘Red Sun Rising’ to Sheffield
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/live-reviews/outer-town-festi...IMG-ALT Outer Town Festival 2026: A concoction of folk, country, electronic and punk
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/live-reviews/president-londonIMG-ALT President perform to a sold out O2 Forum Kentish Town
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/live-reviews/kes-londonIMG-ALT Kes the Band brought infectious groovy soca vibes to O2 Academy Brixton
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/live-reviews/melodys-echo-cha...IMG-ALT Melody’s Echo Chamber dazzles at Camden’s Electric Ballroom
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/live-reviews/henry-grace-londonIMG-ALT Henry Grace comes full circle with intimate church show
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/live-reviews/protoje-londonIMG-ALT Protoje brought ‘The Art of Acceptance’ to life at O2 Forum Kentish Town
/live-reviews/protoje-londonText duplicate Protoje brought ‘The Art of Acceptance’ to life at O2 Forum Kentish Town
/live-reviews/brown-horse-manc...IMG-ALT Brown Horse impress at intimate Manchester show
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/live-reviews/courtney-barnett...IMG-ALT Courtney Barnett brings her new album to Hebden Bridge
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/live-reviews/bbc-northern-sou...IMG-ALT BBC Northern Soul Orchestrated comes to Birmingham’s Symphony Hall
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/live-reviews/takuya-nakamura-...IMG-ALT Takuya Nakamura at Jazz Café: Jazz, Jungle and Joy
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/live-reviews/earth-to-earth-f...IMG-ALT Earth to Earth: A Night of Music and Solidarity at EartH Hackney
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/live-reviews/5sos-londonIMG-ALT 5 Seconds of Summer take London’s The O2 by storm for their biggest show yet
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/live-reviews/echo-and-the-bun...IMG-ALT Echo & the Bunnymen bring their very best to Brighton
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/live-reviews/willow-avalon-ma...IMG-ALT Willow Avalon takes on Manchester Academy 2
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/live-reviews/leon-thomas-birm...IMG-ALT Leon Thomas brings his MUTTS DON’T HEEL tour to Birmingham
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/live-reviews/odeal-londonIMG-ALT Odeal brings his tour to London’s O2 Academy Brixton
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/live-reviews/better-joy-manch...IMG-ALT Photos: better joy at Gorilla, Manchester
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/live-reviews/naika-londonIMG-ALT Naïka brought global pop sounds to London’s KOKO
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/live-reviews/franz-ferdinand-...IMG-ALT Franz Ferdinand explore the human fear in Portsmouth
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/album-reviews/debut-sean-solo...IMG-ALT Sean Solomon releases ‘The World Is Not Good Enough’
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/album-reviews/ololon-fazuulia...IMG-ALT Ololon returns with new album ‘Fazu'ulian Exiles’
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/album-reviews/chris-brain-red...IMG-ALT Chris Brain shares new album ‘Red Sun Rising’
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/album-reviews/the-lemon-twigs...IMG-ALT The Lemon Twigs perfect their sunlit retro pop on their 6th album ‘Look For Your Mind!’
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/album-reviews/big-long-sun-lo...IMG-ALT big long sun’s latest album is for the dreamers
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/album-reviews/frog-frog-for-saleIMG-ALT Frog share 8th album ‘Frog for Sale’
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/album-reviews/holly-humbersto...IMG-ALT Holly Humberstone returns with highly anticipated 3rd album ‘Cruel World’
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/album-reviews/the-maine-joy-n...IMG-ALT The Maine finds ‘Joy Next Door’ on their 10th studio album
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/album-reviews/debut-hannah-lewIMG-ALT Monosynths and melancholia: The synth pop highs of ‘Hannah Lew’
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/album-reviews/thundercat-dist...IMG-ALT Thundercat’s ‘Distracted’ proves that his talent is only growing
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/album-reviews/brown-horse-tot...IMG-ALT Brown Horse impress on their 3rd album ‘Total Dive’
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/album-reviews/arlo-parks-ambi...IMG-ALT Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ is a melancholic-soaked masterpiece
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/album-reviews/the-dandy-warho...IMG-ALT The Dandy Warhols crack open the vault on covers LP ‘Pin Ups’
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/album-reviews/debut-fcukers-oIMG-ALT Fcukers thrive on debut album ‘Ö’
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/album-reviews/rowan-and-frien...IMG-ALT Rowan & Friends share new album ‘Go On! Roll That Old Boulder Away’
/album-reviews/rowan-and-frien...Rowan & Friends share new album ‘Go On! Roll That Old Boulder Away’
/album-reviews/debut-sophie-ma...IMG-ALT Sophie May delivers exceptional debut album ‘Stars and Teeth’
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/album-reviews/snail-mail-rico...IMG-ALT Snail Mail returns with triumphant 3rd album ‘Ricochet’
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/album-reviews/debut-ovven-gna...IMG-ALT Ovven drops debut album ‘Gnawing At The Chord’
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/album-reviews/lala-lala-heaven-2IMG-ALT Lala Lala releases new synth pop album ‘Heaven 2’
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/album-reviews/the-orielles-on...IMG-ALT The Orielles return reborn after four years with their gritty 4th LP ‘Only You Left’
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/album-reviews/carpenter-brut-...IMG-ALT Start Your Engines! Carpenter Brut’s supersonic new album ‘Leather Temple’
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/album-reviews/gum-blue-gum-wayIMG-ALT Between madness and a dream: GUM’s latest album ‘Blue Gum Way’
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/album-reviews/mitski-nothings...IMG-ALT Mitski struggles to justify her premature transcendence to fame on ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’
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/album-reviews/the-lovely-base...IMG-ALT The Lovely Basement channel Lou Reed and English folk on 4th album ‘Lowlands’
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/album-reviews/hemi-hemingway-...IMG-ALT Hemi Hemingway does it all in 2nd album ‘Wings of Desire’
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/album-reviews/charli-xcx-wuth...IMG-ALT Charli xcx’s cinematic score fuels Wuthering Heights’ fantastical interpretation
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/album-reviews/yellow-days-roc...IMG-ALT Yellow Days swaggers back with sounds of the ‘70s on the funky ‘Rock And A Hard Place’
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/album-reviews/cardinals-masqu...IMG-ALT Behind the Mask: Cardinals’ ‘Masquerade’ reveals the tenderness beneath the tension
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/album-reviews/scattered-purga...IMG-ALT Scattered Purgatory (破地獄) drop ambient metal fever dream ‘Post Purgatory’
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/album-reviews/joyce-manor-i-u...IMG-ALT Joyce Manor return with hard hitting album ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’
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/single-reviewsOn Our Radar
/single-reviews/sofy-leans-int...IMG-ALT SOFY leans into the whimsical side of pop on new single ‘DooYaa’
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/single-reviews/ferb-embrace-a...IMG-ALT ferb embrace ambition on sprawling new single ‘Provence’
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/single-reviews/debut-jack-kay...IMG-ALT Jack Kaye goes solo with debut single ‘Dora’
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/single-reviews/plasticines-la...IMG-ALT PLASTICINE’s latest grunge-pop masterpiece ‘Falling’
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/single-reviews/b5ekx98b6mbpen...IMG-ALT The Rooks release bold new single ‘Nothing to Lose’
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/single-reviews/marie-franc-pe...IMG-ALT Marie Franc drop 2nd single of 2026 ‘Pendle Hill’
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/single-reviews/debut-divil-th...IMG-ALT Dublin’s DIVIL make their debut with subtle rocker ‘Thanks A Million’
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/single-reviews/tom-waits-mass...IMG-ALT Tom Waits releases first music in 15 years with Massive Attack collab
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/single-reviews/pyncher-drop-l...IMG-ALT pyncher drop rousing new single ‘One Day’
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/single-reviews/white-flowers-...IMG-ALT White Flowers traverse the fog in dreamy new single ‘Heart Breaks’
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/single-reviews/debut-theatre-...IMG-ALT The heady melancholia of THEATRE’s new track ‘The Fall’
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/single-reviews/burglar-star-c...IMG-ALT Burglar share new single ‘Star-Crossed’
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/single-reviews/prima-queen-crumbIMG-ALT Prima Queen drop poppy new single ‘Crumb’
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/single-reviews/world-news-sid...IMG-ALT World News go full nostalgia-rock in single ‘Sidestep’
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/single-reviews/lambrini-girls...IMG-ALT Lambrini Girls serve up bitter pop-punk pill in new track ‘Cult of Celebrity’
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/single-reviews/ugly-ozo-jackpotIMG-ALT ugly ozo unveil addictive new single ‘jackpot’
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/single-reviews/grandmas-house...IMG-ALT Grandmas House return with new single ‘DOG’
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/single-reviews/sleeping-with-...IMG-ALT Sleeping With Sirens return after 4 years with ‘An Ending in Itself’
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/single-reviews/in-the-mud-the...IMG-ALT ‘In The Mud’: The Slow Country’s poignant folk-horror spectacle
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/single-reviews/chartreuse-eno...IMG-ALT Chartreuse get reflective on ‘Enough To Make You Laugh’
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/single-reviews/debut-logan-ed...IMG-ALT Logan Edwards drops debut single ‘Worry’
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/single-reviews/linkwells-cant...IMG-ALT Linkwells soak up the present in roaring new track ‘Can’t Chase Yesterday’
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/single-reviews/punchbag-whats...IMG-ALT PUNCHBAG share EP taster ‘What’s In My Bag’
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/single-reviews/dogcollar-beau...IMG-ALT Wales’ latest punk exports DOGCOLLAR drop 2nd single ‘Beautiful Game’
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/single-reviews/polhawan-no-sweatIMG-ALT Bristol’s Polhawan drop new single ‘No Sweat’
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/single-reviews/melanie-baker-...IMG-ALT Melanie Baker releases punky new single ‘Real Life’
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/single-reviews/ample-house-ma...IMG-ALT Ample House release cathartic treasure ‘Makeup’
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/single-reviews/ava-max-kill-i...IMG-ALT Ava Max pops off in regal new single ‘KiLL iT QUEEN’
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/single-reviews/brother-wallac...IMG-ALT Brother Wallace releases 3rd single ‘Gone With The Wind’
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/single-reviews/debut-dogcolla...IMG-ALT DOGCOLLAR share debut single ‘Family Affair’
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/ep-reviews/brooding-and-groov...IMG-ALT Brooding and grooving: Heidi Curtis drops debut EP ‘Hollow Heart’
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/ep-reviews/debut-opal-mag-goo...IMG-ALT Opal Mag shares debut EP ‘Goodbye Lavender’
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/ep-reviews/maximilian-diurnalsIMG-ALT Maximilian shares debut EP ‘Diurnals’
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/ep-reviews/ys-bruising-new-ep...IMG-ALT Y’s bruising new EP ‘ENTER’
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/ep-reviews/nxdia-lovemesickIMG-ALT Nxdia explores destructive desire on latest EP ‘Lovemesick’
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/ep-reviews/ry-guy-like-a-riverIMG-ALT RY-GUY’s EP ‘like a river’ explores life’s complexities through psychedelic, soulful art-pop
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/ep-reviews/c-douglas-75019IMG-ALT C Douglas’s debut EP ‘75019’ is an intriguing mix of genres
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/ep-reviews/westside-cowboy-so...IMG-ALT Westside Cowboy release raring EP ‘So Much Country ‘Till We Get There’
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/ep-reviews/pyncher-every-town...IMG-ALT Packing punches with pyncher’s debut EP ‘Every Town Needs a Stranger’
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/ep-reviews/spaced-no-escapeIMG-ALT Hardcore rockers SPACED drop heavy-as-lead EP ‘No Escape’
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/ep-reviews/honk-closing-down-...IMG-ALT HONK release their second ‘trash can country’ EP ‘Closing Down Sale’
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/ep-reviews/westside-cowboy-th...IMG-ALT Westside Cowboy crash through expectations with debut EP ‘This Better Be Something Great’
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/ep-reviews/bee-bee-sea-its-al...IMG-ALT Bee Bee Sea excite and delight in psych-y concept EP ‘It’s All About the Music’
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/ep-reviews/oral-habit-garage-...IMG-ALT Psych-rockers Oral Habit drop electrifying debut ‘Garage Frock!’
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/ep-reviews/shelly-2-shellyIMG-ALT Shelly return with new EP ‘Shelly 2’
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/ep-reviews/kwn-with-all-due-r...IMG-ALT Passionate, sensual and introspective: kwn ‘with all due respect’ is worth the hype
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/ep-reviews/keo-sirenIMG-ALT Instinctual and emotionally charged: Keo’s ‘Siren’ is a debut EP worth the hype
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/ep-reviews/in-heather-nothing...IMG-ALT ‘Nothing Vicious’: Vinyl-groove-proof that in heather are one of Manchester’s best current exports
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/ep-reviews/heavy-weather-and-...IMG-ALT Heavy Weather present their stormy debut EP ‘And Now The Weather’
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/ep-reviews/adam-hopper-and-th...IMG-ALT Adam Hopper & the Wimps unveil their new hazy EP 'Remember to Have Fun’
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/ep-reviews/newdad-safeIMG-ALT NewDad’s ‘Safe’: Big hooks, bold moves and a gaze towards greatness
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/ep-reviews/polly-money-t-shir...IMG-ALT Polly Money steps into spotlight with EP ‘T-shirt Nothing Else’
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/ep-reviews/chalk-present-new-...IMG-ALT Chalk present new EP ‘Conditions III’
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/ep-reviews/the-maddocks-the-m...IMG-ALT The Maddocks share sophomore EP ‘The Mind Palace’
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/ep-reviews/ellur-god-help-me-nowIMG-ALT Ellur shares confessional EP ‘God Help Me Now’
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/ep-reviews/flip-top-head-up-l...IMG-ALT Flip Top Head share debut EP ‘Up Like A Weather Balloon’
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/ep-reviews/cardinals-continue...IMG-ALT Cardinals continue to break the mould on their self-titled debut EP
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/ep-reviews/andy-goodwin-debut...IMG-ALT Andy Goodwin’s ‘Tales of a Likely Lad’: Manchester’s Marmite-like wind-up merchant proves he’s far from a one hit wonder
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/album-reviews/ololon-fazuulia...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Ololon returns with new album ‘Fazu'ulian Exiles’
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/album-reviews/chris-brain-red...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Chris Brain shares new album ‘Red Sun Rising’
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/album-reviews/the-lemon-twigs...Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Lemon Twigs perfect their sunlit retro pop on their 6th album ‘Look For Your Mind!’
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/album-reviews/frog-frog-for-saleText duplicate IMG-ALT Frog share 8th album ‘Frog for Sale’
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/album-reviews/holly-humbersto...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Holly Humberstone returns with highly anticipated 3rd album ‘Cruel World’
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/album-reviews/debut-hannah-lewText duplicate IMG-ALT Monosynths and melancholia: The synth pop highs of ‘Hannah Lew’
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/album-reviews/brown-horse-tot...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Brown Horse impress on their 3rd album ‘Total Dive’
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/album-reviews/arlo-parks-ambi...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Arlo Parks’ ‘Ambiguous Desire’ is a melancholic-soaked masterpiece
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/album-reviews/the-dandy-warho...Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Dandy Warhols crack open the vault on covers LP ‘Pin Ups’
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/album-reviews/debut-fcukers-oText duplicate IMG-ALT Fcukers thrive on debut album ‘Ö’
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/album-reviews/rowan-and-frien...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Rowan & Friends share new album ‘Go On! Roll That Old Boulder Away’
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/album-reviews/debut-sophie-ma...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Sophie May delivers exceptional debut album ‘Stars and Teeth’
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/album-reviews/snail-mail-rico...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Snail Mail returns with triumphant 3rd album ‘Ricochet’
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/album-reviews/debut-ovven-gna...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Ovven drops debut album ‘Gnawing At The Chord’
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/album-reviews/lala-lala-heaven-2Text duplicate IMG-ALT Lala Lala releases new synth pop album ‘Heaven 2’
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/album-reviews/the-orielles-on...Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Orielles return reborn after four years with their gritty 4th LP ‘Only You Left’
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/album-reviews/carpenter-brut-...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Start Your Engines! Carpenter Brut’s supersonic new album ‘Leather Temple’
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/album-reviews/mitski-nothings...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Mitski struggles to justify her premature transcendence to fame on ‘Nothing’s About to Happen to Me’
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/album-reviews/the-lovely-base...Text duplicate IMG-ALT The Lovely Basement channel Lou Reed and English folk on 4th album ‘Lowlands’
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/album-reviews/hemi-hemingway-...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Hemi Hemingway does it all in 2nd album ‘Wings of Desire’
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/album-reviews/charli-xcx-wuth...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Charli xcx’s cinematic score fuels Wuthering Heights’ fantastical interpretation
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/album-reviews/yellow-days-roc...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Yellow Days swaggers back with sounds of the ‘70s on the funky ‘Rock And A Hard Place’
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/album-reviews/cardinals-masqu...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Behind the Mask: Cardinals’ ‘Masquerade’ reveals the tenderness beneath the tension
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/album-reviews/scattered-purga...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Scattered Purgatory (破地獄) drop ambient metal fever dream ‘Post Purgatory’
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/album-reviews/joyce-manor-i-u...Text duplicate IMG-ALT Joyce Manor return with hard hitting album ‘I Used To Go To This Bar’
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/news/geese-revealed-as-secret...IMG-ALT Geese revealed as secret headliner for End of the Road 2026
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/news/martin-luke-brown-announ...IMG-ALT Martin Luke Brown announces third album with hazy bop ‘dream state’
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/news/basht-announce-debut-albumIMG-ALT Basht. announce debut album with lead single ‘Perfume’
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/news/rough-trade-to-celebrate...IMG-ALT Rough Trade to celebrate 50th birthday with special releases and one-off gigs
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/news/manwomanchainsaw-announc...IMG-ALT Man/Woman/Chainsaw announce debut album with pulsing new single ‘Nosedive’
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/news/mouth-ulcers-announce-de...IMG-ALT Mouth Ulcers announce debut EP and drop new single ‘Closer To You’
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/news/nxdia-announces-their-ne...IMG-ALT Nxdia announces new EP ‘Lovemesick’
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/news/support-announced-for-ni...IMG-ALT Support announced for Nick Cave’s sold-out performance in Preston Park this July
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/news/dot-to-dot-festival-2026IMG-ALT Over 65 local names added to Dot to Dot Festival 2026
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/news/opus-kink-announce-debut-lpIMG-ALT Opus Kink announce debut LP and drop groovy single ‘Come Over, Do Me Wrong’
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/news/olivia-rodrigo-announces...IMG-ALT Olivia Rodrigo announces new album ‘you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love’
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/news/the-great-escape-2026-ad...IMG-ALT The Great Escape’s 20th anniversary line-up just got even bigger
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/news/niall-horan-announces-fi...IMG-ALT Niall Horan announces first leg of 2026 tour dates in UK and Europe
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/news/british-airwaves-announc...IMG-ALT First artists announced to play London’s newest venue British Airways ARC
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/news/jungle-announce-their-5t...IMG-ALT BRIT Award-winning Jungle announce their 5th album ‘Sunshine’
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/news/madra-salach-announce-au...IMG-ALT Madra Salach announce Autumn 2026 UK headline tour
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/news/2000-trees-drops-the-fin...IMG-ALT 2000trees drop the final 24 bands joining the lineup for 2026
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/news/the-lazy-eyes-announce-t...IMG-ALT The Lazy Eyes announce their return with 2nd album ‘Cheesy Love Songs’
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/news/heidi-curtis-announces-d...IMG-ALT Heidi Curtis announces debut EP and shares powerful single ‘What Am I Missing?’
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/news/all-points-east-add-new-...IMG-ALT All Points East add new names to Twenty One Pilots headline
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/news/we-love-green-2026IMG-ALT We Love Green returns to Paris with huge line-up for 15th Anniversary
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/news/maximilian-announces-new-epIMG-ALT Maximilian announces new ‘Diurnals’ EP and drops lead single ‘I Know You’
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/news/hutch-announce-2nd-epIMG-ALT Hutch announce 2nd EP with new track ‘Pepper Kettle’
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/news/kate-nash-joins-the-soun...IMG-ALT Kate Nash joins the Sound City 2026 line-up
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/news/social-distortion-kickst...IMG-ALT Social Distortion kickstart new era with the announcement of ‘Born to Kill’
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/interviews/sophia-yau-weeksText duplicate IMG-ALT Folk artist Sophia-Yau Weeks talks debut album ‘Misty Mountain’
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