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Daisy* starts again
Leaving BABii behind, Daisy* is embracing a simpler creative process, sharper songwriting and a fresh artistic identity.
•By Martyn Young
This August, Jorja Smith, Tems and a cast of brilliant peers take over Victoria Park for All Points East 2026. Here's some of what you can expect with our latest Dork x All Points East festival guide cover.
The Nottingham band's second album 'Friend World' follows in November via Submarine Cat.
Three years after an early afternoon slot, Teddy Swims returns to Latitude as a headline act with fatherhood, heartbreak and a new album shaping his future.
The Swedish pop stars unveil a reworked 'Sexistential' cut after debuting it in Copenhagen.
Frontman James Smith's paintings line a trench coat in the capsule range.
Three New York club veterans rework cuts from the duo's debut album 'Ö'.
The pop star's Service95 Book Club shapes the Southbank Centre's anniversary programme.
A trapezoid has four sides and a distinct slant. Jess Holt has named her heavier, wonkier second album after one.
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Leaving BABii behind, Daisy* is embracing a simpler creative process, sharper songwriting and a fresh artistic identity.
A trapezoid has four sides and a distinct slant. Jess Holt has named her heavier, wonkier second album after one.
A Number One album, a first Top 40 single, and a ten-grand hole for being determined to do a summer of festivals right. Turns out the biggest dork we know is already thinking two albums ahead of everyone else.
She was going to be a lawyer. Instead, Alessi Rose is building the most relatable pop songbook in the country, one uncomfortable truth at a time.
Saxophonist, poet, benediction-dispenser to the British underground - and now, apparently, a fighter in training. Ahead of LIDO on 31st August and with a new EP addressed to the children of our children, the gentlest man in music explains why he’s learning to hit people.
As football, fashion and politics wrestle over what Britain means, a generation of artists is building a more hopeful vision of national identity.
David Byrne in a UK festival exclusive, Wet Leg back where it all started, and enough buzzy new bands to fill next year’s Hype List for 2027. Latitude turns twenty this weekend, and Dork will be there from the very first night. Here’s everything you need to know, and everyone you need to see.
Leaving BABii behind, Daisy* is embracing a simpler creative process, sharper songwriting and a fresh artistic identity.
A trapezoid has four sides and a distinct slant. Jess Holt has named her heavier, wonkier second album after one.
A Number One album, a first Top 40 single, and a ten-grand hole for being determined to do a summer of festivals right. Turns out the biggest dork we know is already thinking two albums ahead of everyone else.
November tour precedes September's vinyl reissues and streaming debut of 'Live At The Zodiac'.
The Reading rapper's 15-track second album features a guest turn from KiLLOWEN.
South East London artist reveals melodic new cut ahead of October second album.
Nine-track record arrives as the K-pop group begin their fifth world tour.
A Number One album, a first Top 40 single, and a ten-grand hole for being determined to do a summer of festivals right. Turns out the biggest dork we know is already thinking two albums ahead of everyone else.
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She finds big emotions in everyday moments.
As football, fashion and politics wrestle over what Britain means, a generation of artists is building a more hopeful vision of national identity.
Seven-track mixtape 'The Summer Fables' follows on 14th August via Phatboy.
New single 'Standing On A Pane Of Glass' arrives ahead of the 16th October release.
Laurie Vincent's post-Soft Play band preview debut LP with third single.
Richard Russell and Jonny Banger link with Maharishi for bomber jacket and vinyl compilation.
A shelved demo, resurfaced from an old folder, becomes the trio's latest single.
The song was co-written by Ed Sheeran and produced by Omer Fedi and Blake Slatkin.
She was going to be a lawyer. Instead, Alessi Rose is building the most relatable pop songbook in the country, one uncomfortable truth at a time.
The Reading rapper's 15-track second album features a guest turn from KiLLOWEN.
