David Byrne, The Last Dinner Party, Danny Brown and 5 Seconds of Summer cover the new issue of Dork

The November 2025 issue of Dork is available to order today (17th October 2025) — and it’s a big one.

Leading the charge this month is David Byrne: actual legend, eternal innovator, and now a Dork cover star. With his new album ‘Who Is The Sky?’, the Talking Heads frontman once again finds himself exploring what pop can be when it’s twisted, joyful, and utterly without fear. It’s theatrical, tender and defiantly human — exactly what you’d expect from a man who’s spent five decades asking the best possible question: what if we did it differently?

Alongside him, The Last Dinner Party return with ‘From The Pyre’, a second act that shouldn’t exist — at least, not this good, this soon. Somehow, they’ve managed to follow ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’ with an album that’s even bigger, bolder and sharper. It’s pure confidence captured on record, and a reminder that they’ve never really been playing by debut-band rules.

Then there’s Danny Brown, still one of the most exciting artists on earth and somehow getting weirder by the year. ‘Stardust’ is his mad, brilliant hyperpop detour — a full-caps, no-brakes record built on collaboration and chaos. It’s not a pivot, it’s a liberation. And 5 Seconds of Summer complete the line-up, embracing unpredictability on ‘Everyone’s A Star!’. They’ve thrown out the manual, leaned into mess, and ended up with their most interesting chapter yet.

Inside, the rest of the issue keeps the pace. Sigrid returns with ‘There’s Always More That I Could Say’, an album that finds light in the dark and strength in saying the thing out loud. Militarie Gun raise their own ceiling with ‘God Save The Gun’, all noise and momentum, while bar italia drop ‘Some Like It Hot’, a record that stretches their wiry art-rock into widescreen. Luvcat brings baroque melodrama and mischief on ‘Songs To Die For’, Hannah Jadagu turns subtlety into superpower on ‘Describe’, and Hatchie reclaims joy and brightness without losing depth. Del Water Gap delivers heart and hangover on ‘I Miss You Already + I Haven’t Left Yet’, Creeper lean further into their macabre myth-making with ‘The Ballad of Spook and Mercy’, and Witch Fever arrive swinging on ‘The Wreckage’ — all fire, all intent.

Over in Hype, the next wave is well underway: The Belair Lip Bombs keep the guitar dream alive, Déyyess perfects melancholy pop, Mitch Sanders gets cathartic, and Vegas Water Taxi write songs for heartbreak you can dance to. We also catch up with Girl Group, who are shaping up to own Live at Leeds this November.

And in Incoming, we’re diving deep into the month’s biggest albums, including new releases from Tame Impala, Sorry, Brògeal and loads more. Plus we’re down the front at shows from PinkPantheress and more of the hottest names in live music.

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