16+ hour, 24+ min ago   (483+ words) Cat Elliott has found a much better use for an unrequited crush than sitting around feeling miserable about it. On “Romance Junkie,” the London-based singer-songwriter and producer turns romantic disappointment into a fast-moving folk-pop singalong about laughing at yourself and…...

18+ hour, 22+ min ago   (420+ words) THE XCERTS dig into anger, criticism and a frightening period for Murray Macleod’s family on “pretty ugly,” one of the most emotionally exposed songs from ‘i think i want to go home now’. The track and its official music video…...

21+ hour, 46+ min ago   (458+ words) Wooden Overcoat’s “Home” began with Brant Hajek thinking about something beautiful that couldn’t last. Wrapped in tape echo, reverb, fuzz and layered harmonies, the song turns that slow disappearance into a hazy collision of psychedelic pop, garage rock and shoegaze....

21+ hour, 41+ min ago   (369+ words) Fat Freddy’s Drop have always made the most sense onstage, where dub, reggae, soul, jazz and electronic music can stretch out far beyond the limits of a studio recording. Their full performance at Brussels’ Ancienne Belgique is available to watch…...

21+ hour, 48+ min ago   (460+ words) Lydia May ends “PURGER” by stripping everything away until only her voice remains. The Melbourne-born, London-based singer wrote and produced the closing bedroom harmony choir herself, bringing one of her most personal songs to an appropriately intimate conclusion. “PURGER” is…...

23+ hour, 49+ min ago   (390+ words) The 1980s gave us aerobics, leg warmers, home workout tapes and apparently an irresistible urge to attach almost anything to the end of the word “-ercise.” Found Footage Fest has gathered some of the glorious evidence into its “-Ercise Montage.” The…...

1+ day, 39+ min ago   (429+ words) The Ordinary Boys have returned with “Peer Pressure,” reconnecting with the indie-ska sound that helped define their rise in the 2000s while taking aim at some very current anxieties. The track is out now and marks the Worthing band’s first new…...

1+ day, 32+ min ago   (364+ words) Brazilian band Mad Sneaks turn the numbing repetition of everyday life into something visual on “Coma,” pairing their alternative-rock intensity with a dark video centred on routine, emotional disconnection and the feeling of moving through life without really being present....

1+ day, 30+ min ago   (376+ words) Southall have spent a decade turning Oklahoma country, rock ’n’ roll muscle and a fiercely loyal grassroots following into their own musical family. On ‘Kinfolk’, the band makes that sense of belonging the centre of the record. The nine-song album…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (399+ words) Zara Larsson packed her bags, grabbed a map and turned ‘Midnight Sun’ into a ‘Girls Trip.’ The Swedish pop star expanded the world surrounding her 2025 album with ‘Midnight Sun: Girls Trip,’ a project that arrived May 1 through Epic Records and…...