Coinciding with the announcement of her forthcoming new album, A Mile South of Heaven, due out October 9th, Texas-born singer-songwriter Jess Williamson has today shared the LP's first single, Goodbye to All That. Inspired by her favorite Joan Didion essay by the same name, Williamson reveals, “Didion’s essay is about leaving New York after eight years and how ‘it’s distinctly possible to stay too long at the fair.’ In my eighth year of living in LA, I felt it was time to leave. I wrote this song as my farewell to LA, but songs are powerful in sneaky ways, and the song itself changed my mind. I realised I wasn't finished with life in LA” Take a listen below.
'A Mile South of Heaven' Tracklist 1. Goodbye to All That 2. High Heels and Blue Jeans 3. Country Mile 4. A Mile South of Heaven 5. Tracking the Tropics 6. Dark Day in Dallas 7. Hum of the City 8. Texas Time 9. Someone Else’s Horse 10. Legends Die 11. Battle Scar 12. The Gem and Mineral Show
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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.
Today sees Manchester's Westislonelyunveil 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
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
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).
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