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Matilda Mann has shared Sylvia Plath-inspired new single ‘The Fig Tree’ from her forthcoming album ‘Kismet’
The London songwriter confirms autumn UK shows, too.
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Towa Bird's journey from viral guitar clips to actual arena stages with Billie Eilish feels mildly unreal. With 'Gentleman', she embraces the things that got her there: wiry riffs, off-kilter feelings, and doing whatever she wants. Turns out, trusting yourself sounds pretty good.
by Neive McCarthy
Towa Bird's new kind of gentleman
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Towa Bird's journey from viral guitar clips to actual arena stages with Billie Eilish feels mildly unreal. With 'Gentleman', she embraces the things that got her there: wiry riffs, off-kilter feelings, and doing whatever she wants. Turns out, trusting yourself sounds pretty good.
By Neive McCarthy
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The Slow Country, Hunny Buzz and more have joined this year’s Paint By Numbers lineup
Coach Party top the lineup, alongside Georgian, Lemonsuckr, Mould and more.
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Bury Tomorrow have announced their biggest UK headline tour yet, including Brixton Academy
Stick To Your Guns, Windwaker and Elwood Stray are on the bill as support.
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Vince Staples continues the ‘Cry Baby’ rollout with his politically-charged new single ‘White Flag’
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Stormzy has announced his first official single in over two years
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Øya Festival has completed its 2026 lineup with Iceage, Melody’s Echo Chamber and Jalen Ngonda
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Ariana Grande is celebrating 10 years of ‘Dangerous Woman’ with unreleased song ‘Knew Better Part Two’
An expanded reissue unlocks a previously unheard track.
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Browser-based horror game expands the band's fictional universe before second album arrives.
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ratbag explores mental health struggles on her vulnerable new single ‘drag’
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Kylie Minogue has released new song ‘Light Up’ alongside her new Netflix documentary
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Dagny has announced her new album ‘Dancefloor Erotica’ and a 2027 UK/EU headline tour
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On their fourth album 'Dancing On The Wall', MUNA step into a darker, sweat-soaked world where queer desire, apocalypse anxiety and theatrical self-awareness collide.
by Neive McCarthy
MUNA are dancing at the edge of the world
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Dot To Dot 2026: Fool Nelson are turning sweaty indie-rock into a transcontinental operation
Fool Nelson have gone from childhood talent shows in Western Australia to packed UK gigs and festival stages. Before Dot To Dot, the trio chat 'Keepsake', touristy moments and finding new favourite bands by accident.
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Life is better in 2charm's 'star scum city'
Australian duo 2charm have gone from Discord jokes to one of underground pop's most intriguing new acts.
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Super Sometimes are putting everything on the line for pop-punk
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Dead Pony break down every track on their new EP, ‘Eat My Dust!’
As Dead Pony release their new EP ‘Eat My Dust!’, the Glasgow four-piece unpack all six tracks one by one.
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Freshly sober and creatively fearless, Caleb Shomo has made a Beartooth album unlike any before it.
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Fool Nelson have gone from childhood talent shows in Western Australia to packed UK gigs and festival stages. Before Dot To Dot, the trio chat 'Keepsake', touristy moments and finding new favourite bands by accident.
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Super Sometimes are putting everything on the line for pop-punk
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"I wanted the EP to feel sweet and free": Meet indie-pop newcomer Lola Blue
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Dead Pony break down every track on their new EP, ‘Eat My Dust!’
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Getdown Services have announced their new album ‘Massive Champion’ with infectious single ‘I Can’t Die Like That’
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Essence Martins reflects on burnout and digital pressure on new single ‘Can We All Slow Down’
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Ego Ella May has shared a video for ‘Sister’ following the release of ‘Good Intentions’
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PinkPantheress and Max Richter are leading this year’s National Album Day campaign
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overpass, Basht. and TTSSFU lead first wave of acts for Gathering Sounds 2026
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Kesha has shared a video for her new sex-positive anthem, ‘ORIGAMI!’
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Getdown Services have announced their new album ‘Massive Champion’ with infectious single ‘I Can’t Die Like That’
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Westside Cowboy have announced their debut album, and teamed up with Manchester's FC United for their new single
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Kneecap reassert themselves as a musical force to be reckoned with.
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It’s a lot of feeling, all at once, delivered with conviction.
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Truthpaste – I Don't Know Either EP
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If MUNA had a peak, they have just moved it upwards.
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Panic Shack have shared new single ‘grin & bear it’ ahead of their first North American headline tour
The Cardiff group share their Ross Orton-produced track.
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Blondshell has announced a new global headline tour alongside ‘Heart Has To Work So Hard’
It's the first new music since the release of her 2025 album ‘If You Asked For A Picture’.
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Lowertown have announced a London Oslo headline show with new single ‘Mice Protection’
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CATTY has shared gothic pop single ‘Pavlov’s Dog’ ahead of her biggest headline tour yet
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Chloe Qisha leans into heartbreak on her brooding new single ‘Surprise Surprise’
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ATEEZ have announced their biggest UK headline show yet at BST Hyde Park
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Kamal. has announced his debut album, featuring Dave, Natanya and Keaton Henson
The Harlesden artist is also putting out 'suffer'.
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Wings of Desire continue their lunar single series with ‘Your Twenties’
The duo's seven-date December run leads up to album 'Stand Still Like The Hummingbird'.
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Mystery Jets have revealed their Yoko Ono-inspired new album ‘A Hole To See The Sky Through’
London group return with Leo Abrahams-produced LP featuring Yoko Ono cover artwork.
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The Itch have released a ‘Drugdealer’ remix EP featuring 1-800 GIRLS and Ghost Culture
Six-track release maps the song's journey from park voice memo to finished album cut.
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Baby Queen is teasing her second album with a new video for ‘Word Vomit’
London artist follows previous singles ‘I Hope You Don’t Remember Me’ and ‘Feel Something’.
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Paris Paloma is donating part of every UK and European tour ticket to girls’ rights charity Plan International UK
A pound from every UK and EU ticket will fund the girls' equity charity.