Photo credit: Ren Faulkner

Taken from their highly anticipated debut album, out today via Brace Yourself Records, Panic Shack have unveiled the high octane video to the record's final taster, Pockets. Of the track, the band explain: "'Pockets' is about an unspoken bond between women, something men will never quite understand. If you’ve ever worn women’s clothing, you’ll be far too familiar with the plight of… NOT HAVING ANY POCKETS IN YOUR CLOTHES. It’s a fun, tongue-in-cheek song in classic Shack style, describing something a bit silly but with a deeper social commentary on a bigger issue: inequality and patriarchal control. We had never heard the topic in a song before so thought it was our duty to spread the word to the masses. Hopefully fashion brands take note and pockets production will make it to women’s clothing by 2026, we are fed up of always having to carry a bag!!!" The band now kick off a release week run of UK in-stores with a double release day show at Cardiff's Sustainable Studios alongside a pop-up Panic Shack shop running there during the daytime. Later this week, they'll visit stores including Rough Trade East in London and Resident in Brighton. Full tour dates and the video can be found below.  

Live Dates
July 18th | Cardiff, UK - Sustainable Studios
July 19th | Bristol, UK - Rough Trade [matinee] [sold out]
July 20th | Nottingham, UK - Rough Trade [sold out]
July 21st | Liverpool, UK - Jacaranda [sold out]
July 22nd | Southampton, UK - Vinilo
July 23rd | London, UK - Rough Trade East [sold out]
July 24th | Brighton, UK - Resident Records [sold out]
Aug 1st | Derbyshire, UK - Y Not Festival
Aug 2nd | Somerset, UK - Outcider Festival
Aug 14th | Charleville-Mézières, FR - Cabaret Vert Festival
Aug 16th | Devon, UK - Beautiful Days Festival
Oct 9th | Margate, UK - Where Else
Oct 10th | Brighton, UK - Chalk
Oct 11th | Cambridge, UK - New Shiny Festival
Oct 12th | Bristol, UK - SWX
Oct 15th | Sheffield, UK - Foundry
Oct 16th | Manchester, UK - Academy 2
Oct 17th | Glasgow, UK - Garage
Oct 18th | Nottingham, UK - Rescue Rooms
Nov 6th | Reykjavik, IS - Iceland Airwaves Festival
Nov 15th | Leeds, UK - Live at Leeds in the City
Nov 19th | Antwerp, BE - Trix Bar
Nov 20th | Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg
Nov 21st | Hamburg, DE - Molotow
Nov 22nd | Cologne, DE - Yuca
Nov 24th | Berlin, DE - Lark
Nov 25th | Munich, DE - Orange House
Nov 28th | Paris, FR - Festival Les Femmes S'en Mêlent
Nov 30th | Madrid, ES - Wurlitzer
Dec 1st | Barcelona, ES - Upload
Dec 4th | London, UK - Electric Brixton
Dec 5th | Cardiff, UK - Tramshed 

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

Wigan born musician, Tasmin Stephens has donned the TTSSFU moniker once more and made her brilliant return this week with Call U Back, Taken from the ‘Blown’ EP which will be released on 29th August. Speaking about the new single she explains, "Call U Back is a song about when you really like someone and you chase them around to try and make it work, but end up just making a fool of yourself by holding onto the slightest chance of it working. When you listen to it, imagine you’re drunk on a night out at the point that things slowly start to just feel awful." Take a listen for yourselves below. Pre-order the EP HERE.

TTSSFU UK Live Dates:
9th November - The Attic, Leeds
10th November – Strange Brew, Bristol
11th November – Lower Third, London
15th November – King Tuts, Glasgow
27th November – White Hotel, Manchester

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

Photo credit: Laura Marie Cieplik

The Last Dinner Party have today announced details of their second album, From The Pyre, set to be released on the 17th October 2025 through Island Records. Heading up the news is the record's first single, This Is The Killer Speaking, a soaring, cinematic, off-kilter pop gem. Speaking about the new album the band went on to say, “This record is a collection of stories, and the concept of album-as-mythos binds them. ‘The Pyre’ itself is an allegorical place in which these tales originate, a place of violence and destruction but also regeneration, passion and light.“The songs are character driven but still deeply personal, a commonplace life event pushed to pathological extreme. Being ghosted becomes a Western dance with a killer, and heartbreak laughs into the face of the apocalypse. Lyrics invoke rifles, scythes, sailors, saints, cowboys, floods, Mother Earth, Joan of Arc, and blazing infernos. We found this kind of evocative imagery to be the most honest and truthful way to discuss the way our experiences felt, giving each the emotional weight it deserves. This record feels a little darker, more raw and more earthy; it takes place looking out at a sublime landscape rather than seated an opulent table. It also feels metatextual and cheeky in places, like a knowing look reflected back at ourselves.” Take a listen to This is the Killer Speaking below. The new album follows on from their number 1 debut, 2023’s Prelude to Ecstasy.

From The Pyre - Tracklisting: 
Agnus Dei / Count The Ways / Second Best / This Is The Killer Speaking / Rifle / Woman Is A Tree / Hold Your Anger / Sail Away / The Scythe / Inferno

 

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

Photo Credit: Sarah Oglesby

Marking her first new single release of 2025 and the product of sessions with producer Joel Johnston (Far Caspian), Halifax pop wunderkind Ellur has returned with the brilliant new single Missing Kid. Taking her exceptional songwriting to new levels, the track's infectious guitars and soaring vocal delivery gives an exciting introduction to what lays ahead this year. “‘Missing Kid’ is about how I observe the people in my life”, she explains. “I sometimes feel like I’m just copying what everyone else is doing, simply because I don’t know what I’m ‘supposed to’ do”. Missing Kid is the follow up to 2025's EP ‘God Help Me Now’. Take a listen for yourselves below. 

Live Dates
25th July - Truck Festival, Oxford
26th July - Lazydays Festival, Southend-on-Sea
27th July - Latitude Festival, Suffolk
16th August - Halifax Piece Hall (w/ Supergrass)
23rd August - Big Feastival, Kingham
17th-20th September - Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg
30th September - Deaf Institute, Manchester
1st October - Zerox, Newcastle
2nd October - SWG3 Poetry Club, Glasgow
3rd October - The Bodega, Nottingham
5th October - Dead Wax Digbeth, Birmingham
6th October - The Louisiana, Bristol
7th October - Heartbreakers, Southampton
9th October - Camden Assembly, London
10th October - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

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

Photo Credit: James Robinson

As Gordi readies the release of her forthcoming album Like Plasticine, due out 8th August, the Australian indie-pop singer, songwriter and producer has shared one final taste of the record with the John Congleton co-produced ‘Head Rush’. With its dancefloor ready beat and soaring vocal sections it offers another exciting teaser of what's to come as she extends between genres to form a pulsating pop masterpiece. "I was sitting at my friend, Sarah's, Wurlitzer in Los Angeles, playing the same thing over and over again and then Head Rush arrived" explains Gordi. "It was one of those songs that came in a flurry of words out of my mouth quicker than I could write them down. I was thinking about New York, a place where I've spent a lot of time over the years, where my friend used to live in a rundown place on Division St. Head Rush is about how everything comes to an end eventually. About having to grow up before you're ready. That transition from reckless ecstasy to stability. From chaos to plans.“I finished this song with John Congleton in LA - we worked at a feverish pace, which was a perfect match for the energy of the song. You've gotta turn the last part up real loud". Take a listen for yourselves below. 

Live Dates

Thursday 31 July – Lollapalooza Soho House Takeover, Chicago IL
Friday 1 August – Bloomington IN TBC
Saturday 2 August – Eau Claire WI TBC
Sunday 3 August – Hinterland Festival, IA

AUSTRALIA
Saturday 23 August – Darwin Festival, Darwin NT

EUROPE
11-14 September – Sounds From A Safe Harbour Festival, Cork IRE

Wednesday 17 September – Jaki, Cologne DE
Thursday 18 September – Lark, Berlin DE
Friday 19 September – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg DE
Sunday 21 September – TivoliVrendenburg (Club Nine), Utrecht NL
Monday 22 September – Rust, Copenhagen DK
Wednesday 24 September – Trix Bar, Antwerp BE

AU (WITH DAVID GRAY)
Tuesday 4 November – Riverside Theatre, PCEC, Perth WA
Wednesday 5 November – Riverside Theatre, PCEC, Perth WA
Friday 7 November – Thebarton Theatre, Adelaide SA
Sunday 9 November – Palais Theatre, Melbourne VIC SOLD OUT
Monday 10 November – Palais Theatre, Melbourne VIC
Wednesday 12 November – State Theatre, Sydney NSW SOLD OUT
Thursday 13 November – State Theatre, Sydney NSW SOLD OUT
Saturday 15 November – QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane QLD SOLD OUT
Sunday 16 November (Matinee) - QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane QLD SOLD OUT
Sunday 16 November (Evening) - QPAC Concert Hall, Brisbane QLD SOLD OUT 

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

Photo credit: Sal Redpath

Georgia has returned this week with her first new music in two-years as the singer-songwriter reveals a true pop-perfected bop. Talking about the track, Georgia says: “I wrote this song at a complete crossroads in my life, which is why I stuck with the 160bpm! It's a fast tempo punk-electro song, inspired by early Knife songs & 80's Depeche Mode bass-lines. It's a bit of fun really, I wanted to explore my love for synths again!”. Take a listen for yourselves below. Georgia will be putting on an intimate event at London’s AnotherLand next week, where she will be performing her new live set alongside a number of guest DJs.

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

Photo credit Cuan Roche

Today sees Mên An Tol unveil their dazzling new single Not Ideal, taken from the London five-piece’s new EP ‘This Land’, out 26th September. With its bright acoustic textures and mandolin flourishes, Not Ideal spins vulnerability into triumph as frontman Bill Jefferson leads the charge with a vocal performance built to shake stadium rafters. On the track Bill says -"To burn with desire and keep it quiet is punishment. So I wrote ‘Not Ideal’, it’s the feeling of unrequited love set to classic pop tune. It’s a live favourite without people even hearing a recording of it so we wanted to get that right. Going into the studio with Carlos felt like a great marriage, he totally understood the soul of the song and with his production and playing took it to the level it called for." Producer Carlos O’Connell (of Fontaines D.C.) says -“It was a real honour and a pleasure to work with Mên An Tol. A talented and promising band. I found a real beauty in working together with them, seeing a band at such a formative stage, with intent and vulnerability at the core. It was just a treat to be reminded of the early days, before the masses have made up an opinion on the spirit of something. If I know anything about the process, it is that it is an ever-changing thing. You constantly relearn and recall. I learned from these boys. I experienced real joy seeing them as they develop into a very very exciting band." Take a listen for yourselves below.  

Live dates:
15 July - Nijmegen (NL) - Valkhof 
17 July - Lucerne (SUI) - Luzern Live 
9 August - Haldern (DE) - Haldern Pop
5 September - Asten (NL) - Misty Fields
22 September - Bristol - Strange Brew (w/ Cardinals) 
23 September - Southampton - Joiners (w/ Cardinals) 
25 September - Norwich - Waterfront Studio (w/ Cardinals) 
26 September - Leeds - Belgrave (w/ Cardinals) 
27 September - Manchester - Yes Pink Room (w/ Cardinals) 
29 September - Brighton - Patterns (w/ Cardinals) 
30 September - London - Moth Club (w/ Cardinals) 
17 October - Cardiff (UK) - SWN 
23 October - Rotterdam (NL) - Left Of The Dial
24 October - Rotterdam (NL) - Left Of The Dial
31 October - Amsterdam (NL) - London Calling

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

Photo credit: Coco Aramaki

Taken from his forthcoming new album, I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, out August 22nd, Dean Johnson has today shared the brilliant new effort Death of the Party. On the single, Johnson shares: "'Death of the Party’ is arguably the most prickly of the album’s handful of prickish songs and the main inspiration for the album title, I Hope We Can Still Be Friends. We all know people who can’t stop talking; as though every thought is wired to their tongue. People who drain the life out of you and ruin what would have otherwise been an enjoyable party. This song is dedicated to all the energy vampires I’ve ever known.” Take a listen for yourselves below. 

Tour dates:
July 16th | Manchester, VT - Billsville #
July 17th | Brattleboro, VT - The Stone Church #
July 18th | Portland, ME - SPACE #
July 19th | North Haven, ME - Crabtree Sessions #
July 20th | Exeter, NH - The Word Barn #
July 21st | Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater #
July 23rd | Nelsonville, OH - Creekside Stage #
July 24th | Kalamazoo, MI - Bell’s Eccentric Cafe #
July 25th | Berwyn, IL - Fitzgeralds #
July 26th | Spring Green, WI - The Shitty Barn (sold out)
July 27th | Madison, WI - The Bur Oak #
July 31st | Bellingham, WA - Structures Brewing (w. Vincent Neil Emerson)
Aug 2nd | Orcas Island, WA - Dylanfest
Aug 8th | Colorado Springs, CO - Lulu’s Downtown
Aug 9th | Lyons, CO - Rocky Mountain Folks Festival
Aug 22nd | Seattle, WA - Easy Street Records (in-store)
Sept 4th | Salt Lake City, UT - Red Butte Garden ^
Sept 5th | Boise, ID - Morrison Center (sold out) ^
Sept 6th | Carnation, WA - Remlinger Farms ^
Sept 7th | Troutdale, OR - Edgefield ^
Sept 8th | New York, NY - Central Park Summerstage *
Sept 10th | Washington, DC - Anthem *
Sept 11th | McKees Rock, PA - Roxian Theatre *
Sept 12th | Nashville, TN - AmericanaFest
Sept 14th | Grand Rapids, MI - Meijer Gardens Summer Series *
Sept 16th | St. Paul, MN - Palace Theatre *
Sept 17th | La Vista, NE - The Astro Amphitheater *
Sept 18th | St. Louis, MO - Old Rock House (solo)
Sept 20th | Washington, DC - Songbyrd Music House (solo)
Sept 21st | Philadelphia, PA - Johnny Brenda's (solo)
Sept 23rd | Cambridge, MA - Club Passim (solo)
Sept 26th | Boonton, NJ - Boonton Coffee Co. (solo)
Sept 27th | Northampton, MA - The Iron Horse (solo)
Sept 28th | Providence, RI - Alchemy (solo)
Sept 29th | Brooklyn, NY - Baby's All Right (solo)
Nov 6th | Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
Nov 8th | Fort Collins, CO - The Armory
Nov 9th | Boulder, CO - Fox Theater
Nov 11th | Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
Nov 12th | Santa Fe, NM - Meow Wolf
Nov 14th | Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar
Nov 15th | Tucson, AZ - Club Congress
Nov 16th | Jacumba Hot Springs, CA - The Old Bath House
Nov 17th | Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room
Nov 18th | San Francisco, CA - The Chapel
Dec 5th | Austin, TX - 29th St. Ballroom @ (solo)
Dec 6th | Dallas, TX - The Kessler Theater @ (solo)
Dec 7th | Houston, TX - Heights Theater @ (solo)
Dec 9th | New Orleans, LA - Chickie Wah Wah @ (solo)
Dec 10th | Birmingham, AL - Woodlawn Theatre @ (solo)
Dec 11th | Atlanta, GA - Center Stage (Vinyl) @ (solo)
Dec 12th | Durham, NC - The Pinhook @ (solo)
Dec 13th | Asheville, NC - AyurPrana Listening Room @ (solo)
Dec 14th | Charlotte, NC - Neighborhood Theatre @ (solo)

# = w/ Erin Rae
^ = supporting Gregory Alan Isakov
* = supporting Rilo Kiley
@ = w/ Esther Rose

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

Photo credit / Alex Wylie

 
Returning with news of their second album, 'The Bitter Cup', released October 31st, Hotel Lux have unveiled their brilliant new single Costermonger. On the new single, Hotel Lux say: "Costermonger is a musical translation of a BBC documentary detailing the rise and the fall of Deptford Market, High Street and the surrounding housing. The title itself refers to a Cockney word for a market trader. Sadly, the subject matter of the lyrics are as relevant now as they would’ve been back in ‘67 when Lewisham council first started pulling down the council housing". On ‘The Bitter Cup’, Hotel Lux took it upon themselves to self-produce. “Something that felt completely natural, but also entirely necessary” Guitarist Sam Coburn explains. Recorded at Big Jelly Studios, the band had enough confidence to lead on carving their own sound for this new record. “If you can’t trust yourselves, who can you?" guitarist Max Oliver adds. The track itself is packed with buzzy guitar riffs and the band's unique take on a socially conscious anthem, connecting past and present London. Listen for yourselves below. 

 

NOVEMBER
13 Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield, UK
14 The Grayston Unity, Halifax, UK
15 Zerox, Newcastle, UK
16 Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh, UK
18 Sunbird Records, Darwen, UK
19 The Jacaranda, Liverpool, UK
20 Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff, UK
21 Fiery Bird, Woking, UK
22 Craufurd Arms, Milton Keynes, UK
23 The Waterfront, Norwich, UK
27 Bear Cave, Bournemouth, UK
28 The Hope & Ruin, Brighton, UK

DECEMBER
18 Oslo, London, UK
19 Kola, Portsmouth, UK

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

Photo by Lawrence Watson

Merseyside outfit Keyside returned ahead of the weekend with their blistering new single If You Don’t Try. Described as a pep-talk single, the infectious vocal hook acts as a call to action as its driving percussion and jangly guitar melodies take lead. Reflecting on the track, Parker adds:"If You Don’t Try” is about embracing uncertainty, taking chances and living life. It blends historical metaphor, personal emotion and modern imagery to say:“F**k it! Let’s give it a go, see what happens if we try.” Take a listen for yourselves below. 

Live dates
Thu 13 Nov –Glasgow, Oran Mor
Fri 14 Nov –Edinburgh, The Mash House
Sat 15 Nov –Leeds, Live at Leeds in the City
Tue 18 Nov -Newcastle-upon-Tyne, The Cluny 2 
Thu 20 Nov –Sheffield, Sydney & Matilda
Fri 21 Nov –Liverpool, O2 Academy
Wed 26 Nov –London, Camden Assembly
Thu 27 Nov –Manchester, Band on the Wall
Fri 28 Nov –Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach
Sat 29 Nov –Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge
Mon 1 Dec –Bristol, The Louisiana
Tue 2 Dec –Southampton, The Joiners
Thu 4 Dec –Nottingham, The Bodega Social Club

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