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. The Watergirls // The Whole Of The MoonInitiated by Glasgow music guru Alan “Teamy” Thomson, before being joined by LCD Soundsystem‘s…
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6 artists to catch at End of the Road Festival 2026
Another Country $$$$Ethereal synths, hyperpop chaos and euphoric releases collude to make Manchester duo Another Country $$$$ one of the most singular prospects on the live circuit. 2026 album CURSED FRAME plays like a supercut of the best nights out you’ve ever experienced, interspliced with some of the most beautiful…
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Bushman live in London: gun fingers aloft for reggae legend
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…
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Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (17/7/26)
Steve Lacy // oh yeah?What a week it’s been for fans of alt-hip hop icons The Internet, with Steve Lacy and Syd both dropping new solo albums and, alongside founding member Matt Martians, announcing a comeback album to arrive in 2027. Lacy’s oh yeah? LP pairs melancholic love songs with…
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Barbatuques live in London: transforming body sounds into iconic music
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…
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Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (3/7/26)
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…
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Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (26/6/26)
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’.…
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Field Day 2026: two-stepping through the heatwave
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…
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Fcukers live in London: global risers step up to the plate
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…
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Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (22/5/26)
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…