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Love, life, death and declined bank cards: Essence Martins introduces her new EP
Essence Martins' new EP finds her making sense of life's big feelings - she takes us through the release, track by track.
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Essence Martins' new EP finds her making sense of life's big feelings - she takes us through the release, track by track.
A busker on Galway's pavements at eleven and a self-taught producer since, Pixie McCann has a new single named after herself that, she says, is about being anyone but.
Six people, one good chair and some magnificently bad romantic decisions. On debut album 'Unfindable Ring', Brooklyn's Grumpy let everybody in, even when it gets embarrassing.
From dodgy Essex clubs to the electronic sounds of his teenage years, Jeshi is revisiting his nightlife memories on new mixtape ‘Headrush’.
Melbourne-born, LA-based producer Banoffee spent a terrible year hitting a heavy bag, then road-tested the songs it left her with on her own dancefloor. The 'Muscles' EP is the result, and she'd like it known that she is not, technically, a boxer.
Blu DeTiger grew up on New York's clubs, grooves and restless energy. Second album 'N.Y. Baby' takes her back to where it all started, with dancing firmly on the agenda.
Remi Wolf has always done things at full volume. For her third album 'Mud', she's discovered a different kind of freedom, swapping some of her maximalism for a rawer sound that feels every bit as unmistakably her.
Essence Martins' new EP finds her making sense of life's big feelings - she takes us through the release, track by track.
A busker on Galway's pavements at eleven and a self-taught producer since, Pixie McCann has a new single named after herself that, she says, is about being anyone but.
Flower Face’s new album ‘Kill the Muse’ arrives in February, with ‘Better the Devil’ serving as its second preview.
The independent labels’ partnership begins with Heartworms’ new single, ‘Guess I’m Stuck in the Dark’, while Speedy Wunderground keeps creative control of A&R and production.
Rosalía’s official ‘LUX’ Scorebook was priced at €45 and made available via her website on 27th October.
Marie Ulven’s new EP ‘BLUE’ is out now via Columbia Records, with the title track and ‘clean slate’ exploring change, memory and moving forward.
Brett Morgen has remastered David Hemmings’ long-unseen Earls Court footage for a new multimedia arena production, ‘Stage’.
The London duo’s new visual, directed by Alesh Compton, arrives alongside headline dates including New York’s Bowery Ballroom and Los Angeles’ Echoplex.
Wavves’ new single ‘We Get Around’ arrives as ‘Cherry Soda’ receives a revised 13th November release date.
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Staking their claim to be the best band of their generation.
Staking their claim to be the best band of their generation.
'Sugar Rush' captures a young band at precisely the point where enthusiasm, confidence and a lot of gigging have started feeding into each other. It's messy, urgent and ridiculously alive.
Phoebe Bridgers will headline London’s All Points East next August, joined by Caroline Polachek, Kelsey Lu, Danielle Ponder and jasmine.4.t.
Snoh Aalegra’s new single ‘Just Friends’ is out now, with her album ‘Legendary Love’ following on 13th November.
A busker on Galway's pavements at eleven and a self-taught producer since, Pixie McCann has a new single named after herself that, she says, is about being anyone but.
Nick Jonas saluted the former Disney chief as PAC NYC’s 2026 Icon of Culture, with Samara Joy and Rufus Wainwright also performing in New York.
A handwritten 1962 letter from Brian Jones to Charlie Watts, sent before The Rolling Stones’ first performance, will be sold at Sotheby’s New York in December.
Six people, one good chair and some magnificently bad romantic decisions. On debut album 'Unfindable Ring', Brooklyn's Grumpy let everybody in, even when it gets embarrassing.
From dodgy Essex clubs to the electronic sounds of his teenage years, Jeshi is revisiting his nightlife memories on new mixtape ‘Headrush’.
‘One Step Beyond…’, ‘Absolutely’, ‘7’, ‘The Rise & Fall’ and ‘Keep Moving’ will return on vinyl and CD in January 2027.
elijah’s new single ‘Lie Suicide’ is out now, ahead of US dates with Icon For Hire and a 2027 UK and European run supporting Catch Your Breath.
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'Dune: Part Three' comes to ODEON early on 15th December
'Dune: Part Three' comes to ODEON early on 15th December
Camden’s Museum of Youth Culture will continue its women-in-punk exhibition with Slits, jungle and independent-film events, alongside new photography displays and a youth-focused DJ series.
Six people, one good chair and some magnificently bad romantic decisions. On debut album 'Unfindable Ring', Brooklyn's Grumpy let everybody in, even when it gets embarrassing.
Mia Joy’s second album arrives via Fire Talk in January, led by the Jordan Nelson-directed video for ‘Wings of Desire’.
The independent labels’ partnership begins with Heartworms’ new single, ‘Guess I’m Stuck in the Dark’, while Speedy Wunderground keeps creative control of A&R and production.
