Credit: James Winstanley

Following the announcement last month of their forthcoming third studio album, “You’re Gonna Need A Little Music”, set to be released 17th July via Island Records, Yard Act have today shared their brilliant new single New Beginnings. A fitting statement of intent, the track ushers in the band’s next chapter with powerful guitar work and choruses designed to stick. Describing the track, the band’s vocalist James Smith explains, “New Beginnings is a bit of light to counteract the dark we led with [Redeemer]. Sometimes we've already shed our old skin without even realising it's happening. Celebrate the new, because you can't go back.” Take a listen below. 

 

To coincide with the album’s release, the band will head out on a new six date UK in-store+ out-store tour, kicking off on 15^th July at Belle Anglais in Edinburgh in association with Assai Records, before heading to Baltic in Liverpool (Jacaranda Records), Rough Trade East, Rough Trade Nottingham, Rough Trade Bristol, before winding up at Chalk in Brighton (Resident Records). Fans pre-ordering the new record online from those stores will be offered tickets to the associated show in those cities. Full dates/listings below.  

2nd July – Rock Werchter, Werchter
15th July - Belle Anglais, Edinburgh (in association with Assai Records) NEW
16th July - Baltic, Liverpool (in association with Jacaranda Records) NEW
18th July - Rough Trade East, London NEW
21st July - Rough Trade, Nottingham NEW
22nd July - Rough Trade, Bristol NEW
24th July - Chalk, Brighton (in association with Resident Records) NEW
5th August – Belly Up, Solana Beach
6th August – Teragram Ballroom, Los Angeles
7th August – Outside Lands, San Francisco
9th August – Revolution Hall, Portland
10th August – Neptune Theatre, Seattle
11th August – The Pearl, Vancouver
13th August – Warsaw, Brooklyn
14th August – Black Cat, Washington
15th August – Underground Arts, Philadelphia
16th August – The Sinclair, Cambridge, MA
17th September – Fine Line, Minneapolis
18th September – Riot Fest, Chicago
20th September – Magic Stick, Detroit
22nd September – The Opera House, Toronto
1st October – La Cigale, Paris
2nd October – Ancienne Belgique, Brussels
3rd October – Tivoliredenburg Ronda, Utrecht
5th October – Gloria-Theater, Cologne
7th October – Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg
8th October – Rockefeller Music Hall, Oslo
9th October – Kägelbanan, Stockholm
10th October – Vega Main Hall, Copenhagen
12th October – Niebo, Warsaw
13th October – MeetFactory, Prague
14th October – Festival Kreuzberg, Berlin
16th October – Les Docks, Zurich
17th October – Magazzini Generali, Milan
19th October – La Cabane, Toulouse
20th October – Sala Apolo, Barcelona
21st October – Teatro Eslava, Madrid
23rd October – Cineteatro Capitólio, Lisbon 
6th November – O2 Academy, Leeds
7th November – O2 Academy, Leeds
10th November – NX, Newcastle
11th November – Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow
12th November – Octagon Centre, Sheffield
13th November – O2 Victoria Warehouse, Manchester
15th November – Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton
16th November – O2 Academy, Leicester
17th November – Rock City, Nottingham
18th November – Junction 1, Cambridge
20th November – O2 Academy, Oxford
21st November – Bristol Beacon, Bristol
23rd November – Plymouth Arena, Plymouth
24th November – O2 Guildhall, Southampton
26th November – O2 Academy Brixton, London

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

Photo credit / Billy Zammit

Following on from last month's single Pretty Little Mouth, Australia based artist total tommy has today unveiled the joyful new effort, Winona Forever. Written about home, identity and connection, the track's punchy melodies and buzzing choruses give another exciting glimpse in to what lays ahead this year. On the new single, total tommy shares - "There’s a picture of Winona Ryder that I’d seen where she’s on a bike outside a block of high rise buildings, and the imagery of that inspired me so much of how small we all are in the expanse of a city. How it’s easy to lose your identity when you’re not surrounded by the people who really know you, and how we subconsciously shape shift to fit our environments." Take a listen below.

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

Photo credit: Charles Moss

Ahead of the weekend, Phoebe Green returned with her scintillating new single, There’s Always Someone Kicking The Seat - taken from the new album PREMATURE NOSTALGIA, released 2nd October via The Green Dream Machine / Absolute. Opening with spoken-word observations, the track gradually gives way to its shimmering synth-pop textures and swirling electronics before a wave of emotion washes over. Speaking on the new single release, Phoebe shared: "We wanted this song to feel extremely visceral, as though the listener is experiencing the story firsthand; it was written in a similar way to ‘Reinvent’ lyrically where I just wanted to get an experience off my chest and melodically nothing fit, so I ended up just talking. It’s maybe my only proper break-up song, and Lucy really beautifully encapsulated the chaotic emotional journey sonically. It felt really fitting for the verses to feel quite matter of fact, recounting events, then melancholic choruses followed by a cathartic outro." Take a listen below. 

Live Dates
12 July - Stockport, Holy Diver 

i: https://www.instagram.com/ph0ebegreen

Credit: James Winstanley

Following their recent singles Nosedive and Goddamn, Lizard Man!, Man/Woman/Chainsaw have shared the latest teaser from their upcoming debut LP in the form of Get Up and Dance. Lifted from Cannonball, due out August 7th via Fiction Records, the song sees Emmie-Mae Avery take the lead on vocals, gradually unfolding from delicate guitar strums into soaring string arrangements. Explaining the track's theme in more detail Emmie-Mae shares: "In my mind it's set in a club, where you spot someone who’s been trying their luck with different people all night and decide to turn the game back on them. It starts playful but then takes a forceful approach, as you push them to prove their interest and test how far they’ll go, aiming to have them make a fool of themselves." Take a listen below. 

In support of the album, the band have also announced a series of live in-store dates across the country (buy tickets HERE). These and further dates below.

7th August - Rough Trade East, London 
8th August - Resident Records, Brighton 
9th August - Fighting Cocks, Kingston 
10th August - Rough Trade, Bristol 
11th August - Rough Trade, Nottingham 
12th August - Rough Trade, Liverpool 
13th August - Wax and Beans, Bury

Man/Woman/Chainsaw Autumn tour:

Sat 19 Sept – Belfast, UK – Ulster Sports Club
Sun 20 Sept – Dublin, IE – Whelan’s
Tue 22 Sept – Manchester, UK – Gorilla
Wed 23 Sept – Leeds, UK – Brudenell Social Club
Thu 24 Sept – Newcastle, UK – The Grove
Fri 25 Sept – Glasgow, UK – King Tut’s
Sat 26 Sept – Sheffield, UK – Float Along Festival
Tue 29 Sept – Guildford, UK – The Boileroom
Wed 30 Sept – Brighton, UK – Concorde 2
Thu 1 Oct – Portsmouth, UK – The Wedgewood Rooms
Fri 2 Oct – Bristol, UK – Thekla
Sat 3 Oct – Cardiff, UK – The Globe
Mon 5 Oct – Nottingham, UK – Rescue Rooms
Tue 6 Oct – Birmingham, UK – Hare & Hounds
Wed 7 Oct – London, UK – Electric Ballroom

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

London based 3-piece Night Tapes have returned today with their new euphoric and transcendent new single Swim, out now via Nettwerk Music Group. The track marks their first new music since the release of their debut album portals/polarities and gives an exciting taste of what else they have to come. Arriving amid swirling synth pads and echoing vocals, the track steadily unfurls into an expansive, blissed-out pop cut, glowing with a radiant sense of release. The track is taken from a brand new deluxe version of their album 'portals/polarities' - set for release July 24th. Pre-order here. On 'Swim' the band say - "Might as well turn on the light when there is a lion in the room and if it’s too scary to look at it straight on, glance at it from 45 degrees. it’s a long process to know thyself." Get lost amongst it below. 

Night Tapes Live Dates
June 25th - Electric Forest, Rothbury, MI, USA
July 4th - Tartu Punch, Tartu, Estonia
July 11th - KiKuMu, Jäneda, Estonia
August 6th - King Concert Summer Series, Jackson Hole, WY, USA
August 7th - Up in The Sky, Aspen, CO, USA
August 8th - Capitol Hill Block Party, Seattle, WA, USA
August 9th - Outside Lands, San Francisco, CA, USA
August 13th - Sziget Festival, Hungary
August 30th - Shambala Festival, Northamptonshire, UK
September 4th - Brighton Psych Fest, Brighton, UK
September 5th - Manchester Psych Fest, Manchester, UK
October 3rd - Austin City Limits, Austin, TX
October 8th - ZeyZey Miami, Miami, FL
October 10th - Austin City Limits, Austin, TX
October 15th - Pappy & Harriet's, Pioneertown, CA 

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

Photo credit: Meg Henderson

Edinburgh-raised, London-based indie-pop duo Quiet Houses today release their debut album we're all in love via AWAL, alongside new single 'made for love'. Led by swirling vocals and chiming guitars, the track emerges as one of the album’s defining moments, chronicling the frustrations of modern dating and the pursuit of real connection, as the band explain: “A lot of our friends are struggling to find romance. They’re looking for community and connection, but finding dull hinge dates and poor communication. Endless choice and fragmented society in cities can leave people feeling isolated and blaming themselves. When writing 'made for love' we wanted to show that if everyone feels like they can’t find love, it’s probably the fault of tech companies and a rise in the sales of DJ equipment. If all else fails, come to a Quiet Houses show, you will meet the love of your life, possibly.” Listen below. 

2026 LIVE DATES
08 October - Mash House, Edinburgh
11 October - The Cluny 2, Newcastle
12 October - Oporto, Leeds
14 October - YES (Basement), Manchester
15 October - Hare And Hounds, Birmingham
16 October - Rough Trade, Bristol
17 October - Courtyard Theatre, London 

'we're all in love' album artwork & track list 1. i don't wanna know how it ends 2. buttercup 3. mark:james 4. i know how to dream 5. bubble 6. cometsong! 7. made for love 8. where does all the love go? 9. i'm not yours 10. keeping some of it for me 11. queen of the whole world

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

Following recent singles “Didn’t I” and “Catch You”, Dutch-Surinamese singer- songwriter néomí returns with details of her forthcoming EP ‘Crunchy, Sad and Strangely Happy’, arriving September 18th via Nettwerk. The news comes accompanied by her latest single Close, a track that depicts the addictive nature of unhealhty love. “Close is a song that is actually very much about an unhealthy form of love,” néomí explains. “The push and pull relationship where you don’t want to be together but also don’t want to let go. It is about desperately holding on, going back and forth with each other’s emotions. Think about avoidant/anxious attachment styles, bound to be together. Love can feel like a drug when it is felt like that, as if you can’t live without each other so that’s the reason why you have to stay close. “I’d advise you to let go instead of holding on but, love is a powerful thing, and the heart wants what it wants I suppose… luckily we have songwriting to cope with that haha. I hope, but also don’t hope you connect to the song.” Take a listen below. 

LIVE DATES
10.07.26 – Slotzeist Live, Zeist (Tamino support)
11.07.26 – Vijverfestival, Dilbeek
08.08.26 – Absolutely Free Festival, Genk
16-19.09.26 – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg (date TBC)
03.10.26 – Vegafabriek, Kolderveen
08.10.26 – Patronaat, Haarlem
10.10.26 – EKKO, Utrecht
16.10.26 – Hall of Fame, Tilburg
17.10.26 – Rotown, Rotterdam
18.10.26 – Doornroosje, Nijmegen
22.10.26 – Trix, Antwerp
24.10.26 – Prachtwerk, Berlin 

i: https://www.instagram.com/neomi.music/ 

Photo credit: Polocho

Dublin outfit Basht. have today revealed their scintillating new single Keira Knightley, taken from their upcoming debut album Poor Advice, out 9th October via LAB Records. Blending grunge aesthetics with snarling punk energy, the track hits with a blistering intensity and offers another thrilling taste of what’s to come. Vocalist and guitarist Jack Leavey comments: "This song is about the desperate lengths people go to in an effort to save a relationship. “I’ll call you daily / hold you tightly / ring your bell like Keira Knightley" [a reference to the movie Love Actually]. It’s about a relationship I had that started off being incredibly exciting and loving but then slowly devolved into jealousy, desperation and resentment. “Our flirtations undeciding / I’m not sure if he’s just a friend / something’s different, why are you crying / is this about to end?” Sonically we wanted to push the dial out from what we’ve previously released and give people a new flavour of Basht. and a hint of what’s to come." Take a listen below. 

Live Dates
Jun 20 - TRNSMT, UK
Jul 02 - Rock Werchter, BE
Jul 11 - Papillion, Southampton, UK
Jul 30 - Amersham Arms (War Child Fundraiser), London, UK
Jul 31 - The Booking Hall, Dover, UK
Aug 01 - Wilderness Festival, Oxford, UK
Aug 09 - Boardmasters Festival Newquay, UK
Aug 29 - Rock N Roll Circus, Sheffield, UK
Aug 30 - Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK
Sep 05 - Zero Four Three Festival Maastrich, NE
Sep 25 - Gathering Sounds Festival, Stockholm, SE
Oct 27 - Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK - LOW TICKETS
Oct 28 - Art School, Glasgow, UK - LOW TICKETS
Oct 29 - Gorilla, Manchester, UK - SOLD OUT
Oct 30 - KOKO, London, UK - LOW TICKETS
Nov 07 - Button Factory, Dublin, IE - LOW TICKETS 

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

Following the release of April's single Joke About Divorce, and this week's latest offering, Meet Me In Love, Blossoms have excitedly announced the details of their forthcoming sixth studio album, Songs From The Wedding Cake. Deriving its name from 'The Wedding Cake', the nickname for Stockport’s Town Hall where band member Tom Ogden got married, the LP was recorded to tape at Tilehouse Studios and produced by Shawn Lee, set to be released 2nd October 2026, and is available to pre-order now. You can take a listen to their latest single below along with a teaser video for the band's upcoming Arena tour dates where they'll be joined by The Royston Club. Speaking about the latest single, Tom says: ‘“Meet Me In Love” was written on a songwriting trip to the Lake District with Natalie Findlay and Jules Apollinaire. As often happens, it was the last day and we’d pretty much accepted that there probably weren’t any more songs left to write. We started messing around with a simple two chord disco groove and, within a couple of hours, the whole thing seemed to fall into place. It’s one of those songs that felt exciting from the moment it arrived. I remember driving home from the Lakes listening to the demo on repeat for most of the journey. We later finished the recording with Shawn Lee at Tilehouse Studios, tracking live to tape, but a lot of what made us fall in love with the song in the first place came from that original demo, so plenty of those parts survived onto the final record.’ 

'Songs From The Wedding Cake' - Tracklist
1. Joke About Divorce
2. Husband
3. Meet Me In Love
4. The Kardashians
5. Additional Driver (feat. Declan McKenna)
6. Fall Into You
7. Guts
8. Uma Thurman
9. Where Have You Been My Whole Life?
10. The Deep End

Blossoms Arena tour Live Dates

November
26 Cardiff Utilita Arena
27 London Alexandra Palace
28 Manchester Co-op Live

December
4 Birmingham Utilita Arena
5 Glasgow OVO Hydro

Tickets go on fan pre-sale at 9:30am on Wednesday 24 June, with general sale at 9:30am on Friday 26 June.  

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

Taken from their fourth studio album Joy In Short Moments, out 23 October via Happy Artist Records in partnership with Virgin Music Group, The Snuts have returned with their new single Defibrillator. Inspired by the concept of a living wake, making the most of the time you have and celebrating your journey, the track is a call to action about choosing to show up to those around you. Speaking on the new single, Jack Cochrane says: “I wanted to write a track that detailed a conscious decision to live and love more. To take life less seriously and dilute ego as often as possible. ‘Defibrillator’ is a song that celebrates the collective and trivialises the sludgy worries of being alive.” Take a listen below. 

JOY IN SHORT MOMENTS - TRACKLIST
1.   In Motion
2.   Youth Ain't Easy
3.   Defibrillator
4.   Joy In Short Moments
5.   PTS
6.   Get Up, Get Out
7.   Country Music
8.   Summer Rain
9.   Motherlands
10.  Warsaw
11.  Little Marathon Man 

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