Domi Hawken

Domi Hawken (Press)

The track marks the third instalment in Hawken’s self-imposed “12 songs in 12 months” project — a prolific and deliberate statement from an artist determined to capture momentum in real time. Rather than waiting to compile material into a traditional album cycle, Hawken is embracing immediacy, releasing music as it evolves.

Break My Heart Again lands with a raw, punchy edge, swapping vulnerability for something far more confrontational. Built on driving guitars and a gritty alt-rock backbone, the single leans into defiance, reframing heartbreak not as defeat, but as fuel. It’s a sound that reflects Hawken’s broad influences, drawing equally from the poetic introspection of Leonard Cohen and the heavier, riff-driven weight of Black Sabbath.

Blending elements of punk, folk and classic rock, Hawken’s music carries a duality that feels both nostalgic and forward-facing. Her vocals sit at the centre of that balance — soulful yet urgent — delivering songs that feel lived-in but immediate.

Having recently introduced new material during performances in Paris, Hawken is steadily building a catalogue that reflects both consistency and evolution. With nine more releases still to come this year, Break My Heart Again is another step in what is shaping up to be a defining period for the artist.

Domi Hawken

Domi Hawken (Press)

At a time when many artists slow their output, Hawken is doing the opposite — leaning into creative instinct and letting the songs arrive as they are.

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Chloe Star

Chloe Star (Kai Dickson)

The track continues a run of increasingly self-assured releases, following recent singles that have steadily expanded Chloe’s sonic and emotional palette. On Emergency Contact, she leans fully into confrontation—pairing gritty, high-impact production with sharp lyricism and commanding vocals that refuse to hold back.

At its core, the song tackles the breaking point of one-sided love. Co-written with JP Clark, whose credits include work with blink-182 and Kim Petras, the track captures the moment of reclaiming self-worth after emotional burnout. Chloe describes it as a turning point—choosing to stop being the person who always shows up when that energy isn’t returned.

Musically, Emergency Contact balances raw vulnerability with an explosive, rebellious edge. There’s a sense of release in its delivery—equal parts catharsis and defiance—capturing the emotional clarity that comes from walking away. As Chloe puts it, the track feels like “walking through the clouds with your middle finger to the sky,” a fitting image for a song that thrives on unapologetic self-assertion.

Since her debut in 2023, Chloe Star has carved out a distinctive lane within the alt-pop space, blending genre-fluid production with deeply personal storytelling. Drawing from her Indigenous and Persian heritage, and experiences growing up between Los Angeles and her family’s reservation, her work is rooted in identity, visibility and emotional honesty. That perspective continues to resonate with a rapidly expanding audience, further amplified by her electrifying live shows—including a Pride Tour that saw her perform across both the US and UK in 2025.

Chloe Star

Chloe Star (Kai Dickson)

With Emergency Contact, Chloe Star not only sharpens her artistic voice but reinforces her place among a new wave of boundary-pushing pop artists—unafraid to confront, disrupt and ultimately take control of their own narrative.

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Damian Lewis

Damian Lewis (Steve Gullick)

Following the success of his 2023 debut Mission Creep, Lewis returns with a record shaped by reflection, growth and a more confrontational emotional edge. Where his debut was marked by introspection and grief, Sweet Chaos finds him pushing further, both sonically and thematically, into bolder territory.

“The first album was quiet and tender,” Lewis explains. “This new album is a bit angrier in places… you don’t know these things until you listen back: the extent to which your state of mind pervades the thing.”

The newly released single Sweet Chaos sets the tone for the record’s wider ambition. Written with live performance in mind, it unfolds on a sweeping, cinematic scale, built around the idea of a life disrupted by chaos, only for that upheaval to unlock something liberating and transformative. It’s a statement of intent that signals a clear step forward in Lewis’s musical journey.

The album itself came together following a turning point collaboration with renowned producer Guy Chambers, whose work helped reshape the project after earlier sessions stalled. Recorded in west London, the partnership brought a renewed clarity and focus to the material, with Lewis crediting Chambers’ experience and honesty as pivotal to the album’s direction.

Across its ten tracks, Sweet Chaos moves between brooding blues-rock, expansive storytelling and moments of quiet vulnerability. Songs like No Man’s Land and Leech confront themes of love and grief under pressure, while Pentonville Prison revisits a near-fatal motorcycle accident from Lewis’s past. Elsewhere, Traffic Jam nods to David Bowie in both tone and imagery, and closing track Fix Me Up features a striking duet with Alison Mosshart of The Kills.

Throughout, Lewis’s songwriting remains rooted in narrative and lived experience, delivered with a voice that continues to carve out its own identity beyond his acting career. There’s a sense that Sweet Chaos is not just a follow-up, but a defining statement, one that leans fully into the emotional and performative power of music.

With a full tour yet to be announced, Lewis will preview the album through a series of intimate in-store performances across the UK this June, offering fans an early glimpse of material clearly designed with the stage in mind.

Upcoming UK Live Dates:

JUNE – In-Store Performances
5th – Leeds, Crash x Headrow House
6th – Liverpool, Jacaranda Club
7th – Marlborough, Sound Knowledge x St Peter’s Church
9th – London, Rough Trade East
11th – Kingston, Banquet x St John’s Church

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Angine de Poitrine

Angine de Poitrine (Constantin Monfilliette)

The mysterious “microtonal cardboard duo” – known only as Khn de Poitrine and Klek de Poitrine – have rapidly built a cult following over the past two years, driven by their hypnotic, mathematically precise sound and electrifying live performances. Their rise has been fuelled in part by a widely viewed live session with KEXP, which has introduced millions to their boundary-pushing approach.

Vol. II marks the next chapter in the duo’s evolution, expanding their signature sound into even more dynamic and unpredictable territory. Built around intricate microtonal guitar loops and tightly interwoven rhythms, the album promises a high-voltage listening experience that blurs the line between experimental composition and visceral, body-moving grooves. Lead single Fabienk offers a taste of what’s to come, looping and mutating around a single motif that gradually unfolds into something both hypnotic and euphoric.

The release arrives amid a whirlwind period for the band, who have spent much of the past two years performing to growing audiences across Europe and North America. Their upcoming UK shows will mark a significant milestone, with sold-out performances in London, Bristol and Leeds highlighting the scale of anticipation surrounding their first visit to British shores.

Beyond their headline dates, Angine de Poitrine will also make their UK festival debut at The Great Escape this May, before returning later in the year for a slot at End Of The Road Festival.

Remaining deliberately anonymous, the duo continue to lean into the mythology surrounding the project, framing their music as a constantly shifting sonic experiment. With Vol. II, they further cement their reputation as one of the most intriguing and unconventional acts operating in the global underground.

Angine de Poitrine

Angine de Poitrine (Constantin Monfilliette)

Upcoming UK Live Dates:

MAY
10th – Leeds, Brudenell Social Club
11th – London, Electric Ballroom
12th – Bristol, Strange Brew
14th-17th – Brighton, The Great Escape (Festival)

SEPTEMBER
3th-6th – Dorset, End Of The Road Festival

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They start as they mean to go on, all gritty guitar lines and brash rock from the era of muscle cars with Loup Garou, and it feels like they’ve acquired more of a garage edge since the last time they graced our shores. Mars Fever sends us grooving and glitching onto another guitar planer, building with classic irresistible LA rock power, before lead single SOA (Sense Of Adventure) kidnaps us for a a road trip through the desert compressed into five minutes with neon splashes of guitar solo and gut-shaking drum breakdowns. There’s such an evocative quality in every track, hooking us up to an imagined night on Sunset Strip with each rapid fire chord.

Crymwav @ Hope & Anchor, London - 2026.03.20 by Pauline Di Silvestro

Crymwav @ Hope & Anchor, London - 2026.03.20 by Pauline Di Silvestro

“LA’s similar to London in that it’s a cultural melting pot,” grins frontman Roger Deering,  “and that’s the way we fucking like it.” His affinity for the capital means we’re treated to their latest single, Everything Turns Grey, upping the tempo and the pressure with anthem qualities and furious guitar rolls. Surfing A Crymwav, which has to be considered their origin song, slices like a shark through still waters, a mission statement popping with total cool and squealing guitar. Crymwav’s sound bridges the cities, and eras, with ease as we’re gripped at every sonic turn they take.

Menacing vintage sludge  gives way to warming choruses on Contagious, and flies the flag of the distinct identity which Crymwav have carved out: dark, catchy and optimistic despite the smog of distortion with a triumphal finish. It’s not all serious, and that’s why we love Crymwav. They swing into the fun territory of the heavy rock sound with ease on songs like the ballsy, swaggering American Carnage,  packed with roaring solos and bursting sense of fun that surges and climbs with our cheers. A short set leaves us begging for more. Encore Speak No Evil provides a blistering finish with a rhythm like a nail stuck in your tyre and a roar to match, a chiming bridge and a glitzy melodic send off like the city skyline emerging from the fog.

Crymwav’s annual trips to the UK have become a highlight of the year for fans of the heavy and timeless end of the rock spectrum, and there’s no way they’re slowing down any time soon. Roll on next year, when their juggernaut pulls into town again and we’ve got the chance to check out the finest in LA Rock.

A review of Crymwav live at the Hope and Anchor, Islington on 20th March 2026. Words by Kate Allvey, photography by Pauline Di Silvestro