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Folk Stars

Madra Salach only released their debut EP in January, but they're already emerging as one of the most exciting bands in a growing folk revival.

by Jake Hawkes

Folk Stars

Violet Grohl is playing a Dork's Night Out at London's 100 Club•
All Points East has revealed four days of free community events in Victoria Park•
BTS are turning London into a citywide celebration ahead of their 'ARIRANG' shows•
Steve Lacy has teamed up with SZA on new single 'is it cool?'•
My First Time explore the urge to escape on new single 'Paris, Texas'•
deBasement have announced their new EP 'HARDBODY' and shared teaser track 'CUT THE LINE'•
Mura Masa and Ledbyher join forces on break-driven new single 'Needja'•
Beck and Sierra Ferrell have teamed up for a new version of 'Ride Lonesome'•
Baby Queen turns the spotlight on herself with new album 'I Hope You Don't Remember Me'•
Cara Delevingne has released new single 'Need It', co-written with Fiona Apple•
Empress Of has announced her new album 'Dream House', featuring Blood Orange and Cecile Believe•
Ravyn Lenae weighs up an old flame on new single 'Saturday Night'•
Cruz Beckham has announced his debut EP 'Wear & Tear'•
Brandon Flowers has 'Plans' ahead of his solo return 'Thrasher'•
Carly Rae Jepsen has dropped her new single 'On Wires' ahead of double album 'Day and Night'•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
Violet Grohl is playing a Dork's Night Out at London's 100 Club•
All Points East has revealed four days of free community events in Victoria Park•
BTS are turning London into a citywide celebration ahead of their 'ARIRANG' shows•
Steve Lacy has teamed up with SZA on new single 'is it cool?'•
My First Time explore the urge to escape on new single 'Paris, Texas'•
deBasement have announced their new EP 'HARDBODY' and shared teaser track 'CUT THE LINE'•
Mura Masa and Ledbyher join forces on break-driven new single 'Needja'•
Beck and Sierra Ferrell have teamed up for a new version of 'Ride Lonesome'•
Baby Queen turns the spotlight on herself with new album 'I Hope You Don't Remember Me'•
Cara Delevingne has released new single 'Need It', co-written with Fiona Apple•
Empress Of has announced her new album 'Dream House', featuring Blood Orange and Cecile Believe•
Ravyn Lenae weighs up an old flame on new single 'Saturday Night'•
Cruz Beckham has announced his debut EP 'Wear & Tear'•
Brandon Flowers has 'Plans' ahead of his solo return 'Thrasher'•
Carly Rae Jepsen has dropped her new single 'On Wires' ahead of double album 'Day and Night'•
Audrey Hobert has unveiled a new video for 'Sex and the City' as she begins her headline tour•
The Dork 2025 Readers' Poll nominations are in, featuring CMAT, Turnstile, Wolf Alice, Djo, Hayley Williams and loads more•
flowerovlove has released her first-ever first Christmas track, 'wishlist'•
Mighty Hoopla and Olly Alexander have announced Trans Mission, a concert for trans solidarity•
JADE has announced a deluxe edition of her debut album, 'THAT'S SHOWBIZ BABY! THE ENCORE'•
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Jinx

Awsten Knight opens up about the exhausting road to 'Jinx', the pressures of modern fandom and finding excitement again after rebuilding Waterparks from scratch.

by Steven Loftin

Waterparks: "I think everybody is their own biggest jinx"

Jinx

JINX

Awsten Knight opens up about the exhausting road to 'Jinx', the pressures of modern fandom and finding excitement again after rebuilding Waterparks from scratch.

By Steven Loftin
pyncher are making it up as they go along
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pyncher are making it up as they go along

With new EP 'I Really Mean It This Time' out now and a growing reputation stretching far beyond Manchester, pyncher are learning to embrace uncertainty (and spend a surprising amount of time watching snooker).

By Felicity Newton
The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen
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The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available to order today (Friday 12th June), with Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen leading three covers – and, as it so happens, marking Dork's 10th birthday while they're at it.

Nia Smith: “I’m not afraid of using my voice”
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Nia Smith: “I’m not afraid of using my voice”

‘Payback Is A Dog’ captures Nia Smith at a turning point. As she looks back on the journey to her second EP, she reflects on finding her voice - and why she's already excited about what comes next.

By Martyn Young
Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time
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Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time

Makeshift Art Bar make some of the most punishing noise that stays on the right side of actively enjoyable. Ask them to account for it and they would rather not. As second EP ‘Marionette’ arrives, the Belfast four-piece field the big questions and bat nearly all of them back.

By Dan Harrison
Myles Smith is running the long race
Features

Myles Smith is running the long race

Myles Smith has gone from playing open mic nights in pubs to hearing his own songs while on hold to the broadband company. Somewhere between billion-stream hits, Ed Sheeran stadium tours and Arsenal group chats, the Luton songwriter is still trying to make sense of how any of this became his life.

By Jake Hawkes
No wrong turns: overpass have arrived with ‘Elsewhere, Always’
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No wrong turns: overpass have arrived with ‘Elsewhere, Always’

One of the UK's fastest-rising indie bands, overpass have built their reputation on soaring hooks and an unshakeable belief in the power of live music. With debut album 'Elsewhere, Always', they're turning years of momentum into their biggest statement yet.

By Ciaran Picker
Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again
Features

Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again

After stepping back to reassess what she wanted from music and from herself, Ama has returned with a new album built on joy and trust.

By Felicity Newton
pyncher are making it up as they go along
Features

pyncher are making it up as they go along

With new EP 'I Really Mean It This Time' out now and a growing reputation stretching far beyond Manchester, pyncher are learning to embrace uncertainty (and spend a surprising amount of time watching snooker).

By Felicity Newton
The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen
News

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available to order today (Friday 12th June), with Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen leading three covers – and, as it so happens, marking Dork's 10th birthday while they're at it.

pyncher are making it up as they go along
Features

pyncher are making it up as they go along

With new EP 'I Really Mean It This Time' out now and a growing reputation stretching far beyond Manchester, pyncher are learning to embrace uncertainty (and spend a surprising amount of time watching snooker).

By Felicity Newton
The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen
News

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available to order today (Friday 12th June), with Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen leading three covers – and, as it so happens, marking Dork's 10th birthday while they're at it.

Nia Smith: “I’m not afraid of using my voice”
Features

Nia Smith: “I’m not afraid of using my voice”

‘Payback Is A Dog’ captures Nia Smith at a turning point. As she looks back on the journey to her second EP, she reflects on finding her voice - and why she's already excited about what comes next.

By Martyn Young
Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time
Features

Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time

Makeshift Art Bar make some of the most punishing noise that stays on the right side of actively enjoyable. Ask them to account for it and they would rather not. As second EP ‘Marionette’ arrives, the Belfast four-piece field the big questions and bat nearly all of them back.

By Dan Harrison
Myles Smith is running the long race
Features

Myles Smith is running the long race

Myles Smith has gone from playing open mic nights in pubs to hearing his own songs while on hold to the broadband company. Somewhere between billion-stream hits, Ed Sheeran stadium tours and Arsenal group chats, the Luton songwriter is still trying to make sense of how any of this became his life.

By Jake Hawkes
No wrong turns: overpass have arrived with ‘Elsewhere, Always’
Features

No wrong turns: overpass have arrived with ‘Elsewhere, Always’

One of the UK's fastest-rising indie bands, overpass have built their reputation on soaring hooks and an unshakeable belief in the power of live music. With debut album 'Elsewhere, Always', they're turning years of momentum into their biggest statement yet.

By Ciaran Picker
Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again
Features

Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again

After stepping back to reassess what she wanted from music and from herself, Ama has returned with a new album built on joy and trust.

By Felicity Newton
pyncher are making it up as they go along
Features

pyncher are making it up as they go along

With new EP 'I Really Mean It This Time' out now and a growing reputation stretching far beyond Manchester, pyncher are learning to embrace uncertainty (and spend a surprising amount of time watching snooker).

By Felicity Newton
The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen
News

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available to order today (Friday 12th June), with Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen leading three covers – and, as it so happens, marking Dork's 10th birthday while they're at it.

Myles Smith is running the long race
Features

Myles Smith is running the long race

Myles Smith has gone from playing open mic nights in pubs to hearing his own songs while on hold to the broadband company. Somewhere between billion-stream hits, Ed Sheeran stadium tours and Arsenal group chats, the Luton songwriter is still trying to make sense of how any of this became his life.

By Jake Hawkes
No wrong turns: overpass have arrived with ‘Elsewhere, Always’
Features

No wrong turns: overpass have arrived with ‘Elsewhere, Always’

One of the UK's fastest-rising indie bands, overpass have built their reputation on soaring hooks and an unshakeable belief in the power of live music. With debut album 'Elsewhere, Always', they're turning years of momentum into their biggest statement yet.

By Ciaran Picker
Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again
Features

Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again

After stepping back to reassess what she wanted from music and from herself, Ama has returned with a new album built on joy and trust.

By Felicity Newton
pyncher are making it up as they go along
Features

pyncher are making it up as they go along

With new EP 'I Really Mean It This Time' out now and a growing reputation stretching far beyond Manchester, pyncher are learning to embrace uncertainty (and spend a surprising amount of time watching snooker).

By Felicity Newton
The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen
News

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available to order today (Friday 12th June), with Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen leading three covers – and, as it so happens, marking Dork's 10th birthday while they're at it.

Nia Smith: “I’m not afraid of using my voice”
Features

Nia Smith: “I’m not afraid of using my voice”

‘Payback Is A Dog’ captures Nia Smith at a turning point. As she looks back on the journey to her second EP, she reflects on finding her voice - and why she's already excited about what comes next.

By Martyn Young
Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time
Features

Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time

Makeshift Art Bar make some of the most punishing noise that stays on the right side of actively enjoyable. Ask them to account for it and they would rather not. As second EP ‘Marionette’ arrives, the Belfast four-piece field the big questions and bat nearly all of them back.

By Dan Harrison
Myles Smith is running the long race
Features

Myles Smith is running the long race

Myles Smith has gone from playing open mic nights in pubs to hearing his own songs while on hold to the broadband company. Somewhere between billion-stream hits, Ed Sheeran stadium tours and Arsenal group chats, the Luton songwriter is still trying to make sense of how any of this became his life.

By Jake Hawkes
No wrong turns: overpass have arrived with ‘Elsewhere, Always’
Features

No wrong turns: overpass have arrived with ‘Elsewhere, Always’

One of the UK's fastest-rising indie bands, overpass have built their reputation on soaring hooks and an unshakeable belief in the power of live music. With debut album 'Elsewhere, Always', they're turning years of momentum into their biggest statement yet.

By Ciaran Picker
Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again
Features

Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again

After stepping back to reassess what she wanted from music and from herself, Ama has returned with a new album built on joy and trust.

By Felicity Newton
pyncher are making it up as they go along
Features

pyncher are making it up as they go along

With new EP 'I Really Mean It This Time' out now and a growing reputation stretching far beyond Manchester, pyncher are learning to embrace uncertainty (and spend a surprising amount of time watching snooker).

By Felicity Newton
The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen
News

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available now, featuring Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen

The July 2026 issue of Dork is available to order today (Friday 12th June), with Niall Horan, XG and Baby Queen leading three covers – and, as it so happens, marking Dork's 10th birthday while they're at it.

Nia Smith: “I’m not afraid of using my voice”
Features

Nia Smith: “I’m not afraid of using my voice”

‘Payback Is A Dog’ captures Nia Smith at a turning point. As she looks back on the journey to her second EP, she reflects on finding her voice - and why she's already excited about what comes next.

By Martyn Young
Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time
Features

Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time

Makeshift Art Bar make some of the most punishing noise that stays on the right side of actively enjoyable. Ask them to account for it and they would rather not. As second EP ‘Marionette’ arrives, the Belfast four-piece field the big questions and bat nearly all of them back.

By Dan Harrison
Myles Smith is running the long race
Features

Myles Smith is running the long race

Myles Smith has gone from playing open mic nights in pubs to hearing his own songs while on hold to the broadband company. Somewhere between billion-stream hits, Ed Sheeran stadium tours and Arsenal group chats, the Luton songwriter is still trying to make sense of how any of this became his life.

By Jake Hawkes
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The Big Moon have announced their new album 'Forever' and a Brixton headline show
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The Big Moon have announced their new album 'Forever' and a Brixton headline show

The first preview of the record was inspired by frontwoman Juliette Jackson's young son.

30 JUN 2026•By Felicity Newton
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Antony Szmierek has shared his new single 'Seminal', featuring Los Bitchos' Serra Petale

30 JUN 2026
News

Tove Lo and Stromae have shared the video for 'des fleurs'

30 JUN 2026
Erin LeCount is making creative block the star of her new single 'The Cinema'
HypeNews

Erin LeCount is making creative block the star of her new single 'The Cinema'

Atlantic Records artist follows 'PAREIDOLIA' EP with synth-pop satire.

30 JUN 2026
HypeNews

supermodel* is back with his lovelorn new single 'blue monday'

The Frankie Beanie alias returns with another cut amid an ongoing European run.

UpsetNews

Johnny Foreigner are taking on Birmingham's past and present with their new album 'Forwards!'

30 JUN 2026
UpsetNews

Riley! are getting honest about life on the road with 'Two Bucks'

30 JUN 2026
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Violet Grohl is playing a Dork's Night Out at London's 100 Club
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Violet Grohl is playing a Dork's Night Out at London's 100 Club

The LA artist heads to Oxford Street following her debut album 'Be Sweet to Me'.

29 JUN 2026
News

Medium Build will celebrate his just-announced new album with a one-off London show tonight

After tonight's London date, Medium Build will support Mumford & Sons across North America.

29 JUN 2026
UpsetNews

Dead Poet Society have announced their biggest UK and European headline tour yet

New single 'Roach' lands as the LA band map out a continent-spanning trek.

29 JUN 2026
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All Points East has revealed four days of free community events in Victoria Park

Tower Hamlets event returns with sport, theatre, workshops and live music sets.

29 JUN 2026
All Points East has revealed four days of free community events in Victoria Park
BTS are turning London into a citywide celebration ahead of their 'ARIRANG' shows
News

BTS are turning London into a citywide celebration ahead of their 'ARIRANG' shows

Week-long programme spans landmarks, pop-ups and partnerships with local businesses.

29 JUN 2026
News

Medium Build has announced new album 'King Of Having Fun' with single 'Armor'

Nick Carpenter's project returns with 14-track LP and new single 'Armor'.

26 JUN 2026
UpsetNews

PUP have shared a year-in-the-making video for 'Concrete' alongside new song 'If This Is It'

Handcrafted animated visual arrives with a track recorded during last album's sessions.

26 JUN 2026
News

Medium Build has announced new album 'King Of Having Fun' with single 'Armor'

Nick Carpenter's project returns with 14-track LP and new single 'Armor'.

26 JUN 2026
UpsetNews

PUP have shared a year-in-the-making video for 'Concrete' alongside new song 'If This Is It'

Handcrafted animated visual arrives with a track recorded during last album's sessions.

26 JUN 2026
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Sofia and the Antoinettes is turning life into performance
FEATURESEARLY ACCESS

Sofia and the Antoinettes is turning life into performance

London-based songwriter Sofia has been steadily building a following as Sofia and the Antoinettes, a project where identity is never fixed and each release reveals a new version of herself.

8 May 2026•BY Felicity Newton
This is XG
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

This is XG

Born in Japan and making English-language music for a global audience, XG have become one of pop's most distinctive international success stories. As the seven-piece prepare to bring their 'THE CORE' world tour to London, they look back on the journey that brought them here.

12 Jun 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Niall Horan: Dinner is Served
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Niall Horan: Dinner is Served

A decade into his solo career, Niall Horan has little left to prove. There was a time when he was focused on the next hit; these days, he's thinking about the next tour, the next album and the fans who keep turning up for both.

12 Jun 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Baby Queen's messy, brilliant new chapter
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Baby Queen's messy, brilliant new chapter

After years of pressure, expectation and trying to please everyone else, Baby Queen's Bella Latham has made peace with following her own instincts. Even if it gets weird from here.

12 Jun 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Ghosts, mice and backflips: mary in the junkyard are having too much fun to overthink it
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Ghosts, mice and backflips: mary in the junkyard are having too much fun to overthink it

There are songs about toxic masculinity, motorway service stations, past lives and pet mice on 'Role Model Hermit', but mary in the junkyard insist the thing holding it all together is much simpler: friendship.

12 Jun 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
LIFE built their own studio to make their most ambitious album yet
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

LIFE built their own studio to make their most ambitious album yet

Four years after their last album, Hull's LIFE return with 'ABSTRACT / NATURAL' – a self-produced record created in a studio the band built themselves with the help of their local creative community.

12 Jun 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
Joe Newman jumped out of the alt-J plane
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Joe Newman jumped out of the alt-J plane

As part of alt-j, Joe Newman has spent years writing some of indie's most distinctive lyrics. With his debut JJerome87 solo album 'The Canyon', he's taking that imagination to new places.

12 Jun 2026•BY Sam Taylor
Georgian would like to talk to you about nature, Westerns and really good jeans
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Georgian would like to talk to you about nature, Westerns and really good jeans

With debut EP 'Crackled Grounds' out now, the Manchester five-piece are finding inspiration in Cormac McCarthy, Dutch farm studios and clothes they refuse to throw away.

12 Jun 2026•BY Felicity Newton
A Day In The Life Of... Precious Pepala
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A Day In The Life Of... Precious Pepala

This month, we nab Precious Pepala to spy on 24 hours in their life.

12 Jun 2026•BY Dork
Check out Witch Fever's Teenage Kicks playlist, feat. Paramore, Skunk Anansie, Basement and more
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Check out Witch Fever's Teenage Kicks playlist, feat. Paramore, Skunk Anansie, Basement and more

Amy from Witch Fever take us through the music that meant the most to them during their teenage years.

12 Jun 2026•BY Dork
Sofia and the Antoinettes is turning life into performance
FEATURESEARLY ACCESS

Sofia and the Antoinettes is turning life into performance

London-based songwriter Sofia has been steadily building a following as Sofia and the Antoinettes, a project where identity is never fixed and each release reveals a new version of herself.

8 May 2026•BY Felicity Newton
This is XG
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

This is XG

Born in Japan and making English-language music for a global audience, XG have become one of pop's most distinctive international success stories. As the seven-piece prepare to bring their 'THE CORE' world tour to London, they look back on the journey that brought them here.

12 Jun 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Sofia and the Antoinettes is turning life into performance
FEATURESEARLY ACCESS

Sofia and the Antoinettes is turning life into performance

London-based songwriter Sofia has been steadily building a following as Sofia and the Antoinettes, a project where identity is never fixed and each release reveals a new version of herself.

8 May 2026•BY Felicity Newton
This is XG
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

This is XG

Born in Japan and making English-language music for a global audience, XG have become one of pop's most distinctive international success stories. As the seven-piece prepare to bring their 'THE CORE' world tour to London, they look back on the journey that brought them here.

12 Jun 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Niall Horan: Dinner is Served
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Niall Horan: Dinner is Served

A decade into his solo career, Niall Horan has little left to prove. There was a time when he was focused on the next hit; these days, he's thinking about the next tour, the next album and the fans who keep turning up for both.

12 Jun 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Baby Queen's messy, brilliant new chapter
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Baby Queen's messy, brilliant new chapter

After years of pressure, expectation and trying to please everyone else, Baby Queen's Bella Latham has made peace with following her own instincts. Even if it gets weird from here.

12 Jun 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Ghosts, mice and backflips: mary in the junkyard are having too much fun to overthink it
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Ghosts, mice and backflips: mary in the junkyard are having too much fun to overthink it

There are songs about toxic masculinity, motorway service stations, past lives and pet mice on 'Role Model Hermit', but mary in the junkyard insist the thing holding it all together is much simpler: friendship.

12 Jun 2026•BY Ciaran Picker
LIFE built their own studio to make their most ambitious album yet
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

LIFE built their own studio to make their most ambitious album yet

Four years after their last album, Hull's LIFE return with 'ABSTRACT / NATURAL' – a self-produced record created in a studio the band built themselves with the help of their local creative community.

12 Jun 2026•BY Jake Hawkes
Joe Newman jumped out of the alt-J plane
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Joe Newman jumped out of the alt-J plane

As part of alt-j, Joe Newman has spent years writing some of indie's most distinctive lyrics. With his debut JJerome87 solo album 'The Canyon', he's taking that imagination to new places.

12 Jun 2026•BY Sam Taylor
Georgian would like to talk to you about nature, Westerns and really good jeans
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Georgian would like to talk to you about nature, Westerns and really good jeans

With debut EP 'Crackled Grounds' out now, the Manchester five-piece are finding inspiration in Cormac McCarthy, Dutch farm studios and clothes they refuse to throw away.

12 Jun 2026•BY Felicity Newton
A Day In The Life Of... Precious Pepala
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A Day In The Life Of... Precious Pepala

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12 Jun 2026•BY Dork
Check out Witch Fever's Teenage Kicks playlist, feat. Paramore, Skunk Anansie, Basement and more
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Check out Witch Fever's Teenage Kicks playlist, feat. Paramore, Skunk Anansie, Basement and more

Amy from Witch Fever take us through the music that meant the most to them during their teenage years.

12 Jun 2026•BY Dork
Sofia and the Antoinettes is turning life into performance
FEATURESEARLY ACCESS

Sofia and the Antoinettes is turning life into performance

London-based songwriter Sofia has been steadily building a following as Sofia and the Antoinettes, a project where identity is never fixed and each release reveals a new version of herself.

8 May 2026•BY Felicity Newton
This is XG
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

This is XG

Born in Japan and making English-language music for a global audience, XG have become one of pop's most distinctive international success stories. As the seven-piece prepare to bring their 'THE CORE' world tour to London, they look back on the journey that brought them here.

12 Jun 2026•BY Abigail Firth
This is XG
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

This is XG

Born in Japan and making English-language music for a global audience, XG have become one of pop's most distinctive international success stories. As the seven-piece prepare to bring their 'THE CORE' world tour to London, they look back on the journey that brought them here.

12 Jun 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Niall Horan: Dinner is Served
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

Niall Horan: Dinner is Served

A decade into his solo career, Niall Horan has little left to prove. There was a time when he was focused on the next hit; these days, he's thinking about the next tour, the next album and the fans who keep turning up for both.

12 Jun 2026•BY Abigail Firth
Baby Queen's messy, brilliant new chapter
FEATURESEXCLUSIVE

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After years of pressure, expectation and trying to please everyone else, Baby Queen's Bella Latham has made peace with following her own instincts. Even if it gets weird from here.

12 Jun 2026•BY Ali Shutler
Ghosts, mice and backflips: mary in the junkyard are having too much fun to overthink it
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Various, Bristol

26 May 2026
Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Live Review

Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

29 Jun 2026
Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ tour is a reclamation of visceral joy
Live Review

Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ tour is a reclamation of visceral joy

Roundhouse, London

22 Jun 2026
Download 2026: The future of heavy music is whatever it wants to be
Live Review

Download 2026: The future of heavy music is whatever it wants to be

Donington Park, Castle Donington

17 Jun 2026
Linkin Park’s Download Festival return is a historic affair
Live Review

Linkin Park’s Download Festival return is a historic affair

Download, Donington Park

15 Jun 2026
Rock for People is the festival where genre goes to die
Live Review

Rock for People is the festival where genre goes to die

Park 360, Czechia

15 Jun 2026
Harry Styles turns Wembley into one giant dancefloor
Live Review

Harry Styles turns Wembley into one giant dancefloor

Wembley Stadium, London

15 Jun 2026
Sofia Isella's Roundhouse debut is fierce and fearless
Live Review

Sofia Isella's Roundhouse debut is fierce and fearless

The Roundhouse, London

8 Jun 2026
PinkPantheress shows she's graduated from cult favourite to pop superstar at Alexandra Palace
Live Review

PinkPantheress shows she's graduated from cult favourite to pop superstar at Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace, London

8 Jun 2026
Warehouse bangers and future stars: A Stone’s Throw 2026 hits its stride
Live Review

Warehouse bangers and future stars: A Stone’s Throw 2026 hits its stride

Various Venues, North Shields

28 May 2026
Dot To Dot turns Bristol and Nottingham into the beating heart of new music
Live Review

Dot To Dot turns Bristol and Nottingham into the beating heart of new music

Various, Bristol

26 May 2026
Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Live Review

Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

29 Jun 2026
Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ tour is a reclamation of visceral joy
Live Review

Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ tour is a reclamation of visceral joy

Roundhouse, London

22 Jun 2026
Download 2026: The future of heavy music is whatever it wants to be
Live Review

Download 2026: The future of heavy music is whatever it wants to be

Donington Park, Castle Donington

17 Jun 2026
Linkin Park’s Download Festival return is a historic affair
Live Review

Linkin Park’s Download Festival return is a historic affair

Download, Donington Park

15 Jun 2026
Rock for People is the festival where genre goes to die
Live Review

Rock for People is the festival where genre goes to die

Park 360, Czechia

15 Jun 2026
Harry Styles turns Wembley into one giant dancefloor
Live Review

Harry Styles turns Wembley into one giant dancefloor

Wembley Stadium, London

15 Jun 2026
Sofia Isella's Roundhouse debut is fierce and fearless
Live Review

Sofia Isella's Roundhouse debut is fierce and fearless

The Roundhouse, London

8 Jun 2026
PinkPantheress shows she's graduated from cult favourite to pop superstar at Alexandra Palace
Live Review

PinkPantheress shows she's graduated from cult favourite to pop superstar at Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace, London

8 Jun 2026
Warehouse bangers and future stars: A Stone’s Throw 2026 hits its stride
Live Review

Warehouse bangers and future stars: A Stone’s Throw 2026 hits its stride

Various Venues, North Shields

28 May 2026
Dot To Dot turns Bristol and Nottingham into the beating heart of new music
Live Review

Dot To Dot turns Bristol and Nottingham into the beating heart of new music

Various, Bristol

26 May 2026
Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Live Review

Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

29 Jun 2026
Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ tour is a reclamation of visceral joy
Live Review

Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ tour is a reclamation of visceral joy

Roundhouse, London

22 Jun 2026
Download 2026: The future of heavy music is whatever it wants to be
Live Review

Download 2026: The future of heavy music is whatever it wants to be

Donington Park, Castle Donington

17 Jun 2026
Linkin Park’s Download Festival return is a historic affair
Live Review

Linkin Park’s Download Festival return is a historic affair

Download, Donington Park

15 Jun 2026
Rock for People is the festival where genre goes to die
Live Review

Rock for People is the festival where genre goes to die

Park 360, Czechia

15 Jun 2026
Harry Styles turns Wembley into one giant dancefloor
Live Review

Harry Styles turns Wembley into one giant dancefloor

Wembley Stadium, London

15 Jun 2026
Sofia Isella's Roundhouse debut is fierce and fearless
Live Review

Sofia Isella's Roundhouse debut is fierce and fearless

The Roundhouse, London

8 Jun 2026
PinkPantheress shows she's graduated from cult favourite to pop superstar at Alexandra Palace
Live Review

PinkPantheress shows she's graduated from cult favourite to pop superstar at Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace, London

8 Jun 2026
Warehouse bangers and future stars: A Stone’s Throw 2026 hits its stride
Live Review

Warehouse bangers and future stars: A Stone’s Throw 2026 hits its stride

Various Venues, North Shields

28 May 2026
Dot To Dot turns Bristol and Nottingham into the beating heart of new music
Live Review

Dot To Dot turns Bristol and Nottingham into the beating heart of new music

Various, Bristol

26 May 2026
Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Live Review

Bad Bunny brings Puerto Rico to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London

29 Jun 2026
Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ tour is a reclamation of visceral joy
Live Review

Hayley Williams’ ‘Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party’ tour is a reclamation of visceral joy

Roundhouse, London

22 Jun 2026
Download 2026: The future of heavy music is whatever it wants to be
Live Review

Download 2026: The future of heavy music is whatever it wants to be

Donington Park, Castle Donington

17 Jun 2026
Linkin Park’s Download Festival return is a historic affair
Live Review

Linkin Park’s Download Festival return is a historic affair

Download, Donington Park

15 Jun 2026
Rock for People is the festival where genre goes to die
Live Review

Rock for People is the festival where genre goes to die

Park 360, Czechia

15 Jun 2026
Harry Styles turns Wembley into one giant dancefloor
Live Review

Harry Styles turns Wembley into one giant dancefloor

Wembley Stadium, London

15 Jun 2026
Sofia Isella's Roundhouse debut is fierce and fearless
Live Review

Sofia Isella's Roundhouse debut is fierce and fearless

The Roundhouse, London

8 Jun 2026
PinkPantheress shows she's graduated from cult favourite to pop superstar at Alexandra Palace
Live Review

PinkPantheress shows she's graduated from cult favourite to pop superstar at Alexandra Palace

Alexandra Palace, London

8 Jun 2026
Warehouse bangers and future stars: A Stone’s Throw 2026 hits its stride
Live Review

Warehouse bangers and future stars: A Stone’s Throw 2026 hits its stride

Various Venues, North Shields

28 May 2026
Beck and Sierra Ferrell have teamed up for a new version of 'Ride Lonesome'
News

Beck and Sierra Ferrell have teamed up for a new version of 'Ride Lonesome'

Duet version arrives as Beck prepares to launch his North American tour run.

26 JUN 2026•By Felicity Newton
News

Brandon Flowers has 'Plans' ahead of his solo return 'Thrasher'

26 JUN 2026
HypeFeatures

Madra Salach are leading folk's wild new revival

26 JUN 2026
Baby Queen turns the spotlight on herself with new album 'I Hope You Don't Remember Me'
News

Baby Queen turns the spotlight on herself with new album 'I Hope You Don't Remember Me'

Latham recorded the follow-up to 'Quarter Life Crisis' in Los Angeles with Alex Casnoff

26 JUN 2026
HypeFeatures

Nia Smith: “I’m not afraid of using my voice”

‘Payback Is A Dog’ captures Nia Smith at a turning point. As she looks back on the journey to her second EP, she reflects on finding her voice - and why she's already excited about what comes next.

26 JUN 2026
News

Charlie Lim and Tamzene ask the hardest question about love on new duet ‘The Hardest Thing’

26 JUN 2026
News

Carly Rae Jepsen has dropped her new single 'On Wires' ahead of double album 'Day and Night'

26 JUN 2026
News

Charli xcx has shared ‘Wink Wink’ from her upcoming album, ‘Music, Fashion, Film’

26 JUN 2026
Cara Delevingne has released new single 'Need It', co-written with Fiona Apple
HypeNews

Cara Delevingne has released new single 'Need It', co-written with Fiona Apple

Fiona Apple co-writes new track ahead of forthcoming debut LP.

26 JUN 2026
News

SOMBR explores self-worth on his new single, ‘My Body Isn’t Ready’

New York artist confirms Tonight Show appearance and surprise hometown gig.

25 JUN 2026
News

Kneecap have recruited Shanti Celeste for a late-night rework of 'Cold At The Top'

The producer turns the FENIAN cut into a late-night house workout

25 JUN 2026
News

Empress Of has announced her new album 'Dream House', featuring Blood Orange and Cecile Believe

The record was shaped by the Altadena fires that destroyed her family home.

26 JUN 2026
Empress Of has announced her new album 'Dream House', featuring Blood Orange and Cecile Believe
Ravyn Lenae weighs up an old flame on new single 'Saturday Night'
News

Ravyn Lenae weighs up an old flame on new single 'Saturday Night'

New track precedes 'Blue Island' album and a 22-date North American headline tour.

26 JUN 2026
News

Wet Leg are celebrating 'moisturizer' turning one with a horsegiirL remix of 'CPR'

The German producer's reworking arrives with a new Stella Stallion verse.

25 JUN 2026
News

Brandon Flowers has mapped out a UK and Ireland headline tour

Killers frontman sets out solo dates around new album 'Thrasher'

25 JUN 2026
News

Wet Leg are celebrating 'moisturizer' turning one with a horsegiirL remix of 'CPR'

The German producer's reworking arrives with a new Stella Stallion verse.

25 JUN 2026
News

Brandon Flowers has mapped out a UK and Ireland headline tour

Killers frontman sets out solo dates around new album 'Thrasher'

25 JUN 2026
30 JUN 2026

Walton Goggins stars in The Strokes' new video for 'Going Shopping'

29 JUN 2026
News

LA Priest's new album 'Into The Sky' was co-written with Boys Noize

29 JUN 2026
Feature

All the buzzy bands you need to see at Mad Cool Festival 2026

Here are the eight buzzy acts you should be making time to check out at Mad Cool this year.

By Ali Shutler
Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again
Feature

Ama's new album began with a simple goal: enjoy making music again

After stepping back to reassess what she wanted from music and from herself, Ama has returned with a new album built on joy and trust.

By Felicity Newton
pyncher are making it up as they go along
Feature

pyncher are making it up as they go along

With new EP 'I Really Mean It This Time' out now and a growing reputation stretching far beyond Manchester, pyncher are learning to embrace uncertainty (and spend a surprising amount of time watching snooker).

By Felicity Newton
Taylor Momsen has never sounded more confident than on The Pretty Reckless' 'Dear God'
Feature

Taylor Momsen has never sounded more confident than on The Pretty Reckless' 'Dear God'

From childhood fame and early scepticism to Download Festival main stages and stadium tours with AC/DC, The Pretty Reckless frontwoman has found freedom in being unapologetically herself.

By Ali Shutler
Myles Smith is running the long race
Feature

Myles Smith is running the long race

Myles Smith has gone from playing open mic nights in pubs to hearing his own songs while on hold to the broadband company. Somewhere between billion-stream hits, Ed Sheeran stadium tours and Arsenal group chats, the Luton songwriter is still trying to make sense of how any of this became his life.

By Jake Hawkes
26 JUN 2026
Mura Masa and Ledbyher join forces on break-driven new single 'Needja'
News

Mura Masa and Ledbyher join forces on break-driven new single 'Needja'

The producer's latest 'emo-breaks' cut arrives via his Pond Recordings label.

26 JUN 2026
News

Peggy Gou has teamed up with Ayra Starr for new single 'Wo,man'

South Korean artist also opens one-day London pop-up The Gou,tique to celebrate.

26 JUN 2026
News

Babymorocco turns internet criticism into new single 'Annoying'

Mgna Crrrta's Fahreen guests on the London pop agitator's latest track.

26 JUN 2026
News

Ryan Beatty has released 'Sweet Fortune' and kicked off a new chapter

GRAMMY-winning songwriter follows 'Calico' with a ten-track set produced alongside Ethan Gruska

26 JUN 2026
News

Peggy Gou has teamed up with Ayra Starr for new single 'Wo,man'

26 JUN 2026
My First Time explore the urge to escape on new single 'Paris, Texas'
HypeNews

My First Time explore the urge to escape on new single 'Paris, Texas'

The Bristol four-piece line up their biggest run of shows yet.

26 JUN 2026
deBasement have announced their new EP 'HARDBODY' and shared teaser track  'CUT THE LINE'
HypeNews

deBasement have announced their new EP 'HARDBODY' and shared teaser track 'CUT THE LINE'

Special Interest's Alli Logout and producer Margo XS gear up for In Real Life release.

26 JUN 2026
Mura Masa and Ledbyher join forces on break-driven new single 'Needja'
News

Mura Masa and Ledbyher join forces on break-driven new single 'Needja'

The producer's latest 'emo-breaks' cut arrives via his Pond Recordings label.

26 JUN 2026
News

Good Neighbours are chasing the song of the summer with 'Superstar'

26 JUN 2026
HypeNews

Cruz Beckham has announced his debut EP 'Wear & Tear'

You can check out the title track now.

26 JUN 2026
News

Good Neighbours are chasing the song of the summer with 'Superstar'

26 JUN 2026
News

ATEEZ have released 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' ahead of BST Hyde Park

26 JUN 2026
Island Records and EMI Records have both launched football shirt collections inspired by the labels' history
News

Island Records and EMI Records have both launched football shirt collections inspired by the labels' history

Limited-edition range spans home, away and carnival-inspired designs across both labels.

26 JUN 2026
News

ATEEZ have released 'GOLDEN HOUR : Part.5' ahead of BST Hyde Park

K-pop octet line up summer festival headline slots alongside five-track mini album.

26 JUN 2026
HypeFeatures

Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time

Makeshift Art Bar make some of the most punishing noise that stays on the right side of actively enjoyable. Ask them to account for it and they would rather not. As second EP ‘Marionette’ arrives, the Belfast four-piece field the big questions and bat nearly all of them back.

26 JUN 2026
HypeNews

Cruz Beckham has announced his debut EP 'Wear & Tear'

You can check out the title track now.

26 JUN 2026
HypeFeatures

Makeshift Art Bar: lost to time

Makeshift Art Bar make some of the most punishing noise that stays on the right side of actively enjoyable. Ask them to account for it and they would rather not. As second EP ‘Marionette’ arrives, the Belfast four-piece field the big questions and bat nearly all of them back.

26 JUN 2026
Restless In Bloom EP by Tooth
EP

Tooth – Restless In Bloom EP

you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love by Olivia Rodrigo
Album

Olivia Rodrigo – you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

Doctrine Of Love by Jalen Ngonda
Album

Jalen Ngonda – Doctrine Of Love

ABSTRACT / NATURAL by LIFE
Album

LIFE – ABSTRACT / NATURAL

Kicking My Feet & Screaming by Ruel
Album

Ruel – Kicking My Feet & Screaming

Tell Me It’s A Dream by Rosa Walton
Album

Rosa Walton – Tell Me It’s A Dream

Hollow Heart EP by Heidi Curtis
EP Review

Heidi Curtis – Hollow Heart EP

These six songs sit with grief, family, dreams and the search for meaning.

Restless In Bloom EP by Tooth
EP

Tooth – Restless In Bloom EP

Barely Here by Koyo
Album

Koyo – Barely Here

Co.War.Dice by Marmozets
Album

Marmozets – Co.War.Dice

you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love by Olivia Rodrigo
Album

Olivia Rodrigo – you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

Doctrine Of Love by Jalen Ngonda
Album

Jalen Ngonda – Doctrine Of Love

By Dan Harrison
ABSTRACT / NATURAL by LIFE
Album Review

LIFE – ABSTRACT / NATURAL

There's a warmth and enthusiasm to these songs that makes them instantly likeable.

By Harry Shaw
Kicking My Feet & Screaming by Ruel
Album Review

Ruel – Kicking My Feet & Screaming

These songs rarely look away from heartbreak, regret and self-doubt.

By Harry Shaw
Hollow Heart EP by Heidi Curtis
EP Review

Heidi Curtis – Hollow Heart EP

These six songs sit with grief, family, dreams and the search for meaning.

By Felicity Newton
Restless In Bloom EP by Tooth
EP Review

Tooth – Restless In Bloom EP

They remain preoccupied with the awkward business of growing up.

By Harry Shaw
Barely Here by Koyo
Album Review

Koyo – Barely Here

Don't be fooled by the title, 'Barely Here' finds Koyo sounding anything but.

By Alexander Bradley
Co.War.Dice by Marmozets
Album Review

Marmozets – Co.War.Dice

A rip-roaring and raucous return for Marmozets, 'Co.War.Dice' is utterly bonkers.

By Alexander Bradley
you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love by Olivia Rodrigo
Album Review

Olivia Rodrigo – you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love

A mainstream blockbuster with the patience of a cult classic.

By Dan Harrison
Tell Me It’s A Dream by Rosa Walton
Album Review

Rosa Walton – Tell Me It’s A Dream

'Tell Me It's A Dream' is a debut by an artist who has decided that her solo work is worth doing on its own terms.

By Dan Harrison
Doctrine Of Love by Jalen Ngonda
Album Review

Jalen Ngonda – Doctrine Of Love

The album sounds like a lost classic.

By Martyn Young
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Phoebe Bridgers heads to the Renaissance fair in her new ‘Lost Boys’ video

25 JUN 2026