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Olivia Rodrigo has announced her third studio album, 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love'

April 2, 2026

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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Wasia Project have shared ‘2515’, a darker turn marking “the start of our journey through night”
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Wasia Project have shared ‘2515’, a darker turn marking “the start of our journey through night”

The sibling duo are gearing up for a May tour.

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Arlo Parks has shared ‘Beams’, a raw new glimpse of ‘Ambiguous Desire’

Her club-influenced third record lands Friday via Transgressive Records.

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Arlo Parks has shared ‘Beams’, a raw new glimpse of ‘Ambiguous Desire’
Dry Cleaning have shared ‘Sliced by a Fingernail’, a prickly new cut from ‘Secret Love’
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Dry Cleaning have shared ‘Sliced by a Fingernail’, a prickly new cut from ‘Secret Love’

The song was produced by Cate Le Bon and arrives with new visuals.

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"It does sometimes feel like a private joke": Getdown Services explain themselves
Dot To Dot 2026: Lambrini Girls are tearing down the cult of celebrity
Fcukers said “fuck it” and made an album in two weeks
Tigers Jaw confront past, present and future on ‘Lost on You’
Courtney Barnett lets instinct lead the way on ‘Creature of Habit’
What happens when Ego Ella May stops overthinking?
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GET IT DONE

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.

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"It does sometimes feel like a private joke": Getdown Services explain themselves
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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.

APR 1, 2026By Steven Loftin
Dot To Dot 2026: Lambrini Girls are tearing down the cult of celebrity
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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...

MAR 31, 2026By Felicity Newton
Tigers Jaw confront past, present and future on ‘Lost on You’
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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.

MAR 27, 2026By Rob Mair
Courtney Barnett lets instinct lead the way on ‘Creature of Habit’
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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.

MAR 27, 2026By Ciaran Picker
Snail Mail stares into the void and finds herself
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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.

MAR 24, 2026By Martyn Young
CHALK are choosing the future on their debut album ‘Crystalpunk’
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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.

MAR 23, 2026By Sam Taylor
What happens when Ego Ella May stops overthinking?
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What happens when Ego Ella May stops overthinking?

On 'Good Intentions', Ego Ella May loosens her grip on perfection and lets the music breathe. Recorded with community spirit and guided by intuition, it's a confident step forward built on freedom over fear.

MAR 20, 2026By Martyn Young
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"It does sometimes feel like a private joke": Getdown Services explain themselves
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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.

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Montreux Jazz Festival has revealed its full 2026 lineup with RAYE, Nick Cave and PinkPantheress

Returning to the shores of Lake Geneva this July, the Swiss festival marks its 60th edition.

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There’s a new trailer for Noah Kahan’s Netflix documentary ‘Out of Body’

The SXSW award-winning film lands on Netflix on 13th April.

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Silver Gore have shared ‘Black Cherry Liqueur’, a woozy ode to risk and ruin

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Watch David Byrne perform ‘When We Are Singing’ on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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Watch David Byrne perform ‘When We Are Singing’ on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Worldwide tour dates begin this week starting in Vancouver

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Dot To Dot 2026: Lambrini Girls are tearing down the cult of celebrity
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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...

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Mighty Hoopla is heading back to Malta with Sugababes and more
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Mighty Hoopla is heading back to Malta with Sugababes and more

The four-day September event across multiple Maltese venues has confirmed its first wave of names.

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Stockton Calling has shared its full schedule with The Guest List joining the bill

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Liz Lawrence has announced her new album 'Vespers' and shared four early tracks

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Artemas has lined up a 38-date world tour, wrapping things up at Brixton Academy
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Artemas has lined up a 38-date world tour, wrapping things up at Brixton Academy

North America, Europe and UK dates are confirmed with Henry Morris supporting throughout.

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The Big Them’s new single ‘Lick Lick Lick’ had neighbours checking for a murder

A four-track release called 'Four Colours' arrives this spring.

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ugly ozo has dropped ‘jackpot’, a flirty new cut from upcoming EP ‘dive’

The Isle of Wight group have already shared 'hi, how are you?' and 'overkill'.

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PRETTY, ODD

underscores' 'U' is a proper pop album, not in spite of its oddness, but because of it.

By Dan Harrison
This Music May Contain Hope by RAYE
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RAYEThis Music May Contain Hope

'This Music May Contain Hope' is RAYE at her most fearless.

By Dan Harrison
Creature of Habit by Courtney Barnett
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Courtney BarnettCreature of Habit

It’s still recognisably Barnett - observational, dryly funny, emotionally candid - but presented through a process that feels newly energising.

By Dan Harrison
Ricochet by Snail Mail
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Snail MailRicochet

Rich, charming and deeply comforting, it earns an immediate replay.

By Felicity Newton
Sexistential by Robyn
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RobynSexistential

A lesson in exactly what Robyn can do that nobody else quite can.

By Stephen Ackroyd
a short history of decay by Nothing
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Nothinga short history of decay

'a short history of decay' is the Philadelphia band's most personal and most structurally ambitious work.

By Andrew Wescott
HELP(2) by Various Artists
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Various ArtistsHELP(2)

'HELP(2)' corrals 23 tracks from a roster deep enough to fill three festival main stages.

By Dan Harrison
Girlfriend by Grace Ives
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Grace IvesGirlfriend

'Girlfriend' is the kind of record that makes its eleven tracks feel like exactly the right number.

By Andrew Wescott
My Ego Told Me To by Leigh-Anne
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Leigh-AnneMy Ego Told Me To

A fifteen-track spread across R&B, dancehall, Afrobeats, electro-pop and roots reggae.

By Andrew Wescott
Lost On You by Tigers Jaw
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Tigers JawLost On You

'Lost On You' sounds like a record made by people who know exactly what they do well.

By Dan Harrison
Until You're Satisfied by YONAKA
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YONAKAUntil You're Satisfied

Theresa Jarvis and co. arrive with a new clarity of purpose.

By Dan Harrison
U by underscores
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underscoresU

This is a proper pop album, not in spite of its oddness, but because of it.

By Dan Harrison
SOFY has returned with ‘Wishbone’ and a horror video where she plays a serial killer
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SOFY has returned with ‘Wishbone’ and a horror video where she plays a serial killer

It was written during a period of intense burnout.

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Conan Gray’s ‘Wishbone’ is getting the deluxe treatment, led by new track ‘The Best’

Conan is currently in the midst of his Wishbone World Tour, which comes to Europe this spring.

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Conan Gray’s ‘Wishbone’ is getting the deluxe treatment, led by new track ‘The Best’
Naomi Scott is the special guest on tonight's edition of Down With Boring
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Naomi Scott is the special guest on tonight's edition of Down With Boring

She's checking in with a new album and some questionable backup dancer opinions.

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