For One Night Only!: Blue’s Simon Webbe curates his dream gig 

The boyband legend gives us an insight into his ideal night out.

28th November 2025

Nourished By Time: Eyes Open

With an intrepid resolve to traverse genres and eras, Nourished By Time has forged a sound which feels simultaneously timeless and unmistakably modern. On his latest album ​‘The Passionate Ones’, songwriter/​producer Marcus Brown builds on his 2023 debut with confidence to spin a multi-layered story of political disillusionment, aspiration and – crucially – hope.

27th November 2025

The Orchestra (For Now): “It took a long time to find people that we could trust - to not just to follow your ideas, but generate them too”

Around the release of their latest EP ​‘Plan 76’, The Orchestra (For Now) share the merits and pitfalls of being one of the country’s buzziest and overtly maximalist new groups.

27th November 2025

Sorry: In Character

Having spent almost a decade building and expanding their wonderfully off-kilter musical world, on new album ​‘COSPLAY’, London’s Sorry continue trying new things on for size.

26th November 2025

She’s In Parties: “If you write thinking ‘this is going to be for a big venue’, it’ll happen”

Meet the Essex-London quartet who may be geographically split between two locations but, with their latest EP ​‘Are You Dreaming?’, have harnessed the liminal space in between to create their boldest work yet.

25th November 2025

Picture Parlour: Love Rock ‘N’ Roll 

On their long-awaited, theatrical debut album, Picture Parlour usher us into the places, culture and magic that shaped them, and which gave rise to the imaginary world of ​‘The Parlour’.

24th November 2025

Allie X: Happily Ever After? 

Just a year on from the release of her last, self-exorcising offering, Allie X has returned with a new rumination on the world, this time in the form of a daring, resistant album that refuses to compromise in its search for contentment.

20th November 2025

Stella Donnelly: Fortune Favours The Brave

Never one for sugar-coating uncomfortable home truths, indie singer-songwriter Stella Donnelly has only sharpened her poignant lyrical pen for third album ​‘Love and Fortune’ — a deeply personal record that finds her facing up to change to put her best foot forward.

19th November 2025

Danny Brown: Star Studded 

After finding sobriety and tackling deep-rooted trauma, with sixth album ​‘Stardust’, Danny Brown is moving into the future at his trailblazing best with help from a vibrant cast of collaborators.

18th November 2025

CMAT: National Pleasure

If lime green was the colour of 2024, then 2025’s should surely be royal blue — the shade that, this year, has become synonymous with CMAT and her game-changing, triumphant third album ​‘EURO-COUNTRY’. As the curtain falls on what’s been her long-awaited breakthrough to the big time, she reflects on her newfound pop stardom, the nuances of Irish identity, and a certain recent robbery…

14th November 2025

Water From Your Eyes: “When something strikes a chord true to my deepest understanding of my existence, I can’t help but giggle – even if it hurts”

In harnessing existential themes and embracing the guitar, the experimental art-pop duo have expanded their sonic horizons and, in the process, created a beautiful world that’s truly their own.

11th November 2025

Chiedu Oraka: “I belong here; there’s no imposter syndrome anymore”

From the underground scene of Hull to performing alongside Coldplay’s Chris Martin, Chiedu Oraka has put in the graft and then some, and it’s really starting to pay off.

10th November 2025

DIY Label Spotlight #10: Winspear Records

A monthly focus on the key players in the industry’s independent music landscape.

10th November 2025

Home Counties: “The lyrics on ‘Humdrum’ deflect less, and don’t hide behind the abstract”

As they gear up for their biggest UK tour to date, we sit down with Home Counties to learn more about the technicolour, groove-flecked world of second full-length ​‘Humdrum’.

6th November 2025

For One Night Only!: The Futureheads’ Ross Millard curates his dream gig

The Sunderland indie fave gives us an insight into his ideal night out.

31st October 2025

Luvcat: Creature Of Delight

On debut album ​‘Vicious Delicious’, Luvcat invites us into her retro-inspired world of glamour, obsession and sex, where intimate and evocative storytelling lies at its heart.

31st October 2025

Brògeal: “we want to bring our sound and cultural identity to the table in a unifying way”

Weaving together stories of Scottish pride with both bombast and reflection, on their debut album ​‘Tuesday Paper Club’, this Falkirk five-piece are focused on celebrating unity and community.

30th October 2025

Daniel Avery: Rock DJ

After embedding himself in nightclub culture over the past 12 years, the man once crowned the Prince of Techno has made a rock album featuring The Kills’ Alison Mosshart, an Oasis bassist, and a certain pseudonymous singer with an instantly recognisable voice. Ahead of his sixth studio album ​‘Tremor’, he opens up about making the natural transition from DJ to rock star.

29th October 2025

Militarie Gun: What Goes Around Comes Around

On second album ​‘God Save The Gun’, West Coast rock prodigies Militarie Gun find themselves more determined, honest and resolute than ever before.

28th October 2025

Kojey Radical: Real Talk

While his debut album saw him garner critical acclaim and award nominations aplenty, for its follow-up ​‘Don’t Look Down’, it’s a sense of community, vulnerability and openness that remains the most important focus for Kojey Radical.

27th October 2025

Ashnikko: Meet Me In The Bathroom

After diving headfirst into a post-apocalyptic sci-fi universe for her debut, Ashnikko is embracing her more human side on its follow-up, ​‘Smoochies’, in all her messy, sexy, contradictory glory.

23rd October 2025

Rocket: “Having your art be impactful to someone in some way is the best thing that could happen”

From forming as childhood friends through to opening for The Smashing Pumpkins, Los Angeles quartet Rocket have already had quite the lift-off. Now, with debut album ​‘R Is For Rocket’, their sights are set on going stratospheric.

22nd October 2025

Jay Som: Somewhere I Belong

On ​‘Belong’, Melina Duterte returns to the Jay Som moniker after years of personal change, resulting in a fourth album that’s deeply nostalgic and reflective.

21st October 2025

The Last Dinner Party: Portraits Of A Lady On Fire

If last year’s Mercury-shortlisted, BRIT-winning debut was The Last Dinner Party’s ​‘Prelude’, then second album ​‘From The Pyre’ is a whole symphony — a collection of widescreen sonic vignettes that capture young adulthood in all its wonderful, flawed, multifaceted glory.

20th October 2025