Photo credit Yana Van Nuffel

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

*w/ Gracie Abrams
^ instore/outstore tour dates

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

PHOTO CREDIT: Molly Wilkinson (@wilkomolly) - Shot at Bankley Studios, Levenshulme

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

Headline Shows
11/12 The Abbey, Manchester,UK

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

Photo Credit: Sal Redpath

Leeds based outfit L’OBJECTIF have made their very welcomed return as the band share their first new music of 2026 with ‘Walking Home (From The City)’. Unfolding through swirling guitars and shimmering synth melodies, the track builds steadily towards a climactic finale that leaves nothing unexplored. Talking about the single in more detail, singer Saul Kane added: “This track is dedicated to my friends, my formative teenage years and the realisation that it is somewhere I can no longer return to. At the time of writing I started to think a lot about those memories from around 16-20, as I experienced them become more sacred and important to me than I could ever really imagine. I’d never really felt a strong yearn for the past before so it was quite an uncomfortable sensation. I think this song has helped me process a lot of things that happened in that period, although I think it was important not to create a solemn musical landscape for the lyrics, as I wanted to demonstrate the elements of energy, life and happiness that those memories will always bring me.” Take a listen below. 

L’OBJECTIF is Saul Kane (frontman), Louis Bullock (drums), Sam Hudson (bass), Abe Hussain (guitar)

i: https://www.instagram.com/l.objectif

Photo credit / Anna Finnegan

Belfast artist and producer Martha Greer, aka cosign has today announced details of their brand new EP entitled 'This Is What It Feels Like', set for release November 6th on Our House Online (Freak Slug, shortstraw.). Coinciding with the news is the expansive and otherworldly new single, I Dance With Someone. On the new single, cosign says - "Closing the EP with “I Dance With Someone” felt like the only appropriate move, mostly because it leaves the listener on a definitive cliffhanger. It deliberately keeps the future of cosign open to endless possibilities." Take a listen below. 

Tour Dates
Oct - 22nd - Left of the Dial, NL

i: https://www.instagram.com/cosign333

Returning for its 12th year, Simple Things has completed the line-up for its 2026 edition revealing, for the first time, four guest-curated programmes alongside the festival’s final artist additions.

Taking place across Bristol on 7 November, this year’s festival will see Cobrah, Squid, Shabaka and Jeremy Deller each take over a different part of the programme, bringing their own selections of artists spanning club, post-punk, experimental jazz, folk and rave culture.

Cobrah’s electronic-focused takeover includes MUCHAS PROBLEMAS, DJ Latex, Only Fire and COUCOU CHLOE, while Squid’s selection at The Island features Anton Pearson, Minor Conflict, 13 Year Cicada and Comfort.

Elsewhere, Shabaka’s avant-garde jazz and percussion-led programme brings together Joy Guidry, Arsenal Mikebe and Sarathy Korwar, while Jeremy Deller’s showcase includes the return of his Acid Brass project performed by The Listening Project , alongside Circle Dance, Mermaid Chunky and Grubby Mitts.

The final additions also include Bristol experimental collective MONOSUM, Belfast indie-jazz outfit Esmeralda Road and club artist PIXY. Local promoters Temple Cloud will additionally take over The Cellars with a programme of high-energy club and electronic acts. They join an already stacked bill featuring The Avalanches, Panda Bear & Sonic Boom, Moor Mother, Olof Dreijer, Cloud Nothings and Alewya across venues including Bristol Beacon, Strange Brew, Rough Trade and The Island.

A full list of names can be found below with tickets available here: https://simplethingsfestival.co.uk/
 
Simple Things 2026:
Curated by Cobrah:
MUCHAS PROBLEMAS | COUCOU CHLOE | DJ Latex | Only Fire

Curated by Jeremy Deller:
Circle Dance | The Grubby Mitts | The Listening Project presents: Acid Brass | Mermaid Chunky

Curated by Shabaka:
Arsenal Mikebe | Joy Guidry | Sarathy Korwar

Curated by Squid:
Anton Pearson | Comfort | Minor Conflict | 13 Year Cicada

Full Lineup A-Z

13 Year Cicada | 96 Back (Live) | A Good Year | Alewya | Alex Wilcox | Anton Pearson | Arsenal Mikebe | ashnymph | Avery Friedman | Bathing Suits | Big Brave | Butch Kassidy | caroline | Chanel Beads | Charlie Osborne | Circle Dance | Cloud Nothings | Cobrah | Comfort | COUCOU CHLOE | Cutouts | DIALS | DJ Latex | Dumbhead | Esmeralda Road | Fine | Gold Panda | Grand River presents Temporary | H31R | Hannah Diamond | Joy Guidry | KAVARI | Kloyd | Lord Spikeheart | Loukeman | Marla Kether | Mermaid Chunky | MGNA Crrrta | Mietze Conte | Minor Conflict | MONOSUM | Moor Mother | Ms Ray MUCHAS PROBLEMAS | Mykki Blanco | My New Band Believe | Nathan Fake | Nori | Olof Dreijer | Only Fire | Panda Bear & Sonic Boom | PIXY | PVA | RIP Magic | Rian Brazil | Roomer | Safety Trance presents Destrucción Live A/V | Sarathy Korwar | Shabaka | SILVERWINGKILLER | Squid | Takuya Nakamura | Temple Cloud Cellars Takeover | The Gnomes | The Grubby Mitts | The Listening Project presents: Jeremy Deller's Acid Brass | The Menstrual Cramps | Tony Bontana | Ugly | Water Damage | zzzahara

+ Very Special Guests: The Avalanches (Live)

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

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Photo Credit: heartsh6kr

London/Manchester outfit The Slow Country have today returned with the reveal of their dazzling new effort, Through Your Teeth. Working with Bill Ryder-Jones once again, the seven-piece venture into ambitious territory with a sprawling six-minute journey through ambling strings, rousing guitar riffs and a cathartic vocal refrain. Premiered by Craig Charles on BBC 6music, speaking more about the single, vocalist/guitarist Charlie Smith says: “Through Your Teeth is an exorcism, about the irrational feeling of someone or something getting under your skin in an instant. The song is an attempt to regain control of those feelings, to drive away the ghosts that linger.” Take a listen below. 

The Slow Country are: Joe Darley - Vocalist and Guitarist, Charlie Smith - Vocalist and Guitarist, Gina Edwards - Keys and Backing Vocals, Finnbar Simmonds - Bass, James Darley - Guitar, Miren Summers - Violin, Ben Court - Drums and Backing Vocal

Live dates:
24 SEPT // Leeds, The Brudenell Social Club*
25 SEPT // Manchester, YES*
26 SEPT // Glasgow, McChuills*
30 SEPT // Nottingham, Bodega*
1 OCT // Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach*
2 OCT // London, Moth Club*
3 OCT // Middlesbrough, Twisterella Festival
22 OCT // Paris, Supersonic
23-24 OCT // Rotterdam, Left of The Dial festival
2 NOV // Norwich, Norwich Arts Centre^
4 NOV // Sheffield, Sidney & Matilda^
5 NOV // Birmingham, Hare & Hounds V2^
8 NOV // Glasgow, The Rum Shack^
12 NOV // Manchester, YES^
14 NOV // Bristol, The Louisiana^
21 NOV // Manchester, Night & Day (Boot Magazine Festival)
18 DEC // Manchester, Rat & Pigeon

*supporting Swim Deep
^ Supporting Gently Tender 

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

Photo Credit: Jack Adams

Irish duo Burglar have today shared their third single, ‘Cappadocia’, out now via TULLE. Swinging guitar lines and smooth percussion drive its infectious momentum, offering another striking glimpse of what’s to come from the pair. Speaking about the track’s origins, Eduardo Pinheiro explained: “’Cappadocia’ is my happy place. It’s somewhere to escape to and fly over the mountains in an air balloon, and I’ve always thought of it as the perfect honeymoon trip. It’s a romantic thing to do with the person you love. It’s also an exaggeration of a dream and an abstraction of what it might mean to reach the ‘other side’ and finally find happiness. I’ve come to realise that I was the only one who saw this place. Some people will never see Cappadocia and that’s what I’m mourning in the song. All that time, I’d wanted someone special to acknowledge it, but I just needed to get there by myself." Take a listen below. 

Live Dates
26 SEP - Other Voices, Derry (UK)
01 OCT - Ireland Music Week, Dublin (IE)
09 OCT - The Talleyrand, March (UK)
10 OCT - Tenement Trail, Glasgow (UK)
11 OCT - Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh (UK)
13 OCT - The Croft, Bristol (UK)
14 OCT - The Hope & Ruin, Brighton (UK)
17 OCT - The Waiting Room, London (UK)
23-24 OCT - Left Of The Dial, Rotterdam (NL)
28 OCT - They’re Gonna Be Big, Paris (FR) 

i: https://www.instagram.com/burglar.band

Photo: Ren Faulkner

Following last month's return announcement with Bed Bugs, Cardiff's The Family Battenberg have today revealed Brand New Boy, taken from their forthcoming debut album Super Deluxe - due out 20th November via Stolen Body records. Led by razor-sharp guitars and their distinct, charged-up angst, the band’s latest offering provides another exhilarating glimpse of what lies ahead. Speaking more about the song’s conceptual lyric, guitarist/vocalist Ethan Duck says: “Brand New Boy is a tongue-in-cheek poke at how weird it is that we need to constantly seek validation from other people. The track imagines absurd lengths one might  go to be accepted,  here taken to points of extreme bodily harm. The version you hear is the first version we wrote, played exactly how we would live - one guitar, no edits, improvisations in the studio all kept in.”  Take a listen for yourselves below along with a list up newly announced live dates. 

 

UK Headline tour dates:
2 DEC // London, The George Tavern
3 DEC // Southampton, The Joiners
4 DEC // Carmarthen, CWRW
5 DEC // Liverpool, The Jacaranda
8 DEC // Birmingham, The Sunflower Lounge
9 DEC // Leeds, Oporto
10 DEC // Sheffield, Hallamshire Hotel
11 DEC // Newport, Le Pub
12 DEC // Manchester, The Abbey

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

Surinamese-Dutch singer-songwriter néomí recently unveiled her new EP, Crunchy, Sad and Strangely Happy, released September 18 via Nettwerk. Arriving alongside the project is previously unheard track “I Wish I’d Never Met You”, which explores the aftermath of a toxic relationship while offering another glimpse into the breadth and emotional depth of néomí’s songwriting. Sharing further detail, she explains, “It’s about that one person you wish you’d never met, not necessarily because you dislike them, but because you dislike who you became with them, how you treated them, or how they treated you. It’s a question mark aimed at love itself and why it always gets so complicated. Nobody wanted to hurt anyone, but what’s done is done. So you try to move on and sometimes still wish you’d never met them :)” Take a listen below. 

Live Dates
17.09.26 – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg 
03.10.26 – De Vegafabriek, Nijeveen 
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: Dimitri Lerouzo

Dutch Mustard has this week revealed her brilliant new single Hear Me Out. Rattling out the gates with an immediate urgency, the track wastes no time unveiling its darkened pop nuances and gripping vocals. “This song is one of those moments, where it just falls out of the sky.” explains SJ; and elaborating on its universal themes that are likely to resonate wide: “Lyrically it talks about wanting to be seen and heard by a loved one. Not only because we should all be heard in a relationship (of any kind), but because it can save the relationship. Hear Me Out sonically travels through more stripped back moments, at the start of the song, then builds into a whirlwind wind of emotion and chaos. Ending in calm intimacy. This is a song for those who deserve to be heard.” Take a listen below. ‘Hear Me Out’ was self-produced by SJ and arrirves via her own label DM Records.

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