National Album Day: Violent Femmes

National Album Day: Violent Femmes

  I first caught wind of the Violent Femmes six years after the release of their debut album, at the tender age of 14. Followed in quick succession by Hallowed Ground and 3, the Violent Femmes’ self titled album speaks to a younger audience, with the consequent...

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Darren Hayman Celebrates Thankful Villages

Darren Hayman Celebrates Thankful Villages

Released on 9 November, to coincide with the hundredth anniversary of the end of the First World War, Thankful Villages Volume 3 is the final installment of Darren Hayman’s epic study of rural British life. A Thankful Village is one where every soldier returned alive...

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Discover Black Belt Eagle Scout

Discover Black Belt Eagle Scout

Black Belt Eagle Scout (aka Portland-based Katherine Paul) is an indigenous queer musician whose debut album, Mother of My Children, is about "grief and love for people, but also about being a native person in what is the United States today.” Paul has already...

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Becoming Bristol Release Sort Myself Out

Becoming Bristol Release Sort Myself Out

Becoming Bristol, formally The Exchange, have released their new single, Sort Myself Out. They collaborated with Los Angeles producer AKA Wolves who has previously worked with John Legend, as well as up and coming acts such as Lostboycrow. Britt Espinosa, from the...

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Blair Davie (Press)

Blair Davie Releases Haunting New Single ‘Butterflies’ And Embarks On Their Biggest Tour Yet

Rising Scottish singer-songwriter Blair Davie returns with a stunning new single, Butterflies, a soul-baring love letter to enduring connection and emotional resilience — and announces an expansive UK and European tour to match. Butterflies captures the emotional depth and lyrical honesty that have quickly become Blair Davie’s trademark. With intimate vocals, cinematic instrumentation, and a vulnerability that lingers long after the final note, the track is a powerful meditation on the kind of love that withstands time, change, and conflict.

Coach Party (Josh Halling)

Coach Party Roar Back With Explosive New Single ‘Girls!’ and Announce Sophomore Album ‘Caramel’

Rising alt-rock quartet Coach Party have unleashed their thunderous new single Girls!, a fire-starting anthem of unity...
Fourmarks @ Water Rats(Louise Phillips)

Fourmarks And Koyo light Up A Water Rats Showcase

This was a showcase at The Water Rats featuring three new bands that I knew very little about. I arrived early enough...
Glastonbury Festival 2023 (Kalpesh Patel)

Glastonbury Festival 2025 Unveils Dazzling Line-Ups For Arcadia, The Common, San Remo, Theatre & Circus, And Left Field

As the countdown to Glastonbury Festival 2025 intensifies, Worthy Farm has revealed an explosive series of area...
Olivia Rodrigo (Press)

Olivia Rodrigo Brings A Powerhouse Line-up Of Rising Stars And Fan Favourites To BST Hyde Park 2025

BST Hyde Park continues to cement its status as the crown jewel of the UK’s summer music season, and this year’s edition promises one of its most emotionally charged and dynamic nights yet. On Friday 27th June 2025, Olivia Rodrigo will headline the legendary Great Oak Stage—and now, she’ll be joined by a dazzling array of special guests and rising stars set to light up London’s Royal Park.

Avery Anna (Ben Humphrey)

Avery Anna Turns Heartbreak Into Healing On Bold New Album ‘Let Go Letters’

This Friday (16th May), Warner Music Nashville’s rising star Avery Anna returns with let go letters, a bold,...
Sarah Hollins (Elaine Torres)

Sarah Hollins Unleashes Ferocious Feminist Rage On New Single ‘Mother’

New Jersey-born and Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter Sarah Hollins is no stranger to telling hard truths through even harder songs — and with her new single “Mother”, dropping just in time for Mother’s Day Weekend 2025, she has crafted her most uncompromising and timely release to date. Produced by Erik Kertes (Michael Bublé, Shakira, Jewel, Melissa Etheridge), the track is a snarling, defiant ode to the kind of feminine rage that rarely gets the sonic space it deserves.

The Kooks (Joshua Halling)

The Kooks Return With Reflective, Revitalised Seventh Album ‘Never/Know’

In a music landscape where reinvention can often seem forced, The Kooks have taken a different approach: reflection as a form of renewal. With their seventh studio album, Never/Know, out today, the Brighton-formed indie mainstays offer a vibrant, emotionally grounded record that doesn’t just revisit their roots—it reimagines them.

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