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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.

by Ciaran Picker
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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?’.

By Steven Loftin
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Maggie Rogers has launched a foundation to support the next generation of music students
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Maggie Rogers has launched a foundation to support the next generation of music students

An endowed scholarship fund at NYU Tisch marks the foundation's first initiative.

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Bleachers have dropped ‘the van’ and confirmed a massive North American tour

The band's fifth album arrives in May via Dirty Hit.

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Bleachers have dropped ‘the van’ and confirmed a massive North American tour
Olivia Rodrigo has announced her third studio album 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love'
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Olivia Rodrigo has announced her third studio album 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love'

Dan Nigro returns as producer for the follow-up to 'Guts', coming this June.

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Good Kid are building their own indie empire
"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’

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
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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
Fcukers said “fuck it” and made an album in two weeks
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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.

MAR 27, 2026By Abigail Firth
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
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Y have shared ‘Duplicate’, a sharp new single about narcissists and control
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Y have shared ‘Duplicate’, a sharp new single about narcissists and control

The London five-piece preview their 'ENTER' EP, due in May.

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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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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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Ed O’Brien has revealed a series of ‘An Evening With… Blue Morpho’ dates, including London’s Barbican

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

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

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

Over 60 artists will play across seven venues for the North East's Easter weekend event.

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Opus Kink have announced their debut album ‘The Sweet Goodbye’ and dropped early single ‘Come Over, Do Me Wrong’

The six-piece also have extensive autumn tour plans.

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Slaney Bay have returned with ‘That’s Cool’, a new single about mixed signals and close friendships

The four-piece are following up their 2025 EP, 'The Long Way Home'.

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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
Can We Hang Out Sometime? by Good Kid
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Good KidCan We Hang Out Sometime?

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

By Harry Shaw
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
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

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

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Mighty Hoopla is heading back to Malta with Sugababes and more
The Great Escape 2026 has added 100+ new names ahead of its 20th anniversary
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The Great Escape 2026 has added 100+ new names ahead of its 20th anniversary

Y, Bimini, Do Nothing and PVA are among the names joining the Brighton festival's milestone edition.

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