Photo Credit: Steve Gullick

After a decade as a band, four albums, millions of streams and worldwide live shows, the only thing left for Nothing But Thieves was Evolution. Recently announcing their next chapter, the band returned with news of their fifth studio album ‘Stray Dogs’ released on 25th September via RCA/Sony Music. Today sees them unveil their latest single and title track from the record, alongside an animated visualiser created by acclaimed British visual artist Weirdcore. Speaking about the track the band share, "We've spent a long time writing about the negative aspects of pack mentality - tribalism, division. This song is the converse. ‘Stray Dogs’ is about finding your people. The image that stayed with us was of our road family, when there are thirty of us gathered in some far-flung part of the world. Or the moment the doors open and thousands of people come streaming into a festival or one of our shows, becoming one. It's about belonging and shared momentum. I guess the community we have built for the last decade. Once the idea of ‘Stray Dogs’ was fully formed, it made sense to base the rest of the album around it." Take a listen/watch below. 



July:
Wed 15th – Athens, Greece – Ejekt Festival
Sat 18th – Cluj, Romania – Electric Castle Festival

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

Headline 2027 Tour Dates:
January 2027:
Tues 12th – Paris – Zénith
Weds 13th – Cologne – Lanxess Arena
Fri 15th – Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome *sold out*
Sat 16th – Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome *sold out*
Mon 18th – Zurich – The Hall
Wed 20th – Munich – Olympiahalle
Thurs 21st – Lodz – Atlas Arena
Fri 22nd – Prague – O2 Universum
Sun 24th – Milan – Unipol Forum
Mon 25th – Vienna - Gasometer
Wed 27th – Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
Fri 29th – Berlin - Max-Schmeling-Halle
Sat 30th – Hamburg - Sporthalle
Sun 31st – Antwerp – AFAS Dome

February 2027:
Tues 2nd – Dublin – 3Arena
Thurs 4th – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
Fri 5th – London – The O2
Mon 8th – Cardiff – Utilita Arena
Wed 10th – Glasgow – OVO Hydro
Fri 12th – Manchester – Co-Op Live
Sat 13th – Birmingham – bp pulse LIVE

March 2027:
Tues 30th – Vancouver – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Wed 31st – Seattle – Paramount Theatre

April 2027:
Thurs 1st – Portland – Crystal Ballroom
Sat 3rd – Oakland – Fox Theatre
Sun 4th – Los Angeles – Hollywood Palladium
Tues 6th – San Diego – SOMA
Wed 7th – Phoenix – The Van Buren
Fri 9th – Denver – Mission Ballroom
Sun 11th – Minneapolis – The Fillmore
Mon 12th – Chicago – The Salt Shed
Tues 13th – Detroit – The Fillmore
Thurs 15th – McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania – Roxian Theatre
Fri 16th – Philadelphia – The Fillmore
Sat 17th – New York – Brooklyn Paramount
Mon 19th – Boston – House of Blues
Tues 20th – Montreal – Mtelus
Wed 21st – Toronto – Massey Hall

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

Credit: Xander Lewis

Returning with their third single this week, Little Grandad are pleased to reveal the brilliant Babe, We've Run Out of Time. Having built a formidable reputation through their electrifying live shows, the band effortlessly capture that same energy in the studio, delivering twanging melodies, infectious hooks, and a wealth of irresistible guitar riffs. Little Grandad’s vocalist and guitarist Harry Lower shares the following: “I’d been listening to lots of old French music like Edith Piaf and had become really into trying to write traditional songs. As I started to write the song it became clear it was going to sound nothing like that. Babe, We’ve Run Out Of Time is the band’s 1940s-inspired indie-rock song.” Take a listen below. 

Little Grandad Live:
8th July – George Tavern, London SOLD OUT
9th July – Shacklewell Arms, London SOLD OUT
10th July – The Windmill, London SOLD OUT
11th July – Papilon, Southampton (So Young Magazine All-Dayer)
24th July – Deer Shed Festival, Thirsk
25th July – Latitude Festival, Southwold
26th July – Midi Festival, Hyères
31st July – All Together Now Festival, Waterford 
2nd August – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire
8th August – Absolutely Free Festival @ C-Mine, Genk
21st August – Green Man Festival, Brecon Beacons
28th August – Into The Great Wide Open, Vlieland
29th August – Victorious Festival, Portsmouth
30th August – Tileyard North, Wakefield (w/ The Vaccines)
1st September – The Croft, Bristol SOLD OUT*Headline Show*
2nd September – Bodega Social Club, Nottingham *Headline Show*
4th September – Brighton Psych Fest, Brighton 
5th September – Moseley Folk Festival, Birmingham 
6th September – End of the Road Festival, Dorset
9th September – Sneaky Pete’s, Edinburgh *Headline Show*
10th September – McChuills, Glasgow *Headline Show*
12th September – Xerox, Newcastle *Headline Show*
13th September – Oporto, Leeds SOLD OUT *Headline Show*
15th September – Deaf Institute, Manchester *Headline Show*
16th September – Scala, London *NEW DATE*
18th September – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg
26th September – Float Along Festival @ Sidney and Matilda, Sheffield
15th October – Swn Festival @ Clwb Ifor Bach, Cardiff
17th October – Neighbourhood Festival @ Pink Room (YES), Manchester
24th October - Mutations Festival @ Dust, Brighton
5th November – Pitchfork Paris @ Supersonic Records, Paris

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

Photo credit / Dan Kendall

Following on from his debut solo single 'Dora, Jack Kaye is back with his second offering in the form of The Weight. Taken from the newly announced EP Go Easy, set for release August 14th on Fascination Street Records, the track highlights his perfected pop brilliance, pairing bold songwriting with an insatiable delivery. On the new single, Jack Kaye says - "There were lots of big life changes that happened for me around the same time. The end of the band kind of signalled that, and the wave of real, adult life knocked me back a bit. It’s about coming to terms with the responsibility of real life; earning a living outside of the band, starting a family… I was also thinking about my Dad, and the ways I want to be like him as a parent, and the things I’d like to do differently. So that’s in there as well" Take a listen below. 

Live Dates
July 7th - The George Tavern, London (with Kamran Khan)
August 13th - Kings Cross Summer Sounds, London
Sept 9th - The George Tavern, London (EP Launch)

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

Courteeners © Joshua Halling 2026

Following the announcement of their Best Of compilation God Bless The Band, released on Ignition Music on 28th August 2026, Courteeenrs have today shared brand-new single Plus One Forever. Hot on the heels of their recent release of The Luckiest Man Alive, the track highlights the band’s trademark anthemic sound that has been a defining feature throughout their career. Speaking about the album, Liam Fray says “In October it's 20 years since our first gig, so with a couple of new songs fresh from the studio, the timing just seemed right for a Best Of. If we mean half as much to people as they have done to us over the years, then we've not done too bad. We look forward to seeing you down the front… God Bless The Fans x”. Take a listen below. 

Tour Dates: 
Thu 23 Jul Stoke-On-Trent, Victoria Hall (sold out) 
Sat 25 July Sheffield, Tramlines (Festival headline, sold out)
Thu 27 Aug Leicester, O2 Academy (sold out)
Sat 29 Aug Manchester, Wythenshawe Park (sold out)
Fri 06 Nov Leeds, First Direct Arena
Sat 07 Nov Cardiff, Utilita Arena
Fri 13 Nov Liverpool, M&S Bank Arena
Sat 14 Nov London, Alexandra Palace
Fri 20 Nov Glasgow, OVO Hydro
Sat 21 Nov Birmingham, Utilita Arena

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

Photo Credit: Vlad Woodham Smith @ Plastic Fruit Studios

Manchester five-piece The Guest List have today shared their dazzling new single If Ever Your Devil Is Kind. Taken from their forthcoming debut album Something Real, out August 28th, the track brings their ever-blossoming sound to full bloom with soaring instrumentation and rousing string arrangements. The track arrives alongside a striking new music video, directed by Valentina Khodnevich, that mirrors the track’s underlying tension. Take a listen/watch for yourselves below. 

EU & UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES
October
20th BRUSSELS, Botanique Witloof Bar
21st PARIS, Les Etoiles
23rd ROTTERDAM, Left of the Dial
24th ROTTERDAM, Left of the Dial
25th COLOGNE, Artheater
27th BERLIN, Badehaus
28th HAMBURG, Turmzimmer
29th UTRECHT, Ekko

November
17th NEWCASTLE, The Grove
19th GLASGOW, St Luke’s
20th BIRMINGHAM, O2 Institute 2
21st OXFORD, O2 Academy 2
22nd SOUTHAMPTON, Papillion
24th LONDON, Scala
25th LEEDS, Project House
26th BRISTOL, Fleece

FESTIVAL APPEARANCES
July
18th BACK DOUNE THE RABBIT HOLE, Stirling, Cardross Estate
25th TRAMLINES, Sheffield, Hillsborough Park
26th LATITUDE, Suffolk, Henham Park

August
2nd CAMP BESTIVAL, Weymouth, Lulworth Castle
8th BOARDMASTERS, Newquay, Watergate Bay
15th SUMMER SONIC, Tokyo
16th SUMMER SONIC, Osaka
28th READING, Reading Festival
29th LEEDS, Leeds Festival
30th VICTORIOUS, Southsea Common

October
17th NBHD FESTIVAL, Manchester

IN-STORE DATES
August
21st LEEDS, Jumbo
23rd LIVERPOOL, The Jacaranda
24th LONDON, Rough Trade Denmark Street
30th SOUTHSEA, Pie & Vinyl

September
1st BURY, Wax & Beans}
2nd PRESTON, Action Records 

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

Credit: Una Burnand

Sebastian Schub has returned with his first new music of the year sharing the insatiably catchy new single “kiss of life. (you’re kinda magical)”. Opening an exciting new chapter, the track's fun melodies and infectious choruses offer a thrilling glimpse of what's to come. Explaining further, he says, “kiss of life is definitely the most fun I’ve ever had making a record. It’s everything overflowing all at once. On the surface it’s a song about falling in love, but really, it’s an ode to my friends and the people around me - it's about the joy and gratitude I feel whenever I’m with them. Two of them unexpectedly became parents recently and it really ended up shaping the heart of the song. In the end I just had to get them all to perform on the record - including the baby. It’s definitely the most fun I’ve ever had on a song.” Take a listen below. 

i: https://www.instagram.com/sebastian.schub

Today sees Manchester's Westislonely unveil her  second EP ‘Man’s Ruin’. Made with the help of producer Dimitri Tikovoï (The Horrors, Placebo) in west London, the five-track Extended Play marks an exhilarating new era for the wunderkind artist, blending soaring pop production with an electrifying sense of momentum. Speaking on the new EP, Westislonely says: ‘Mans Ruin has no happy endings and no heroes; ruin looks better in all black.’ Listen in full here. 

Live dates
WEDNESDAY 22ND JULY - OLD BLUE LAST, LONDON 
THURSDAY 23RD JULY - THE LODGE, MANCHESTER

i: https://www.instagram.com/westisl0nely  

Photo Credit: John Johnson

Ahead of his fourth album Running Round The Sun, due out 4th September via Modern Sky UK, Jamie Webster has today unveiled his aspirant new single Small Town Life. “There is a sense of community running through it,” says Webster. “Looking after each other, standing together, backing one another. Not because life is perfect, but because it's real. It's about the beauty you can find in ordinary places and ordinary lives. It's blood, sweat, tears, pints, football, friendships and families. It's life as most people actually live it.” Take a listen/watch below with the official video shot on location in Liverpool, directed by James Slater, and featuring‘national treasure’ actor, Ricky Tomlinson, ex-England international footballer, Toni Duggan and Betrayal star Paddy Rowan. 

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

Reading outfit Bone-Idle have today shared their blistering new single Liquorice. Reflecting its namesake, the track balances brooding pop undertones against towering percussion, waves of grungy guitars, and melodies that explode into cathartic release. Frontman Braidan Casey explains further, “Liquorice is a song or actually more of a letter to all the things I can’t deal with and have little patience for. It’s like stubbing your toe and wanting to beat the life out of the side of your bed, or slow walkers on a high street when you need to catch a train. It’s about all the annoying little things in life that infuriate me but the anger is always coming from something more complicated. Some people and things aren’t the way I’d like them to be, this song just reflects on my difficulty to accept that they never will be.” Take a listen below. 

Bone-Idle are Braidan Casey (lead vocals and rhythm guitar), Alfie Cook (lead Guitar and Keys), and Jake Finkel (Bass Guitar). 

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

Photo credit: Roman Jody

Following on from last month's single Hurracane, DMA's have today shared their brilliant new effort, Killing Time. Taken from their forthcoming fifth studio album, out August 7th, the track balances skippy percussion with an infectious melody, before gradually ascending into its sweeping, euphoric chorus. Take a listen for yourselves below along with a full run down of upcoming tour dates.  

Live Dates
01 February - O2 Guildhall, Southampton, England
02 February - Cardiff University Great Hall, Cardiff, Wales
03 February - hmv Empire, Coventry, England
05 February - Manchester Academy, Manchester, England
06 February - Manchester Academy, Manchester, England
08 February - O2 City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, England
09 February - The Engine Shed, Lincoln, England
11 February – Barbican, York, England
12 February - Eventim Apollo, London, England
14 February – Olympia, Liverpool, England
15 February - The Octagon Centre, Sheffield, England
17 February - Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland
18 February - Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland
19 February – Limelight, Belfast, Northern Ireland
20 February - The Academy Dublin, Dublin, Republic of Ireland 

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