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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•By Felicity Newton
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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.
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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
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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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Sam Scherdel has lined up SXSW showcases and UK tour dates following his ‘Somewhere in the Middle’ breakout
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Drug Church have shared ‘Pynch’, “as close as we’ve ever come to a love song”
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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
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Iceage have returned with love song ‘Star’ and a new video
Mar 11, 2026, 5:13 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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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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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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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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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
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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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Birds Flying Backwards have unveiled debut album 'Lovebirds', an ode to love in all its forms
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Mar 11, 2026, 10:44 AM
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Poppy has no interest in proving how metal she is.
by Ali ShutlerFebruary 6, 2026
Solid Steel
SOLID STEEL
Poppy has no interest in proving how metal she is.
February 6, 2026•By Ali Shutler
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The XCERTS have unveiled 'in your eyes', a raw song about loss and forever love
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James Blake has lined up a UK and European ‘Trying Times’ tour, including Brixton Academy
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by Dan HarrisonJanuary 14, 2026
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Westside Cowboy's latest EP is a document of a band still figuring things out, enjoying the rush of being in motion.
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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.
By Harry Shaw
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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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'Cerulean' is the album Danny L Harle has been waiting his whole life to make.
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'At Home In My Mind' is an assured debut that proves her songs, voice and presence are already there.
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Few bands are quite so skilled at telling such wonderful stories in less than two minutes.
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The EP's big achievement is how likeable it is without trying to be.
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