Cork based four-piece BABYRAT have today unveiled their blistering first offering, Roses. Growing their reputation on the live circuit, which has already seen them share a stage with Jack White in Ireland, the band bring things together for a scintillating debut. Capturing their sharp guitar work and soaring synth melodies, the track leads with the band’s punk power-pop sound, showcasing them at their most immediate. On the new single, the band say - "Roses is about love turning to spite in a coming-of-age setting. The reason it's the opening song in every set is the same reason why it is our first release, it's the perfect introduction to us and sets the tone for what we are and what's to come.” Take a listen below.
Live Dates 20th Sep — Sunday Sessiún, London Irish Centre, London
Rachel Chinouririreturns today with her huge new pop effort, Make believe. Taken from the forthcoming album I think I spoke too soon, due for release on Friday 16th October 2026 via Parlophone Records, the track’s soaring pop sensibilities and shimmering textures offer another taste of what’s to come. “Make believe is about a side to me that I believe to be empowering, but really I’m masking my insecurities and betraying my self worth with obsession. Though it’s more sensual feeling, it’s actually about never holding my own boundaries and allowing someone who clearly hates me to have access to me at any moment,” Rachel shares. Take a listen below.
Rachel Chinouriri live
2026 11th September – Trabendo, Paris, FR – SOLD OUT 13th September – Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, NL – SOLD OUT 16th September - Säälchen, Berlin, DE 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
Today sees total tommy today share new single 'Tailgate', taken from the upcoming album Trapezoid which will be released October 23rd on Play It Again Sam. Here, scuzzy guitars and rattling basslines propel another empowered pop hit, giving us a further glimpse of what’s to come from the LP. On the new single, Tailgate, total tommy shares - "A couple of years ago, I jumped in an Uber on the way to a wedding, and the driver told me she was a psychic. She then proceeded to 'read' me, glaring at me in the back seat from the rearview, telling me all of these crazy things that would happen to my family. Complete unsolicited advice. I left feeling so spun out and violated. All of the things she said sometimes still come into my mind to this day, but this song makes me feel like I’ve taken some of that power back from her" Take a listen below.
London's Kamran Khan has returned today with his propulsive new single 2 Late. Taken from his upcoming debut album ‘I Came From Nowhere & Nowhere Is Where I Am Going, out September 25th via AWAL, the track's catchy grooves and towering pop melodies sees him self-reflecting over past life experiences. “I realised that I was approaching this music from a place of profound conviction,” he says, speaking more about the record. “With this album, I felt I could draw a line - and put my own name to it for the first time.” Take a listen to the latest cut below.
‘I Came From Nowhere & Nowhere Is Where I Am Going’ (LP) - Tracklist 01 - Goodnight 02 - Daddy, Just Like You 03 - Diamond Ring 04 - Adventures In Monotony 05 - 2 Late 06 - I’ll Find It 07 - Personally 08 - Anything 09 - Hello Kamran 10 - Parody 11 - Swimming 12 - Texas In The Rain 13 - Believe Me
Australian outfit The Buoys have recently shared their latest single Alone In Vegas, taken from the band's forthcoming Concrete Cowboy LP arriving October 23rd via Sony Music Australia / Music For Nations (Gossip, Maruja, VLURE). Speaking of the single, the band added: “‘Alone In Vegas’ is kind of like a sequel to Desert Hearts (1985) which ends without you knowing if the two lead characters, Cay and Vivian have a happily ever after. ‘Alone In Vegas’ imagines that Cay and Vivian run into each other in the future in Vegas before getting married and moving to New York together”. Take a listen to the infectious number below.
Live Dates 23 OCT - Crowbar, Sydney, NSW (AU) 24 OCT - The Brightside, Brisbane, QLD (AU) 25 OCT - Jive, Adelaide, SA (AU) 30 OCT - Corner Hotel, Melbourne, VIC (AU) 31 OCT - Indian Ocean Hotel, Perth, WA (AU) 12 NOV - McDonald Jones Stadium, Newcastle, NSW (AU) w/ Foo Fighters 29 JAN - Werk21, Zurich (CH) 30 JAN - La Boule Noire, Paris (FR) 01 FEB - Garagen, Cologne (DE) 02 FEB - Hebebühne, Hamburg (DE) 03 FEB - Paradiso (Small Room), Amsterdam (NL) 06 FEB - Out Of The Ordinary Festival, Leiden (NL) 09 FEB - Room2, Glasgow (UK) 10 FEB - The Lodge @ The Deaf Institute, Manchester (UK) 11 FEB - Bodega, Nottingham (UK) 13 FEB - Hyde Park Book Club, Leeds (UK) 16 FEB - The Croft, Bristol (UK) 17 FEB - The Hope & Ruin, Brighton (UK) 18 FEB - Moth Club, London (UK)
Returning with news of her highly anticipated second album I think I spoke too soon, out 16th October 2026 via Parlophone/Atlas Artists, Rachel Chinouriri has shared her glimmering new single One song away from crying. Leading with a pulsing synth beat and driving vocals, the track offers a compelling glimpse into what’s to come. “‘One song away from crying’ is about the precipice of a night out where you know you need to leave and have to make a decision. It’s a deeper decision because it’s less about the night itself but more about a reflection of a deeper internal conflict with your self value that you haven’t looked at yet”, Rachel shares. Take a listen below.
Rachel Chinouriri live 26th August – El Rey, Los Angeles, CA 29th August – Daisy Chain Fields, Irvine, CA^ 31st August – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY 5th September – The Academy, Dublin, IE 8th September – 26 Leake Street, London, UK 10th September – Botanique, Brussels, BE 11th September – Trabendo, Paris, FR 13th September – Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, NL 16th September - Säälchen, Berlin, DE 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 16th February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, AU 17th February – 170 Russell, Melbourne, AU
Scottish singer-songwriter Blair Davie has returned this week with their brilliant new single You Must Be A Miracle. Taken from the forthcoming EP You Like Ugly, Don’t You Babe, out 9th September via Giant Music, Davie pairs towering pop sensibilities with soaring vocal prowess as we get another blistering taste of what's to come. Speaking on the track, Blair Davie says “I thought I had finished the writing of the EP and then realised that I was missing one important song: the one that says thank you to the person that saved my life. I believe we all have someone out there; a friend, family, your partner: who can see you at your lowest and still love you. This song is dedicated to them.” Take a listen below.
Live Dates 26 July - Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival 29 July - Glasgow, UK @ Kelvingrove Bandstand (support to Mika) 11 Aug - Landshut, DE @ Summerstage im Messepark Landshut 12 Aug - Zwickau, DE @ Freilichtbühne Zwickau 14 Aug - Halle (Saale), DE @ Open Air Bühne auf der Peißnitzinsel 15 Aug - Wolfsburg, DE @ Autostadt Sommerfestival 16 Aug - Lingen, DE @ Emsland Arena 18 Aug - Stuttgart, DE @ Freilichtbühne, Killesberg Open Air 19 Aug - Bonn, DE @ Kunst! Rasen Open Air 21 Aug - Dresden, DE @ Junge Garde 22 Aug - Bad Nenndorf, DE @ Landesgartenschau Open Air Stage 23 Aug - Bruchsal, DE @ Schlossgarten 26 Aug - Giessen, DE @ Giessener Kultursommer 27 Aug - Bad Kissingen, DE @ Turnierplatz 28 Aug - Eindhoven, NL @ Hit the City Festival 12 Nov - Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell 14 Nov - Berlin, DE @ Prachtwerk 16 Nov - Paris, FR @ Les Etoiles 17 Nov - Groningen, NL @ De Oosterpoort 18 Nov - Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat 19 Nov - Arnhem, NL @ Luxor Live 22 Nov - Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown 24 Nov - London, UK @ BARFLY 26 Nov - Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts 27 Nov - Dublin, IE @ Curveball 28 Nov - Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute
Eventually everything has its crux, as Flora from Kansas knows all too well on new single The End - a searing portrait of love at its most destructive. “I thought it would be cool to sing about a certain relationship dynamic that I'm sure some people can relate to,” Flora explains. Approaching the recording with the emotional intensity of a teen drama, Flora wanted the track to hit just as hard as her previous release.According to Flora, “I wanted it to sound like a plot I would see in a teen drama.” Take a listen for yourselves below. The End follows on from the recent success of 2025's ‘The Ghost is Me,’ which featured in Amazon Prime hit show Off Campus.
Ahead of her forthcoming new album Pylon, out September 18 on Dirty Hit/Interscope Records, beabadoobee has returned today with the brilliant new single Switchblade. A bold statement of intent, the second track lifted from the LP rides a convulsing beat, serving up another irresistible taste of what's to come. Sharing details on the album, Laus says: "Pylon is about accepting that negative feelings are going to come back—accepting the insecurity and feeling confused. It’s all a necessary part of growing and knowing yourself better. You have to go through all that shit, I have to write about it." Take a listen below.
‘The Powerlines Tour’ Dates October 1 – Uncasville, CT – Mohegan Sun Arena* October 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Liacouras Center* October 3 – Boston, MA – TD Garden* October 5 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden* October 7 – Toronto, Canada – Scotiabank Arena* October 8 – Laval, Québec Canada – Place Bell* October 10 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion* October 11 – Raleigh, NC – Lenovo Center* October 13 – Orlando, FL – Addition Financial Arena* October 14 – Duluth, GA – Gas South Arena* October 16 – The Woodlands, TX – The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion* October 17 – Austin, TX – Germania Insurance Amphitheater* October 19 – Phoenix, AZ – Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre* October 21 – Los Angeles, CA – The Kia Forum* October 24 – San Diego, CA – Viejas Arena* October 26 – Oakland, CA – Oakland Arena* October 28 – Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena* October 29 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena* November 14 – Glasgow, UK – OVO Hydro November 16 – Cardiff, UK – Utilita Arena November 17 – Manchester, UK – AO Arena November 18 – London – The O2 November 23 – Copenhagen, DK – K.B. Hallen November 24 – Stockholm, SE – Fryshuset Arenan November 27 – Oslo, NO – Spektrum November 30 – Paris, FR – Zenith ~ December 2 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live ~ December 3 – Amsterdam, NL – AFAS Live ~ December 4 – Brussels, BE – Forest National ~ December 6 – Berlin, DE – Tempodrom ~ December 7 – Düsseldorf, DE – Mitsubishi Electric Halle ~
Previously Announced Summer Dates July 30 – Saint Charles, IA – Hinterland Music Festival July 31 – Chicago, IL – The Salt Shed (Official Lolla Aftershow) August 2 – Chicago, IL – Lollapalooza August 4 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater August 7 – Morrison, CO – Red Rocks Amphitheatre*
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)
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
Following on from Slow Down, released earlier this month, Stockholm's alt-pop wunderkind Sibille Attar has returned with KL + SA, the latest cut from her upcoming album, Amor Fati, due out Sept 4th release via PNKSLM Recordings. Here we get a true sense of her towering pop sensibilities as they meet head on with rich vocals and ambitious melodies in grand style. "I wrote this song in a heartbeat which is surprising since my heart was broken,” explains Attar. “I had that song ‘Vampire Empire’ by Big Thief in memory, inspired by how clearsighted a lyric can be even if you’re spun all around then asked not to spin." Take a listen below.
London via Manchester singer-songwriter Little Dog Star has today unveiled her gleaming new single, Radio Show. Taken from the forthcoming EP Something Infinite, set for release on July 17th via Hunger/Polydor Records, the track serves as a thrilling introduction to her sound, pairing soaring pop hooks with irresistibly infectious choruses. Speaking on the single, she shares: “Radio show felt like me really finding my sound. While I was writing it I couldn’t stop smiling, I just knew it was special. It’s about moving at speed when something is working and just following that gut feeling”. Take a listen below.
Following on from last month's single Pretty Little Mouth, Australia based artist total tommy has today unveiled the joyful new effort, Winona Forever. Written about home, identity and connection, the track's punchy melodies and buzzing choruses give another exciting glimpse in to what lays ahead this year. On the new single, total tommy shares - "There’s a picture of Winona Ryder that I’d seen where she’s on a bike outside a block of high rise buildings, and the imagery of that inspired me so much of how small we all are in the expanse of a city. How it’s easy to lose your identity when you’re not surrounded by the people who really know you, and how we subconsciously shape shift to fit our environments." Take a listen below.
Ahead of the weekend, Phoebe Green returned with her scintillating new single, There’s Always Someone Kicking The Seat - taken from the new album PREMATURE NOSTALGIA, released 2nd October via The Green Dream Machine / Absolute. Opening with spoken-word observations, the track gradually gives way to its shimmering synth-pop textures and swirling electronics before a wave of emotion washes over. Speaking on the new single release, Phoebe shared: "We wanted
this song to feel extremely visceral, as though the listener is
experiencing the story firsthand; it was written in a similar way to
‘Reinvent’ lyrically where I just wanted to get an experience off my
chest and melodically nothing fit, so I ended up just talking. It’s
maybe my only proper break-up song, and Lucy really beautifully
encapsulated the chaotic emotional journey sonically. It felt really
fitting for the verses to feel quite matter of fact, recounting events,
then melancholic choruses followed by a cathartic outro." Take a listen below.
Edinburgh-raised, London-based indie-pop duo Quiet Houses today release their debut album we're all in love via AWAL, alongside new single 'made for love'. Led by swirling vocals and chiming guitars, the track emerges as one of the album’s defining moments, chronicling the frustrations of modern dating and the pursuit of real connection, as the band explain: “A lot of our friends are struggling to find romance. They’re looking for community and connection, but finding dull hinge dates and poor communication. Endless choice and fragmented society in cities can leave people feeling isolated and blaming themselves. When writing 'made for love' we wanted to show that if everyone feels like they can’t find love, it’s probably the fault of tech companies and a rise in the sales of DJ equipment. If all else fails, come to a Quiet Houses show, you will meet the love of your life, possibly.” Listen below.
2026 LIVE DATES 08 October - Mash House, Edinburgh 11 October - The Cluny 2, Newcastle 12 October - Oporto, Leeds 14 October - YES (Basement), Manchester 15 October - Hare And Hounds, Birmingham 16 October - Rough Trade, Bristol 17 October - Courtyard Theatre, London
'we're all in love' album artwork & track list
1. i don't wanna know how it ends
2. buttercup
3. mark:james
4. i know how to dream
5. bubble
6. cometsong!
7. made for love
8. where does all the love go?
9. i'm not yours
10. keeping some of it for me
11. queen of the whole world
Following recent singles “Didn’t I” and “Catch You”, Dutch-Surinamese singer- songwriter néomí returns with details of her forthcoming EP ‘Crunchy, Sad and Strangely Happy’, arriving September 18th via Nettwerk. The news comes accompanied by her latest single Close, a track that depicts the addictive nature of unhealhty love. “Close is a song that is actually very much about an unhealthy form of love,” néomí explains. “The push and pull relationship where you don’t want to be together but also don’t want to let go. It is about desperately holding on, going back and forth with each other’s emotions. Think about avoidant/anxious attachment styles, bound to be together. Love can feel like a drug when it is felt like that, as if you can’t live without each other so that’s the reason why you have to stay close. “I’d advise you to let go instead of holding on but, love is a powerful thing, and the heart wants what it wants I suppose… luckily we have songwriting to cope with that haha. I hope, but also don’t hope you connect to the song.” Take a listen below.
Following the release of April's single Joke About Divorce, and this week's latest offering, Meet Me In Love, Blossoms have excitedly announced the details of their forthcoming sixth studio album, Songs From The Wedding Cake. Deriving its name from 'The Wedding Cake', the nickname for Stockport’s Town Hall where band member Tom Ogden got married, the LP was recorded to tape at Tilehouse Studios and produced by Shawn Lee, set to be released 2nd October 2026, and is available to pre-order now. You can take a listen to their latest single below along with a teaser video for the band's upcoming Arena tour dates where they'll be joined by The Royston Club. Speaking about the latest single, Tom says: ‘“Meet Me In Love” was written on a songwriting trip to the Lake District with Natalie Findlay and Jules Apollinaire. As often happens, it was the last day and we’d pretty much accepted that there probably weren’t any more songs left to write. We started messing around with a simple two chord disco groove and, within a couple of hours, the whole thing seemed to fall into place. It’s one of those songs that felt exciting from the moment it arrived. I remember driving home from the Lakes listening to the demo on repeat for most of the journey. We later finished the recording with Shawn Lee at Tilehouse Studios, tracking live to tape, but a lot of what made us fall in love with the song in the first place came from that original demo, so plenty of those parts survived onto the final record.’
'Songs From The Wedding Cake' - Tracklist 1. Joke About Divorce 2. Husband 3. Meet Me In Love 4. The Kardashians 5. Additional Driver (feat. Declan McKenna) 6. Fall Into You 7. Guts 8. Uma Thurman 9. Where Have You Been My Whole Life? 10. The Deep End
Blossoms Arena tour Live Dates
November 26 Cardiff Utilita Arena 27 London Alexandra Palace 28 Manchester Co-op Live
December 4 Birmingham Utilita Arena 5 Glasgow OVO Hydro
Tickets go on fan pre-sale at 9:30am on Wednesday 24 June, with general sale at 9:30am on Friday 26 June.
Blackburn-born artist Charlotte OC has returned this week with her shimmering new single Start of Summer. Written amid a period of transition and grief, the track sees its emotional weight swell through expansive pop production and a commanding vocal delivery. "This song is about the ever-present longing I have for my father," Charlotte explains. "He absolutely loved being in the sun and being as tanned as humanly possible. Whenever I picture him, he's in the garden, covered in factor 15, with a glass of whiskey by his feet and a border collie by his side. I wanted the song to carry a sense of optimism, because that's how he always was when summer was around the corner, knowing that tan would soon be his again. It felt important to hold onto that lightness alongside everything else. It's about not knowing what to do with all the love you still have for someone. Not knowing how to handle grief, and finding yourself replaying conversations that will forever feel unfinished." Take a listen below.
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