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Wednesday, 4 March 2026

Joshua Idehen - Turn It Around

Photo credit: Fabrice Bourgelle

Ahead of its release this Friday (6th March), Joshua Idehen has shared the latest single from his forthcoming album, I Know You’re Hurting, Everyone Is Hurting, Everyone Is Trying, You Have Got To Try. Arriving just as spring starts to shake off the last of winter’s grey, the track feels made for brighter days with its dance-floor ready beat and soaring house vocal laying the glowing foundations for Idehen’s sharp, poetic delivery. Talking about the track, Joshua said: "We can thank Ludvig’s wife, Ylva, who suggested it as an album closer. And, it found its place". Take a listen below. 

 

Headline Tour 2026
12/03/26 Balzaal Vooruit, Gent, BE
13/03/26 Bittzoet, Amsterdam, NL
14/03/26 Hasard Ludique, Paris, FR
16/03/26 Veedel, Cologne, DE
17/03/26 Berlin, Gretchen, DE
18/03/26 Betty, Hamburg, DE
19/03/26 Feinkostlampe, Hannover, DE
21/03/26 Inkons, Malmo, SE
14/04/26 Chalk, Brighton, UK
15/04/26 The Phoenix, Exeter, UK
16/04/26 Electric Bristol, Bristol, UK
17/04/26 Gorilla, Manchester, UK
18/04/26 Motel Mozaique Festival, NL
20/04/26 Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
21/04/26 Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, UK
22/04/26 MASH, Cambridge, UK
23/04/26 KOKO, London, UK
25/04/25 The Workerman’s Cellar, Dublin, IE
26/04/26 St Lukes, Glasgow
07/05/26 Fasching, Stockholm, SE
09/05/26 Babylon, Istanbul, TR
14/05/26 Sala 3 Razzmatazz, Barcelona, ES
15/05/26 Sala El Sol, Madrid, ES
16/05/26 Casa do Capitão, Lisbon, PT
17/05/26 Socorro, Porto, PT
19/05/26 Lucia, Vienna, Austria

Summer Festivals
28/02/26 Brecht Festival, Augsburg, DE
18/04/26 Motel Mozaique Festival, Rotterdam, NL
24/04/26 Shindig Festival, Malemsbury, UK
01/07/26 Roskilde Festival, DK
24/07/26 Cardiff Castle (supporting Self Esteem), UK
01/08/26 Stowaway Festival, Stowe, UK
21/08/26 We Out Here Festival, Dorset, UK
28/08/26 Shambala Festival, Northampton, UK
29/08/26 Kalorama, Lisbon, PT 

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

Tooth - Medicine (Official Music Video)

Photo credit: Maeve Wong 

Following up their debut single The Age of Innocence, London four-piece Tooth have today unveiled their blistering second effort, Medicine. Loaded with a quiet undercurrent of angst, brushed with soft, melodic passages, the track perfectly showcases the band’s knack for shifting tone and dynamics, gliding effortlessly between restraint and release. "We wanted to take the chaos of Sonic Youth but dilute it with a bit more structure and melody, and make it catchier," explains vocalist and guitarist Tom Pollock. "Lyrically, it revealed itself as a love song about an incessant lust for someone. This 'someone' was pretty vague in my mind, but it has a rawness of emotion I was fond of." Take a listen for yourselves below. 

Tour dates:
Mar 4th | London, UK - Brixton Windmill
Mar 5th | Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute w/ Keo
Mar 6th | Leeds, UK - Stylus w/ Keo
Mar 7th | Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz w/ Keo
May 3rd | Leeds, UK - Gold Sounds Festival
May 13th-16th | Brighton, UK - The Great Escape Festival
May 23rd | Bristol, UK - Dot to Dot Festival
May 24th | Nottingham, UK - Dot to Dot Festival
July 9th | Cheltenham, UK - 2000 Trees Festival 

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

Tuesday, 3 March 2026

Friko - Choo Choo (Official Video)

Photo credit: Adam Powell

Following last month's return with Seven Degrees, Friko have today unveiled their propulsive new effort, Choo Choo. Taken from the band's much anticipated second album, Something Worth Waiting For, out April 24th, the track's charging melodies and energetic choruses give an exciting taste of what's to come. “I’ve always had a thing with the magic of trains, and when I was writing that song I started singing ‘choo choo’ and it made me laugh,” Kapetan recalls. “It always feels good to play live, with all the slowdowns and speed-ups, but it’s also a very emotional homage to the band and how they feel like home to me.” Take a listen for yourselves below. 



Tour dates: 
Apr 25th | Chicago, IL - Metro [Release Show]
May 5th | Philadelphia, PA - WXPN NON-COMMvention
July 26th | Tokyo, JP - Fuji Rock Festival
Aug 6th | Haldern-Rees, DE - Haldern Pop Festival
Aug 8th | Sicily, IT - Ypsigrock Festival
Aug 12th–Aug 15th | Parades De Coura, PT - Parades De Coura Festival

i: https://www.instagram.com/friko4u/

Green Man Announce 2026 Line-up - Including Mogwai, Wilco, Wolf Alice + More

Following a series of cryptic clues shared last week, Green Man have today announced their highly anticipated 2026 line-up with lucky ticket holders in for a treat. With over 100 acts to delve in to, including Wolf Alice making their debut appearance, Chicago's Wilco, and Four Tet returning to the Welsh hills, it looks set to be another pristine year. With plenty of past year's GM alumni moving up the ranks including Getdown Services, Westside Cowboy and Panic Shack, with a plethroa of new and exciting acts to sink your teeth in to, August 2026 can't come quick enough. 

The full list of band's and artists announced can be found below, with plenty more to come with more acts, surprises and news landing soon. 

Four Tet | Wolf Alice | Wilco | Mogwai | Cat Power | The Beta Band | Sparks | Aldous Harding | Baxter Dury | Dry Cleaning | Wednesday | Cate Le Bon | Anna Calvi | Nation of Language | Shame | Mannequin Pussy | The Beths | Fcukers | Tricky | Getdown Services | Sprints | Daniel Avery (Live) | Smerz | Sorry | Horsegirl | Westside Cowboy | Way Dynamic | Lime Garden | Marie Davidson | Scientist | Roni Size | Avalon Emerson & The Charm | ML Buch | Dove Ellis | Haley Heynderickx | Everything Is Recorded | Ana Frango Elétrico | Pr0stitute | Joanne Robertson | Adult DVD | Tamikrest | Ear | Ata Kak | A Place To Bury Strangers | Panic Shack | Tyler Ballgame | Charlotte Church’s Pop Dungeon | Ben UFO | Lone | The Belair Lip Bombs | The Bug Club | Insecure Men | Maria Somerville | Møtrik | Ulrika Spacek | Pictish Trail | The Tubs | Lael Neale | Sir Richard Bishop | Automatic | The New Eves | Greg Freeman | Hovvdy | Sailor Honeymoon | Cut Worms | Ken Pomeroy | Ora Cogan | Decius | CVC | Art School Girlfriend | Flock of Dimes | Snuggle | Dame Area | Prewn | My New Band Believe | DJ Flight | James Ellis Ford | Modern Woman | Jennifer Walton | Seamus Fogarty | Userband |Golomb | The Gentle Good | Eaves Wilder | Jessica Winter | Tracey | Tony Njoku | thredd | ddwy | Tony Bontana | Another Country $$$$ | Kloyd | Curbside Lambsear | Turnspit | Tai Haf Heb Drigolyn | Neve Cariad | Spit Hood | The Social | Dutty Disco | Deptford Northern Soul Club | Bathing Suits | Big Long Sun | Casual Smart | Dermot Henry | dorothy | Iona Zajac | little grandad | Madra Salach | Marsy | Mên An Tol | Ribbon Skirt | The Cindys | The Itch | Zach Thompson

Green Man 2026 is sold out, re-sale tickets will be made available through their official partner Tixel - https://tixel.com/uk/festival-tickets/green-man-festival-tickets

w: https://www.greenman.net

Monday, 2 March 2026

daydreamers - She Is A Time I'm Living In (Official Video)

Photo by Romarni

London alt outfit daydreamers returned ahead of the weekend with their euphoric new single She Is A Time I'm Living In. The band are well known for their towering pop instincts and widescreen emotional pull, and here they continue that steady ascent with another anthemic cut that bursts with urgency. Built on soaring hooks, radiant melodies and a pulse that refuses to sit still, the track captures that head-rush moment where feeling outweighs fear. It’s bold, bright and unapologetically romantic. The band playfully describe the track as, “the moment in the movie where you turn the car around, or shout ‘I love you’ from the rooftop, or finally kiss in the pouring rain.” Take a listen for yourselves below.

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

Sunday, 1 March 2026

The Guest List - Something Real (Official Video)

Photo Credit: Ewan Ogden

Returning ahead of the weekend, and with their first release of the year, The Guest List unveiled their catchy new single Something Real. Accompanied by its mind-altering video, the track's jubilant melodies and infectious choruses showcase their poetic take on a post-fact world. Cai explains: “This is the song that best represents what we want to say and be. It’s about finding something meaningful in a world where trolls, comment bots, algorithms and whistleblowers dictate public understanding. Where suffering is normalised, and where our most hateful impulses are nurtured. We hope that people find this song as genuine as we do.” Take a listen below. 



UK HEADLINE TOUR DATES - April 2026
7th DUBLIN 1, Academy 2
9th BLACKPOOL, Bootleg Social
10th KINGSTON UPON HULL, Polar Bear Music Club
11th EDINBURGH, Cabaret Voltaire
12th HEBDEN BRIDGE, Hebden Bridge Trades Club
13th PRESTON, The Ferret
15th LIVERPOOL, Arts Club
16th STOKE-ON-TRENT, The Sugarmill
17th BEDFORD, Esquires
18th PORTSMOUTH, Kola
20th SOUTHAMPTON, The Joiners Arms
22nd CARDIFF, Clwb Ifor Bach
23rd BRISTOL, Exchange
24th BRIGHTON AND HOVE, Dukes at Komedia Picturehouse

The Guest List are: Cai Alty (vocals/guitar), Tom Quigley (lead guitar), Leio Hunter (rhythm guitar), Sid Wallace (bass) and Angus Gilchrist (drums).

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

Friday, 27 February 2026

Tallulah Argue - I Think I'm Gonna Love You Forever

Toronto-born, London-based pop artist Tallulah Argue has today returned with her brilliant new single, I Think I'm Gonna Love You Forever. Picking up where Narcissist left off, released last month, the track's towering pop sensibilities carry a forlorn weight as its catchy melodies soundtrack heartbreak and infatuation. On the new single, Tallulah Argue says "I Think I’m Gonna Love You Forever” is about being sat in my bedroom at 2 am, stripped bare of everything except my heart ache and the bittersweet notion that I may never get over them" Take a listen below. 

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

Wednesday, 25 February 2026

Lime Garden - All Bad Parts

Photo Credit: Steve Gullick

Brighton four-piece Lime Garden have returned this week with ‘All Bad Parts’, the latest single lifted from their highly-anticipated second album Maybe Not Tonight, due April 10th via So Young Records. Inspired by Richard Schwatz’ self-help guide No Bad Parts, the track's bouncy melodies and insatiably catchy choruses give a further taste of what's to come as vocalist and guitarist Chloe Howard explains: "All bad parts was taken from the self help book No bad parts by Richard Schwartz and inspired by the saying ‘the life of the party always leaves alone’. I essentially channelled the darkest time of my life so far into a sarcastic pop song that feels light and fun but ultimately has a double meaning." Take a listen below. 

2026 UK Tour Dates 
2nd October Bristol, Electric Bristol 
5th October Oxford, The Bullingdon 
6th October Cambridge, Junction 1 
9th October Birkenhead, Future Yard 
10th October Leeds, Stylus 
12th October Newcastle, The Grove 
13th October Edinburgh, Mash House 
14th October Glasgow, Mono 
16th October Manchester, Gorilla 
17th October Nottingham, Rescue Rooms 
18th October Norwich, Waterfront 
20th October Birmingham, Castle & Falcon 
21st October London, Electric Brixton

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

Tuesday, 24 February 2026

THE TWILIGHT SAD - ATTEMPT A CRASH LANDING - THEME

The Twilight Sad © Abbey Raymonde 2026

Following on from last month's single Designed To Lose, Scotland’s The Twilight Sad have today unveiled their powerful new effort, ATTEMPT A CRASH LANDING - THEME. Taken from their long-awaited sixth LP 'IT’S THE LONG GOODBYE', due out 27th March via Rock Actions Records, the track sees the band pick up where they left off with towering percussion, soaring vocal sections and hardened lyrics. On the new album, singer/lyricist James Graham explained, “In the past I’ve used a lot of metaphors within my lyrics. With this, there’s not as much. The record is heavily influenced by my mental health, grief and loss, and the need to be strong in positions where you’re not feeling it. It’s a very human story, I think – this is just my version of it. I feel that everybody goes through something like this. Everybody loses somebody. Everybody questions life.” Take a listen below. 



THE TWILIGHT SAD headline shows: 
Sun 12 April - Italy, Milan, Legend Club 
Tues 14 April - Switzerland, Zurich, Bogen F 
Weds 15 April - Germany, Munich, Ampere 
Thurs 16 April - Germany, Berlin, Gretchen 
Sat 18 April - Denmark, Copenhagen, Loppen 
Sun 19 April - Norway, Oslo, Parkteateret 
Mon 20 April - Sweden, Stockholm, Slaktkyrkan 
Weds 22 April - Germany, Hamburg, Grünspan 
Thurs 23 April - Netherlands, Utrecht, Tivolivredenburg Pandora Hall 
Sat 25 April - Germany, Cologne, Gebäude 9 
Sun 26 April - Belgium, Brussels, Rotonde - Botanique 
Mon 27 April - France, Paris, Le Trabendo 
Weds 29 April - UK, Bristol, Electric Bristol 
Thurs 30 April - UK, London, Roundhouse 
Sat 2 May - UK, Manchester, New Century Hall 
Sun 3 May - UK, Newcastle upon Tyne, Boiler Shop 
Tues 5 May - Scotland, Glasgow, Barrowlands 
Weds 6 May - Scotland, Glasgow, Barrowlands 
Sat 9 May - Ireland, Dublin, Button Factory 

Live dates with The Cure + festival appearances: 
Sun 14 June – Italy, Firenze, Visarno Arena 
Weds 24 June - Cardiff, Blackweir Fields 
Fri 26 June - Dublin, Marley Park 
Sun 28 June - Belfast, Belsonic 
Weds 8 July – Slovakia, Pohoda Festival 
Fri 10 July - Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide 
Sat 11 July - Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide 
Sun 12 July - Germany, Berlin, Wuhlheide 
Fri 24 - Sun 26 July – Topcliffe – Deer Shed Festival

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

thistle. - pieces

Following on from last year's single tied, thistle. have today shared their first new music of 2026 with the brilliant pieces. Taken from the band's forthcoming second EP entitled ‘backflip’, set for release May 29th via REX RECS, the track picks up where they left off with towering percussive swells and grungy guitar driven melodies. Detailing the origins of ‘pieces’, the three-piece explained: “The song is about changing yourself to fit other people's expectations for so long that you’re not really sure who you are anymore.” Take a listen below.


Live Dates
28 MAR - Ritual Union Festival, Bristol (UK)
11 APR - Homegrown Festival, Brighton (UK)
7 MAY - Clwb lfor Bach, Cardiff (UK)
8 MAY - Rat & Pigeon, Manchester (UK)
10 MAY - SWG3 Poetry Club, Glasgow (UK)
11 MAY - Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield (UK)
12 MAY - Rough Trade, Bristol (UK)
15 MAY - Moth Club, London (UK)
16 MAY - Joiners, Southampton (UK)
22 MAY - Bearded Theory, Derbyshire (UK)
11 JUL - 2000 Trees Festival (UK)
4 SEP - Brighton Psych Fest (UK)
5 SEP - Brighton Psych Fest (UK)


'pieces' Single Artwork

Tracklisting
1. pieces
2. pylon
3. backflip in slow motion
4. tied
5. mean eye
6. city,name

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