Thom Yorke — Anima
3-5 Stars
Ultimately a trip down the rabbit hole worth taking.
28th June 2019
Archive
28th June 2019
Kim Petras — Clarity
4 Stars
A true millennial pop princess in waiting.
28th June 2019
The Black Keys — “Let’s Rock”
2-5 Stars
A depressingly unimaginative thing.
28th June 2019
Night Moves — Can You Really Find Me
2 Stars
Forgettable fare.
28th June 2019
Watch Body Type’s new video for ‘Insomnia’, shot on tour with a $5 handycam
The clip celebrates today’s release of EPs 1+2 as a single vinyl record
28th June 2019
Liam Gallagher shares the second taste of ‘Why Me? Why Not’ with new single ‘The River’
Liam’s come over all political on the second taste of his second album
28th June 2019
Surprises from The Big Moon and Pale Waves and hard-hitters from techno’s finest christen the first day of Glastonbury 2019
Ross From Friends, Jon Hopkins and a special duet from the Eavis’ make for a blissful Thursday down at Worthy Farm.
28th June 2019
Fontaines DC grab a last-minute opportunity and set the John Peel Stage alight at Glastonbury 2019
The band replaced Sam Fender in the legendary tent to firmly put their stamp on the festival and convert thousands more devotees.
28th June 2019
IDLES fulfil a lifelong dream and cement their status as stars at Glastonbury 2019
The band’s set on the Park stage is rammed, jubilant and formative.
28th June 2019
“It’s just what should be happening right now” — Theo from Wolf Alice talks Stormzy’s Glastonbury 2019 headliner
Ahead of his huge spot on the Pyramid Stage this weekend, Theo Ellis tells us why he’s the perfect man for the job.
28th June 2019
27th June 2019
Friendly Fires gear up for Glastonbury 2019: “It’s nice to have something to prove”
We catch up with the band’s Ed Macfarlane to chat about their imminent return to the festival.
27th June 2019
Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie gets ready for Glastonbury 2019: “I have high expectations”
The band will be making their debut appearance at the festival this weekend.
27th June 2019
26th June 2019
Hear ‘Where Will This Lead Us To?’ another stunner from Africa Express’ new album ‘EGOLI’
The shimmering R&B jam is the fourth taste of the collective’s new LP
26th June 2019
Novelist and Django Django’s Dave Maclean join London Mayor’s new music programme CirKT
They’re currently on the hunt for talented up-and-coming London musicians
26th June 2019
PUP reveal new video ‘Sibling Rivalry’, inspired by “stupid camping trips”
They’ll be back in the UK this winter for a series of shows
26th June 2019
Flohio returns for 2019 with imperious new single ‘Hell Bent’
One of UK rap’s frontrunners is back with a bang
26th June 2019
Blanck Mass shares ‘No Dice’, the second taste of new album ‘Animated Violence Mild’
Yet another banger from Benjamin John Power
26th June 2019
Sløtface share surrealism-inspired video for comeback single ‘Telepathetic’
Norway’s finest continue their rapid return to the top
26th June 2019
Feist is launching a new podcast series called Pleasure Studies
Featuring “in-depth interviews with a time travel researcher, a Dreamer and activist, a transgender triathlete” and more and more
26th June 2019
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard reveal new single ‘Organ Farmer’, the first taste of their new thrash metal LP
King Gizzard are back with the first track from their ten millionth album
26th June 2019
Viral Aussie punks The Chats announce December UK tour dates
The ‘Smoko’ stars will be back on UK shores this winter
26th June 2019
Get To Know… Sequoyah Murray
Following the release of recent single ‘Penalties of Love’, we check in with the Atlanta musician.
26th June 2019
Bad Breeding talk through their new album ‘Exiled’ track-by-track
The band’s Christopher Dodd guides us through their new politically-charged onslaught.
26th June 2019
“When Glastonbury 2019 was offered to us we couldn’t resist the feeling again” — The Killers talk their return to Worthy Farm
We caught up with the band’s Ronnie Vannucci Jr. ahead of their headline slot this weekend.
26th June 2019
25th June 2019
Snail Mail announces debut EP reissue
‘Habit’ has been remastered.
25th June 2019
Surfbort, Gurr and Leoniden shine at Reeperbahn Festival NYC showcase
Part of the festival’s Sequencer tour, the event also heralded the launch of this year’s Anchor award.
25th June 2019
FIDLAR share new video for ‘Flake’
The band’s new clip lands ahead of their return to the UK later this summer.
25th June 2019
Bleached share new track ‘Rebound City’
The track gets taken from their new album ‘Don’t You Think You’ve Had Enough’, which gets released next month.
25th June 2019
Brittany Howard announces debut solo album ‘Jaime’
It’ll be out in September.
25th June 2019
Cold War Kids share two new tracks from new album ‘New Age Norms’
It’s the first new music from the band in over two years.
25th June 2019
Skepta announces UK and Ireland tour
There are five shows this November.
25th June 2019
Grace Jones added to NOS Alive
The pop legend joins acts including Vampire Weekend, Weezer and IDLES at the Portuguese event.
25th June 2019
Stef Chura announces European live return
She released new album ‘Midnight’ earlier this month.
25th June 2019
Yonaka announce UK tour
The band released debut album ‘Don’t Wait ’Til Tomorrow’ last month.
25th June 2019
Friendly Fires announce new album ‘Inflorescent’
Long-awaited is probably an understatement, tbh.
25th June 2019
24th June 2019
“People should expect a lot of excitement and genuine joy” — Sløtface talk returning to London
Ahead of their London show this week, we also spoke to the band about their new track ‘Telepathetic’.
24th June 2019
Two pints twice: Foals electrify at London’s iconic Alexandra Palace
The Oxford gang show no signs of slowing down at the second of two nights at the venue.
24th June 2019
IDLES announce huge year-end UK shows
The band have scheduled four UK shows, including a stint at London’s Alexandra Palace.
24th June 2019
London duo IDER share video for ‘Wu Baby’
The band’s debut album ‘Emotional Education’ is due out next month.
24th June 2019
Hot Chip share new video for ‘Spell’
The track gets taken from their newly-released album ‘A Bath Full Of Ecstasy’.
24th June 2019
21st June 2019
The Raconteurs — Help Us Stranger
4-5 Stars
Something if not greater, then at least as good as the sum of their considerable parts.
21st June 2019
Two Door Cinema Club — False Alarm
4-5 Stars
They’ve learnt how to harness their mainstream power while taking creative risks.
21st June 2019
Mark Ronson — Late Night Feelings
4 Stars
The last dance at the disco, as romances are made and dreams are broken.
21st June 2019
Hot Chip — A Bath Full Of Ecstasy
4 Stars
Infectious escapism at its finest.
21st June 2019
Hatchie — Keepsake
4 Stars
At some point, you’ll wonder if it was Hatchie’s heartache and pain that was written about, or your own.
21st June 2019
Black Midi — Schlagenheim
4 Stars
It doubles down on their early promise and then some.
21st June 2019
Plague Vendor — By Night
4 Stars
Their experimental edge has been further honed and crafted.
21st June 2019
Egyptian Blue — Collateral
3-5 Stars
What they do, Egyptian Blue do very well.
21st June 2019
Bad Breeding — Exiled
3-5 Stars
A record that barely takes its foot off the gas pedal.
21st June 2019
Titus Andronicus — An Obelisk
3 Stars
If you’re partial to a bit of blue-collar punk, this is likely to be right up your street.
21st June 2019
The S.L.P share ‘Nobody Else’ alongside album news and tour dates!
Debut album ‘The S.L.P’ is set for release 30th August and the tour kicks off in September.
21st June 2019
Listen to Angel Olsen and Mark Ronson’s collaboration ‘True Blue’
The track comes from Mark’s new album ‘Late Night Feelings’.
21st June 2019
Yellow Days releases soulful new track ‘Just When’
Yellow Days has switched his shed in Surrey with a studio in LA.
21st June 2019
Alfie Templeman shares new video and announces EP ‘Sunday Morning Cereal’
The announcement comes with a video for ‘Stop Thinking (About Me)’ shot entirely on an iPhone.
21st June 2019
Georgia’s ‘About Work The Dancefloor’ has been given The Black Madonna treatment
The track’s been turned into a festival-ready dance anthem.
21st June 2019
A$AP Rocky has been added to Open’er 2019
The performance replaces that of Lil Uzi Vert.
21st June 2019
Tracks: Sheer Mag, Metronomy, Biffy Clyro and more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
21st June 2019
Editors embrace the supernatural in video for ‘Frankenstein’
The video goes on a wild journey that will have you gripped.
21st June 2019
American Football share video for ‘I Can’t Feel You’
The track features Slowdive’s Rachel Goswell.
21st June 2019
Stormzy drops brand new track ‘Crown’
The track comes ahead of his headline slot at Glastonbury next week.
21st June 2019
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard share details of second album of 2019
‘Infest The Rats Nest’ is set for release on 16th August.
21st June 2019
Pixx: Mercy Mercy Me
Taking down the patriarchy and writing from the perspective of a mantlepiece object; on second album ‘Small Mercies’, Pixx is letting her creativity run wild.
21st June 2019
Caroline Polachek has released ‘Door’ ahead of upcoming solo project
The track is almost six minutes long and is complete with abstract visuals.
21st June 2019
20th June 2019
Thom Yorke announces new album ‘ANIMA’
There’ll also be an accompanying “one-reeler” a made by Paul Thomas Anderson, available on Netflix.
20th June 2019
Get To Know… Egyptian Blue
Ahead of the release of their debut EP ‘Collateral Damage’, we catch up with the new Yala! Records signees.
20th June 2019
Sheer Mag announce new album ‘A Distant Call’
The follow-up to their incendiary debut ‘Need to Feel Your Love’ lands later this summer.
20th June 2019
!!! (Chk Chk Chk) announce new album ‘Wallop’, share new track ‘Serbian Drums’
The follow-up to 2017’s ‘Shake The Shudder’ is due out this August.
20th June 2019
Nilüfer Yanya shares new video for ‘Paradise’
The clip comes directed by her sister Molly Daniel and was filmed in Istanbul.
20th June 2019
19th June 2019
Skepta, Chromatics, Charli XCX and Belle & Sebastian announced for this year’s Pitchfork Paris festival
The French capital hosts some superb names for this year’s autumn bash
19th June 2019
The Night Café give us the latest taste of their debut album with single ‘Finders Keepers’
The foursome’s first record is out this summer
19th June 2019
Hear Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard’s new song ‘Daffodil Hill’, commissioned by Michael Sheen for the Homeless World Cup
The track is the official anthem for the upcoming World Cup
19th June 2019
Spoon announce new best of compilation, with new track ‘No Bullets Spent’
‘Everything Hits At Once: The Best Of Spoon’ is out in July
19th June 2019
No Rome release the video for ‘5 Ways To Bleach Your Hair’, from latest EP ‘Crying In The Prettiest Places’
The fast-rising newcomer is currently on tour with The 1975
19th June 2019
Lykke Li to release new EP ‘still sad still sexy’, hear the first track now
A remix of ‘sex money feelings die’ featuring Lil Baby and Snowsa is available to listen now
19th June 2019
Fontaines DC take a trip to the circus in new video for ‘Sha Sha Sha’
The hits keep coming from Dublin’s fastest rising stars
19th June 2019
Dan Snaith shares new music as Daphni, in the shape of shimmering new ‘Sizzling’ EP
It’s the first new recorded Daphni music since 2017
19th June 2019
The Hold Steady announce details of new album ‘Thrashing Thru The Passion’, plus new single ‘Denver Haircut’
The album takes in five brand new tracks, plus five released throughout the last two years
19th June 2019
Two Door Cinema Club share new single ‘Once’ plus a cover of Billie Eilish’s ‘Bad Guy’
Two new tracks from Two Door ahead of Friday’s album release
19th June 2019
John Grant, Cautious Clay and more lead latest Iceland Airwaves lineup additions
The latest list of names for Reykjavik’s finest festival is here
19th June 2019
Denmark’s finest Liss continue their comeback with new single ‘Vibrations’
The hotly-tipped Danes returned from hiatus earlier this year
19th June 2019
Hear Biffy Clyro cover Frightened Rabbit’s ‘The Modern Leper’, from upcoming covers album
‘Tiny Changes’ sees a host of artists re-imagining Frightened Rabbit’s ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’
19th June 2019
Metronomy’s new album ‘Metronomy Forever’ has arrived, plus new single and tour dates
Joe Mount took on directing duties for ‘Salted Caramel Ice Cream’
19th June 2019
Cigarettes After Sex tease new music and announce a huge world tour
The band will play 63(!) shows throughout the rest of 2019.
19th June 2019
Factory Reset: Mattiel
On her debut, Mattiel took the first steps on an intriguing path of idiosyncratic rock’n’roll. On follow-up ‘Satis Factory’, she’s making bold and confident new strides.
19th June 2019
Mini Mansions unveil low-key terrifying new video ‘I’m In Love’
Ever wanted to see Michael Shuman’s face super-imposed on a bikini model? No? Well here it is anyway
19th June 2019
18th June 2019
Boniface shares new video for ‘Ghosts’
The clip comes directed by Mica Visser’s brother Joey.
18th June 2019
Girl Power still remains at least 75% in force as Spice Girls bring a sparkly spectacular to Wembley Stadium
Ginger may have lost her spice, but the other three remain endearing lovability personified.
18th June 2019
The weirdos are taking over: Surfbort and Viagra Boys
One’s a New York-dwelling riot of colour and precarious dental standards; the other’s a tattooed bunch of snarling misfits dredged up from Sweden’s gutters.
18th June 2019
Jerkcurb announces debut album ‘Air Con Eden’
Jacob Read has also shared new track ‘Timelapse Tulip’, with an accompanying 3D video.
18th June 2019
Nile Rodgers and Chic join LIMF 2019
They’ll join the likes of De La Soul, Nao and Grace Carter at the event.
18th June 2019
Hear Mark Ronson’s new track ‘Pieces Of Us’ featuring King Princess
The song gets taken from his forthcoming new album ‘Late Night Feelings’.
18th June 2019
Talk Show, Orville Peck & more join Visions 2019 line-up
They join the likes of White Denim, Anna Meredith and Iceage, who’ll also play the fest.
18th June 2019
17th June 2019
Frank Iero and the Future Violents announce UK tour dates
The news comes after the release of their new album ‘Barriers’.
17th June 2019
Kate Tempest announces UK touring plans
She’ll take her new album ‘The Book of Traps & Lessons’ on the road this October.
17th June 2019
Lady Bird to play London’s Moth Club for Jäger Curtain Call 2019
The trio will take on the glitzy Hackney venue in September.
17th June 2019
Make tiny changes to the earth
Frightened Rabbit announce ‘Tiny Changes’, a reworking of ‘The Midnight Organ Fight’
The album has been re-interpreted by the band’s friends and peers to celebrate its tenth anniversary.
17th June 2019
Robyn shares dreamy new video for ‘Ever Again’
Her new clip lands ahead of a summer of festival appearances.
17th June 2019
Win the chance to play at 2019’s edition of Jack Daniel’s Presents’ with the Sound of Summer
We’ve teamed up with Jack Daniel’s and O’Neill’s for their upcoming talent discovery competition.
17th June 2019
15th June 2019
Tracks: Sports Team, LIFE, Black Honey, Marika Hackman and more
All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.
15th June 2019
14th June 2019
Kate Tempest — The Book of Traps and Lessons
4 Stars
Kate continues to impress as one of the UK’s most vital voices.
14th June 2019