Should you judge a record by its cover? The sleeve art of ‘Total’ – the debut album from French techno auteur SebastiAn (that capitalised “A” clearly sparing confusion with Skid Row pouter Bach or ...

The nominees for the 2026 MOBO Awards have been unveiled, with Little Simz, Olivia Dean, kwn, and Jim Legxacy leading the way with four nods each. Simz and Dean are both up for the biggest prize of ...

The Mummers on DIY. Featuring Florence Road, Chloe Qisha, Westside Cowboy, Nell Mescal, Chloe Slater, Nxdia & more!

On debut ‘I Am The Dog’, Sir Chloe’s Dana Foote meshed together ‘90s rock influences and her affinity with the weird; the songs were just as likely to conjure a ‘huh’ moment as the image of her ...

Military drum patterns, swooping strings and brass make sure the album flies the coop on a high.

Jens Lekman on DIY. Tickets 11.03.26 Patterns, Brighton 12.03.26 Bristol Strange Brew, Bristol 13.03.26 Howard Assembly Room, Leeds 13.03.26 Howard Assembly Room, Leeds ...

BBC Radio 1 has crowned Skye Newman as the winner of its annual Sound Of poll, following voting by over 170 industry experts including Elton John, JADE, Dua Lipa, and Olivia Dean. The South East ...

Sarah Kinsley unveils plans for new EP ‘Fleeting’ with lead single ‘Lonely Touch’ The project — which will feature a collab with Paris Paloma — is due out next month.

Sophie May: “If people can find some comfort in what I do, then that’s a great thing” Confessional tales with a splash of dry humour from the 24-year-old Londoner.

Grouplove are not to be trusted. They admit it themselves. Why else would they call their debut album ‘Never Trust A Happy Song’, and then fill it with twelve of the most gloriously uplifting tracks ...

Released: 20th July 2024 After an epic 14 months of writing and recording, LA’s favourite shoegazing quartet Silversun Pickups are back with their second album, ‘Swoon’, a ten song compilation that ...

Welsh pop-rockers Kids In Glass Houses kick off this year’s T In The Park; opening the NME stage, frontman Aled Phillips bursts on with the popular Scottish chant ‘Here we fucking go!’ (the first of ...