With Beautiful Noise , Pynch return with a record that dives inward—trading the outward social disaffection of Howling at a Concrete Moon  for something more intimate, existential, and emotionally expansive. Written and produced almost entirely in frontman Spencer Enock’s Brixton bedroom setup—with drums tracked by Stereolab’s Andy Ramsay—the album marries glitchy electronics, slacker-pop looseness, poetic sincerity, and a distinctly DIY warmth. It’s a project shaped by evolu

Emerging from the underbelly of Manchester’s experimental electronic scene, Another Country $$$$ are fast becoming one of the city’s most uncompromising new forces. Signed to tastemaker label Spinny Nights (home to Grove, Nukuluk, Lynks, BUFFEE, and Robbie & Mona), the duo have already torn up stages from The Great Escape to Pitchfork London, with a visceral sound that fuses drum & bass, post-rock, and emotional overload into something feral yet transcendent. Their new single

With her new single “Dárbasjub duv”  (“I need you”), acclaimed Sámi artist Katarina Barruk  continues to bridge ancestral tradition and contemporary sound with striking emotional depth. Sung in Ume Sámi  — one of the world’s most endangered languages — the track feels both intimate and immense: a confession of longing, a preservation of culture, and an act of defiance. Having collaborated with Bicep , performed at The Proms  in the Royal Albert Hall, and mesmerised audiences

With their debut EP Caught Up In The Corner , Nottingham trio Domina  have crafted a world that’s as enigmatic as it is immersive — a hazy blend of synth-pop, minimal electronica, and cinematic abstraction. Recorded entirely by the band themselves, the EP drifts between dreamlike melodies and textured atmospheres, blurring the boundaries between sound and vision. Ahead of their next live show — complete with vintage video installations — Domina spoke with us about building th

London-based singer-songwriter Sarah Nimmo, formerly one half of NIMMO, returns with her emotionally charged new single Can’t Stop Crying , out November 13. Co-produced with long-time collaborator Joseph Ashworth, the track was written the night her band disbanded, transforming heartbreak into release through her distinctive alt-pop sound. Anchored by her arresting vocals and a driving rhythm, Can’t Stop Crying  captures the quiet emptiness that follows a sudden ending while

Nadia Essah, the twenty-six-year-old Oslo-based songwriter and producer, returns with her highly anticipated new single You Can’t Hear Me  — a soulful, cinematic track exploring the pain of feeling unseen and unheard in a relationship. Half Norwegian, half Moroccan, Nadia has spent the past two years sharpening her songwriting and studio skills following her debut EP Mood Swings  in 2023. Her first two singles of 2025, A Step At A Time  and Leave No Stone Unturned , paved the

After nearly a decade away from the Kartica days, Sheffield singer-songwriter Mat Hook is back, re-emerging into the live and recorded music scene with his new solo material. Following sold-out gigs and international press attention with Kartica, Hook’s return is marked by an unfiltered, authentic approach to music — and his latest single This Feeling  is no exception. You returned to the scene after nearly a decade away from the Kartica days. What was it that finally sparked

London-based jazz pianist, composer, and producer Laurie Erskine—formerly the frontman of psych-rock outfit Club Kuru—returns with the second single from his experimental solo project patch_t41b. Titled “should i” , the track pushes deeper into a dystopian sound world, merging glitchy electronics, grainy textures, and post-apocalyptic atmospherics with a faintly human thread of vocals. Following his debut single Dust , “should i” continues Erskine’s exploration of a post-huma

Hitting the airwaves this Friday, October 17th, George Bloomfield  releases his debut album Now & Then , a deeply personal journey written during a solo retreat in the French Alps. Returning to the town where he once lived with his best friend and musical collaborator, Ed — who sadly passed away in 2020 — George channels reflection, grief, and nostalgia into a collection of songs that fuse indie, jazz, funk, and psych. With live performances at The Great Escape, Live at Leeds

With her genre-bending new mixtape The Fault Is Mine , BBC Radio 1’s Next Wave artist Cameron Hayes  steps fully into her power. Across seven tracks, the Reading-born songwriter and producer dismantles perfectionism, embraces vulnerability, and redefines what pop can sound like in 2025. A sonic diary of love, loss, and self-growth, The Fault Is Mine  moves between dark electronica, alt-pop confessionals, and cinematic highs — each song a new facet of Hayes’ evolution. Known f