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David Byrne turns big ideas into bigger pop at London’s Eventim Apollo

New songs from ‘Who Is the Sky?’ land with theatrical flourish at the Eventim Apollo, while Talking Heads staples hit with all the joy and bite you’d hope for.

RAYE at the O2 Arena: a gorgeous, gritty ode to joy

RAYE knows how to get exactly what she wants.

DEADLETTER are for the living

DEADLETTER’s Zac Lawrence has two jobs: gardener by day, frontman by night. On ‘Existence Is Bliss’, the sextet bottle the tension between going through the motions and grabbing life by the collar.

Varials are sounding like Varials again: “All gas, no brakes”

After line-up shifts, a necessary break and a record that “didn’t sound like Varials”, the band rebuilt from the ground up. ‘Where the Light Leaves’ is their biggest, boldest statement yet.

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Book Of Churches is Felix Mackenzie-Barrow turning Divorce downtime into devotionals

Made with GarageBand, two mics and a £15 charity shop guitar, Book Of Churches captures Divorce’s Felix Mackenzie-Barrow at his most minimal.

she’s green have the ‘Mettle’

Introducing the Minneapolis newcomers channelling bad headlines, nature walks and DIY grit into cathartic, fuzzed-out release.

Meet Tooth, London’s sweatiest new hopefuls

Tooth make shout-along guitar music, play wildly sweaty gigs and still have university deadlines waiting at home.

Bleech 9:3 are a band built on second chances

Bleech 9:3 are carving out a bruising, deeply personal alt-rock identity built on truth, recovery and forward motion.

Rosie Carney isn’t afraid of doomsday

Existential dread, shoegaze noise, Ross MacDonald in the studio and four dogs at home. Rosie Carney's 'Doomsday... Don't Leave Me Here' is the end-of-the-world album that feels like coming home.

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The Get Up Kids’ classic ‘Something to Write Home About’ at 25: “People often ask me if I’m sick of these songs. And I’m not. I’m just sick of rehearsing them”

Calling albums legendary, era-defining or 'seminal' might be increasingly common faire, but when it comes to The Get Up Kids' 'Something to Write Home About', the reverence is deserved

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Maisie Peters: “It’s about being the good witch and deciding to use your power for good”

A melodic diary penned from soul-stirring experiences, Maisie Peters' latest album 'The Good Witch' is a tapestry of emotions. Prepare to be cast under her spell once more.

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Remi Wolf is the pop star we deserve: “I never questioned it. I let my freak flag fly”

On her second album ‘Big Ideas’, Remi Wolf dives head-first into a whirlwind of emotions and experiences, crafting a genre-bending masterpiece that showcases just why she’s one of the very best pop stars ‘around’.

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SOFT PLAY are back in town: “We’ve been afforded a second bite of the metaphorical apple”

A lengthy hiatus. A change of name. A comeback single featuring Robbie bleedin’ Williams. SOFT PLAY have gone through a lot over the past few years - but now the boys are back in town*.

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April 2026

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Farewell tours, cricket podcasts, and bestselling books: seven years since The Maccabees left us, the White brothers are back, and they’ve brought reinforcements. Meet 86TVs, your favourite band’s new favourite band.

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