A new album and UK November tour for the folk-based artist Sam Burton is a new name to me, and I was instantly captivated by his expressive, emotion-laden vocals on this retro-sounding number. Comforting yet melancholic. He has just shared the title-track of his forthcoming album Fairweather Friend, set for release on October 30 on Captured Tracks. Fairweather Friend explores…
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Thursday 15th October 2026, FORGE in Sheffield. 7pm-11pm Originally from Tokyo, Japan, Takuya Nakamura moved to the United States in 1990 to study under the legendary jazz theorist and composer George Russell at the New England Conservatory of Music. Under Russell’s tutelage, Nakamura honed his craft and developed a profound understanding of jazz theory and composition, which…
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Experimental and highly inventive artists Clinic have announced a new album: Wild In The Streets, set for release on October 30th (Domino Records). They have just released a taster in the form of the single, You And I. At one time with four members, they now consist of duo Ade Blackburn and Jonathan Hartley. Clinic…
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They know how to pump out the bangers and get the crowds going. Fat Dog’s latest track has just been released as festival season draws to a close. Call It What You Want was debuted at Woofstock show in Bermondsey (see the video, below). Call It What You Want suits the flamboyant frontman Joe Evans,…
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Strawberry Guy, aka Alex Stephens, announces his second studio album, Give Me A Dream, out on October 23rd. He’s also just released the single Love Me Like You Used To. Strawberry Guy’s new single, Love Me Like You Used To, is an unashamedly open and emotional plea for love; in the video it is represented through the complexities of a…
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Aussie band, Sex Mask are releasing their new, much anticipated EP Raid on 14th August, via Unpopular records. The trio have so far projected an adept shape-shifting approach to music-making, following the angular, jumpy, Gang of Four by way of The Strokes How to Be Cool At Parties – and brooding, soupy Circe. Their 2025…
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With all the festival news going on, our “Track of the Week” thing has somehow fallen by the wayside. But we’re bringing it back for this soaring new number from a Manchester based four-piece band called Brickhouse, who have just released their first track called Angel Eyes. It’s a grungy number, laden with emotion and…
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Ride Lonesome, Beck’s first collection of all-new material since Hyperspace, will be released September 18 via Capitol Records. The album is produced by Beck and mixed by Nigel Godrich. A second track has just been released from the new work called In The Night. The song conjures the haunting sonic landscapes and textures that hark back to Morning…
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Glasgow musicians Kim Grant of Raveloe and Simon Liddell of Olympic Swimmers / Frightened Rabbit have formed a new collaborative project called Dovetailed. And their new number called Kethers features drumming and guitar from Jonny Scott (Chvrches) Dovetailed’s sound is given its fullness by Kim’s rich vocals that suffuse the track with a shimmery, dream…
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The Coral have announced their first headline UK tour in almost three years a month after releasing their thirteenth album, 388. There’s a run of six shows, plus three arena support dates with The Mary Wallopers, and a simultaneous release of a new video for optimistic new single, Leave It In The Past. The album 388 was fully released at the…
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