Every Friday, Overblown selects the best of the week’s new songs. Ob Picks rounds up the single releases and album releases which may have passed you by: we gotchu. Steve Lacy // oh yeah?What a week it’s been for fans of alt-hip hop icons The Internet, with Steve Lacy and…
Jamaican roots reggae singer Bushman lands in Jazz Cafe for his ‘Timeless Reggae Tour’ alongside Grassroots musicians The Full Cxrcle Band as the pairing continue to bring their set to venues around the uk and Europe. Hailing from St. Thomas, Bushman played a huge part in the resurgence of reggae…
Brazilian group Barbatuques are on a tour for their 25th anniversary and boy are they taking over London while they’re here. Originating in São Paulo, they are known for transforming body sounds into iconic music. Their sound crosses multiple genres from samba and funk to carimbó and rap. They have…
Fat Dog // Cancel Me (I’m Tired)Fresh from supporting Kneecap’s Gaelic love-in at Crystal Palace Park last weekend (where frontman Joe wore an England football jersey throughout the set), Fat Dog have confirmed that album number two Cancel Me (I’m Tired) arrives October 2nd via Domino. Check out the eponymous…
Mura Masa & Ledbyher // NeedjaIt was only a matter of time before Mura Masa set his crosshairs on Scottish-Indonesian rapper Ledbyher, and the resulting ‘Needja’ is a worthy outcome. The track sees the club-facing production present on Masa’s recent album Curve 1 evolving with the addition of ’emo breaks’.…
It’s a hot, hot day in Brockwell Park. There’s a specific kind of feral British festival audience that can only be whipped up by a heatwave, and they’re in full attendance at Field Day 2026. Luckily there’s a lineup of DJs and artists that are ready and willing to step…
In a world obsessed with references, one might assume an act wearing its musical influences so bodily would feel empty with nostalgia, but New York duo Fcukers are anything but. 90s and 00s influences pour through their tracks; drum’n’bass, house, trip-hop, and even London’s own UK garage, yet their sound…
Vince Staples // White FlagLong Beach’s Vince Staples is gearing up for album number 7, Cry Baby, with the protest balladry of ‘White Flag’. Vince rehearsed a handful of Cry Baby‘s tracks to a live audience recently at LA punk spot The Smell, in what sounds like a hell of…
Every May, like clockwork, music industry bigwigs and fans with their finger on the pulse alike descend onto Brighton’s venues, pubs and seafront to mark the arrival of summer at The Great Escape. With a primary focus on new music, the 4-day showcase prides itself on platforming emerging artists from…
Nia Archives // DangerOur first taste of new Nia Archives music this year, ‘Danger’ is an X-rated celebration of sexuality hand-crafted to soundtrack your Friday night. “I think people kind of get stuck in girlhood,” Nia says. “But really and truly, I’m 26 and I feel like I’m entering womanhood.”…