credit: Molly Boniface

Following their prominent arrival with previous single Too Young To Notice, London 4-piece Saint Clair have unveiled details of their debut EP Something To Be Said, out on 17th July. Coinciding with the news the band have also shared their latest single Gretchen - a tender cut showcasing the band's wide scale dynamic. “Gretchen plays out as a ‘what if’ love letter to a partner,” Saint Clair say of the track. “It’s the intimate moment where romance and the reality of life away from each other come into the conversation”. Take a listen below. 

Live Dates
13th June - Golden Touch Festival, Portsmouth 
18th June - Abi McCarthy’s Good Karma Club, Camden Assembly
11th July - So Young All Dayer, Southampton
24th July - Tramlines Festival, Sheffield
25th July - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire
2nd August – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire
29th August - Into the Great Wide Open, NL
17th October - Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester

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

Photo of Keo by Milly Cope

Following a meteoric rise in recent months, Keo have announced details of their debut album ‘Put A Smile On For Me', set to arrive 25th September via Island Records. Coinciding with the news, the band returned last week with their face-melting new single That's Me, sharing the track's official video directed by long-time collaborator Hermione Sylvester. “The weight of a secret can sometimes be heavier than the result of people knowing it,” Finn explains. “I didn’t want to drag my guilt around any longer; I felt like I could finally let myself off the hook through writing ‘That’s Me.'" Take a listen/watch below. 

‘Put A Smile On For Me’ - Track Listing

Side A

Be Happy
That’s Me
Fly
Best I Can Do
Bird On The Wire

Side B

Pistol
Loser
Black Dress
Blue Song
Thorn
Spent On You

Keo | Upcoming Live Dates 2026

20 June - TRNSMT Festival, Scotland, UK

5 July - Finsbury Park, London, UK (with Wolf Alice)
12 July - Exhibition Park, Newcastle, UK (with Wolf Alice)
24 July - Tramlines Festival, Sheffield, UK
25 July - Latitude Festival, Southwold, UK
26 July - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire, UK
1 August - Kendal Calling, Lowther, UK
2 August - Y Not Festival, Derbyshire, UK
8 August - Boardmasters, Devon, UK
28 August - Reading Festival, Reading, UK
29 August - Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK

Sat 17 Oct - Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester, UK

24 Oct - O2 Guildhall, Southampton*
25 Oct - Tramshed, Cardiff*
27 Oct - O2 Academy Glasgow*
29 Oct - O2 Academy Liverpool*
31 Oct - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London*

*Headline tour dates

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

Photo credit - Daisy Dickinson

Rising UK artist Iona Luke returned recently with her propulsive new single Can We Still Hang Out?. Here we see Iona pushes her songwriting into darker and more unpredictable territory as the track builds from a state of depletion and emotional numbness in to a towering catharsis. "Can we still hang out is a song about when devotion becomes destructive," Iona explains. "There is a terrifying line between loving selflessly and wanting to absorb someone fully into yourself, perhaps because just yourself doesn't feel like enough, to you or to them. Where the song begins in dejection and acceptance, it ends in a reclamation of selfhood in a reckoning of anger and of noise." Take a listen to the new single below. 

LIVE 
June 10th - London, Paper Dress Vintage 

i: https://www.instagram.com/iona.luke

Photo credit: Liam Jordan

Australian alt-outfit Sesame Girl have recently shared their brand-new single ‘Wings of a Butterfly’. Capturing the feeling of a sun-drenched summer memory, the band's soaring pop influences craft a dreamy soundscape built on warm melodies and a gentle sense of nostalgia. “Wings of a Butterfly is about asking for proof instead of promises. Someone can say that they love you and they’re not leaving, but that’s not really enough. I feel like the lyrics ‘I want you to prove you’re here forever’ sum up the sentiment of wanting reassurance through something tangible,” said vocalist Heather Duncan. “Wings of a Butterfly was the first song we wrote from (almost) scratch in the studio with our producer Simon Lam. We had a little voice memo of the riff and built it up from there, and it ended up being our favourite riff on the record.” Take a listen below with the track's official video. 

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

Photo credit / Dan Kendall

From fronting The Magic Gang, Jack Kaye today releases his debut solo single 'Dora' - out now on Fascination Street Records. After stepping away from music on a path of rediscovery, he returns with a body of work that signals the start of a bold and exciting new chapter. On the new single, Dora, Jack Kaye says - "I had writer’s block for a long time after the band broke up. Wheels were spinning; I was trying to figure out what I was even doing musically. So I decided to take myself out of my own head. I started to write this song, loosely based on a friend’s relationship. Once I got into that storytelling mindset, it became fun again and everything flowed." Take a listen below with the official video directed by Josh Cray, or which Jack comments "We shot the video at a boxing gym I used to go to when I was a kid. My friend Josh, who I’ve known since we were 11, directed it. We bought a bubble machine, got our mate’s Dad to play the trainer and had at it. It was the most fun I’ve had in ages and a relief after taking things so seriously for so long."

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

Photo credit: Marie Dutton

Following on from last month's single DOG, Bristol’s Grandmas House return with plans for their long-awaited debut album, Baby You’re A Winner, set to be released August 21st release on Brace Yourself Records. Coinciding with the news the band have shared the record's latest single and title track - a blistering slice of rock and roll driven by snarling guitars and gritty, raw vocals. Speaking of the single, the band share: “‘Baby You’re A Winner’ is a rock n roll love anthem about seeing the beauty in your loved ones when they can’t. It’s about the frustration of your friends or partner not being able to see themselves for the winner they are - an ode to bring you up when you’re feeling down.” Take a listen below. 

Live Dates
July 3rd | Kraggenburg, NL - Wilde Weide Festival
July 10th | Cheltenham, UK - 2000 Trees Festival
July 25-26th | Engelberg, CH - Jardin Bizarre Festival
Aug 12th | Budapest, HU - Sziget Festival

More tour dates to be announced soon.

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

 

Photo credit: Holly Whitaker

London trio Ebbb have made their very welcomed return this week with their brand-new single Shallow Hits. Taken from the band's forthcoming debut album of the same name, due out July 10th via Ninja Tune, we get a kaleidoscopic look in to what lays ahead through swirling melodies and plinky synth notes. The band explain the single explores “chasing quick dopamine highs to escape emotional emptiness, and how that can lead to destructive patterns of self-sabotage.” Take a listen below. 

Live Dates
May 28th | Neustrelitz, DE - Immergut Festival
Jun 4th | Aarhus, DK - Northside Festival
Jun 27th | Larz, DE - Fusion Festival
Jul 10th | London, UK - Next Door Records Two [in-store]
Jul 12th | Oxford, UK - Truck [in-store]
Jul 13th | Nottingham, UK - Rough Trade [in-store]
Jul 16th | Liverpool, UK - Jacaranda [in-store]
Jul 17th | Brighton, UK - Resident [in-store]
Aug 2nd | Oxford, UK - Wilderness Festival
Aug 9th | Neukirchen, DE - Skandalos
Aug 14th | Poznan, PL - Bittersweet
Nov 25th | Sheffield, UK - Hallamshire Hotel
Nov 26th | Glasgow, UK - McChuills
Nov 27th | Manchester, UK - Now Wave Pub
Nov 28th | Leeds, UK - Hyde Park Book Club
Nov 29th | Bristol, UK - Exchange
Dec 1st | London, UK - Club Cheek
Dec 3rd | Paris, FR - La Mécanique Ondulatoire
Dec 4th | Essen, DE - Kontakfeld Sessions
Dec 5th | Brussels, BE - Botanique
Dec 7th | Cologne, DE - Bumann & Sohn
Dec 8th | Kortrijk, BE - Westen
Dec 9th | Utrecht, NL - ACU
Dec 10th | Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang
Dec 12th | Berlin, DE - Lark
Dec 13th | Prague, CZ - Klubovna
Dec 15th | Munich, DE - Milla
Dec 16th | Dûdingen, CH - Bad Bonn

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

Photo: Dylan Cubbin

Liverpool's rising outfit DBA! have returned with their thrashing new single Little Rivers. Taken from the band's forthcoming EP ‘I was born, I was dead’ arriving this Friday (May 29th), the track serves as another exciting taster of what's to come. Talking about their latest single, frontman Sam Warren stated: “‘Little Rivers’ is sonically a step in a different direction for the band. It’s a confessional ode to the politics of being in a band and a bittersweet lament to the bands no longer with us”. Take a listen below. 

 Live Dates
2 JUN -The Polar Bear, Hull
3 JUN -The Victoria, Birmingham
4 JUN -Billy Bootleggers, Nottingham
30 SEP -The Castle, Luton
1 OCT -The Hope & Ruin, Brighton
2 OCT -The Parish, Huddersfield
3 OCT -Bootleg Social, Blackpool
4 OCT -Headrow House, Leeds

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

Photo credit Steve Gullick

After celebrating a decade as a band last year, Nothing But Thieves have made their momentous return with new single Evolution. Returning to Angelic Studios, the same studio they recorded their debut album at, the band were able to look back at their growth and build that in to their next direction. As the band explain, “It's a song that's not too concerned about finality. I think imperfection and authenticity is becoming ever more valuable and it's definitely something we're drawn to.” “We've spent some time trying to work out what's real and tangible about who we are and how we use our time. The people we travel the world with, the human moments on stage, the connection we make with those who come to our shows. That's real.” “It's a bit of a love letter to the people in our world in that way.” Take a listen below. 

‘Evolution’ out now via RCA/Sony Music.

Summer Live Dates

May
Sat 23rd – Sunderland – Radio 1’s Big Weekend

June
Thurs 11th – Bergen, Norway – Bergenfest
Sat 13th - Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic – Rock For People
Sat 20th – Scheessel, Germany – Hurricane Festival
Sun 21st – Neuhausen ob Eck, Germany – Southside Festival
Thurs 25th -Sun 28 th – St Gallen, Switzerland – Open Air

July
Fri 3rd – London – Finsbury Park (with Biffy Clyro)
Wed 15th – Athens, Greece – Ejekt Festival
Sat 18th – Cluj, Romania – Electric Castle Festival

August
Fri 21st – Edinburgh – Royal Highland Showgrounds (with Biffy Clyro) 

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

Photo Credit: John Johnson

Today sees Jamie Webster make his very welcomed return with details of his forthcoming new album Running Round The Sun, set to be released on Fri 4 September 2026 on Modern Sky UK. Coinciding with the news the passionable artist has shared the record's first single, perfectly setting the tone with its infectious choruses and heartfelt delivery. “This album is about trying to make sense of it all,” Webster says. “Life, pressure, expectations, the way things are changing around us and still holding onto who you are through it.” Take a listen to the new single Just Begun below. Webster will head out on a full UK run of tour dates later this year, full details beneath. 

Live dates
Sat 5 Sep -Southampton, The 1865
Sun 6 Sep -Bristol, O2 Academy 1
Mon 7 Sep -Cardiff, Students Union
Wed 9 Sep -London, Electric Ballroom
Thu 10 Sep -Birmingham, O2 Institute 1
Fri 11 Sep -Manchester, Academy 1
Sun 13 Sep -Leicester, O2 Academy
Tue 15 Sep -Sheffield, Network
Thu 17 Sep -Leeds, O2 Academy
Fri 18 Sep -Hull, University Union
Sat 19 Sep -Newcastle, NX
Mon 21 Sep -Dundee, Live House
Tue 22 Sep -Glasgow, O2 Academy
Wed 23 Sep -Carlisle, The Old Fire Station
Fri 29 Sep -Isle of Man, Villa Marina Royal Hall

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