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Pool Kids arrive at Troxy, London, for the second of two nights supporting Death Cab For Cutie, and from the moment frontwoman Christine Goodwyne bounds onto the stage, it is clear that the Florida quartet have no intention of treating the opening slot as a warm-up.

New York heavy metal force Castle Rat announce their biggest London headline show to date, with the band set to bring their immersive blend of doom, stoner metal and medieval fantasy to Camden’s Electric Ballroom on 27th May 2027.

Texas singer, songwriter and producer Dylan Gossett releases his highly anticipated sophomore album Ramblin’, out now via Big Loud Texas / Mercury Records, alongside a new live performance of Headed Back To Austin filmed at the Lake House.

Liverpool punk trio Yee Loi announce their debut album Flicks, licks, party tricks, set for release on 15th January 2027 via Modern Sky UK, following a high-octane London performance celebrating the forthcoming record.

For over a decade, she served as one half of the ferocious metal vocal duo fronting the LA heavy metal-based band Butcher Babies. Now, stepping into the solo spotlight for Butcher Babies’ most daring album to date, Shepherd opens up about surviving a stifling religious upbringing, battling inner demons, and fearlessly baring her soul to the world.

Edinburgh songwriter Hamish Hawk announces his new album Intriguer / Tenderness, due for release on 2nd April via SO Recordings, alongside two new songs that introduce the contrasting personalities at the heart of his most ambitious and introspective work to date.

The Wellermen step into a new chapter with Marry Her Today, an original single that puts their own songwriting and personal experiences firmly at the heart of their evolving sound. The new track arrives ahead of the Transatlantic folk group’s headline show at London’s Union Chapel on 29th October.

There was a time when Samuel Jack was simply a musician sitting at a piano in the pub where he worked in England, dreaming about what might be possible. That once-improbable ambition has now become a reality, with hundreds of millions of streams, an international viral hit in Feels Like Summer, and a career that has taken him from the UK to Nashville, Los Angeles and stages around the world.