Manchester alt-pop five-piece Marie Franc have shared their lofty new single ‘Wildfires’. Built around chiming guitar melodies and a towering vocal delivery, the track’s ethereal sound offers another tantalising glimpse of what’s to come. Speaking about the track in more detail singer Rachel Maria Francesca, says, “’Wildfires’ arrived at a time when the world felt like it was on fire this summer, and that feeling somehow found its way into the song. It is about desire, but also the beauty of impermanence, and the fact that love, like life, is transient. There’s something strangely beautiful about knowing that the people and moments we love won’t last forever. To feel tenderness is to make yourself vulnerable to its loss, but perhaps we’re all lucky to know that pain at all.” Take a listen below.
The band will be performing at Beyond The Music festival in October, with a set as part of Chris Hawkins’ Awesome Friends stage on Thursday 8 th October.
The Bracknall have today released their brand-new EP Waiting For The Lights To Change, completed by their latest single Got What We Came Here For. Built on layers of soaring guitars and an undeniable melodic pull, the track finds its sweet spot between expansive indie rock and effortless songwriting. “I often say that there are singing bands and there are dancing bands,” says Jack. “We’re a singing band and this song reflects that, building the mood with soaring atmospherics. Lyrically it covers the hard road we’ve travelled, juggling day jobs and 2am finishes in the rehearsal room, now to be rewarded with these gigs and amazing fans. We couldn’t have imagined this two or three years ago.” Take a listen below, the full EP is available now.
Live Dates Mon 9 November 2026: Aberdeen, Music Hall w/Embrace Tue 10 November 2026: Glasgow, Barrowland w/Embrace Thu 19 November 2026: Bristol, Exchange Fri 20 November 2026: Leeds, Brudenell Social Club Sat 21 November 2026: Gorilla, Manchester Sun 22 November 2026: Cambridge, Corn Exchange, w/Embrace Tue 24 November 2026: Margate, Dreamland w/Embrace Wed 25 November 2026: Nottingham, Metronome, Thu 26 November 2026: Newcastle, The Cluny Fri 27 November 2026: Liverpool, Arts Club Sat 28 November 2026: Sheffield, Foundry Fri 4 December 2026: London, KOKO
Irish-based four-piece Bleech 9:3 today announce their biggest headline tour to date, including a stop at London's O2 Kentish Town Forum. The news comes alongside the band sharing the title of their forthcoming, and highly anticipated debut album, Bleed, with their latest single Tourniquet heading up the announcement. Already a live favourite, the track's propulsive energy and towering wall of sound give us an exciting taste of what's to come. Tourniquet is produced by Dan Carey (Fontaines D.C., Wet Leg) & mixed by Rich Costey (Bruce Springsteen, Arctic Monkeys). Take a listen below along with a full list of tour dates. A limited edition version of the album is available until Tuesday 6th October via the band's store https://bleech93.lnk.to/store
December 2026 1st – Electric Ballroom, London (SOLD OUT) 3rd – Thekla, Bristol (SOLD OUT) 4th – Academy 2, Manchester (SOLD OUT) 5th – Arts Club Theatre, Liverpool (SOLD OUT) 6th – Foundry, Sheffield (SOLD OUT) 8th – Cluny, Newcastle (SOLD OUT) 9th – The Garage, Glasgow (SOLD OUT) 10th – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (SOLD OUT) 11th – O2 Institute 2, Birmingham (SOLD OUT) 15th – Limelight 2, Belfast (SOLD OUT) 16th – Academy, Dublin (SOLD OUT) 17th – Cyprus Ave, Cork (SOLD OUT)
NEWLY ANNOUNCED
January 2027 14th - Eurosonic, NL 15th - Trix, Antwerp, Bel 21st – Mercury Lounge, New York, NY, USA
February 2027 3rd – The Echo, Los Angeles, CA, USA 12th - Laneway, Sydney, Aus 13th - Laneway, Gold Coast, Aus 19th - Laneway, Melbourne, Aus 21st - Laneway, Auckland, Aus
April 2027 21st – Chalk, Brighton, UK 22nd – Tramshed, Cardiff, UK 23rd – Academy, Liverpool, UK 25th – Olympia, Dublin, Ireland 26th – Limelight, Belfast, UK 28th – SWG3, Glasgow, UK 29th – Queens Hall, Edinburgh, UK 30th – Boiler Shop, Newcastle, UK
May 2027 2nd – O₂ Ritz, Manchester, UK 4th – Stylus, Leeds, UK 5th – O₂ Academy, Bristol, UK 6th – O₂ Academy, Oxford, UK 8th – O₂ Institute, Birmingham, UK 9th – 1865, Southampton, UK 11th – Junction, Cambridge, UK 12th – O₂ Kentish Town Forum, London, UK 18th – Trabendo, Paris, France 20th – Paradiso, Amsterdam, Netherlands 22nd – Lido, Berlin, Germany
Glaswegian singer, songwriter and producer Joesef has returned this week revealing his new single Separate. Produced by Barney Lister (Joy Crookes, Olivia Dean, Obongjayar) and Joesef, the track leaves behind guitars, in return for pulsating synths and smoky dance floor ready basslines, giving us an exciting taste of this latest era. Sharing more about the track he goes on to say, "Separate is about a specific experience where I knew it was probably the last time I'd ever see someone. It’s a strange feeling trying to imagine your life without somebody, who at one point, you couldn't imagine living without. The first verse reflects the initial grief of the loss, while the second is the imminent feeling of anger and rejection." Take a listen below.
Blossoms - 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 have always understood the value of a good hook. Across five albums, the Stockport band have built a world where shimmering guitars, synths and Tom Ogden’s unmistakable vocals can turn even the most ordinary moments into something worth singing about. On Songs From The Wedding Cake, they take that idea further, finding romance in the mundane and humour in the realities of growing older. It’s a lively, disco-centric record that finds the band loosening the ties of their familiar indie sound, without losing sight of what makes them so irresistible.
Their sixth album arrives ten years after their self-titled debut, but there's little sense of a band looking backwards. Instead, it feels like a continuation of the playful songwriting that emerged more prominently on 2024’s Gary, only now viewed through a more domestic lens. The album’s title comes from Stockport Town Hall, where Ogden got married, and its songs are filled with the small details that come with relationships, marriage and everyday life.
Setting the tone, opener Joke About Divorce grows from an infectious bassline, sharp guitar and a chorus that's almost impossible not to join in with. Quintessential Blossoms pop if you will. Rick Astley’s appearance, repeating the song’s central warning, only adds to the sense that the band are having fun with their own premise.
Husband and Meet Me In Love follow with a softer touch, while The Kardashians brings another dose of pop-perfected songwriting. Elsewhere, Additional Driver, featuring Declan McKenna, provides the album’s biggest change of pace, opening with police sirens before settling into a loose, bass-heavy groove.
Guts and Uma Thurman then bring about one of the album’s most enjoyable moments. The former opens with a simple acoustic guitar melody and repeated vocal ‘oohs’ before dropping into a soaring, infectious chorus. The arrangement is deliberately uncomplicated, allowing the chorus to do the heavy lifting when it arrives. It is one of those Blossoms songs that feels immediate from the first listen, built around the kind of refrain that could easily become a live favourite.
Uma Thurman heads in the opposite direction. With its disco-inspired groove, sharp 80's synth stabs and Ogden’s pin-point vocal delivery, it is one of the album’s more polished moments.The band have flirted with danceable sounds throughout their career, but here the influence feels particularly natural, with the rhythm section and synths giving the song a propulsive energy while Ogden remains precise at its centre. An almost natural progression from Gary's 'Nightclub'.
Where Have You Been My Whole Life? then brings the focus back towards the album’s central theme of finding and holding onto love, before The Deep End closes the record with a reflective six-minute finale. Its metaphor of falling into the unknown of love is more straightforward than some of the album’s earlier observations. Its extended instrumental section gives the guitars room to breathe, providing a slow-burn conclusion to an album that spends much of its running time chasing big hooks.
For all the humour, there is a genuine sense of affection running through Songs From The Wedding Cake. Blossoms aren’t trying to turn marriage into something grand or overly sentimental. Instead, they find their material in the small details around it, whether that’s the anxiety behind Joke About Divorce, the simplicity of Husband or the straightforward devotion of Meet Me In Love.
A decade on from their debut, Blossoms still know exactly how to write a chorus. What has changed is the freedom around them. Songs From The Wedding Cake feels less concerned with fitting neatly into the indie-pop world the band helped establish for themselves, and more interested in seeing how far they can push it.
London-via-Paris newcomers Spanish Horses have revealed details of their debut EP, Small Notions, out 27th November via So Young Records. The news coincides with the band’s second single ‘Some People’ offering another glimpse into their kaleidoscopic world where dazzling guitars, fuzzy synths and an infectious knack for songwriting collide. “Small Notions was written to manifest change in our lives, as a means to jump forward and break out,” frontman Tom Onezime says. “The songs were written shortly before the studio sessions, creating an urgency to the sound and a fragility that we really value. Small Notions is a product of ambition, sincerity and simplicity that we hope will reach the entire world.” Take a listen to their new single below.
Catch Spanish Horses live 09.10 MOTH Club, London * 10.10 Tenement Trail, Glasgow 17.10 SWN Festival, Cardiff 19.10 surprise show, London 20.10 Botanique, Brussels ^ 21.10 Les Etoiles, Paris ^ 22.10 Sebright Arms, Londo23.10 Left of the Dial Festival, Rotterdam 24.10 Left of the Dial Festival, Rotterdam 25.10 Artheater, Cologne ^ 27.10 Badehaus, Berlin ^ 28.10 Turmzimmer, Hamburg 29.10 Ekko, Utrecht ^ 05.11 O2 Institute, Birmingham ^ 12.11 Shacklewell Arms, London [The Great Escape First Fifty] 27.11 O2 Academy, Oxford ^
Ahead of the release of their second album Cancel Me (I’m Tired), out this Friday October 2nd, Fat Dog enlist the help of a Kim Jong Un impersonator in their latest video as they unveil their final taster, Heart of Darkness. Directed by Ralph Fuller, the clip sees a drunken karaoke session turn cut-throat, as the track’s pulsating melodies and swirling synth notes draw us further into its mesmerising charm. Tomorrow night, Fat Dog will host an album release eve party at London’s
Dash the Henge before they dive into an onslaught of instore shows
including Kingston’s Circuit on Friday, Rough Trade Bristol on Saturday
and London’s Rough Trade East on Sunday. Additionally, the band have
confirmed a 2027 UK including dates in Edinburgh, Newcastle, Oxford and
Southampton. Take a listen to Heart of Darkness below, along with a full tour list.
Instore/outstore tour Thurs 1st Oct – Dash The Henge, London (no live performance) Fri 2nd October – Kingston @ Circuit (via Banquet) – sold out Sat 3rd October – Bristol @ Rough Trade Bristol – matinee - sold out Sat 3rd October – Bristol @ Rough Trade Bristol – sold out Sun 4th October – London @ Rough Trade East – matinee - sold out Sun 4th October – London @ Rough Trade East – sold out Mon 5th October – Sheffield @ Foundry (via Bear Tree) Tues 6th October – Nottingham @ Rough Trade Nottingham – matinee Tues 6th October – Nottingham @ Rough Trade Nottingham – sold out Wed 7th October – Liverpool @ Rough Trade Liverpool - matinee Wed 7th October – Liverpool @ Rough Trade Liverpool – sold out Thurs 8th October – Edinburgh @ Cab Voltaire (via Assai) – sold out Fri 9th October – Newcastle @ HMV Newcastle Fri 13th November – The Welly, Hull (via Crash) Sun 15th November - O2 Academy2, Leicester (via Truck) Mon 16th November - MK11, Milton Keynes (via Truck) Tues 17th November - Olby’s, Margate (via Vinyl Store Jr) Sun 22nd November - The Depot, Plymouth (via Rough Trade) Fri 27th November – Jumbo, Leeds – stripped back matinee Sat 28th November – Assai, Glasgow – stripped back matinee
Upcoming live dates Thurs 15th October - Galileo Galilei, Madrid, ES – sold out Sat 17th October - Varias Salas, Barcelona ES Fri 23rd October – Mutations Festival, Brighton, UK Sat 24th October – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK Wed 28th October - Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL Thu 29th October – De Roma, Antwerp, BE Fri 30th October – Tivoli, Utrecht, NL – sold out Sat 31st October – Elysee Montmarte, Paris, FR
Mon 1st November – Stereolux, Nantes FR – sold out Tue 3rd November – Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR Wed 4th November – Die Kantine, Cologne, DE Fri 6th November – Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, DE Sat 7th November – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK – sold out Sat 14th November – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK Wed 18th November – Whelans, Dublin, IE – sold out Thu 19th November – Whelans, Dublin, IE – sold out Fri 20th November - Limelight, Belfast, UK Tue 24th November – Depot, Cardiff, UK Wed 25th November – O2 Academy, Bristol, UK Thu 26th November – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK Fri 27th November – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK Sat 28th November – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK
Thu 3rd December – Rock City, Nottingham, UK Thurs 10th December – Crowbar, Brisbane, AU Fri 11th December – Meredith Music Festival, Meredith, AU Sat 12th December – 170 Russell, Melbourne, AU Sun 13th December – Metro Theatre, Sydney, AU Tues 15th December – The Rechabite, Perth, AU
Wed 27th January – Lemon Grove, Exeter, UK Thurs 28th January – The Nick Rayns LCR, Norwich, UK Sat 30th January – O2 Academy, Oxford, UK Sun 31st January – Cambridge Junction, Cambridge, UK Tues 2nd February – The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge, UK – sold out Wed 3rd February – Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, UK Thurs 4th February – NX, Newcastle, UK Fri 5th February – Electric Studios, Sheffield, UK Sat 6th February – Engine Rooms, Southampton, UK
London 4-piece Saint Clair have this week returned with their first new music since July’s debut EP, Something To Be Said,
unveiling their elevated new effort, ‘Dreams’. A prominent fixture in
their live sets, the track’s towering choruses and rousing
instrumentation deliver another exhilarating showcase of the band’s
expansive sound. “‘Dreams’ somehow feels more relevant to Saint Clair now than ever,” Toby says of the single. “It is a reflection on that period of time and the person who I was; a song that takes me back to the bedroom I grew up in. Music became my outlet, and ‘Dreams’ is our homage to that.” Take a listen below.
This October will see Saint Clair embark on a sold out headline tour in support of Something To Be Said; featuring stops in Bristol, Southampton, Birmingham, Leeds, Glasgow, Liverpool and London’s George Tavern.
Catch Saint Clair live 12th Oct .. Louisiana, Bristol SOLD OUT 13th Oct .. Heartbreakers, Southampton SOLD OUT 14th Oct .. The George Tavern, London SOLD OUT 16th Oct .. Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham SOLD OUT 17th Oct .. Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester 18th Oct .. Oporto, Leeds SOLD OUT 20th Oct .. McChuills, Glasgow SOLD OUT 21st Oct .. Jacaranda, Liverpool SOLD OUT
Continuing her pop-perfected return, Rachel Chinouriri has today unveiled her propulsive new single, Broken chair. Taken from her much-anticipated second album, I think I spoke too soon, due for release on Friday 16th October 2026 via Atlas Artists / Parlophone Records, the track opens with an arpeggiated synth line before revealing its pulsating dance-floor ready beat. The song was written in Los Angeles alongside friend and fellow musician Lucy Dacus, of which Rachel shares of their time working together: “I started having these realisations about drinking and partying and all these things and she almost reassured me that I am more than enough just being who I am and what I want to be.” Take a listen below.
I think I spoke too soon tracklist One song away from crying Pretty girls Baby steps Favourite desperation I’m a star AAAHHH!!! Broken chair Shiver Make believe Parasite The good fight Crash this car
Rachel Chinouriri live 2026 3rd October – Nothing But Love @ Jazz Café, London UK 19th October – Oran Mor (Assai Records), Glasgow, UK ^ 20th October - Wardrobe (Crash Records), Leeds, UK ^ 23rd October – Jacaranda Baltic (Jacaranda), Liverpool, UK ^ 24th October – Trinity Centre (Rough Trade), Bristol, UK ^ 26th October – O2 Academy 2 (Truck), Birmingham, UK ^ 27th October – Circuit (Banquet Records), London, UK ^ 2nd December – Ball Arena, Denver, CO* 3rd December – Ball Arena, Denver, CO* 6th December – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA* 7th December – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA* 9th December – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ* 10th December – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ* 14th December – Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA*
2027 23rd – 24th January – Lollapalooza India, Mumbai, IN 16th February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, AU 17th February – 170 Russell, Melbourne, AU
Today sees Manchester-based outfit Wyatt sign to Heist or Hit and release their debut single 'Morning', ahead of touring in support of Westside Cowboy. Insatiably catchy, the track’s youthful tones and bright brass sections sit neatly alongside jangling guitars, finding a sweet spot between its country twang and slacker-rock charm. Speaking about how the track was conceived, they explain, “Morning came together really quickly. The initial idea came after we'd played a gig where the guitar amp broke and then we stayed in a weird bnb in bunk beds. The next week we took it to rehearsal and by the end of the rehearsal it was basically the version of it that it is now. Getting the song together that quick made me think we had just got really good at being Wyatt after playing loads over a short time. It isn't trying to be too clever or wild, it's just a song we like to play. You can't go wrong with oohs in a chorus either, so it was satisfying to put them in. Morning is a song that feels like Wyatt to us.” Take a listen below.
Live Dates Festivals 17/10 SWN Festival, Cardiff, UK 23/10 Left of the Dial, Rotterdam, NL 24/10 Left of the Dial, Rotterdam, NL
Support tour with Westside Cowboy 28/10 Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL 29/10 Paradisio THT, Amsterdam, NL 30/10 Helios37, Cologne, DE 01/11 Voxhall, Aarhus, DK 02/11 John Dee, Oslo, NO 03/11 Debaser Nova, Stockholm, SE 05/11 Lille Vega, Copenhagen, DK 06/11 Lido, Berlin, DE 07/11 Bike Jesus, Prague, CZ 09/11 Arci Bellezza, Milan, IT 10/11 Exil, Zurich, CH 12/11 Botanique, Brussells, BE 13/11 Petit Bain, Paris, FR 14/11 L’Aéronef, Lille, FR 24/11 St Luke’s, Glasgow, UK 25/11 NUSU, Newcastle, UK 26/11 Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, UK 27/11 Irish Centre, Leeds, UK 29/11 XOYO, Birmingham, UK 30/11 1865, Southampton, UK 1/12 Chalk, Brighton, UK 2/12 O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, UK 4/12 Electric, Bristol, UK 5/12 Albert Hall, Manchester, UK
