Photo Credit: Steve Gullick

Brighton four-piece Lime Garden have returned this week with ‘All Bad Parts’, the latest single lifted from their highly-anticipated second album Maybe Not Tonight, due April 10th via So Young Records. Inspired by Richard Schwatz’ self-help guide No Bad Parts, the track's bouncy melodies and insatiably catchy choruses give a further taste of what's to come as vocalist and guitarist Chloe Howard explains: "All bad parts was taken from the self help book No bad parts by Richard Schwartz and inspired by the saying ‘the life of the party always leaves alone’. I essentially channelled the darkest time of my life so far into a sarcastic pop song that feels light and fun but ultimately has a double meaning." Take a listen below. 

2026 UK Tour Dates 
2nd October Bristol, Electric Bristol 
5th October Oxford, The Bullingdon 
6th October Cambridge, Junction 1 
9th October Birkenhead, Future Yard 
10th October Leeds, Stylus 
12th October Newcastle, The Grove 
13th October Edinburgh, Mash House 
14th October Glasgow, Mono 
16th October Manchester, Gorilla 
17th October Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 
18th October Norwich, Waterfront 
20th October Birmingham, Castle & Falcon 
21st October London, Electric Brixton

i: https://www.instagram.com/limegardenband

The Twilight Sad © Abbey Raymonde 2026

Following on from last month's single Designed To Lose, Scotland’s The Twilight Sad have today unveiled their powerful new effort, ATTEMPT A CRASH LANDING - THEME. Taken from their long-awaited sixth LP 'IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE', due out 27th March via Rock Actions Records, the track sees the band pick up where they left off with towering percussion, soaring vocal sections and hardened lyrics. On the new album, singer/lyricist James Graham explained, “In the past I’ve used a lot of metaphors within my lyrics. With this, there’s not as much. The record is heavily influenced by my mental health, grief and loss, and the need to be strong in positions where you’re not feeling it. It’s a very human story, I think – this is just my version of it. I feel that everybody goes through something like this. Everybody loses somebody. Everybody questions life.” Take a listen below. 

THE TWILIGHT SAD headline shows: 
Sun 12 April - Italy, Milan, Legend Club 
Tues 14 April - Switzerland, Zurich, Bogen F 
Weds 15 April - Germany, Munich, Ampere 
Thurs 16 April - Germany, Berlin, Gretchen 
Sat 18 April - Denmark, Copenhagen, Loppen 
Sun 19 April - Norway, Oslo, Parkteateret 
Mon 20 April - Sweden, Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan 
Weds 22 April - Germany, Hamburg, Grünspan 
Thurs 23 April - Netherlands, Utrecht, Tivolivredenburg Pandora Hall 
Sat 25 April - Germany, Cologne, Gebäude 9 
Sun 26 April - Belgium, Brussels, Rotonde - Botanique 
Mon 27 April - France, Paris, Le Trabendo 
Weds 29 April - UK, Bristol, Electric Bristol 
Thurs 30 April - UK, London, Roundhouse 
Sat 2 May - UK, Manchester, New Century Hall 
Sun 3 May - UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, Boiler Shop 
Tues 5 May - Scotland, Glasgow, Barrowlands 
Weds 6 May - Scotland, Glasgow, Barrowlands 
Sat 9 May - Ireland, Dublin, Button Factory 

Live dates with The Cure + festival appearances: 
Sun 14 June – Italy, Firenze, Visarno Arena 
Weds 24 June - Cardiff, Blackweir Fields 
Fri 26 June - Dublin, Marley Park 
Sun 28 June - Belfast, Belsonic 
Weds 8 July – Slovakia, Pohoda Festival 
Fri 10 July - Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide 
Sat 11 July - Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide 
Sun 12 July - Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide 
Fri 24 - Sun 26 July – Topcliffe – Deer Shed Festival

i: https://www.instagram.com/thetwilightsad 

Following on from last year's single tied, thistle. have today shared their first new music of 2026 with the brilliant pieces. Taken from the band's forthcoming second EP entitled ‘backflip’, set for release May 29th via REX RECS, the track picks up where they left off with towering percussive swells and grungy guitar driven melodies. Detailing the origins of ‘pieces’, the three-piece explained: “The song is about changing yourself to fit other people's expectations for so long that you’re not really sure who you are anymore.” Take a listen below.

Live Dates
28 MAR - Ritual Union Festival, Bristol (UK)
11 APR - Homegrown Festival, Brighton (UK)
7 MAY - Clwb lfor Bach, Cardiff (UK)
8 MAY - Rat & Pigeon, Manchester (UK)
10 MAY - SWG3 Poetry Club, Glasgow (UK)
11 MAY - Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield (UK)
12 MAY - Rough Trade, Bristol (UK)
15 MAY - Moth Club, London (UK)
16 MAY - Joiners, Southampton (UK)
22 MAY - Bearded Theory, Derbyshire (UK)
11 JUL - 2000 Trees Festival (UK)
4 SEP - Brighton Psych Fest (UK)
5 SEP - Brighton Psych Fest (UK)

'pieces' Single Artwork

Tracklisting
1. pieces
2. pylon
3. backflip in slow motion
4. tied
5. mean eye
6. city,name

i: https://www.instagram.com/thistle.thistle.thistle 

Ahead of their ninth studio album, The Mountain, due out this Friday, Gorillaz latest single Hardest Thing can be streamed below, which has also been made available as a limited-edition Double A Side 7” vinyl. Written by Damon Albarn, the track begins with the voice of his longtime collaborator and friend, the pioneering drummer Tony Allen, who passed away in 2020. The track offers a poignant meditation on grief and hope - two themes that lie at the heart of the new album The Mountain. Its haunting refrain, “You know the hardest thing is to say goodbye to someone you love, that is the hardest thing,” echoes beyond the song itself, flowing seamlessly into Orange County.

The artwork for 'The Mountain' sees visual artist Jamie Hewlett’s distinctive, yet ever-evolving, style illustrate the world of Gorillaz with detailed and beautiful intricacy across a series of hand-drawn images which capture Murdoc, Noodle, Russel and 2D’s time in India working on the new album, available both as a book and as a collection of 12x12 prints.

Album Cover.The Mountain.Gorillaz

'The Mountain' will be available in the following formats: Digital Download; Standard CD; Deluxe 2CD; Standard Vinyl; Hardback Book Vinyl Edition; LP Picture Disc Vinyl; Individual Character Cassettes;Limited Edition Collectors Box (incl. Art Prints). Pre-order HERE.

'The Mountain' Tour 2026: Tour Tickets & Information: www.gorillaz.com

UK & Ireland Dates:
13 March - BRADFORD, Bradford Live (Warm Up Show) - SOLD OUT!
14 March - BRADFORD, Bradford Live (Warm Up Show) - SOLD OUT!
20 March - MANCHESTER, Co-op Live - NEW DATE DUE TO DEMAND!
21 March - MANCHESTER, Co-op Live
22 March - BIRMINGHAM, bp pulse LIVE
24 March - GLASGOW, OVO Hydro* - SOLD OUT!
25 March - LEEDS, First Direct Arena*
27 March - CARDIFF, Utilita Arena* - SOLD OUT!
28 March - NOTTINGHAM, Motorpoint Arena*
29 March - LIVERPOOL, M&S Bank Arena*
31 March - BELFAST, SSE Arena* - SOLD OUT!
01 April - DUBLIN, 3Arena* - SOLD OUT!
02 April - DUBLIN, 3Arena* - NEW DATE DUE TO DEMAND! SOLD OUT!

*support from Trueno

20 June - LONDON, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
With support from Sparks and Trueno

i: https://www.instagram.com/gorillaz

Following a recent string of summer shows announced by the band, Northern Irish indie rock favourites Two Door Cinema Club today unveiled their plans to return to New York City for a landmark headline performance at The World’s Most Famous Arena Madison Square Garden on Sunday, September 27, 2026. They will also be joined by Phantogram, STRFKR, and Friendly Fires. The September 27 performance marks Two Door Cinema Club’s first-ever show at Madison Square Garden, a milestone moment in their long-standing relationship with New York City, one that stretches back to early headline shows, sold-out nights at Webster Hall in 2010, and most recently, sold-out nights at Pier 17. Speaking about the news, the band say “MSG is one of those bucket list venues for any artist. After we sold out Webster Hall in 2010, we took a walk past The Garden one night and our agent said, ‘This time next year, boys!’ It only took a few extra years to get there, but here we are! We love NYC and we really can’t wait for this one.” 

Fans can register for presale access now at the link here. Fan presales will begin on Tuesday, February 24th at 10:00 a.m. ET, and tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, February 27th at 10:00 a.m. ET on Ticketmaster.com.

There was something quietly full-circle about having the chance to see Maria Somerville in Cardiff. The last time I’d watched her perform was in Barcelona's ornate Sala Apolo during Primavera 2025. To find that same sense of immersion recreated in a smaller room felt oddly nostalgic, like stepping back into a moment you didn’t realise you’d missed until it returned. 

True to her aesthetic, three silhouettes slowly emerged behind a smoke-filled stage, taking their places with little fanfare. Easing in with hushed intensity, Somerville soon slipped into Garden, a standout from last year’s Luster album on 4AD. It unfolded patiently, her vocals suspended in reverb before a deep, swelling low end gathered beneath. That balance with fragility hovering above a rumbling undercurrent became the defining thread of the night.

What makes Somerville’s live show so compelling is the stark pull between creating atmosphere and impact. One moment you’re suspended in near-weightless ambient drift; the next, chest-rattling basslines and tightly wound percussion snap everything into sharp focus.

Taking the audience on a journey through sound, Projections carried a hypnotic pulse, its rhythm coiling tighter and tighter before unfurling into something expansive. Elsewhere, Spring felt particularly transportive, its wide, immersive soundscapes stretching far beyond the walls of the venue, conjuring open skies and distant horizons. And when Stonefly arrived, it landed with a heavier thud - bass reverberating through the floor while her voice hovered, calm and resolute, above the storm.

The crowd remained contemplative throughout, absorbed in every echoing nuance. The quieter passages drew a near-reverent stillness, each subtle shift in texture given space to breathe. Then, as the percussion struck and the sub-bass rolled in, the sound became something physical, felt as much as heard.

Back in Cardiff, far from Primavera’s vastness, Maria Somerville proved that scale is irrelevant when the atmosphere is this enveloping. The same sense of immersion, the same tidal pull, just distilled into something closer and more intimate, and arguably even more powerful for it.

i: https://www.instagram.com/maria__somerville 

Photo credit / James Winstanley

Following on from last month's single Daydreaming, Blood Wizard have returned, conjuring up their latest effort, Lick The Big Star. Taken from their upcoming EP 'Lucky Life' which will be released April 16th on Sad Club Records, the track sees the band step in to more emotional territory through dazzling guitar melodies and softly delivered vocals. On new single 'Lick The Big Star' Blood Wizard say - “Lick the Big Star” sums up the shift in sound we’re bringing with the new EP. We’ve been leaning back into more emotive, heavier music, that we all grew up with and loved. The song is about chasing a fantasy and not stopping to think about what it takes to get there". Take a listen below. 

Tour Dates 
March 29th - Young Barbican Takeover Festival, London
April 4th - House Guest Festival, Glasgow
April 22nd - Hare & Hounds, Birmingham
April 23rd - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds
April 24th - Rough Trade, Bristol
April 25th - Moth Club, London
May 15th, 16th - Supersonic Block Party Festival, Paris
May 23rd - Wanderlust Festival, Southampton

i: https://www.instagram.com/bloodwizrd  

Photo Credit: Wings of Desire

Continuing their project to release a single for every new moon of the 2026 lunar calendar, Wings of Desire have today unveiled their latest effort, Nothing Left To Give. Driven by a restless rhythm that pulses from the offset, James and Chloe’s voices move in tight formation, weaving together with a sharp, instinctive chemistry across a euphoric and flickering electronic backdrop. Lyrically, it confronts the weight of constant expectation, capturing the quiet exhaustion that simmers beneath the surface of modern life. The band explain, “Modernity has long demanded a channelling of human energies and emotions into patterns that are moulded by economic and disciplinary requirements. Some days we feel like we have nothing left to give but somehow we keep on pushing.” Take a listen below. The full album 'Stand Still Like The Hummingbird' is set to be completed 9th December 2026. 

Live Dates 
12th March - The Lexington - London

i: https://www.instagram.com/wingsofdesir3 

Following on from last month's debut single Song By A Stranger, Divorce's co-vocalist and guitarist Felix Mackenzie-Barrow has returned this week sharing the latest effort under his solo project, Book of Churches. Following suit, The Quiet Was A Heron is another tender offering, stripped back and delivered expertly. Felix comments on the new single: "The Quiet Was A Heron arrived at the end of summer, in 2024. I watched a heron fly at dusk above the noise and chaos of a festival in the Brecon Beacons and wondered how it perceived us from up there. It was a fleeting, almost out-of-body experience. It led me back to a memory of the family dog digging up the bones of a heron buried many years before in a black binbag in my parents’ garden. It is an angry song, angry that we as a species render so many gentle, beautiful, irreplaceable lives so unliveable." Take a listen below. 

i: https://www.instagram.com/bookofchurches 

Credit: Justin Pietropaoli

NYC-based electronic punk outfit Lip Critic have returned today to announce their brand new album Theft World, released May 1st through Partisan Records. Accompanying the news is their chest rattling single, Legs In A Snare. Described as a "A love song twisted into a horror story" the track's convulsing bass lines and punchy vocals give an exciting taster of what's to come. "Theft World is an ode to the power and pervasiveness of stealing," says the band of the album. "It’s about taking something ugly and using it to make something cute. It’s about eating an absurd world and falling in love with it as you digest." Take a listen to Legs In A Snare below with the Colter Fellows directed clip.  

 

Tour Dates: 
Feb 19th | Iowa City, IA - Gabe's
Feb 21st | Chicago, IL - Music Frozen Dancing
May 25th | Troy, NY - No Fun % &
May 26th | Boston, MA - The Rockwell % &
May 27th | Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa % &
May 28th | Toronto, ON - The Garrison % &
May 29th | Detroit, MI - The Sanctuary % &
May 30th | Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen % &
June 2nd | Denver, CO - Hi-Dive % &
June 4th | Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court % &
June 5th | Reno, NV - Holland Project % &
June 7th | Seattle, WA - Barboza % &
June 8th | Vancouver, BC - Wise Hall % &
June 9th | Portland, OR - Polaris Hall % &
June 11th | Sacramento, CA - Cafe Colonial % &
June 12th | San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill % &
June 13th | Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon % &
June 14th | Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar % &
June 17th | Austin, TX - 29th Street Ballroom % &
June 18th | Dallas, TX - Dada % &
June 19th | Hattiesburg, MS - Fat Cat % &
June 20th | Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Altar) % &
June 21st | Durham, NC - Pinhook % &
June 23rd | Pittsburgh, PA - Little Giant @ Bottlerocket Social Hall % &
June 24th | Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA % &

% support from Bejalvin
& support from Flatwounds

i: https://www.instagram.com/lipcritic/