The April 2026 issue of Dork is now available to order, led by MUNA, Holly Humberstone and James Blake across three covers tied together by artists making music that meets the moment head-on.
This month’s issue pulls together records that don’t pretend the outside world isn’t a lot. Instead, they make space for tension, contradiction, desire, anxiety and release all at once - turning music into somewhere to feel things properly, rather than just hide from them.
MUNA return for their second Dork cover with ‘Dancing On The Wall’, a darker, sweat-soaked record where queer desire, apocalypse anxiety and dancefloor catharsis collide. Holly Humberstone lands her Dork hat-trick with ‘Cruel World’, transforming upheaval into gothic escapism while holding tight to romance, sisterhood and instinct. James Blake, meanwhile, makes his Dork cover debut with ‘Trying Times’, stepping into a new era with an album that feels sharper, freer and fully his own.
This month’s issue pulls together records that don’t pretend the outside world isn’t a lot. Instead, they make space for tension, contradiction, desire, anxiety and release all at once - turning music into somewhere to feel things properly, rather than just hide from them.
MUNA return for their second Dork cover with ‘Dancing On The Wall’, a darker, sweat-soaked record where queer desire, apocalypse anxiety and dancefloor catharsis collide. Holly Humberstone lands her Dork hat-trick with ‘Cruel World’, transforming upheaval into gothic escapism while holding tight to romance, sisterhood and instinct. James Blake, meanwhile, makes his Dork cover debut with ‘Trying Times’, stepping into a new era with an album that feels sharper, freer and fully his own.
Elsewhere in the issue, Arlo Parks stretches into dance textures and minimalism on ‘Ambiguous Desire’, Courtney Barnett rebuilds from the inside out on ‘Creature of Habit’, and Fcukers sprint toward chaos with debut album ‘Ö’. Snail Mail takes on mortality and the passing of time on ‘Ricochet’, Ego Ella May follows her instinct on ‘Good Intentions’, and Leigh-Anne steps fully into self-definition on solo debut ‘My Ego Told Me To’.
There’s plenty more besides, too, with festival picks, live reviews, incoming releases, Hype favourites and the usual stack of Dork nonsense. Same as ever. Just with a bit more sweat on the dancefloor.
You can order a physical copy of the new issue of Dork here, and it’ll dispatch before our next issue announcement on 10th April 2026, or subscribe and get the print edition sent directly to your door every month here.
There’s plenty more besides, too, with festival picks, live reviews, incoming releases, Hype favourites and the usual stack of Dork nonsense. Same as ever. Just with a bit more sweat on the dancefloor.
You can order a physical copy of the new issue of Dork here, and it’ll dispatch before our next issue announcement on 10th April 2026, or subscribe and get the print edition sent directly to your door every month here.
Dork+ members get early access, exclusive extras, occasional variant treats, and the warm satisfaction of keeping us over-caffeinated enough to make issues like this. You can join Dork+ right now - find more information here And don’t worry – if subscriptions aren’t for you, you’ll still get everything you did before, with digital versions of our print content unlocking for free throughout the month. Enjoy!
