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Decoding Antony Szmierek

Antony Szmierek's world has changed dramatically since his debut. As 'Decoding Birdsong' arrives, he's making peace with success and discovering what comes after the breakthrough.

by Jake Hawkes

Decoding Antony Szmierek

Bloc Party have shared ‘Lagoon Blue’, the first song written for their new album•
Soundhood East London has revealed its full 2026 schedule•
Sports Team are getting desperately drunk in a carpeted pub on ‘Billy’•
Keo have announced their biggest headline show yet at O2 Academy Brixton•
RAYE, Amma and Absolutely have taken the ‘Joymobile’ around London•
The Big Moon are chasing the feeling of being young on ‘Three Things’•
Radiohead have announced a 21-show 2027 arena residency run in Australia and Japan•
Down With Boring reports from Reading 2026 with James Marriott, Arthur Hill, She's Green and Tooth•
Westside Cowboy are heading to Barrowland Ballroom, Victoria Warehouse and Brixton Academy•
The Mercury Prize Fringe is returning to Newcastle with more than 30 events across the city•
beabadoobee has announced her first Australian arena tour•
Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter have added six more UK dates for December•
Elbow will play 'Asleep In The Back' in full across three nights at Manchester's Ritz•
Mac DeMarco has put four tour-only albums on streaming•
KATSEYE have played their first UK headline shows, selling out The O2 two nights running•
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'•
Bloc Party have shared ‘Lagoon Blue’, the first song written for their new album•
Soundhood East London has revealed its full 2026 schedule•
Sports Team are getting desperately drunk in a carpeted pub on ‘Billy’•
Keo have announced their biggest headline show yet at O2 Academy Brixton•
RAYE, Amma and Absolutely have taken the ‘Joymobile’ around London•
The Big Moon are chasing the feeling of being young on ‘Three Things’•
Radiohead have announced a 21-show 2027 arena residency run in Australia and Japan•
Down With Boring reports from Reading 2026 with James Marriott, Arthur Hill, She's Green and Tooth•
Westside Cowboy are heading to Barrowland Ballroom, Victoria Warehouse and Brixton Academy•
The Mercury Prize Fringe is returning to Newcastle with more than 30 events across the city•
beabadoobee has announced her first Australian arena tour•
Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter have added six more UK dates for December•
Elbow will play 'Asleep In The Back' in full across three nights at Manchester's Ritz•
Mac DeMarco has put four tour-only albums on streaming•
KATSEYE have played their first UK headline shows, selling out The O2 two nights running•
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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Meet Rora and the Untamed

The Last Dinner Party multi-instrumentalist Aurora Nishevci and composer Nathen Durasamy introduce their new collaboration, debut album ‘Do You Like Me Now?’ and the joy of taking risks.

by Ali Shutler

The Last Dinner Party's Aurora has a wild new project: meet Rora And The Untamed

Meet Rora and the Untamed

MEET RORA AND THE UNTAMED

The Last Dinner Party multi-instrumentalist Aurora Nishevci and composer Nathen Durasamy introduce their new collaboration, debut album ‘Do You Like Me Now?’ and the joy of taking risks.

By Ali Shutler
Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"
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Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"

With ‘Louder, Please’ still finding new fans, Rose Gray is already looking ahead. At Boomtown, she talks festival confidence, theatrical ambition and a second album that’s nearly finished.

By Ali Shutler
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
Movements are happier now (well, sort of)
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Movements are happier now (well, sort of)

Southern California post-hardcore favourites Movements return with fourth album ‘Happier Now’, finding fresh ways to embrace their reputation as the sad band.

By Steven Loftin
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
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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
Arthur Hill: "I think I'm really cool, but am I actually cool?"
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Arthur Hill: "I think I'm really cool, but am I actually cool?"

A Wembley Arena headline show before a debut album, a George Michael cover his own team tried to talk him out of, one torn ACL, and now the biggest stage Reading & Leeds has. Arthur Hill keeps doing things in the wrong order, and it keeps working out.

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
Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"
Features

Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"

With ‘Louder, Please’ still finding new fans, Rose Gray is already looking ahead. At Boomtown, she talks festival confidence, theatrical ambition and a second album that’s nearly finished.

By Ali Shutler
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
Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"
Features

Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"

With ‘Louder, Please’ still finding new fans, Rose Gray is already looking ahead. At Boomtown, she talks festival confidence, theatrical ambition and a second album that’s nearly finished.

By Ali Shutler
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
Movements are happier now (well, sort of)
Features

Movements are happier now (well, sort of)

Southern California post-hardcore favourites Movements return with fourth album ‘Happier Now’, finding fresh ways to embrace their reputation as the sad band.

By Steven Loftin
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
Arthur Hill: "I think I'm really cool, but am I actually cool?"
Features

Arthur Hill: "I think I'm really cool, but am I actually cool?"

A Wembley Arena headline show before a debut album, a George Michael cover his own team tried to talk him out of, one torn ACL, and now the biggest stage Reading & Leeds has. Arthur Hill keeps doing things in the wrong order, and it keeps working out.

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
Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"
Features

Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"

With ‘Louder, Please’ still finding new fans, Rose Gray is already looking ahead. At Boomtown, she talks festival confidence, theatrical ambition and a second album that’s nearly finished.

By Ali Shutler
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
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
Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"
Features

Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"

With ‘Louder, Please’ still finding new fans, Rose Gray is already looking ahead. At Boomtown, she talks festival confidence, theatrical ambition and a second album that’s nearly finished.

By Ali Shutler
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
Movements are happier now (well, sort of)
Features

Movements are happier now (well, sort of)

Southern California post-hardcore favourites Movements return with fourth album ‘Happier Now’, finding fresh ways to embrace their reputation as the sad band.

By Steven Loftin
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
Arthur Hill: "I think I'm really cool, but am I actually cool?"
Features

Arthur Hill: "I think I'm really cool, but am I actually cool?"

A Wembley Arena headline show before a debut album, a George Michael cover his own team tried to talk him out of, one torn ACL, and now the biggest stage Reading & Leeds has. Arthur Hill keeps doing things in the wrong order, and it keeps working out.

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
Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"
Features

Rose Gray is dreaming bigger for album two: "There are some real emo moments"

With ‘Louder, Please’ still finding new fans, Rose Gray is already looking ahead. At Boomtown, she talks festival confidence, theatrical ambition and a second album that’s nearly finished.

By Ali Shutler
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
Movements are happier now (well, sort of)
Features

Movements are happier now (well, sort of)

Southern California post-hardcore favourites Movements return with fourth album ‘Happier Now’, finding fresh ways to embrace their reputation as the sad band.

By Steven Loftin
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
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The Gathering Sounds 2026: Tom A. Smith is just getting started
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The Gathering Sounds 2026: Tom A. Smith is just getting started

His first venue was The Cluny, aged eight. His latest is one he had to invent in his own head. Our The Gathering Sounds 2026 playlist cover star talks deluxe editions, pigeonholes and why the North East deserves better than being the bit the tour bus drives past.

08 SEPT 2026•By Andrew Wescott
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Jorja Smith has returned to the West Midlands for an intimate homecoming show

08 SEPT 2026
News

XO have introduced their latest adversary on new single ‘Stacey (Take You Higher)’

08 SEPT 2026
Bloc Party have shared ‘Lagoon Blue’, the first song written for their new album
News

Bloc Party have shared ‘Lagoon Blue’, the first song written for their new album

Trevor Horn-produced fourth album lands this week alongside a busy UK live schedule.

08 SEPT 2026
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Liam and Noel Gallagher bring 'Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger' to its UK premiere together

The film follows 12 concerts across three continents on the band’s Live ’25 reunion tour, with UK cinema screenings beginning on 9th September.

08 SEPT 2026
News

'Primetime' gives Phoebe Bridgers her acting debut - and a reported new song

08 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

My Chemical Romance give 'The Light Behind Your Eyes' its first live outing in Phoenix

08 SEPT 2026
News

Jane Remover drops off M3F Fest as Flying Lotus joins updated 2027 bill

Soundhood East London has revealed its full 2026 schedule
FestivalsNews

Soundhood East London has revealed its full 2026 schedule

September weekender adds The Victoria Dalston to its East London venue roster.

08 SEPT 2026
News

Government rejects carnet help and advice hub in Brexit touring response

Responding to Parliament’s June report on post-Brexit touring, ministers say they share MPs’ desire for 'tangible progress' - even as Caroline Dinenage says the government’s own research shows artists are still losing out.

07 SEPT 2026
News

Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month line-up runs from Blossoms to Beabadoobee, Rachel Chinouriri and more

Charlie Hedges and Jeremiah Asiamah’s new lunchtime show will host the month every Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 12pm, with each act taking on a cover alongside their own songs.

07 SEPT 2026
News

Sports Team are getting desperately drunk in a carpeted pub on ‘Billy’

The London band's first release since last year's third album 'Boys These Days'.

08 SEPT 2026
Sports Team are getting desperately drunk in a carpeted pub on ‘Billy’
Keo have announced their biggest headline show yet at O2 Academy Brixton
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Keo have announced their biggest headline show yet at O2 Academy Brixton

London four-piece plot biggest headline show yet after sold-out autumn tour.

08 SEPT 2026
News

Sleaford Mods will headline a London 'Gig For Gaza' at Troxy this October

Tickets are due to go on sale on Friday 11th September at 9am BST.

07 SEPT 2026
News

Tupac Shakur's family honour Afeni Shakur after Duane 'Keffe D' Davis conviction

The statement, shared by his sister Sekyiwa 'Set' Shakur, thanked the jury and said the verdict is 'not the end of the story'.

07 SEPT 2026
News

Sleaford Mods will headline a London 'Gig For Gaza' at Troxy this October

Tickets are due to go on sale on Friday 11th September at 9am BST.

07 SEPT 2026
News

Tupac Shakur's family honour Afeni Shakur after Duane 'Keffe D' Davis conviction

The statement, shared by his sister Sekyiwa 'Set' Shakur, thanked the jury and said the verdict is 'not the end of the story'.

07 SEPT 2026
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Finn Wolfhard wants everyone at the party
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Finn Wolfhard wants everyone at the party

Whether it's live music, friendship or songwriting, Finn Wolfhard believes the best moments are the ones people share together. His second solo album, ‘Fire From The Hip’, was made with exactly that in mind.

10 Jul 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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.

14 Aug 2026•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'.

14 Aug 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Cruz Beckham: "It's better to be underestimated"
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Cruz Beckham: "It's better to be underestimated"

Cruz Beckham has spent his whole life surrounded by expectations. Now, with debut EP 'Wear & Tear', he's stepping out on his own terms, finding his people and putting the music first.

14 Aug 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Carly Rae Jepsen: Pop goes the rulebook
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Carly Rae Jepsen: 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.

14 Aug 2026•BY Ali Shutler
This Is Lorelei: songs from somewhere out the window
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

This Is Lorelei: songs from somewhere out the window

What happens when your deliberately low-key side project suddenly isn't so low-key anymore? For Nate Amos, the answer is 'The Singer In My Band', a strange, intimate new This Is Lorelei record about people, places and learning to live with expectation.

14 Aug 2026•BY Martyn Young
Really Good Time: "We really are quite sincere people"
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Really Good Time: "We really are quite sincere people"

Losing a guitarist, gaining a frog and boiling their band down to the bones: Dublin's funniest, most combustible trio have turned desperation and doomscroll-dread into 'Affirmations', a debut album that stares down the end of the world and tells you to go and hug your mates. They mean every word of it.

14 Aug 2026•BY Dan Harrison
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.

14 Aug 2026•BY Dillon Eastoe
Go easy on Jack Kaye
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Go easy on Jack Kaye

Six years after The Magic Gang's last record, their frontman returns with 'Go Easy', a debut solo EP about growing up, slowing down and remembering why any of this was fun. He'd like you to be gentle with it. He's earned that much.

14 Aug 2026•BY Dan Harrison
Fat Dog are just getting started
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Fat Dog are just getting started

Ballads, trance beats, dictators and Shrek 5: ‘Cancel Me (I’m Tired)’ is Fat Dog’s boldest move yet.

10 Jul 2026•BY Neive McCarthy
Finn Wolfhard wants everyone at the party
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Finn Wolfhard wants everyone at the party

Whether it's live music, friendship or songwriting, Finn Wolfhard believes the best moments are the ones people share together. His second solo album, ‘Fire From The Hip’, was made with exactly that in mind.

10 Jul 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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.

14 Aug 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
Finn Wolfhard wants everyone at the party
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Finn Wolfhard wants everyone at the party

Whether it's live music, friendship or songwriting, Finn Wolfhard believes the best moments are the ones people share together. His second solo album, ‘Fire From The Hip’, was made with exactly that in mind.

10 Jul 2026•BY Ali Shutler
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.

14 Aug 2026•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'.

14 Aug 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Cruz Beckham: "It's better to be underestimated"
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Cruz Beckham: "It's better to be underestimated"

Cruz Beckham has spent his whole life surrounded by expectations. Now, with debut EP 'Wear & Tear', he's stepping out on his own terms, finding his people and putting the music first.

14 Aug 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Carly Rae Jepsen: Pop goes the rulebook
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Carly Rae Jepsen: 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.

14 Aug 2026•BY Ali Shutler
This Is Lorelei: songs from somewhere out the window
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This Is Lorelei: songs from somewhere out the window

What happens when your deliberately low-key side project suddenly isn't so low-key anymore? For Nate Amos, the answer is 'The Singer In My Band', a strange, intimate new This Is Lorelei record about people, places and learning to live with expectation.

14 Aug 2026•BY Martyn Young
Really Good Time: "We really are quite sincere people"
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Really Good Time: "We really are quite sincere people"

Losing a guitarist, gaining a frog and boiling their band down to the bones: Dublin's funniest, most combustible trio have turned desperation and doomscroll-dread into 'Affirmations', a debut album that stares down the end of the world and tells you to go and hug your mates. They mean every word of it.

14 Aug 2026•BY Dan Harrison
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.

14 Aug 2026•BY Dillon Eastoe
Go easy on Jack Kaye
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Go easy on Jack Kaye

Six years after The Magic Gang's last record, their frontman returns with 'Go Easy', a debut solo EP about growing up, slowing down and remembering why any of this was fun. He'd like you to be gentle with it. He's earned that much.

14 Aug 2026•BY Dan Harrison
Fat Dog are just getting started
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Fat Dog are just getting started

Ballads, trance beats, dictators and Shrek 5: ‘Cancel Me (I’m Tired)’ is Fat Dog’s boldest move yet.

10 Jul 2026•BY Neive McCarthy
Finn Wolfhard wants everyone at the party
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Finn Wolfhard wants everyone at the party

Whether it's live music, friendship or songwriting, Finn Wolfhard believes the best moments are the ones people share together. His second solo album, ‘Fire From The Hip’, was made with exactly that in mind.

10 Jul 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Man/Woman/Chainsaw: Having a ball
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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.

14 Aug 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
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.

14 Aug 2026•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'.

14 Aug 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
Cruz Beckham: "It's better to be underestimated"
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Cruz Beckham: "It's better to be underestimated"

Cruz Beckham has spent his whole life surrounded by expectations. Now, with debut EP 'Wear & Tear', he's stepping out on his own terms, finding his people and putting the music first.

14 Aug 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Carly Rae Jepsen: Pop goes the rulebook
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1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own
Live Review

All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

All Points East, Victoria Park, London

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name

Reading Festival, Reading

30 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment

Reading Festival, Reading

30 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Kneecap remain a force of nature
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Kneecap remain a force of nature

Reading Festival, Reading

3 Sept 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact

Reading Festival, Reading

1 Sept 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun

Reading Festival, Reading

1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever
Live Review

All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

Victoria Park, London

1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers
Live Review

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

Victoria Park, London

1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own
Live Review

All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

All Points East, Victoria Park, London

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name

Reading Festival, Reading

30 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment

Reading Festival, Reading

30 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Kneecap remain a force of nature
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Kneecap remain a force of nature

Reading Festival, Reading

3 Sept 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact

Reading Festival, Reading

1 Sept 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun

Reading Festival, Reading

1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever
Live Review

All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

Victoria Park, London

1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers
Live Review

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

Victoria Park, London

1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own
Live Review

All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

All Points East, Victoria Park, London

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name

Reading Festival, Reading

30 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: sombr earns his superstar moment

Reading Festival, Reading

30 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Kneecap remain a force of nature
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Kneecap remain a force of nature

Reading Festival, Reading

3 Sept 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Wisp makes a last-minute impact

Reading Festival, Reading

1 Sept 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Julia Wolf is having too much fun

Reading Festival, Reading

1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever
Live Review

All Points East 2026: Outbreak Festival goes bigger than ever

Victoria Park, London

1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots find strength in numbers
Live Review

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

Victoria Park, London

1 Sept 2026
All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own
Live Review

All Points East 2026: Tyler, The Creator is in a league of his own

All Points East, Victoria Park, London

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Florence + The Machine are simply magnificent

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Role Model saddles up for something bigger

Reading Festival, Reading

31 Aug 2026
Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name
Live Review

Reading & Leeds 2026: Violet Grohl makes her own name

Reading Festival, Reading

30 Aug 2026
Westside Cowboy are heading to Barrowland Ballroom, Victoria Warehouse and Brixton Academy
News

Westside Cowboy are heading to Barrowland Ballroom, Victoria Warehouse and Brixton Academy

Three March headline shows follow the band's Top 5 debut album.

07 SEPT 2026•By Felicity Newton
News

Neighbourhood Weekender has announced its 2027 line-up

06 SEPT 2026
News

Grouper has announced Glasgow and London shows for November

06 SEPT 2026
The Mercury Prize Fringe is returning to Newcastle with more than 30 events across the city
News

The Mercury Prize Fringe is returning to Newcastle with more than 30 events across the city

The Fringe runs from 15th to 22nd October, with the Mercury Prize awards show at the Utilita Arena on 22nd October.

07 SEPT 2026
News

Bonobo has announced a UK and European tour for 2027

The first live tour since 2022's 'Fragments' runs through February and March 2027, with London's Alexandra Palace on 26th February.

06 SEPT 2026
News

Melanie C has been named an Album Champion for National Album Day 2026

06 SEPT 2026
News

Ayra Starr will play the NFL halftime show in London

06 SEPT 2026
News

Paul Thomas Anderson's Cameron Winter concert film will premiere at New York Film Festival

06 SEPT 2026
beabadoobee has announced her first Australian arena tour
News

beabadoobee has announced her first Australian arena tour

Three dates in March 2027 bring the Powerlines Tour to Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney.

06 SEPT 2026
News

Ben Folds Five have reissued their debut for its 30th anniversary

The expanded edition arrives via Capitol/UMe with a previously unreleased 'Shelved First Attempt', and the original line-up are reuniting to play live.

06 SEPT 2026
News

Babyshambles are releasing December's KOKO show as a live album

'Live At KOKO' arrives on 9th October, with Carl Barât guesting and 'Wolfman' back after 20 years.

06 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter have added six more UK dates for December

Leeds, Newcastle, Liverpool, Birmingham, Portsmouth and Bristol join the 'Anarchy In The UK' tour.

06 SEPT 2026
Sex Pistols featuring Frank Carter have added six more UK dates for December
Elbow will play 'Asleep In The Back' in full across three nights at Manchester's Ritz
News

Elbow will play 'Asleep In The Back' in full across three nights at Manchester's Ritz

The debut album gets a 25th anniversary outing on home turf in November, with B-sides and rarities alongside.

06 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

TV Priest have shared 'Just So You Know' and lined up a UK tour for the start of 2027

Their third album 'Cartoons' arrives on 6th November via AMK / Kartel Music Group.

06 SEPT 2026
News

Post Common have signed to Brace Yourself Records and announced their debut EP

The self-titled four-track EP arrives on 20th November, on vinyl only, and 'Space/Time' is the first taste of it.

06 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

TV Priest have shared 'Just So You Know' and lined up a UK tour for the start of 2027

Their third album 'Cartoons' arrives on 6th November via AMK / Kartel Music Group.

06 SEPT 2026
News

Post Common have signed to Brace Yourself Records and announced their debut EP

The self-titled four-track EP arrives on 20th November, on vinyl only, and 'Space/Time' is the first taste of it.

06 SEPT 2026
08 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

A discontinued snare may have revealed Korn have finished recording their next album

07 SEPT 2026
Feature

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
Arthur Hill: "I think I'm really cool, but am I actually cool?"
Feature

Arthur Hill: "I think I'm really cool, but am I actually cool?"

A Wembley Arena headline show before a debut album, a George Michael cover his own team tried to talk him out of, one torn ACL, and now the biggest stage Reading & Leeds has. Arthur Hill keeps doing things in the wrong order, and it keeps working out.

By Jake Hawkes
Absolutely is making room for a little magic
Feature

Absolutely is making room for a little magic

With her Reading Festival debut behind her, Absolutely finally feels like the universe she imagined with ‘Paracosm’ is fully alive.

By Ali Shutler
Maisie Peters is already thinking about what comes next
Feature

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
All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots: The Big Dork Preview
Feature

All Points East 2026: Twenty One Pilots: The Big Dork Preview

A decade of lore leads to this weekend in a park in east London, at the only UK Twenty One Pilots show of the year. Plus Wunderhorse return - maybe with new material to show - and a lower order of some of the most engaging and exciting rock has to offer.

By Dan Harrison
06 SEPT 2026

Down With Boring reports from Reading 2026 with James Marriott, Arthur Hill, She's Green and Tooth

The awards are clearly in the post.

07 SEPT 2026

He collapsed at the end of a tag match at Mr Small's Theatre in Millvale, Pennsylvania on Saturday night, and his death was confirmed on Sunday morning.

06 SEPT 2026
News

Macklemore shares MetLife "Free Palestine" speech as petition calls on Ed Sheeran to drop him from tour

He followed the speech with 'Hind's Hall', and Sheeran's official tour page still listed him on eight more US dates as of 7th September.

07 SEPT 2026
News

Blossoms have added a Leeds arena date to their winter tour

The First Direct Arena show on 3rd December is on general sale now, with 'Songs From The Wedding Cake' due on 2nd October.

07 SEPT 2026
UpsetNews

Andy Williams, the Every Time I Die guitarist who became a wrestler, has died aged 48

He collapsed at the end of a tag match at Mr Small's Theatre in Millvale, Pennsylvania on Saturday night, and his death was confirmed on Sunday morning.

06 SEPT 2026
News

Macklemore shares MetLife "Free Palestine" speech as petition calls on Ed Sheeran to drop him from tour

07 SEPT 2026
The Big Moon are chasing the feeling of being young on ‘Three Things’
News

The Big Moon are chasing the feeling of being young on ‘Three Things’

The London band's fourth LP arrives in October, produced with Sam Cohen.

08 SEPT 2026
Radiohead have announced a 21-show 2027 arena residency run in Australia and Japan
News

Radiohead have announced a 21-show 2027 arena residency run in Australia and Japan

Ticket registration is open now through radiohead.com.

07 SEPT 2026
Down With Boring reports from Reading 2026 with James Marriott, Arthur Hill, She's Green and Tooth
News

Down With Boring reports from Reading 2026 with James Marriott, Arthur Hill, She's Green and Tooth

The awards are clearly in the post.

07 SEPT 2026
News

The Spook School have reformed and announced their first album in nine years

07 SEPT 2026
News

Lollapalooza India has announced its 2027 line-up

Limp Bizkit, Olivia Dean, KATSEYE and Fontaines D.C. make their India debuts in Mumbai in January.

06 SEPT 2026
News

The Spook School have reformed and announced their first album in nine years

07 SEPT 2026
News

dodie is expanding 'Not For Lack Of Trying' and playing it in full with two clarinets

07 SEPT 2026
Supergrass have added three more UK shows to their 2027 tour
News

Supergrass have added three more UK shows to their 2027 tour

Gaz Coombes promises hits and deep cuts on the thirteen-date spring itinerary.

07 SEPT 2026
News

dodie is expanding 'Not For Lack Of Trying' and playing it in full with two clarinets

A deluxe edition lands on 23rd October, with 'Not For Lack Of Clarinets' shows in Edinburgh, Manchester and London the same weekend.

07 SEPT 2026
News

Dolly Parton's estate is planning DollyFest for 2027, in Nashville and London

Two-day events on consecutive weekends will replace a traditional memorial.

06 SEPT 2026
News

Lollapalooza India has announced its 2027 line-up

Limp Bizkit, Olivia Dean, KATSEYE and Fontaines D.C. make their India debuts in Mumbai in January.

06 SEPT 2026
News

Dolly Parton's estate is planning DollyFest for 2027, in Nashville and London

Two-day events on consecutive weekends will replace a traditional memorial.

06 SEPT 2026
Hoping As A Coping Mechanism by MOULD
Album

MOULD – Hoping As A Coping Mechanism

The Sweet Goodbye  by Opus Kink
Album

Opus Kink – The Sweet Goodbye

Visitor by Sienna Spiro
Album

Sienna Spiro – Visitor

Someone, somewhere EP by Bonnie Kemplay
EP

Bonnie Kemplay – Someone, somewhere EP

You’re Gonna Need A Little Music by Yard Act
Album

Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music

Sweet Fortune by Ryan Beatty
Album

Ryan Beatty – Sweet Fortune

Picking Petals by Lucia & the Best Boys
Album Review

Lucia & the Best Boys – Picking Petals

A deeply personal album which is as much entwined with who Lucia is as it is an expression of what she wants to say.

Hoping As A Coping Mechanism by MOULD
Album

MOULD – Hoping As A Coping Mechanism

Love Is the Law by Love Spells
Album

Love Spells – Love Is the Law

girl in stem by Piri
Album

Piri – girl in stem

The Sweet Goodbye  by Opus Kink
Album

Opus Kink – The Sweet Goodbye

Visitor by Sienna Spiro
Album

Sienna Spiro – Visitor

By Ali Shutler
Someone, somewhere EP by Bonnie Kemplay
EP Review

Bonnie Kemplay – Someone, somewhere EP

She finds big emotions in everyday moments.

By Felicity Newton
You’re Gonna Need A Little Music by Yard Act
Album Review

Yard Act – You’re Gonna Need A Little Music

'You're Gonna Need A Little Music' proves just how far Yard Act have come.

By Jake Hawkes
Picking Petals by Lucia & the Best Boys
Album Review

Lucia & the Best Boys – Picking Petals

A deeply personal album which is as much entwined with who Lucia is as it is an expression of what she wants to say.

By Jake Hawkes
Hoping As A Coping Mechanism by MOULD
Album Review

MOULD – Hoping As A Coping Mechanism

There's always another favourite waiting around the corner.

By Harry Shaw
Love Is the Law by Love Spells
Album Review

Love Spells – Love Is the Law

Plenty of heart, and thankfully it delivers too.

By Harry Shaw
girl in stem by Piri
Album Review

Piri – girl in stem

'girl in stem' triumphs as an example of true self-sufficiency.

By Martyn Young
The Sweet Goodbye  by Opus Kink
Album Review

Opus Kink – The Sweet Goodbye

Opus Kink have finally delivered the statement their reputation has long promised.

By Jordan Ellison
Sweet Fortune by Ryan Beatty
Album Review

Ryan Beatty – Sweet Fortune

'Sweet Fortune' is a gorgeous, relentlessly sad record.

By Harry Shaw
Visitor by Sienna Spiro
Album Review

Sienna Spiro – Visitor

Too much of 'Visitor' feels like prestige-pop assembled from familiar parts.

By Felicity Newton
UpsetNews

Godflesh's Justin Broadrick says Phoebe Bridgers has him on speed dial

06 SEPT 2026