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Before Doors

Antony Szmierek offers up his Really Very Good new single, 'The Heron' at Birkenhead's Future Yard as the first edition of our brand new Before Doors sessions.

Into The Void

INTO THE VOID

On her third album 'Ricochet', Lindsey Jordan swaps teenage romance for mortality, time and the terror of loving anything too much. It's her most expansive and emotionally ambitious record yet.

By Martyn Young
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Dot To Dot Festival has added over 130 local acts to its 2026 Bristol and Nottingham bills
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Dot To Dot Festival has added over 130 local acts to its 2026 Bristol and Nottingham bills

Grassroots artists from both cities dominate the latest wave of announcements.

Mar 26, 2026, 11:00 AM
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Ellis•D and Nuha Ruby Ra have been added to Dork’s M for Montreal London show

They join an already announced line-up featuring Lemonsuckr, Annie-Claude Deschênes and Boutique Feelings.

Mar 26, 2026, 10:00 AM
Ellis•D and Nuha Ruby Ra have been added to Dork’s M for Montreal London show
Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, and SURF GANG drop 'Leadbelly' from their forthcoming double LP
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Earl Sweatshirt, MIKE, and SURF GANG drop 'Leadbelly' from their forthcoming double LP

Double album 'POMPEII // UTILITY' lands on 3rd April alongside extensive world tour

Mar 25, 2026, 4:19 PM
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Good Intentions

GOOD INTENTIONS

On 'Good Intentions', Ego Ella May loosens her grip on perfection and lets the music breathe. Recorded with community spirit and guided by intuition, it's a confident step forward built on freedom over fear.

By Martyn Young
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FEATURES & INTERVIEWSFEATURES & INTERVIEWS
CHALK are choosing the future on their debut album ‘Crystalpunk’
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CHALK are choosing the future on their debut album ‘Crystalpunk’

Punk abrasion meets warehouse euphoria on CHALK’s debut ‘Crystalpunk’ – a record rooted in place and powered by possibility.

Mar 23, 2026, 3:30 PMBy Sam Taylor
Witch Post take us inside every track on their new EP 'Butterfly'
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Witch Post take us inside every track on their new EP 'Butterfly'

As the duo return with their new EP 'Butterfly', Alaska Reid takes us inside every track from folk-horror imagery and county-fair nostalgia to anxious inner voices and bruised devotion.

Mar 20, 2026, 11:00 AMBy Dork
Here's 5 things we learnt about Olivia Rodrigo’s upcoming album from her new British Vogue profile
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Here's 5 things we learnt about Olivia Rodrigo’s upcoming album from her new British Vogue profile

Sad love songs, London as muse, and a deliberate step back from the pop machine. Here’s what Olivia Rodrigo told British Vogue.

Mar 19, 2026, 5:50 PMBy Dan Harrison
Kim Gordon plays to win
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Kim Gordon plays to win

Kim Gordon - Sonic Youth co-founder, visual artist and lifelong disruptor - is back with her third solo album 'Play Me'. It's a fierce, funny record that dares AI (and everyone else) to keep up.

Mar 18, 2026, 1:05 PMBy Ali Shutler
Cardinals have made a debut album that's all muscle
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Cardinals have made a debut album that's all muscle

Cardinals’ debut album ‘Masquerade’ is cohesive, confrontational and fully formed - a statement of intent from a band already looking beyond genre.

Mar 17, 2026, 8:25 PMBy Ciaran Picker
James Blake has nothing left to prove
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James Blake has nothing left to prove

Seven albums deep, James Blake is no longer chasing chart positions or fire-emoji approval. 'Trying Times' finds him back in London and unafraid to confront capitalism, celebrity culture and his own ambition, delivering a record that's both deeply personal and politically awake.

Mar 16, 2026, 7:00 PMBy Martyn Young
UnityTX are here to stay
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UnityTX are here to stay

With ‘Somewhere, In Between…’, the Dallas band confront frustration, industry pressure and a decade spent pushing their sound forward.

Mar 13, 2026, 10:54 AMBy Harry Shaw
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Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming has unveiled ‘Please Let Me Remember This’ from her debut solo album
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Sunflower Bean’s Julia Cumming has unveiled ‘Please Let Me Remember This’ from her debut solo album

The Beach Boys-inspired track follows 'My Life'.

Mar 25, 2026, 3:57 PM
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Oasis have announced ‘Live ’25 Opus’, a 1000-photo chronicle of their reunion tour

Photographer Simon Emmett was granted unprecedented access across the global reunion dates.

Mar 24, 2026, 10:13 AM
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Lynks’ Dork’s Night Out has levelled up with TATYANA joining the bill

Lynks’ upcoming Dork’s Night Out just got a serious boost, with the support act now confirmed.

Mar 24, 2026, 10:00 AM
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Reeperbahn Festival 2026 has announced its opening wave of artists with Fat Dog, Pale Waves and more

Mar 24, 2026, 1:53 PM
Bonnie Kemplay has returned with ‘Big Machine’ after time away and a major reset
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Bonnie Kemplay has returned with ‘Big Machine’ after time away and a major reset

Her first release in three years follows a lengthy recovery from injury.

Mar 25, 2026, 10:52 AM
Wolf Alice, Olivia Dean and Little Simz lead this year's Ivor Novello Awards nominations
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Wolf Alice, Olivia Dean and Little Simz lead this year's Ivor Novello Awards nominations

Thirty-four first-time nominees feature across seven categories at this year's ceremony.

Mar 25, 2026, 10:07 AM
Latitude 2026 has added overpass, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, VLURE and more to its 20th anniversary lineup
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Latitude 2026 has added overpass, Man/Woman/Chainsaw, VLURE and more to its 20th anniversary lineup

Plus, Militarie Gun, 1000 Rabbits, Ain't and Goodbye.

Mar 25, 2026, 10:00 AM
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Madra Salach have lined up a UK headline tour with multiple first-time city stops

Mar 24, 2026, 10:32 AM
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Brighton newcomers Goodbye have shared ‘Take Time’, a reflective new single about patience and growing

Mar 24, 2026, 10:23 AM
Yard Act have announced UK headline shows as their new material starts to take shape
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Yard Act have announced UK headline shows as their new material starts to take shape

Three November shows follow time in the studio working on new material.

Mar 24, 2026, 11:30 AM
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Divorce Attorney have dropped ‘Got Lost’, a fast-moving new cut from debut EP ‘Always Something’

The five-piece lift a new single from their debut EP, due in spring.

Mar 23, 2026, 3:55 PM
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Coco Jones has shared a new video for ‘LUVAGIRL’

The singer pairs her Def Jam single with a brand new visual.

Mar 23, 2026, 4:44 PM
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PRETTY, ODD

underscores' 'U' is a proper pop album, not in spite of its oddness, but because of it.

By Dan Harrison
Creature of Habit by Courtney Barnett
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Courtney BarnettCreature of Habit

It’s still recognisably Barnett - observational, dryly funny, emotionally candid - but presented through a process that feels newly energising.

By Dan Harrison
Ricochet by Snail Mail
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Snail MailRicochet

Rich, charming and deeply comforting, it earns an immediate replay.

By Felicity Newton
Sexistential by Robyn
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RobynSexistential

A lesson in exactly what Robyn can do that nobody else quite can.

By Stephen Ackroyd
a short history of decay by Nothing
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Nothinga short history of decay

'a short history of decay' is the Philadelphia band's most personal and most structurally ambitious work.

By Andrew Wescott
HELP(2) by Various Artists
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Various ArtistsHELP(2)

'HELP(2)' corrals 23 tracks from a roster deep enough to fill three festival main stages.

By Dan Harrison
Girlfriend by Grace Ives
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Grace IvesGirlfriend

'Girlfriend' is the kind of record that makes its eleven tracks feel like exactly the right number.

By Andrew Wescott
My Ego Told Me To by Leigh-Anne
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Leigh-AnneMy Ego Told Me To

A fifteen-track spread across R&B, dancehall, Afrobeats, electro-pop and roots reggae.

By Andrew Wescott
Lost On You by Tigers Jaw
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Tigers JawLost On You

'Lost On You' sounds like a record made by people who know exactly what they do well.

By Dan Harrison
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YONAKAUntil You're Satisfied

Theresa Jarvis and co. arrive with a new clarity of purpose.

By Dan Harrison
U by underscores
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underscoresU

This is a proper pop album, not in spite of its oddness, but because of it.

By Dan Harrison
Big Disgrace by Haute & Freddy
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Haute & FreddyBig Disgrace

This is theatrical pop with precision and purpose.

By Dan Harrison
Mary In The Junkyard have announced their debut album, 'Role Model Hermit'
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Mary In The Junkyard have announced their debut album, 'Role Model Hermit'

The Oli Bayston-produced record follows the trio's 2024 EP 'This Old House', with lead single 'Crash Landing' streaming now.

Mar 24, 2026, 6:59 PM
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Niall Horan has mapped out a UK and European arena run for ‘Dinner Party Live On Tour’

Twenty-two arena dates are confirmed from Birmingham to Belfast in autumn.

Mar 24, 2026, 5:56 PM
Niall Horan has mapped out a UK and European arena run for ‘Dinner Party Live On Tour’
Courtney Barnett has dropped ‘One Thing at a Time’ as ‘Creature of Habit’ approaches
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Courtney Barnett has dropped ‘One Thing at a Time’ as ‘Creature of Habit’ approaches

Fourth record 'Creature of Habit' is out later this week.

Mar 24, 2026, 4:24 PM