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Cara Delevingne, Keo, Lizzy McAlpine and Tove Lo all star in the new issue of Dork - order now!

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Taylor Swift has joined Mariska Hargitay for an Emmys 'SVU' parody•
The 1975's Matty Healy has shared a cryptic studio video which may or may not feature some new music•
Lizzy McAlpine originally planned a double album split into light and dark sides•
Oasis have announced four Knebworth shows for ‘Oasis Live ’27’•
Ashnikko is finding inspiration in The Hobbit and John Waters for what comes next•
Cara Delevingne says Chappell Roan and Reneé Rapp make her “proud to be a woman in music”•
Amma has lined up her first ever London headline show•
flowerovlove has announced a UK and European headline tour for 2027•
Wasia Project found songwriting inspiration at an Oasis reunion show•
Dork's Day Out is heading to Leeds for the first time, with Panic Shack and more•
KEO are already writing a breakup record for their second album•
CMAT has performed ‘Euro Country’ and ‘Stay For Something’ on ‘SNL UK’•
My Chemical Romance have teased a possible new album at their tour-closing show•
Charli xcx has opened her ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour with Underscores in Philadelphia•
Cara Delevingne, Keo, Lizzy McAlpine and Tove Lo all star in the new issue of Dork - order now!•
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'•
Taylor Swift has joined Mariska Hargitay for an Emmys 'SVU' parody•
The 1975's Matty Healy has shared a cryptic studio video which may or may not feature some new music•
Lizzy McAlpine originally planned a double album split into light and dark sides•
Oasis have announced four Knebworth shows for ‘Oasis Live ’27’•
Ashnikko is finding inspiration in The Hobbit and John Waters for what comes next•
Cara Delevingne says Chappell Roan and Reneé Rapp make her “proud to be a woman in music”•
Amma has lined up her first ever London headline show•
flowerovlove has announced a UK and European headline tour for 2027•
Wasia Project found songwriting inspiration at an Oasis reunion show•
Dork's Day Out is heading to Leeds for the first time, with Panic Shack and more•
KEO are already writing a breakup record for their second album•
CMAT has performed ‘Euro Country’ and ‘Stay For Something’ on ‘SNL UK’•
My Chemical Romance have teased a possible new album at their tour-closing show•
Charli xcx has opened her ‘Music, Fashion, Film’ tour with Underscores in Philadelphia•
Cara Delevingne, Keo, Lizzy McAlpine and Tove Lo all star in the new issue of Dork - order now!•
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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Pink Elephants

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.

by Martyn Young

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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.

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
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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
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
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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
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
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
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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
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
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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
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.

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Taylor Swift has joined Mariska Hargitay for an Emmys 'SVU' parody
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Taylor Swift has joined Mariska Hargitay for an Emmys 'SVU' parody

Swift made a pre-taped appearance alongside Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson at the 2026 Emmys.

15 SEPT 2026•By Sam Thomas
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Where to start with Jin’s ‘Echo’ era and first solo shows

15 SEPT 2026
News

Noel Gallagher has ruled out new Oasis music as he explains the 2027 tour

15 SEPT 2026
The 1975's Matty Healy has shared a cryptic studio video which may or may not feature some new music
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The 1975's Matty Healy has shared a cryptic studio video which may or may not feature some new music

The 1975 frontman has posted more than two minutes of footage from a recording-studio control room, though it offers no confirmed details of a release.

14 SEPT 2026
News

Softcult have released an ‘I Held You Like Glass’ video

The Ontario sibling duo’s latest visual arrives from debut album ‘When A Flower Doesn’t Grow’.

15 SEPT 2026
News

Noah Kahan has performed ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’ during the Emmys’ In Memoriam segment

15 SEPT 2026
News

Olivia Rodrigo has honoured Sheryl Crow with ‘Strong Enough’ in Nashville

15 SEPT 2026
News

MUNA, Kehlani and Garbage have challenged Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour

15 SEPT 2026
Lizzy McAlpine originally planned a double album split into light and dark sides
News

Lizzy McAlpine originally planned a double album split into light and dark sides

The early idea changed as interrupted recording plans and five months on Broadway reshaped ‘Angel’.

14 SEPT 2026
Features

8 The Strokes songs to start with before their autumn 2026 shows

A newcomer’s route through the songs The Strokes have been taking to the stage, from early staples to cuts from ‘The New Abnormal’.

14 SEPT 2026
News

Turnstile fans have played Magic: The Gathering in the pit

A TikTok from Turnstile’s Toronto show finds concertgoers turning ‘Magic Man’ into a very literal card-game occasion.

14 SEPT 2026
News

Oasis have announced four Knebworth shows for ‘Oasis Live ’27’

Richard Ashcroft supports on every date, with fan registration the only route to tickets.

14 SEPT 2026
Oasis have announced four Knebworth shows for ‘Oasis Live ’27’
Ashnikko is finding inspiration in The Hobbit and John Waters for what comes next
News

Ashnikko is finding inspiration in The Hobbit and John Waters for what comes next

The singer says there is still more of Smoochie World to explore.

14 SEPT 2026
News

Lady Gaga seeks nearly $250,000 in legal costs after defeating 'MAYHEM' trademark lawsuit

Lady Gaga’s lawyers are asking Lost Surfboards to repay $232,484 in fees following the dismissal of its trademark case over 'MAYHEM'.

14 SEPT 2026
News

'The Shards' has announced a soundtrack featuring Troye Sivan and Hayes Warner

The 16-track collection arrives on 16th October, with two Hayes Warner singles due beforehand.

14 SEPT 2026
News

Lady Gaga seeks nearly $250,000 in legal costs after defeating 'MAYHEM' trademark lawsuit

Lady Gaga’s lawyers are asking Lost Surfboards to repay $232,484 in fees following the dismissal of its trademark case over 'MAYHEM'.

14 SEPT 2026
News

'The Shards' has announced a soundtrack featuring Troye Sivan and Hayes Warner

The 16-track collection arrives on 16th October, with two Hayes Warner singles due beforehand.

14 SEPT 2026
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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"

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11 Sept 2026•BY Steven Loftin
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
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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
Two songs, ten gigs and one massive plan for Girl In The Year Above
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Two songs, ten gigs and one massive plan for Girl In The Year Above

Girl In The Year Above have two original songs out, more than 50 waiting in the wings and every intention of becoming absolutely massive. After a whirlwind introduction, Jennifer Ball is learning to enjoy the ridiculousness of it all.

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
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
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
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
Two songs, ten gigs and one massive plan for Girl In The Year Above
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Two songs, ten gigs and one massive plan for Girl In The Year Above

Girl In The Year Above have two original songs out, more than 50 waiting in the wings and every intention of becoming absolutely massive. After a whirlwind introduction, Jennifer Ball is learning to enjoy the ridiculousness of it all.

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
Lizzy McAlpine is letting go and starting again
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