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Times Like These

Times Like These

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.

by Martyn Young
No Egrets

NO EGRETS

After a breakthrough year that turned Antony Szmierek into a beloved people’s poet, the Manchester artist is stepping into a bold new chapter.

March 11, 2026By Jamie Muir
WHAT'S HAPPENING?WHAT'S HAPPENINGWHAT'S HAPPENING?WHAT'S HAPPENING
WHAT'S HAPPENING?WHAT'S HAPPENINGWHAT'S HAPPENING?WHAT'S HAPPENING
Death Cab for Cutie have returned to their indie roots with new album ‘I Built You A Tower’
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Death Cab for Cutie have returned to their indie roots with new album ‘I Built You A Tower’

Produced by John Congleton, it's out in June.

Mar 16, 2026, 4:36 PM
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Baby Queen has released ‘Feel Something’, exploring the thrill of a forbidden romance

The single is part of her upcoming second studio album release.

Mar 13, 2026, 5:53 PM
Baby Queen has released ‘Feel Something’, exploring the thrill of a forbidden romance
beabadoobee has returned with new single ‘All I Did Was Dream Of You’ featuring The Marías
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beabadoobee has returned with new single ‘All I Did Was Dream Of You’ featuring The Marías

The single's video was filmed in Vilnius by Jake Erland and AboveGround.

Mar 13, 2026, 5:48 PM
Dork+ Early Access & ExclusivesDork+ Early Access & Exclusives

Member-first reads, behind-the-scenes pieces and premium extras that hit Dork+ before anywhere else.

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DEADLETTER are for the living

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.

February 27, 2026By Ciaran Picker
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Good Kid wrestle with self-worth on their new single ‘Cicada’
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Good Kid wrestle with self-worth on their new single ‘Cicada’

Their new single is the final preview before their debut album 'Can We Hang Out Sometime?'.

Mar 13, 2026, 5:25 PM
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Iceage have returned with love song ‘Star’ and a new video

The new single's video was directed by Thinh T. Petrus Nguyen.

Mar 11, 2026, 5:13 PM
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Violet Grohl has announced debut album ‘Be Sweet To Me’ and shared new single ‘595’

The song draws inspiration from a vintage t-shirt advertising a phone sex line.

Mar 11, 2026, 5:04 PM
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Sigur Rós to bring orchestral world tour to a close with European dates

Mar 16, 2026, 11:19 PM
Noah Kahan has unveiled ‘Porch Light’, a new song about family and songwriting
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Noah Kahan has unveiled ‘Porch Light’, a new song about family and songwriting

The album will be released on 24th April with Dessner as co-writer.

Mar 13, 2026, 4:51 PM
Holly Humberstone has shared ‘Cruel World’, a song about the pain of long-distance love
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Holly Humberstone has shared ‘Cruel World’, a song about the pain of long-distance love

Her second album is set for release this spring.

Mar 13, 2026, 4:47 PM
James Blake has lined up a UK and European ‘Trying Times’ tour, including Brixton Academy
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James Blake has lined up a UK and European ‘Trying Times’ tour, including Brixton Academy

Tickets go on general sale Friday, 20th March via Metropolismusic.com.

Mar 13, 2026, 4:43 PM
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Drug Church have shared ‘Pynch’, “as close as we’ve ever come to a love song”

Mar 12, 2026, 5:38 PM
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Fiona-Lee has unveiled ‘Not My Friends’, a song about the fear of being alone

Mar 12, 2026, 5:32 PM
Korn announce first UK and Ireland tour in over a decade
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Korn announce first UK and Ireland tour in over a decade

Tickets available for presale starting 17th March at 8am GMT.

Mar 16, 2026, 11:59 AM
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Lip Critic have released 'Jackpot' and lined up a laundromat-to-boxing-ring NYC residency

Theft World album set for release on 1st May via Partisan Records.

Mar 11, 2026, 10:50 AM
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Koyo have shared new single 'What I'm Worth' from their “no-frills” new album 'Barely Here'

Album release on 8th May 2026 via Pure Noise Records.

Mar 11, 2026, 11:29 AM
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GO WEST

Westside Cowboy's latest EP is a document of a band still figuring things out, enjoying the rush of being in motion.

January 14, 2026By Dan Harrison
Ö by Fcukers
Album Review

FcukersÖ

Nothing about the album asks permission: it wants a dancefloor, a crowd and a slightly irresponsible amount of volume.

By Felicity Newton
Can We Hang Out Sometime? by Good Kid
Album Review

Good KidCan We Hang Out Sometime?

'Can We Hang Out Sometime?’ chases the pure pleasure of great guitar pop.

By Harry Shaw
Book of Churches by Book of Churches
Album Review

Book of ChurchesBook of Churches

The songs drift through vans, flights, festival fields and late-night reflections, giving the album a journal-like intimacy.

By Harry Shaw
Oh My EP by Debbie Sings
EP Review

Debbie SingsOh My EP

A very welcome slice of high-energy dancefloor-slaying Europop.

By Martyn Young
Existence Is Bliss by DEADLETTER
Album Review

DEADLETTERExistence Is Bliss

'Existence Is Bliss' is an album forged on gratitude for being alive.

By Ciaran Picker
Prizefighter by Mumford & Sons
Album Review

Mumford & SonsPrizefighter

These songs feel designed to be opened up and handed around. Voices come in, ideas overlap, nothing feels guarded.

By Dan Harrison
long time caller, first time listener by Vegas Water Taxi
Album Review

Vegas Water Taxilong time caller, first time listener

This is an album which is as much a vehicle for the whip-smart lyrics as it is a musical project.

By Jake Hawkes
Cerulean by Danny L Harle
Album Review

Danny L HarleCerulean

'Cerulean' is the album Danny L Harle has been waiting his whole life to make.

By Martyn Young
At Home In My Mind by Ellur
Album Review

EllurAt Home In My Mind

'At Home In My Mind' is an assured debut that proves her songs, voice and presence are already there.

By Finlay Holden
Move On With The Year by Alice Costelloe
Album Review

Alice CostelloeMove On With The Year

Brutally clever and well articulated.

By Minty Slater Mearns
How Did I Get Here? by Louis Tomlinson
Album Review

Louis TomlinsonHow Did I Get Here?

This is Louis leaning into his own form of inverted-commas-pop without bracing for the impact of what anyone else thinks.

By Dan Harrison