King Krule // Rock BottomReturning to streaming sites after some time away (due to a legal complication from interpolating lyrics from The Streets’ ‘Empty Cans’, if rumours are to be believed), 2012’s ‘Rock Bottom’ takes us way back to King Krule’s rough ‘n’ ready punk-soul beginnings. Mandy, Indiana // Sicko!…
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Best new songs this week: Ob picks (14/11/25)
FKA Twigs // Predictable GirlFKA Twigs has dropped EUSEXUA Afterglow, a companion album to her Mercury Prize-nominated album from earlier this year. A skittering, mercurial slice of electronic pop: don’t be deceived by ‘Predictable Girl’s title. Mandy, Indiana // MagazineOne of our highlights from this year’s festival season, Mandy, Indiana…
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End of the Road Festival 2025: an eclectic paradise in rainy Dorset
Meandering between sleepy Dorset woodland, End of the Road marks one of the most deftly-curated jewels of the UK’s festival season: a diverse weekend of optimism which even the British weather can’t quell. For a festival of its size (around 13,500 punters grace Larmer Tree Gardens over the weekend), End…
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6 artists to catch at End of the Road Festival 2025
A jewel in the crown of UK festival season, End of the Road returns at the end of August with a typically stacked lineup. While Father John Misty, Caribou and Self Esteem head up this year’s festivities on the main stage, we take a look at the diamonds to be…
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Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (12/4/24)
Nia Archives // Silence Is LoudOne of the most hotly anticipated debut albums of the year, Silence Is Loud, sees Britain’s rich Jungle scene receive its mainstream crossover moment for the 2020s. Nia Archives has been fiercely consistent since the thaw of lockdown and Silence Is Loud is an album…
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Mandy, Indiana live in Bristol: an exhilarating performance from a band stepping beyond cult status
Within the last few years, Mandy, Indiana have become not just one of the country’s finest industrial noise acts, but one of it’s finest acts full stop. If anyone had suggested that a band with this level of intensity and abrasion would have captured hearts outside of the most staunch…