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• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (August 28, 2026)
• 6 artists to catch at End of the Road Festival 2026 (August 26, 2026)
• Bushman live in London: gun fingers aloft for reggae legend (August 3, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (17/7/26) (July 17, 2026)
• Barbatuques live in London: transforming body sounds into iconic music (July 11, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (3/7/26) (July 3, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (26/6/26) (June 26, 2026)
• Field Day 2026: two-stepping through the heatwave (May 27, 2026)
• Fcukers live in London: global risers step up to the plate (May 22, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (22/5/26) (May 22, 2026)
• The best things we saw at The Great Escape 2026 (May 21, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (27/3/26) (May 11, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (8/5/26) (May 8, 2026)
• Tony Bontana live in London: one of the most exciting products in UK hip-hop (March 26, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (13/3/26) (March 13, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (27/2/26) (March 7, 2026)
• Best New Songs This Week: Ob Picks (6/3/26) (March 6, 2026)
• Fred Again.. & Daft Punk live in London: an unforgettable night courtesy of music's most impressive contact list (March 5, 2026)
• Best New Songs This Week: Ob Picks (20/2/26) (February 20, 2026)
• Ho99o9 live in London: one of planet Earth’s most alluring live prospects (February 18, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (6/2/26) (February 6, 2026)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (14/11/25) (January 9, 2026)
• Best New Songs This Week: Ob Picks (9/1/26) (January 9, 2026)
• Baxter Dury live in Nottingham: half storyteller, half ringmaster (November 22, 2025)
• Cate Le Bon live in London: subtle beauty from one of the UK’s most underrated talents. (November 22, 2025)
• Mac DeMarco live in London: unadulterated glee (November 19, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (31/10/25) (November 14, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (24/10/25) (October 31, 2025)
• Knucks - A Fine African Man review: a cohesive exploration of Nigerian identity (October 31, 2025)
• What to catch at Warehouse Project Autumn/Winter 2025 (October 22, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (17/10/25) (October 17, 2025)
• Upchuck - I'm Nice Now review: kissing the brick before it’s thrown   (October 16, 2025)
• No Band Is An Island review: resistance, solidarity (October 15, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (10/10/25) (October 10, 2025)
• Kokoroko live in London: a genre-melding party for the ages (September 29, 2025)
• Poptones - Pure review: a walloping, chaotic listen (September 24, 2025)
• Baxter Dury - Allbarone review: club music for the thinkers (September 15, 2025)
• Manchester Psych Fest 2025: a storm worth chasing (September 9, 2025)
• End of the Road Festival 2025: an eclectic paradise in rainy Dorset (September 3, 2025)
• FORWARDS Festival 2025 review: sweaty dance marathons, rowdy nostalgia and euphoric crescendos (August 28, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (1/8/2025) (August 1, 2025)
• 6 artists to catch at End of the Road Festival 2025 (July 23, 2025)
• Disco 2025: Pulp and the slow death of nightclubbing (June 18, 2025)
• Turnstile live at Outbreak/LIDO London: a biblical showing from the hardcore crossover titans (June 16, 2025)
• Massive Attack at LIDO London: as urgent and awe-inspiring as ever (June 13, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (13/6/25) (June 13, 2025)
• 6 acts to catch at Manchester Psych Fest 2025 (June 11, 2025)
• Little Simz – Lotus review: poised calm meets unbreakable power (June 6, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (6/6/25) (June 6, 2025)
• Cross The Tracks 2025 review: deft curation. excellent performances. moral quandaries. (June 1, 2025)
• yeule - Evangelic Girl is a Gun review: a special kind of chaos (June 1, 2025)
• Wide Awake review: defying the odds to pull off a spectacular showcase (May 28, 2025)
• Kolinga live in London: joy which lingers long after the final notes (May 28, 2025)
• The Golden Dregs live in London: supreme storytelling lost in the mix (May 28, 2025)
• Maria Somerville live in London: delightful escapism live in Zone 1 (May 12, 2025)
• Greentea Peng live in Nottingham: a celestial, genre-defying set (May 8, 2025)
• billy woods - GOLLIWOG review: a transatlantic horror story (May 8, 2025)
• Joshua Idehen live in Manchester: soul-enriching bars on love, loss & laundry (May 7, 2025)
• Squid live in London: the right band in the wrong place (May 2, 2025)
• Wretch 32 - Home? review: belonging, identity and the Black British experience (May 1, 2025)
• Blondshell - If You Asked for a Picture review: an unflinching exploration of female identity (May 1, 2025)
• Goal Bird live in Manchester: a fiery phoenix project (April 30, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (25/4/25) (April 25, 2025)
• Σtella live in London: singlehandedly ushering in summer (April 18, 2025)
• Frank Turner live in Cambridge: don’t be a dickhead, and sing along if you know the words (April 18, 2025)
• Bon Iver - SABLE fABLE review: raw emotion and unexpected optimism (April 17, 2025)
• Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs Pigs live in Nottingham: a temple of noise (April 14, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (11/4/25) (April 11, 2025)
• What to expect at Jazz Café Festival 2025 (April 8, 2025)
• Antony Szmierek live in Nottingham: sharp, funny and brilliant (April 1, 2025)
• "Moods, not genres": 1-800 GIRLS Q&A (March 27, 2025)
• Clayfoot, Magda, Mary & Yottie live in London: a pigeonhole prison break (March 14, 2025)
• Nikki Nair live in London: a marathon of transatlantic tunes (March 14, 2025)
• FORWARDS Festival reveal full 2025 lineup featuring Doechii, Barry Can't Swim and The Last Dinner Party (March 11, 2025)
• Best new tracks this week: Ob Picks (7/3/25) (March 7, 2025)
• Quelling the critic inside: a Q&A with Anna B Savage (March 6, 2025)
• It's a journey, not a destination: an interview with Divorce (March 6, 2025)
• Fat Dog live in Manchester: bigger. louder. heavier. (March 6, 2025)
• Enjoy the small victories: Sofia Gillani Q&A (February 28, 2025)
• Extrazen - WHAT TO DO WITH YOUR HANDS review: lyrical heft and an infectious energy (February 28, 2025)
• Nao - Jupiter review: a cosmic masterpiece (February 25, 2025)
• Cage The Elephant live in Manchester: an illustrious catalogue on full display (February 25, 2025)
• Man/Woman/Chainsaw & Dog Race live in Manchester: two of Britain's most tantalising risers (February 24, 2025)
• Kitchen sink conversations: Hamish Hawk interviewed (February 20, 2025)
• “Short term loss for long term gain”: Shared Unit on the highs and lows of independent event promotion (February 20, 2025)
• Maribou State live in London: a triumphant resolution to a troubled period (February 19, 2025)
• Eve Buckley live in London: on the verge of something great (February 18, 2025)
• End of the Road Festival share full 2025 lineup (February 13, 2025)
• Horsegirl - Phonetics On And On review: a brilliant follow-up rooted in effortless swagger (February 11, 2025)
• Percy Mingle Presents… at The Jazz Café: a historic venue completely turned on its head (February 11, 2025)
• Caribou live in London: two decades deep & better than ever (February 10, 2025)
• Biig Piig - 11:11 review: an accomplished debut LP eight years in the making (February 9, 2025)
• Sarah Klang - Beautiful Woman review: celebrating the resilience of womanhood (February 7, 2025)
• JPEGMAFIA live in London: a genre unto himself (February 7, 2025)
• Opus Kink live in Manchester: an injection of chaos amid Independent Venue Week (February 6, 2025)
• Heartworms - Glutton for Punishment review: a stellar debut effort (February 6, 2025)
• Krept and Konan - Young Kingz II review: a deftly-delivered sequel, twelve years in the making (February 6, 2025)
• Chamber of Reflection: The Unwavering Relevance of Holocaust Cinema (February 4, 2025)
• Floating Points live in London: an entrancing performance from one of Britain’s most intelligent musicians (January 30, 2025)
• DITZ - Never Exhale review: highs & lows from a much-anticipated follow up (January 28, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (24/1/25) (January 24, 2025)
• FKA twigs- Eusexua review: a hypnotic tapestry of the euphoric and dysphoric (January 24, 2025)
• Benjamin Booker - LOWER review: bold risks which pay dividends (January 23, 2025)
• Mogwai - The Bad Fire review: the power of this record can’t be overstated (January 23, 2025)
• Mac Miller - Balloonerism review: a one-of-a-kind emotional exploration (January 20, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (17/1/25) (January 17, 2025)
• Moonchild Sanelly – Full Moon review: an exhilarating thrill ride a decade in the making (January 13, 2025)
• Skydaddy - Anchor Chains, Plane Motors and Train Whistles review: a beautiful interpretation of a terrifying world (January 10, 2025)
• Ethel Cain - Perverts review: an uncomfortable listen, exactly as planned. (January 10, 2025)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (10/1/25) (January 10, 2025)
• Rockaway Beach review: casting a silver lining through January’s dreary cloud (January 8, 2025)
• Lambrini Girls - Who Let The Dogs Out review: breaking down the door and tearing the place to shreds (January 7, 2025)
• The best albums of 2024 (December 31, 2024)
• IDLES live in Manchester: the tunes remain big but the message shrinks into obscurity (December 10, 2024)
• Katy J Pearson live in Manchester: transforming the sizeable space into the backroom of a West Country local (December 6, 2024)
• Caribou and Father John Misty to headline End of the Road Festival 2025 (December 5, 2024)
• Fontaines D.C. live in Manchester: guitar's great success stories see out the year in style (December 3, 2024)
• Honeyglaze live in Manchester: seamlessly dovetailing the old and the new (November 29, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (18/10/24) (November 29, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (29/11/24) (November 29, 2024)
• Charli xcx live in Manchester: a pop culture monolith brings the party (November 28, 2024)
• The Dare live in Leeds: painting an iconic figure after a breakout year (November 27, 2024)
• Turnstile to headline inaugural Outbreak Festival London in 2025 (November 27, 2024)
• English Teacher live in Manchester: the Mercury Prize winners are just getting started (November 18, 2024)
• Gurriers live in Manchester: filling every inch of the basement with chaos (November 14, 2024)
• Amyl and The Sniffers live in Manchester: their ascent to the top of the tree continues (November 12, 2024)
• billy woods and E L U C I D live at Pitchfork Music Festival London: two of hip-hop's most alluring talents hit Fabric (November 7, 2024)
• Bob Vylan live in Manchester: everything you could want from a modern punk show (November 6, 2024)
• Pitchfork Music Festival London 2024 has officially begun (November 5, 2024)
• Lankum live in London: holding the Apollo in their palm far beyond curfew (November 1, 2024)
• SOFT PLAY live in Manchester: a perfect moment of chaos (October 25, 2024)
• Adult Jazz live in London: a live outing worth the wait (October 25, 2024)
• Amyl and The Sniffers - Cartoon Darkness review: punk, but not as we know it (October 23, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (20/9/24) (October 18, 2024)
• Honeyglaze - Real Deal review: superb follow-up lives up to its title (September 24, 2024)
• The Last Dinner Party live in Manchester: here for the long haul after a whirlwind breakout year (September 24, 2024)
• Jazz Café Festival 2024: iconic London venue pivots to the festival circuit with aplomb (September 19, 2024)
• Katy J Pearson - Someday, Now review: nothing short of joyous (September 19, 2024)
• Manchester Psych Fest review: a loud new chapter in the city's history (September 11, 2024)
• Gurriers - Come And See review: Dublin punks justify their must-see live status (September 11, 2024)
• FORWARDS Festival review: overcoming weather hurdles to deliver another stellar edition (September 11, 2024)
• English Teacher Q&A: "It can make you anxious: worrying about bad reviews" (September 7, 2024)
• Fat Dog - WOOF review: feral audio theatre subdued by an unwillingness to divert (September 6, 2024)
• Fat Dog live in Manchester: on the precipice of something special (September 2, 2024)
• LCD Soundsystem live at All Points East: a beguiling and brilliant live proposition twenty years in (August 29, 2024)
• Fontaines D.C. - Romance review: a decade-defining guitar band presents their most accomplished work to date (August 22, 2024)
• Y Not festival review: exceptional peaks from indie stalwarts prove a winning formula (August 14, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (9/8/24) (August 9, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (19/7/24) (August 9, 2024)
• Loose Articles interview: “we identify with women’s struggles totally. In any industry.” (July 25, 2024)
• Soft Play - Heavy Jelly review: punk duo pack plenty of bite after six years away (July 18, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (12/7/24) (July 12, 2024)
• Kim Gordon live in Birmingham: Riot grrrl-in-chief packs more heat than ever (July 2, 2024)
• Pond - Stung! review: sounding fresher than ever on album #10 (June 21, 2024)
• Courtney Barnett live in Manchester: an unforgettable stop amidst the Aussie's stadium run (June 21, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (21/6/24) (June 21, 2024)
• The Adam Buxton podcast live in Manchester: Guz Khan guests for live edition of beloved broadcast (June 11, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (7/6/24) (June 7, 2024)
• Cross the Tracks 2024: overcoming hurdles to curate a day worthy of the weather (June 3, 2024)
• Wide Awake 2024: a sun-drenched paradise for the misfits, the moshers and the genre-defiers (May 31, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (31/5/2024) (May 31, 2024)
• BIG SPECIAL live in Manchester: a superb soulpunk cacophony (May 20, 2024)
• of Montreal - Lady on the Cusp review: flashes of genius begging to be refined (May 20, 2024)
• Underworld join stacked lineup at Forwards Festival 2024 (May 17, 2024)
• Steve Albini: 1962-2024 (May 9, 2024)
• BIG SPECIAL interview: "Working-class creatives aren’t wanted in this country. Loyal factory workers are wanted.” (May 8, 2024)
• Bar Italia live in Manchester: moody risers prove that the sky's the limit (May 7, 2024)
• Nadine Shah live in Manchester: a visceral movement of musicality and melancholy (May 7, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (26/4/24) (May 3, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (3/5/24) (May 3, 2024)
• Home Counties - Exactly As It Seems review: a debut outing brimming with personality (May 2, 2024)
• Sampha live in London: A special homecoming for one of the industry's most revered talents (May 2, 2024)
• Porij interview: "The dance community is so welcoming... we want that to be part of our musical DNA" (April 29, 2024)
• Porij live in Leeds: an act graduating to must-see live status (April 25, 2024)
• Lynks live in Manchester: a monolith of high-camp production & style (April 25, 2024)
• What to expect at FORWARDS Festival 2024 (April 19, 2024)
• Outer Town festival review: The UK's underground flock to Bristol (April 17, 2024)
• Antony Szmierek live in Manchester: a homecoming to remember for the city's new hero (April 16, 2024)
• Khruangbin - A LA SALA review: a kaleidoscopic trip worth taking (April 16, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (5/4/24) (April 15, 2024)
• Blue Bendy - So Medieval review: a labyrinthine debut which doesn't forego the fun (April 12, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (12/4/24) (April 12, 2024)
• Six acts to catch at Outer Town 2024 (April 11, 2024)
• English Teacher - This Could Be Texas review: a debut album for the ages (April 10, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (29/3/24) (April 5, 2024)
• Mount Kimbie - The Sunset Violent review: a fruitful reset from one of the UK's best (April 5, 2024)
• Ritual Union 2024: the stacked day festival laughing in the face of pricey peers (April 3, 2024)
• 6 acts to catch at Ritual Union Festival 2024 (March 18, 2024)
• Mandrake Handshake live in Bristol: a cosmic brew of technicolour sounds (March 18, 2024)
• The Blinders live in Manchester: a romantic & rabid farewell (March 15, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (15/3/24) (March 15, 2024)
• Folly Group live in Bristol: one of the most formidable acts in the UK at the moment (March 14, 2024)
• HOMESHAKE - CD Wallet review: weaponising nostalgia with a deft touch (March 9, 2024)
• Simple Things Festival 2024: a day of genre-defying genius (March 8, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (8/3/24) (March 8, 2024)
• Real Estate interview: "this record is about finding out what maturity really is" (March 7, 2024)
• Kim Gordon - The Collective review: whisper it quietly, but this could be Gordon’s best work to date.  (March 6, 2024)
• Honeyglaze Q&A: "we stopped touring because we were moving on to new things" (March 4, 2024)
• 6 acts to catch at Manchester Psych Fest 2024 (March 4, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks 1/3/24 (March 1, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks (23/2/24) (March 1, 2024)
• Yard Act - Where's My Utopia? review: charmingly sardonic as ever, only now from the top of the tree (February 28, 2024)
• Four acts to catch at Cross The Tracks 2024 (February 26, 2024)
• NewDad live in Leeds: the future of dreampop is in good hands (February 26, 2024)
• Nadine Shah - Filthy Underneath review: a portrait of vulnerability from an artist who has earned her stripes (February 21, 2024)
• Skydaddy live in Bristol: Rachid Fakhre's budding project channels songwriting royalty (February 19, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks 16/2/24 (February 16, 2024)
• Lime Garden - One More Thing review: exemplary indie-pop from ever rising Brighton quartet (February 13, 2024)
• Haiku Hands Q&A: "our plan is to play at heaps of festivals" (February 12, 2024)
• Loose Articles live in Manchester: brash, loud, funny and charming in equal measure. (February 12, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks (9/2/24) (February 9, 2024)
• TV Priest live in Manchester: delayed by lockdown, this band will have their moment (February 8, 2024)
• The Last Dinner Party - Prelude to Ecstasy review: a euphoric debut from indie-pop's great white hopes (January 31, 2024)
• Dorian Electra live in London: a masterclass in messy, irreverent camp (January 31, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks 26/1/24 (January 26, 2024)
• The Smile - Wall of Eyes review: A flawless follow-up from music's Galacticos (January 25, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks 19/1/24 (January 19, 2024)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks 12/1/24 (January 12, 2024)
• Folly Group - Down There! review: mercurial quartet set the bar for 2024 debuts (January 10, 2024)
• London gigs to catch this September: Ob Tips (January 2, 2024)
• The Big Moon live in Manchester: masters of their craft close their album campaign in style (December 12, 2023)
• MUPHORIA: London's first permanent music and art gallery lands in Soho (December 7, 2023)
• LCD Soundsystem to bring Jai Paul, EYEDRESS and more to All Points East 2024 (December 2, 2023)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks 1/12/23 (December 1, 2023)
• Bill Ryder-Jones shares ponderous new single 'If Tomorrow Starts Without Me' (November 30, 2023)
• Roskilde add Róisín Murphy, Eartheater, bar italia and more to 2024 lineup (November 30, 2023)
• Divorce live in Manchester: Nottingham's finest continue their ascent (November 30, 2023)
• Bristol gigs to catch this January: Ob Tips (November 30, 2023)
• Boiler Room release stream of Overmono's award-winning AV set (November 27, 2023)
• Bob Vylan live in Birmingham: exemplifying the spirit of 21st century punk (November 22, 2023)
• Flat Party reveal politically charged indie cut 'Hindsight' (November 21, 2023)
• O. share frantic new single 'ATM', ahead of debut EP (November 21, 2023)
• Lana Del Rey, PJ Harvey, SZA, FKA Twigs and more announced for Primavera 2024 (November 21, 2023)
• Antony Szmierek live in Manchester: a triumphant homecoming that more-than justifies the buzz (November 17, 2023)
• Irish rap trio Kneecap team up with Grian Chatten for 'Better Way To Live' (November 17, 2023)
• Biig Piig heralds a new era with empowering single 'Watch Me' (November 17, 2023)
• End of the Road Festival announces Christmas Party lineup (November 17, 2023)
• Best new songs this week: Ob Picks 17/11/23 (November 17, 2023)
• Homobloc 2023: One of the nation's finest queer parties brings colour to a rainy Manchester (November 13, 2023)
• The Murder Capital live in Leeds: new tracks coalesce with old to make for a stellar setlist (November 10, 2023)
• Best new songs this week: Ob picks 10/11/3 (November 10, 2023)
• Wide Awake announces second wave of artists for 2024 edition (November 9, 2023)
• Vegyn and Lauren Auder team up for the euphoric 'Halo Flip' (November 9, 2023)
• C Turtle come further out of their shell on 'Have You Ever Heard A Turtle Sing?' (November 9, 2023)
• Logic1000 announces debut album with new single, 'Self To Blame' (November 9, 2023)
• Mandy, Indiana live in Bristol: an exhilarating performance from a band stepping beyond cult status (November 3, 2023)
• Blondshell live in London: 90s grunge delivered with a modern sensibility (November 3, 2023)
• Folly Group offer a further taste of their debut album with 'I'll Do What I Can' (November 2, 2023)
• Marla Kether shares debut EP alongside title track 'All That We Have' (November 2, 2023)
• Sean Nicholas Savage gets emotional on 'Say No' (November 1, 2023)
• MGMT announce new album with the wistful 'Mother Nature' (November 1, 2023)
• Young Fathers live in Manchester: a soul-enriching party (October 31, 2023)
• The Streets live in Nottingham: new tracks combine with nostalgia on a cinematic scale (October 30, 2023)
• Problem Patterns interview: "If you're singing songs that are political and then you don't do anything, it’s disingenuous" (October 30, 2023)
• Gold Panda's 'Swimmer' gets remix treatment from Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith (October 26, 2023)
• piri & tommy tap into early noughties vibes on 'bluetooth' (October 26, 2023)
• Brainfeeder announce deluxe reissue of Austin Peralta's 'Endless Planets' (October 26, 2023)
• English Teacher live in Leeds: the best is yet to come from triumphant homecomers (October 25, 2023)
• PJ Harvey announces London show at Gunnersbury Park, Aug 2024 (October 23, 2023)
• Kali Uchis shares ethereal single 'Te Mata' with cinematic visuals (October 23, 2023)
• Kurt Vile Announces brand-new EP ‘Back to Moon Beach’ (October 23, 2023)
• Squid live in Bristol: evolving in real time (October 23, 2023)
• beabadoobee and Laufey team up on new single 'A Night to Remember' (October 23, 2023)
• Holly Macve shares 'Surburban House' ft. Lana Del Rey (October 23, 2023)
• Ben Gregory shares new EP 'Bodied' (October 23, 2023)
• Pip Blom - Bobbie review: expertly blurring the lines between rock and pop (October 20, 2023)
• The Japanese House live in Manchester: a fitting celebration of one of the year's finest albums (October 19, 2023)
• Emunclaw return with new EP, 'These Are Some B-Sides' (October 19, 2023)
• Jockstrap share 'Good Girl' from upcoming remix album, I<3UQTINVU (October 19, 2023)
• Lambrini Girls share new video for 'Boys In The Band' (October 19, 2023)
• AMARA ctk100 releases battlecry 'used think it was me but it's you' (October 18, 2023)
• BADBADNOTGOOD and Charlotte Day Wilson team up for 'Sleeper' (October 18, 2023)
• Fat Dog live in Bristol: welcome to the cult (October 18, 2023)
• IDLES announce fifth album with 'Dancer' (feat. LCD Soundsystem) (October 18, 2023)
• Sampha live in London: a solo return worth waiting for (October 18, 2023)
• Ghetts announces new album On Purpose, With Purpose (October 17, 2023)
• Kojaque releases new single 'Johnny McEnroe' (October 17, 2023)
• Bandcamp suffers lay offs following Songtradr acquisition (October 17, 2023)
• King Krule live in London: a magnum opus from one of the country's finest (October 17, 2023)
• Ethan P. Flynn interview: "It’s solely an emotional exercise. It’s the art of time passing." (October 16, 2023)
• Vegyn live in London: a rare live outing from the captivating electronic talent (October 13, 2023)
• Provoker drop sophomore album Demon Compass (October 13, 2023)
• CASISDEAD releases new single 'Venom' (October 13, 2023)
• Maruja release single 'One Hand Behind The Devil' (October 13, 2023)
• The Last Dinner Party live in Manchester: a generational moment for alternative music (October 13, 2023)
• Larry June & Cardo announce new collab project The Night Shift (October 13, 2023)
• Wargasm share new single 'Modern Love' (October 13, 2023)
• CMAT - Crazymad, For Me Review: back-to-back bangers from one of the best in the business (October 12, 2023)
• L’Rain - I Killed Your Dog review: Brooklyn experimentalist’s mercurial third album has zero filler (October 12, 2023)
• Bombay Bicycle Club team up with Chaka Khan for 'Tekken 2' (October 11, 2023)
• Squid release short film as accompaniment for album 'O Monolith' (October 11, 2023)
• Marika Hackman announces new album with release of 'Hanging' (October 11, 2023)
• Blue Bendy announce new single 'Mr Bubblegum' and sign to State51 (October 10, 2023)
• Sufjan Stevens - Javelin review: human, deeply affecting and startlingly gorgeous (October 10, 2023)
• Ethan P. Flynn - Abandon All Hope review: perennial 'one to watch' proves to be worth the wait (October 10, 2023)
• Master Peace shares album announcement with new single 'I Might Be Fake (feat. Georgia)' (October 10, 2023)
• I. JORDAN and Planningtorock pair up for double single release 'TNB' (Day & Night Versions) (October 10, 2023)
• Bar Italia release new single 'Jelsy' (October 10, 2023)
• HotWax interview: "we met our manager after playing at the Fish Cafe beach bar" (October 9, 2023)
• A. Savage - Several Songs About Fire review: Parquet Courts frontman continues to bolster a remarkable discography (October 6, 2023)
• Hot Chip reveal yunè pinku 'Fire of Mercy' remix (October 5, 2023)
• Joanna Sternberg unveils new single 'Neighbors' (October 5, 2023)
• Kevin Abstract returns with 'Blanket' (October 5, 2023)
• Daniel Avery announces 'Drone Logic' reissue (October 5, 2023)
• Warmduscher live in Manchester: a stellar lineup confirms UK guitar music is sitting pretty (October 5, 2023)
• Parcels share live version of 'Thefear' from upcoming live LP (October 4, 2023)
• Spotify outline details of planned 'digital mixtape' feature (October 4, 2023)
• Francis of Delirium muses on past relationships on 'First Touch' (October 4, 2023)
• Reeperbahn 2023: A Perfect Goodbye to Festival Season (October 4, 2023)
• The Streets announces new album alongside feature film 'The Darker The Shadow The Brighter The Light' (October 4, 2023)
• Former Gang Leader Charged with Tupac Murder (October 4, 2023)
• mary in the junkyard release debut single 'Tuesday' (October 3, 2023)
• Wide Awake Announce King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard As Headliner (October 3, 2023)
• Sofia Kourtesis releases new single 'How Music Makes You Feel Better' (September 30, 2023)
• Paris Texas share live performance of tracks 'Lana Del Rey' and 'Ain't No High' (September 29, 2023)
• Slow Pulp drop new album 'Yard' (September 29, 2023)
• Armand Hammer - We Buy Diabetic Test Strips review: mercurial rap duo go from strength to strength (September 28, 2023)
• Joy Orbison celebrates birthday with 5-track archival EP (September 27, 2023)
• HONESTY announce signing to Partisan; share two singles and live dates (September 27, 2023)
• Simple Things Festival announces first wave of acts for 2024 return (September 27, 2023)
• Folly Group announce debut album 'Down There!' (September 26, 2023)
• boygenius announce ‘the rest’ EP, out 13th October (September 26, 2023)
• O. announce details of debut EP 'Slice' (September 26, 2023)
• Thundercat announces UK/EU tour dates, featuring 4-night KOKO residency  (September 26, 2023)
• Fever Ray announces UK tour dates with Avalon Emerson remix (September 25, 2023)
• Usher to perform at 2024 Super Bowl Halftime show (September 25, 2023)
• Katy J Pearson releases 'Fire Leap' with Drug Store Romeos, Wet Leg and Sarah Meth (September 25, 2023)
• Lynks drops 'New Boyfriend' (September 25, 2023)
• Richard Dawson announces live DVD and tour (September 21, 2023)
• CHAI - CHAI album review: defiance has never sounded so delightful (September 21, 2023)
• Tirzah live in Bristol review: a confounding experiment gone right (September 21, 2023)
• Powerplant Q&A: "You've got to do something to prove you're still alive." (September 21, 2023)
• Laurel Halo - Atlas review: a haunting exploration of home (September 21, 2023)
• boygenius share Lauren Tsai-animated video for 'Cool About It' (September 21, 2023)
• Balming Tiger share new single ‘Kamehameha’; announce debut album January Never Dies (September 21, 2023)
• Philip Selway announces new EP with Elysian Collective (September 20, 2023)
• Circoloco brings Skepta, Eliza Rose and more to The Warehouse Project this November (September 20, 2023)
• Bill Ryder-Jones announces new album with 'This Can't Go On' (September 20, 2023)
• underscores - Wallsocket album review: innovation marks a new era for hyperpop (September 19, 2023)
• Crawlers share the anthemic 'Would You Come to My Funeral' (September 19, 2023)
• Viji shares 'Karaoke', ahead of debut album (September 19, 2023)
• London trio bar italia announce new album with 'my little tony' (September 19, 2023)
• Frost Children announce new album with 'Lethal' (September 19, 2023)
• Talk Show deliver 'Closer', their first single of 2023 (September 19, 2023)
• Irish punks Gurriers release the relentless 'Nausea' (September 19, 2023)
• Brixton Academy to reopen its doors (September 18, 2023)
• A.G. Cook, Babymorocco, caro♡ and Danny L Harle to perform at PC Music's POP CRYPT *LIVE* (September 18, 2023)
• The National share surprise album 'Laugh Track': featuring Bon Iver, Phoebe Bridgers and Rosanne Cash (September 18, 2023)
• Vagabon – Sorry I Haven’t Called album review: a fanciful compilation of 12 nonchalant alt-pop songs. (September 18, 2023)
• Model/Actriz share 'WINNIPESAUKEE' (September 18, 2023)
• The Beaches drop new album Blame My Ex (September 15, 2023)
• Prima Queen and Shanghai Baby headline Paper Dress Vintage event in association with SON Estrella Galicia (September 15, 2023)
• Hot Wax live in Manchester review: cacophonous trio awaken the Deaf Institute (September 15, 2023)
• Gretel Hänlyn announces international tour alongside new single 'War With America' (September 15, 2023)
• Getdown Services announce debut album with 'I Wish It Didn't Bother Me' (September 14, 2023)
• Lime Garden reveal details of debut album One More Thing (September 14, 2023)
• Sarah Meth announces new STEPS EP (September 14, 2023)
• Speedy Wunderground share SXSW EP, featuring Enumclaw, Revival Season and alexalone (September 13, 2023)
• Eddington Again announces debut album Naomi9 (September 13, 2023)
• Big Thief release 'Born For Loving You' (September 13, 2023)
• Lewsberg - Out and About review: a charming addition to a prolific discography (September 13, 2023)
• Home Counties announce Submarine Cat signing with 'Bethnal Green' (September 13, 2023)
• Jockstrap announce remixed version of I Love You Jennifer B (September 12, 2023)
• CASISDEAD announces debut album with 'Matte Grey Wrap Ft. Desire' (September 12, 2023)
• Thundercat partners with Listerine for new track (September 12, 2023)
• Jaakko Eino Kalevi shares synth-pop offering 'Palace In My Head' ft. Alma Jodorowsky (September 11, 2023)
• Cleo Sol announces brand-new album Heaven - Overblown (September 11, 2023)
• FORWARDS Festival 2023 review: big names bring summer to a close at Bristol's fledgling bash (September 10, 2023)
• Olivia Rodrigo - Guts album review: the all American captures the pain of a growing heart (September 9, 2023)
• Manchester gigs to catch this September: Ob Tips (September 9, 2023)
• Arlo Parks live in Manchester review: Parks is triumphant in a stellar Manchester headline show (September 9, 2023)
• Ezra Collective win the 2023 Mercury Prize (September 8, 2023)
• Yunè Pinku covers The Cranberries’ 'Dreams' (September 7, 2023)
• Overmono drop riveting single 'Blow Out' (September 7, 2023)
• Ethan P. Flynn shares new single 'Clutching your Pearls' (September 7, 2023)
• Spirit of the Beehive Q&A: "I think of making an album as a process of world-building" (September 6, 2023)
• Dirty Nice announce new album with 'SHARK!' (September 6, 2023)
• björk releases visuals for 'Victimhood' (September 6, 2023)
• Kate NV shares animated visuals for 'Confessions at the Dinner Table' (September 6, 2023)
• CMAT shares the Americana-tinged 'Stay For Something' (September 5, 2023)
• Tirzah releases surprise album trip9love...??? (September 5, 2023)
• Kojaque drops Biig Piig collaboration ‘WOOF’ (September 5, 2023)
• University announce Transgressive signing with 'Notre Dame Made Out of Flesh' (September 5, 2023)
• Haim live at All Points East - London: exactly where they deserve to be (September 4, 2023)
• Puma Blue - Holy Waters album review: surpassing the high bar set by his debut (September 4, 2023)
• Terra Twin share new single 'Head Leaking' with cinematic visuals (September 4, 2023)
• Wet Leg play surprise set at End of The Road Festival (September 4, 2023)
• Dina Ayada shares alt-pop earworm ‘Flowers!’ – Overblown (September 4, 2023)
• King Krule drops a BTS YouTube short film (September 1, 2023)
• Doja Cat drops cutting-edge track 'Demons' (September 1, 2023)
• yeule returns with ethereal release ‘inferno’ (September 1, 2023)
• Trophie ft Iceboy Violet: 'ALONE' (Official Music Video) (September 1, 2023)
• UK Parliament urges for on-site drug testing facilities at festivals (September 1, 2023)
• Speedy Wunderground at 10: A Decade of Wunder (September 1, 2023)
• Enola Gay Q&A: "Social media is carcinogenic - a vampire for creativity." (September 1, 2023)
• Romy - Mid Air review: a euphoric solo debut (August 31, 2023)
• Spirit of the Beehive - i'm so lucky EP review: finding catharsis through chaos (August 31, 2023)
• Slowdive - Everything is alive album review: shoegaze stalwarts return with aplomb (August 31, 2023)