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LATEST ARTICLES ( 1818 )

• Phoebe Bridgers – ‘Lost Boys’

  

  Photo credit: Chris Maggio Following the announcement of new album ‘Lost Weekend’ (out on 14 August, 2026 via Dead Oceans), Phoebe Bridgers has shared the... Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 2000trees Festival 2026 – New Bands and Smaller Stage Highlights

  

  We’ve already highlighted five of the must-see bigger-name acts playing 2000trees 2026, but we always prefer the smaller stages – seeing new bands smash their... Read more

  Posted on 19 June 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Life – ‘ABSTRACT/NATURAL’ Album Review

  

  Life are making a welcome return with ‘ABSTRACT/NATURAL’. The Hull band’s fourth album, it started life in a poetry book that frontman Mez had been writing whil... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• 2000trees Festival 2026 – 5 Must-see Moments

  

  Festival season is almost kicking off and even with Glastonbury taking a fallow year, there’s plenty to enjoy out on the farms and fields this summer. Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Embrace – ‘Avalanche’ Album Review

  

  Embrace return with ‘Avalanche’, the Yorkshire band’s ninth studio album. Released via Cooking Vinyl, Danny McNamara says the song is one that looks for joy in... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Seahaven – ‘Seahaven’ Album Review

  

  Emo revival legends Seahaven have returned with a new self-titled album, and it’s one that finds vocalist and guitarist Kyle Soto examining a tumultuous time... Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Death Cab for Cutie – ‘I Built You a Tower’ Album Review

  

  ‘I Built You a Tower’, Death Cab for Cutie’s eleventh studio album (and first on the independent ANTI- Records) found the band going back to basics and working... Read more

  Posted on 03 June 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Rosa Walton – ‘Tell Me It’s a Dream’ Album Review

  

  ”Tell Me It’s A Dream’ is about being ambitious and seeing enhanced beauty in the world’ Rosa Walton (one half of Let’s Eat Grandma) says of her debut solo... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Jack Kaye (The Magic Gang) – ‘Dora’

  

  Photo credit: Dan Kendall Jack Kaye, formerly of The Magic Gang, has shared his debut solo single ‘Dora’ via Fascination Street Records. Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Sesame Girl – ‘Wings of a Butterfly’

  

  Photo credit: Liam Jordan Australian indie-poppers Sesame Girl have shared new single ‘Wings of Butterfly’, a song about ‘asking for proof instead of promises’... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Formal Sppeedwear – ‘Who Needs Spain Ball?’

  

  Photo credit: Jacob Swetmore Stoke-on-Trent’s art punks Formal Sppeedwear have shared ‘Who Needs Spain Ball?’ ahead of the release of their debut album ‘Punch... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Wild Pink – ‘Round of Applause at the End of the World’

  

  Photo Credit: Rafael Vasconcelos Wild Pink have shared ‘Round of Applause at the End of the World’ ahead of the release of new album ‘Still Coming Down’ via Fir... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Tugboat Captain – ‘Us & the Moon’

  

  Spectral Nights favourites Tugboat Captain have returned with ‘Us the Moon’. The song will feature on the band’s forthcoming album ‘All at Once’, which is... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Panic Shack – ‘Grin & Bear It’

  

  Photo credit: Panic Shack Cardiff”s finest art punks Panic Shack have returned with ‘Grin Bear It’, the band’s first new material since the release of their... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Man/Woman/Chainsaw – ‘Goddamn, Lizard Man!’

  

  Photo credit: Charlie Charlie Man/Woman/Chainsaw have shared the brilliantly titled ‘Goddamn, Lizard Man!’ ahead of their eagerly anticipated debut album... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Ezra Collective Featuring Pa Salieu – ‘Only Love’

  

  Photo credit: Sergio Pontier Ezra Collective have made a welcome return with ‘Only Love’, the first song to be taken from their upcoming fourth studio album... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Oisin Mod – ‘Mirror Mirror’

  

  Photo credit: Rory Ryan Galway-born singer/songwriter Oisin Mod has shared new single ‘Mirror Mirror’, his first new material since his 2022 debut album... Read more

  Posted on 29 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Patrick Wolf – ‘The Beast’

  

  Patrick Wolf has shared ‘The Beast’ ahead of a his appropriately titled US ‘Tour of the Beast’. Produced, engineered and recorded at his home studio in Ramsgate... Read more

  Posted on 28 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Howdytoons – ‘Smilodon’

  

  Howdytoons – Spectral Nights Jr’s absolute favourite band in the whole wide world – have shared ‘Smilodon’, a song that features on the Toronto band’s debut... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC

• Larlin – ‘Sondheim’

  

  Larlin have shared ‘Sondheim’, an anthemic, shoegaze-infused piece of emotional indie rock. Formed in 2024 and based in Brighton but fronted by Sheffield-born... Read more

  Posted on 16 May 2026 ENTERTAINMENT, MUSIC