Snuggle – Goodbyehouse
‘Goodbyehouse’ doesn’t offer comfort; it offers honesty.
Twenty One Pilots – Breach
‘Breach’ finds the point where ambition and instinct meet.
SPRINTS – All That Is Over
The sound of a group with something urgent to say, and the chops to say it louder, weirder and smarter than anyone else.
Good Neighbours – Blue Sky Mentality
‘Blue Sky Mentality’ is indie-pop at its most open-hearted.
Olivia Dean – The Art of Loving
‘The Art Of Loving’ is Olivia Dean’s ascension to the very top of Mount Pop.
VLURE – Escalate
‘Escalate’ is the final clarion call for what VLURE are really about.
Joy Crookes – Juniper
She’s never been afraid of feeling, no matter how scary it might seem.
Coach Party – Caramel
The Isle of Wight quartet pin down all the messy bits of being alive: having a crush, being exhausted, pushing through the fog.
KennyHoopla – conditions of an orphan// EP
KennyHoopla sheds the weight of expectation and reshapes his own creative world.
Eades – Final Sirens Call
A pleasant, polished listen, rooted in a very specific kind of indie.
LIVE REVIEWS
Reeperbahn 2025 is a hotbed of the exciting and undiscovered
Celebrating two decades of new music mayhem, Reeperbahn proves once again it’s the ultimate discovery festival.
PinkPantheress’ pop star era arrives in full
PinkPantheress steps into full pop stardom at Brixton Academy.
ENHYPEN set Manchester alight with a show that’s all bite, no filler
From pyrotechnics to perfect choreography, the K-pop stars deliver a career-spanning spectacle that proves their place at the top.
Reading Festival 2025: A weekend of fireworks, fury and pure pop joy
Big hitters and buzzy newcomers collide in a Bank Holiday spectacular.
Britain’s biggest contemporary metal band, Bring Me The Horizon find new heights at Reading 2025
From circle pits to ‘Wonderwall’, BMTH close the Nex Gen cycle with fireworks.
The old guard remains, but what’s the future of rock at Reading & Leeds?
South Arcade, Bilmuri and NXDIA steal the spotlight, while Enter Shikari rage against the machine and Limp Bizkit turn in a Facebook-core greatest hits set.
“I want to teach you a dance”: Chappell Roan’s Reading & Leeds headline debut is a pop spectacle for the ages
From drag goblins to wind machines, Chappell owns the Bank Holiday Weekend.
From Brat to Bladee: Øyafestivalen 2025 brings pop, politics and pyro to Oslo
From pop extravaganzas to politically-charged protests, Øya offers up the contrasts that define the summer of 2025.
BTS’ Jin brings chaos, charm and confetti to London
For the two hours Jin is on stage, he lets us into his bonkers little world.
Pop, pints and pit-starters: Dork’s Day Out 2025 goes off at Signature Brew, London
Dork’s Day Out turns Signature Brew inside out with some of the UK’s best new acts.
Nation of Language – Dance Called Memory
A record that highlights how moments of struggle can draw us closer.
The Favors – The Dream
As theatrical, tender and quietly devastating as you’d hope.
NewDad – Altar
You can hear the homesickness in the lyrics, and the fresh air of Galway.
Lola Young – I’m Only Fucking Myself
Some of the most distinct, personality-packed pop around.
JADE – THAT’S SHOWBIZ BABY!
Bold strokes, messy joins, songs that lurch and clash and dazzle, it’s an album that insists on being an event.
The Beths – Straight Line Was a Lie
The Beths have made their most mature, most incisive album yet.
King Princess – Girl Violence
King Princess levels up in every direction – louder, funnier, hornier, sadder, and, crucially, freer.
Mimi Webb – Confessions
For all the fun, there’s no escaping the heartache that saturates the album.
Parcels – Loved
They’ve tried on different versions of themselves across over a decade as a band, but the iteration of them on ‘LOVED’ feels like the truest yet.
Ho99o9 – Tomorrow We Escape
‘Tomorrow We Escape’ is a declaration of survival, rage and identity.
Hayley Williams – Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party
Not reinvention, not rebirth, but something more interesting.