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Pop Goes The Rulebook

Carly Rae Jepsen has spent the last decade learning exactly how pop works, mostly so she can have more fun breaking its rules. With sprawling double album 'Day And Night', she's following her instincts wherever they lead.

by Ali Shutler

Pop Goes The Rulebook

Slayyyter has announced companion album ‘Wor$t Man in America’ for December•
Welly are going to headline a very special Dork’s Night Out at The 100 Club•
Down With Boring returns tonight with The North, plus bags of new music•
Keo have announced their 2027 UK, European and North American headline tour•
Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced its 2027 anniversary line-up•
Madra Salach have released new single ‘Ribbon Factory’•
Bleech 9:3 have dropped new track 'Tourniquet' and announced their biggest headline tour yet•
Mollie Elizabeth has announced her new EP ‘People Pleaser’ and shared ‘Kiss The Ring’•
Baby Dave and The Works have kicked off a new collaboration with ‘Wings’•
RAYE, Olivia Dean, JADE and more are set to perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony•
Fontaines D.C. have released ‘Tongue’ and its New York-shot video•
LCD Soundsystem have announced 12 New York residency shows, including their 100th•
Saint Clair have shared new single ‘Dreams’ ahead of sold-out autumn headline tour•
overpass and Nieve Ella have shared a new version of ‘Fall In Love’•
Pollyfromthedirt has shared ‘White Wine Vinegar’ and announced a first London headline show•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Slayyyter has announced companion album ‘Wor$t Man in America’ for December•
Welly are going to headline a very special Dork’s Night Out at The 100 Club•
Down With Boring returns tonight with The North, plus bags of new music•
Keo have announced their 2027 UK, European and North American headline tour•
Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced its 2027 anniversary line-up•
Madra Salach have released new single ‘Ribbon Factory’•
Bleech 9:3 have dropped new track 'Tourniquet' and announced their biggest headline tour yet•
Mollie Elizabeth has announced her new EP ‘People Pleaser’ and shared ‘Kiss The Ring’•
Baby Dave and The Works have kicked off a new collaboration with ‘Wings’•
RAYE, Olivia Dean, JADE and more are set to perform at the 2026 Mercury Prize ceremony•
Fontaines D.C. have released ‘Tongue’ and its New York-shot video•
LCD Soundsystem have announced 12 New York residency shows, including their 100th•
Saint Clair have shared new single ‘Dreams’ ahead of sold-out autumn headline tour•
overpass and Nieve Ella have shared a new version of ‘Fall In Love’•
Pollyfromthedirt has shared ‘White Wine Vinegar’ and announced a first London headline show•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
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Hey, Popstar*

Cara Delevingne knows exactly what you think about actors who make albums, and she isn't interested in having a barney about it, either. A lifetime in the making and written on the other side of getting sober, 'Not Normal' is the biggest swing she's ever taken.

by Ali Shutler

"Why the fuck would I listen to that?" Cara Delevingne finds her voice

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HEY, POPSTAR*

Cara Delevingne knows exactly what you think about actors who make albums, and she isn't interested in having a barney about it, either. A lifetime in the making and written on the other side of getting sober, 'Not Normal' is the biggest swing she's ever taken.

By Ali Shutler
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Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
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Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
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Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
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Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
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Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
Nieve Ella is having the time of her life
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Nieve Ella is having the time of her life

Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.

By Ali Shutler
flowerovlove: Growing up in public
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flowerovlove: Growing up in public

First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
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Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
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Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
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Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
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Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
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Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
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Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
Features

Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
Nieve Ella is having the time of her life
Features

Nieve Ella is having the time of her life

Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.

By Ali Shutler
flowerovlove: Growing up in public
Features

flowerovlove: Growing up in public

First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
Features

Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Features

Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
Features

Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
Features

Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Features

Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
Features

Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
Features

Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
Features

Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
Features

Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
Nieve Ella is having the time of her life
Features

Nieve Ella is having the time of her life

Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.

By Ali Shutler
flowerovlove: Growing up in public
Features

flowerovlove: Growing up in public

First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.

By Ciaran Picker
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
Features

Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball

They've been one of the UK's most thrilling live bands for years. Now, with debut album 'Cannonball', Man/Woman/Chainsaw are proving the wait was worth it.

By Jake Hawkes
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Features

Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next

Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.

By Ali Shutler
Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up
Features

Friendly Fires are ready to shake things up

Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.

By Martyn Young
Westside Cowboy saddle up
Features

Westside Cowboy saddle up

Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.

By Jake Hawkes
Tiny Habits: Go big or go home
Features

Tiny Habits: Go big or go home

After turning stairwell harmonies and viral covers into one of folk-pop's fastest-rising success stories, Tiny Habits are ready to show a different side on their second album, 'Keepers'.

By Ciaran Picker
Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"
Features

Little Grandad: "Can you get to the Windmill for 8?"

New single 'Babe, We've Run Out Of Time' out now, they've a sold-out London residency this week, and the Scala booked for September: not bad for a band whose entire recording career is three songs deep. Dork corners London's most road-hardened new four-piece.

By Jamie Muir
Matilda Mann: Written in the stars
Features

Matilda Mann: Written in the stars

Matilda Mann's second album 'Kismet' arrives at exactly the right moment. Written quickly and released on her own terms, it's a record that finds her following fate instead of fighting it.

By Ciaran Picker
Mystery Jets: A hole new world
Features

Mystery Jets: A hole new world

After years of upheaval, Mystery Jets have found a new lineup, a new outlook and a seventh album built on hope.

By Dillon Eastoe
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Slayyyter has announced companion album ‘Wor$t Man in America’ for December
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Slayyyter has announced companion album ‘Wor$t Man in America’ for December

Slayyyter’s nine-track ‘Wor$t Man in America’ will arrive on 4th December as a companion to March’s ‘WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA’.

06 OCT 2026•By Pippa Strickland
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Disgrace have introduced debut single ‘Drive Away’

06 OCT 2026
UpsetNews

Simple Plan have announced a cross-Canada tour for 2027

06 OCT 2026
Welly are going to headline a very special Dork’s Night Out at The 100 Club
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Welly are going to headline a very special Dork’s Night Out at The 100 Club

Longtime Dork favourites returned the other week with 'Skinny Boy'.

06 OCT 2026
News

Megan Thee Stallion has shared second Tina Tuesday Freestyle ‘Is You Cool?’

Megan Thee Stallion’s Tina Snow alter ego returns in a blizzard for a second weekly freestyle, ‘Is You Cool?’.

06 OCT 2026
FestivalsNews

Royal Blood have released new single ‘Dead Company’

06 OCT 2026
UpsetNews

Oso Oso have shared new single and video ‘it’s all bait’

06 OCT 2026
News
Down With Boring returns tonight with The North, plus bags of new music
HypeNews

Down With Boring returns tonight with The North, plus bags of new music

Dork Radio’s monthly show is back at 8pm, with The North joining the latest episode and new music from Fontaines D.C., Sports Team and more.

05 OCT 2026
HypeNews

Bænch have announced their ‘In Amber’ EP with new single ‘Mouthful of Sand’

The Copenhagen four-piece’s ‘In Amber’ EP arrives on 13th November, with lead single ‘Mouthful of Sand’ out now.

06 OCT 2026
News

Kacey Musgraves has released Spanish-language ‘Uncertain, TX’ with Grupo Intocable

Kacey Musgraves and Grupo Intocable have teamed up for a Spanish-language version of ‘Uncertain, TX’.

06 OCT 2026
HypeNews

Keo have announced their 2027 UK, European and North American headline tour

Keo will take ‘Put A Smile On For Me’ across the UK, Europe and North America from February to May 2027.

05 OCT 2026
Keo have announced their 2027 UK, European and North American headline tour
Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced its 2027 anniversary line-up
FestivalsNews

Primavera Sound Barcelona has announced its 2027 anniversary line-up

Doechii, Phoebe Bridgers, Fontaines D.C., Massive Attack and Turnstile will lead Primavera Sound Barcelona’s 25th edition.

05 OCT 2026
FestivalsNews

Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox and Lockett Pundt have joined the Big Ears 2027 lineup

Bradford Cox and Lockett Pundt will appear at Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival next April, alongside The Roots, Shabaka and more new additions.

06 OCT 2026
News

Ex:Re has shared new single ‘Sleep’

Elena Tonra’s Ex:Re has unveiled ‘Sleep’, the latest preview of new album ‘Save As’, alongside a Cuan Roche-directed live session.

06 OCT 2026
FestivalsNews

Deerhunter’s Bradford Cox and Lockett Pundt have joined the Big Ears 2027 lineup

Bradford Cox and Lockett Pundt will appear at Knoxville’s Big Ears Festival next April, alongside The Roots, Shabaka and more new additions.

06 OCT 2026
News

Ex:Re has shared new single ‘Sleep’

Elena Tonra’s Ex:Re has unveiled ‘Sleep’, the latest preview of new album ‘Save As’, alongside a Cuan Roche-directed live session.

06 OCT 2026
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Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans

With ‘Smoochies’, ASHNIKKO has swapped apocalyptic fury for radical joy, and their colourful fantasy is taking on a life of its own.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

Burnt out after ‘Older’, Lizzy McAlpine stepped away from music and onto Broadway. She returned with a stronger voice, a new perspective and ‘Angel’, an album about freedom, love and finding her way back to herself.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"

Tove Lo isn't ready for anniversary tours, and she definitely isn't interested in behaving like a responsible grown-up. Six albums into a career built on doing things her own way, 'Estrus' finds her independent, restless and determined to keep getting weirder.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Keo are trying to keep up with their own success
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Keo are trying to keep up with their own success

Reading main stage? Done. Major-label debut? Incoming. Brixton Academy? Already booked. Keo are getting everything they spent years dreaming about, just considerably faster than they expected.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”

Irish folk rabble-rousers The Mary Wallopers have helped make traditional ballads cool again. With 'Paddywhackery', they're asking what happens next.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously

Chloe Qisha’s first mixtape ‘Fantasize’ brings big pop ambition, messy crushes, heartache and plenty of crying in the club.

11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff

Leeds six-piece Adult DVD have spent five years turning daft observations into dance-punk mayhem. Now, finally, comes the debut album.

11 Sept 2026•BY Finlay Holden
Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends

London-based five-piece 1000 Rabbits bring together jazz, classical, pop and a lot of very different musical brains to make wonderfully strange art-pop. Debut EP 'Are we friends yet?' is their invitation to come along for the ride.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"

Australia's Radio Free Alice have found an increasingly enthusiastic second home in Britain, and debut album 'What's In Between' is built to travel even further.

11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"

Dublin post-punks Gurriers have built their reputation on furious live shows and an equally furious view of modern life. On second album 'Nobody's Coming To Save You', they're digging deeper and discovering there might be reasons for hope after all.

11 Sept 2026•BY Steven Loftin
Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans

With ‘Smoochies’, ASHNIKKO has swapped apocalyptic fury for radical joy, and their colourful fantasy is taking on a life of its own.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

Burnt out after ‘Older’, Lizzy McAlpine stepped away from music and onto Broadway. She returned with a stronger voice, a new perspective and ‘Angel’, an album about freedom, love and finding her way back to herself.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Forget the dystopian hellscape, ASHNIKKO has other plans

With ‘Smoochies’, ASHNIKKO has swapped apocalyptic fury for radical joy, and their colourful fantasy is taking on a life of its own.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

Burnt out after ‘Older’, Lizzy McAlpine stepped away from music and onto Broadway. She returned with a stronger voice, a new perspective and ‘Angel’, an album about freedom, love and finding her way back to herself.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"

Tove Lo isn't ready for anniversary tours, and she definitely isn't interested in behaving like a responsible grown-up. Six albums into a career built on doing things her own way, 'Estrus' finds her independent, restless and determined to keep getting weirder.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Keo are trying to keep up with their own success
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Keo are trying to keep up with their own success

Reading main stage? Done. Major-label debut? Incoming. Brixton Academy? Already booked. Keo are getting everything they spent years dreaming about, just considerably faster than they expected.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

The Mary Wallopers are fighting for folk’s rebellious streak: “We’ve both got the spirit of punk”

Irish folk rabble-rousers The Mary Wallopers have helped make traditional ballads cool again. With 'Paddywhackery', they're asking what happens next.

11 Sept 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Chloe Qisha is taking her silly crushes seriously

Chloe Qisha’s first mixtape ‘Fantasize’ brings big pop ambition, messy crushes, heartache and plenty of crying in the club.

11 Sept 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Adult DVD just want to sing about daft stuff

Leeds six-piece Adult DVD have spent five years turning daft observations into dance-punk mayhem. Now, finally, comes the debut album.

11 Sept 2026•BY Finlay Holden
Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends

London-based five-piece 1000 Rabbits bring together jazz, classical, pop and a lot of very different musical brains to make wonderfully strange art-pop. Debut EP 'Are we friends yet?' is their invitation to come along for the ride.

11 Sept 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"
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Radio Free Alice: "If it feels great, it's cool"

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Keo are trying to keep up with their own success
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"
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Gurriers are embracing their positive delusion: "It's not all doom and gloom"

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FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again

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11 Sept 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Tove Lo: "I'm a grown-ass woman and here's what I'm feeling"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Meet 1000 Rabbits, your strange new best friends

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Blondshell lets go: “Control is just an illusion anyway”
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Uche Yara: Body Language
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Girl In The Year Above are already dreaming fucking massive
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Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

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All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers

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