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Already one of the defining voices of her generation, Arlo Parks uses ‘Ambiguous Desire’ to stretch into dance textures and minimalism, her gift for intimate observation still leading the way.
With a Discord army, hundreds of millions of streams and zero interest in playing by industry rules, Good Kid are redefining what indie really means as they step up with debut album ‘Can We Hang Out Sometime?’.
Hang Time
HANG TIME
With a Discord army, hundreds of millions of streams and zero interest in playing by industry rules, Good Kid are redefining what indie really means as they step up with debut album ‘Can We Hang Out Sometime?’.
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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.
Before Doors
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.
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"It does sometimes feel like a private joke": Getdown Services explain themselves
From supermarket meltdowns to broken appliances, Getdown Services are finding meaning in life’s most ridiculous moments ahead of a summer full of festival fun.
Dot To Dot 2026: Lambrini Girls are tearing down the cult of celebrity
As they gear up for Dot To Dot, Lambrini Girls break down their ferocious new single ‘Cult Of Celebrity’ and why celebrity culture should make you incredibly uneasy...
Fcukers said “fuck it” and made an album in two weeks
After a chance Coachella meeting with Kenneth Blume (FKA Kenny Beats), New York duo Fcukers scrapped the overthinking and sprinted toward their debut ‘Ö’. The result is a high-octane collage of 90s house and club chaos; a record born from nightlife revival.
Tigers Jaw confront past, present and future on ‘Lost on You’
Two decades in, Scranton emo mainstays Tigers Jaw are still evolving. Their new album ‘Lost on You’ finds the band reckoning with time, growth and the people they’ve been along the way.
Courtney Barnett lets instinct lead the way on ‘Creature of Habit’
Written in the wake of relocation and reflection, Courtney Barnett’s new album finds her trusting the subconscious - and a well-timed mantis.
Snail Mail stares into the void and finds herself
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.
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.
"It does sometimes feel like a private joke": Getdown Services explain themselves
From supermarket meltdowns to broken appliances, Getdown Services are finding meaning in life’s most ridiculous moments ahead of a summer full of festival fun.
Dot To Dot 2026: Lambrini Girls are tearing down the cult of celebrity
As they gear up for Dot To Dot, Lambrini Girls break down their ferocious new single ‘Cult Of Celebrity’ and why celebrity culture should make you incredibly uneasy...
Fcukers said “fuck it” and made an album in two weeks
After a chance Coachella meeting with Kenneth Blume (FKA Kenny Beats), New York duo Fcukers scrapped the overthinking and sprinted toward their debut ‘Ö’. The result is a high-octane collage of 90s house and club chaos; a record born from nightlife revival.
Tigers Jaw confront past, present and future on ‘Lost on You’
Two decades in, Scranton emo mainstays Tigers Jaw are still evolving. Their new album ‘Lost on You’ finds the band reckoning with time, growth and the people they’ve been along the way.
Courtney Barnett lets instinct lead the way on ‘Creature of Habit’
Written in the wake of relocation and reflection, Courtney Barnett’s new album finds her trusting the subconscious - and a well-timed mantis.
Snail Mail stares into the void and finds herself
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.
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.
REVIEWSREVIEWSREVIEWSREVIEWSREVIEWSREVIEWSunderscores' 'U' is a proper pop album, not in spite of its oddness, but because of it.
Pretty, Odd
PRETTY, ODD
underscores' 'U' is a proper pop album, not in spite of its oddness, but because of it.
Good Kid – Can We Hang Out Sometime?
'Can We Hang Out Sometime?’ chases the pure pleasure of great guitar pop.
RAYE – This Music May Contain Hope
Courtney Barnett – Creature of Habit
Tigers Jaw – Lost On You
Good Kid – Can We Hang Out Sometime?
'Can We Hang Out Sometime?’ chases the pure pleasure of great guitar pop.
RAYE – This Music May Contain Hope
'This Music May Contain Hope' is RAYE at her most fearless.
Courtney Barnett – Creature of Habit
It’s still recognisably Barnett - observational, dryly funny, emotionally candid - but presented through a process that feels newly energising.
Snail Mail – Ricochet
Rich, charming and deeply comforting, it earns an immediate replay.
Robyn – Sexistential
A lesson in exactly what Robyn can do that nobody else quite can.
Nothing – a short history of decay
'a short history of decay' is the Philadelphia band's most personal and most structurally ambitious work.
Various Artists – HELP(2)
'HELP(2)' corrals 23 tracks from a roster deep enough to fill three festival main stages.
Grace Ives – Girlfriend
'Girlfriend' is the kind of record that makes its eleven tracks feel like exactly the right number.
Leigh-Anne – My Ego Told Me To
A fifteen-track spread across R&B, dancehall, Afrobeats, electro-pop and roots reggae.
Tigers Jaw – Lost On You
'Lost On You' sounds like a record made by people who know exactly what they do well.
YONAKA – Until You're Satisfied
Theresa Jarvis and co. arrive with a new clarity of purpose.
