Welcome to the seventh Songs of the Week of 2026. This week Andy Von Pip, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphires helped me decide the list. We considered over 50 songs and narrowed ...

Black midi called it quits in 2023. His former bandmate, Geordie Greep, released his debut solo album, The New Sound, the ...

Pulp released More, their first new album in 24 years, last year via Rough Trade. It was one of our Top 100 Albums of 2025. The basic tracks for “Begging for Change” were recorded during the More ...

Brighton indie newcomer Opal Mag returns with her compelling new single “World End”, alongside the announcement of her debut ...

HELP (2) has a stacked lineup also featuring new tracks by Olivia Rodrigo, Depeche Mode, Big Thief, Wet Leg, Young Fathers, ...

Jessie Ware is releasing a new album, Superbloom, on April 10 via Interscope. Now she has shared its second single, “Ride,” a disco-western that interpolates Ennio Morricone’s iconic theme for the ...

If the desire to make a conceptual dance album that embraces the emotional weight of cinematic scores while still practising ...

More recently, prior to the Islamic Republic’s takeover, popular Iranian musicians ruled the airwaves in the country, as did ...

Stereolab have shared two new s.” They were previously released as a tour-only single, but were posted online last Friday with little fanfare and no press release, so much so that I only found out ...

UK-based, Australian-born band Howling Bells have always seemed within touching distance of greatness. Over the years, they ...

Snail Mail (aka Lindsey Jordan) is releasing a new album, Ricochet, on March 27 via Matador. Now she has shared its second ...

His brother, Xavier (Jermaine Fowler), has successfully removed himself from the hood lifestyle and reentered it as a cop, ...