Reviews
Post-Punk duo and Goth revivalists Highschool create a visionary first album.
The Last Dinner Party Deliver Another Theatrical Rock Opus With From The Pyre.
After a breakout 2024, Leon Thomas returns with PHOLKS, a compact yet deeply emotive R&B project that reinforces his status as one of the genre’s most exciting new voices.
Sydney hardcore powerhouse SPEED return with an all-new EP to help stir chaos in time for the winter months.
If you weren’t listening before, you had better be now : Brogeal and their debut album ‘Tuesday Paper Club’.
Dropping her highly anticipated sophomore album, Ashnikko’s chaos shines through on ‘Smoochies’ with a surprising focus.
The Dublin sextet make their mark with a debut EP of lush, eclectic soundscapes, cementing BOLD LOVE’s fast-rising status and signalling a bright, dancing, loving future.
|The Subways|
The Subways lead singer Billy Lunn on twenty years as a band, mental health and music and the endless thrill of playing live.
FEATURES
Pop-punk powerhouse Action/Adventure have just released their new album 'Ever After' via Pure Noise Records.
Download Festival 2026 Unleashes Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses, and Linkin Park as UK Exclusive Headliners
Outbreak // UK hardcore’s premier festival announces yet another Line-up of a lifetime
This week's Band of the Week is Melodic hardcore group Bloom - who have just released their new album 'The Light We Chase' via Pure Noise Records.
|Dodie|
Celebrating nearly ten years of releasing music, Dodie’s new album is a lesson in growth and self acceptance.
Live
On the final night of her tour, Jehnny Beth delivers a celebration of her new album with a powerfully raw show at Camden Assembly for night two that shows above all else why she’s the man.
Free Throw stay in touch with the roots of the scene, putting on a roaring show in the Exeter Cavern.
Last Thursday The Molotovs brought the lightning to a sold-out Electric Ballroom, marking the young band’s largest ever headline show with an energetic setlist of rock’n’roll fury.
To celebrate the release of his new album ‘Octopus’, Newton Faulkner has been touring the UK and touched down in Newcastle on Thursday to deliver a set of passionate stories, songs, and more stories. Supported by Marie Naffah and Nati Dredd they created an evening not soon to forget.
On a rainy Sunday evening, all I really wish for is to listen to mesmerising, contemplative world pop songs performed by an artist as genuine as they come. Last Sunday Ziggy Alberts fulfilled that wish at Newcastle’s NX.
London’s glittering gold Moth Club sparkled ever brighter on Tuesday night, with Belfast’s Morgana putting on a spellbinding show.
Architects bring the fire and the fury to the 02 Arena with suitably heavy support from Wage War and House of Protection. You want to crowd surf; you’re not going to get a better place to do it.
“Let’s blow the roof off!” exclaimed The Kooks frontman Luke Pritchard last Saturday as the British indie heroes took over London’s O2 Arena.
|RELEASE OF THE WEEK|
Greyhaven
It takes a lot for a band to utterly transcend their beginnings. We wonder what fresh-faced 2013 Greyhaven would make of their current-day selves. The Louisville quartet almost didn’t make it to their second album; Cult America holds up as a bleeding-raw artefact of a young band going hell-for-leather and almost running themselves into the ground, with half the band quitting in the lead-up to successor Empty Black. That album did more than just establish them; it gave them stability, as vocalist Brent Mills and bassist Johnny Muensch were joined by guitarist Nick Spencer and drummer Ethan Spray.
|damiano David|
Damiano David showcases the importance of steering away from the path that was laid out for you at London’s Roundhouse through a show for most ages, warning; there will be swearing.
|Joy Crookes|
Having let go of perfectionism, Juniper is Joy Crookes’ most raw, fearless and sonically adventurous work to date.
News
Download Festival 2026 Unleashes Limp Bizkit, Guns N' Roses, and Linkin Park as UK Exclusive Headliners
Outbreak // UK hardcore’s premier festival announces yet another Line-up of a lifetime
On the most emo of holidays, Halloween, Slam Dunk sure have treated us.
One of the most well-curated festivals in the UK returns with a lineup that you won’t see better anywhere else and a devoted fanbase to match that makes Arctangent an essential stop on the festival circuit.
Ritual Union 2026 Announce First Wave of Artists!
All Points East kicked off festival announcement season with a line-up that may not be topped.
Slam Dunk hits the big 20 next year, and only a bumper line-up will do.
Mutations Festival is a who’s who of the Windmill Scene and as a result, a who’s who of some of the best bands in the country.
New names from pop to punk join an already stacked lineup, as Reload and Smirnoff stages debut for 2025.
10th anniversary festival announcement
It is almost that time of the year. Welly boots, warm cider in plastic cups, looking at the weather report to check if it's going to rain. Obviously we are talking about the on coming festival season. There is always big talk of Glastonbury - however there are alternatives out there, so please check out our 2025 festival guide.
Oxfordshire’s famous Truck Festival has unveiled a stellar second wave of acts for this July’s weekender which is sure to be a stunner.
Southbank Centre has announced Little Simz as the curator of the 30th edition of its iconic contemporary music festival, Meltdown.
2000trees Festival can announce over 45 new bands
Parklife 2025 has announced 50 Cent as their second headliner
Reading & Leeds have announced their 2025 line-up with Chappell Roan, Travis Scott and Bring Me The Horizon topping the bill.
Y Not Festival reveal their headliners for 2025
Truck Festival returns in 2025 with a stacked weekend experience.
Parklife 2025 has announced Charli XCX as their headliner, with acts such as Confidence Man, DJ Heartstring and Girls Don’t Sync.