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  • Korean punk band Sailor Honeymoon sitting on red chairs
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    Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (3/7/26)

    July 3, 2026 - By Matt Ganfield

    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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  • Irish trio Kneecap headline Wide Awake Festival in Brockwell Park
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    Wide Awake review: defying the odds to pull off a spectacular showcase

    May 28, 2025 - By Kelly Darcy

    South London’s much loved Wide Awake festival returns to Brockwell Park for its fifth edition. They have really defied all odds following a hectic fortnight with headliner, Kneecap under investigation from Counter-Terror police leading to band member, Mo Chara being charged with a terror offence 2 days before the festival.…

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  • Fat Dog release debut album WOOF
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    Fat Dog live in Manchester: bigger. louder. heavier.

    March 6, 2025 - By Charlie Brock

    Fat Dog are a band on a seemingly never-ending rise. Huge singles, a deal with Domino Records and a stellar debut record. This weekend, the Fat Dog chaos descended on Manchester, with support in the shape of London risers, RIP Magic. RIP Magic are borne of a collaboration between Sorry’s…

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  • Overblown magazine's best albums of 2024
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    Best albums of 2024

    December 31, 2024 - By Matt Ganfield

    While the world burns on all other fronts, 2024 has truly delivered some great albums. Disruptive newcomers and rejuvenated stalwarts alike have stepped up to the plate with outstanding offerings which have defined the year in music, whilst a handful of Overblown favourites have seized their opportunity to become global…

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  • Fat Dog release debut album WOOF
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    Fat Dog – WOOF review: feral audio theatre subdued by an unwillingness to divert

    September 6, 2024 - By Charlie Brock

    Fat Dog are a band on the up and up. High-profile support slots, a cataclysmic debut single and a reputation for chaotic live shows earned the band a cult following and a spot on the roster at legendary indie label Domino. After months of touring and unending superlatives from the…

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  • Fat Dog promotional image from debut album WOOF
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    Fat Dog live in Manchester: on the precipice of something special

    September 2, 2024 - By Charlie Brock

    Fat Dog are on the brink of something huge: their debut record is just under two weeks away and tonight’s sweaty basement performance showcases a band on the precipice of monumental success. Sunday in Manchester has a feeling of quiet calm. Classically Mancunian drizzle covers the city in a fine,…

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  • Promotional image for Goat Girl's third album, Below The Waste
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    Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (7/6/24)

    June 7, 2024 - By Matt Ganfield

    Charli XCX // Sympathy is a knifeCharli XCX has finally shared a BRAT, her sixth album featuring the likes of Robyn, Addison Rae and Skream & Benga. Later this month, Glastonbury will see Charli delivering her PARTYGIRL DJ set to the Levels Stage in what is sure to be one…

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  • Wide Awake Festival 2024
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    Wide Awake 2024: a sun-drenched paradise for the misfits, the moshers and the genre-defiers

    May 31, 2024 - By Matt Ganfield

    With ample representation from grassroots venues, magazines, record stores and radio outlets alike: Wide Awake’s colourful lineup poster reads as a United Nations summit for the head honchos of Britain’s rich alternative scene. Now celebrating several years since first announcing itself to revellers back in 2021 (2020 was scheduled to…

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  • Irish DJ and producer Or:la
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    Best new songs this week: Ob picks (26/4/24)

    May 3, 2024 - By Matt Ganfield

    Overmono X The Streets // Turn The PageThere are crowd pleasers and then there are CROWD PLEASERS. Overmono fans have been calling for the duo’s edit of The Streets‘ ‘Turn The Page’ to receive a proper release since it was debuted live in 2022. Nilüfer Yanya // Like I Say…

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  • Manchester Psych Fest logo 2024
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    6 acts to catch at Manchester Psych Fest 2024

    March 4, 2024 - By Charlie Brock

    Manchester Psych Fest is a standout amongst the great and the good of day festivals up and down the country: the event combines some of the best venues in Manchester with the most exciting up-and-coming talent on the scene. Psych Fest ’24 is set to be one for the books,…

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