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Wolf Alice, Wet Leg and Kasabian will be the first musical acts to appear on Saturday Night Live UK
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Mar 17, 2026, 8:41 AM•By Dan Harrison
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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
After a breakthrough year that turned Antony Szmierek into a beloved people’s poet, the Manchester artist is stepping into a bold new chapter.
by Jamie MuirMarch 11, 2026
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, 2026•By Jamie Muir
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Ed O'Brien confirms Radiohead have plans to tour again from 2027
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David Byrne has revealed his Latitude Festival picks ahead of his summer headline set
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Metric, Broken Social Scene and Stars have expanded their ‘All the Feelings Tour’ with UK and European dates
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Baby Queen has released ‘Feel Something’, exploring the thrill of a forbidden romance
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Mar 13, 2026, 5:53 PM
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Mar 16, 2026, 11:19 PM
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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 PM
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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
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Good Kid wrestle with self-worth on their new single ‘Cicada’
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Mar 13, 2026, 5:25 PM
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Slayyyter has lined up a global ‘WOR$T GIRL IN THE WORLD’ tour for her new album ‘WOR$T GIRL IN AMERICA’
Tickets available March 20th with artist presale starting March 18th.
Mar 16, 2026, 4:28 PM
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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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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.
by Ciaran PickerFebruary 27, 2026
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, 2026•By Ciaran Picker
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The XCERTS have unveiled 'in your eyes', a raw song about loss and forever love
Catch them at 2000trees this spring.
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Sam Scherdel has lined up SXSW showcases and UK tour dates following his ‘Somewhere in the Middle’ breakout
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Holly Humberstone has shared ‘Cruel World’, a song about the pain of long-distance love
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Sunday (1994) have unveiled a deluxe edition of ‘Devotion’ featuring three new tracks
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REVIEWSREVIEWSREVIEWSWestside Cowboy's latest EP is a document of a band still figuring things out, enjoying the rush of being in motion.
by Dan HarrisonJanuary 14, 2026
Go West
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, 2026•By Dan Harrison
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The songs drift through vans, flights, festival fields and late-night reflections, giving the album a journal-like intimacy.
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The songs drift through vans, flights, festival fields and late-night reflections, giving the album a journal-like intimacy.
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Debbie Sings – Oh My EP
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Book of Churches – Book of Churches
The songs drift through vans, flights, festival fields and late-night reflections, giving the album a journal-like intimacy.
By Harry Shaw
EP Review
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A very welcome slice of high-energy dancefloor-slaying Europop.
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'Existence Is Bliss' is an album forged on gratitude for being alive.
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These songs feel designed to be opened up and handed around. Voices come in, ideas overlap, nothing feels guarded.
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This is an album which is as much a vehicle for the whip-smart lyrics as it is a musical project.
By Jake Hawkes
Album Review
Danny L Harle – Cerulean
'Cerulean' is the album Danny L Harle has been waiting his whole life to make.
By Martyn Young
Album Review
Ellur – At 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
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Alice Costelloe – Move On With The Year
Brutally clever and well articulated.
By Minty Slater Mearns
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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
Album Review
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Few bands are quite so skilled at telling such wonderful stories in less than two minutes.
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Pem – other ways of landing EP
The EP's big achievement is how likeable it is without trying to be.
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