Northern Ireland’s Final Thirteen  are fast carving out their place in the alt-rock underground, fusing razor-sharp hooks with bruising guitars and raw, emotionally charged intensity. Since bursting onto the scene in 2024 with debut single “Why You Sacrifice Me Now,”  the band have built serious momentum through follow-up releases “Say Please Stay”  and “Go,”  earning international radio play and backing from Kerrang! Radio, RGM and Right Chord Magazine. Known for their high-

Soul-stirring vocalist and songwriter Alana Hil steps into her boldest chapter yet with the release of her new EP, Diaries of a Common Woman , out now. A raw, unfiltered exploration of identity, resilience, and mental health, the project captures Hil at her most vulnerable — transforming personal extremes of mania, numbness, and depression into striking, cinematic soul. Blending soul, R&B, and pop with powerhouse vocals and fearless storytelling, Diaries of a Common Woman  ce

Northern England artist and producer Sissy Green  steps into his debut era with Like You , the luminous opening chapter of forthcoming EP Everything you want to say to your crush . Rooted in electronic production but driven by melody, the track balances clarity with distortion — blending indie-pop sweetness, experimental textures and flashes of spoken word into something both intimate and expansive. Written at Sheffield’s Dryad Works between late summer and Christmas 2025, Li

Huge crowds descended on Manchester this week as Wingstop  and Deliveroo  teamed up to launch Do Me A Flavour  — a playful, phone-booth pop-up challenging Gen Z to do the unthinkable: actually make a call. Built around one simple question — if you had one chance to call someone guaranteed to pick up to win free wings, who would it be?  — the activation put modern friendship habits to the test. Inspired by a new stat revealing that over 60% of Gen Z would rather text than answ

London four-piece Norman D. Loco  announce their first official single, “i want a beer,”  released today via Secret Friend — a hazy, shoegaze-leaning cut threaded with IDM textures and slowcore melancholy, made for the terminally online generation. Formed while studying at Guildhall School of Music & Drama , the band brings together singer / guitarist Lucas “Salad” Armstead, Nic Dalgado (vocals / keys), Frankie James Elvis Hewett (bass) and Jacob Samuel Rees (drums). Coming f

Dialled In London  is officially back, and bigger than ever. Marking its 5th birthday , the multi-venue, all-day festival returns on Saturday 30 May 2026 . After a year away from home turf, Dialled In reconnects with long-standing community collaborators while unlocking new spaces, including the newly added Rio Cinema , alongside favourites like Café OTO , EartH, Shacklewell Arms and Total Refreshment Centre. The result? A reimagined Dalston takeover that’s louder, freer and

fabric Originals returns with fabric SELECTS VI , the sixth instalment in its forward-facing compilation series, spotlighting a tight blend of house, tech house, and progressive cuts. Out now digitally (with a limited hand-stamped vinyl sampler already sold out), SELECTS VI  brings together 16 tracks from both rising talent and established names, opening with British house duo The Trip and their groove-heavy lead single “House Tool.”  Inspired by 90s US jacking house, the tra

Manchester singer-songwriter Lusaint returns with Shoot You Dead  — a sultry, emotionally charged new single that dives into darker headspaces while reaching for freedom and independence. Taken from her forthcoming EP The Apothecary (Pt. 2)  (out April 17), the track blends pop melody with jazz-soaked warmth and Nashville-tinged textures, building toward a cool, controlled crescendo beneath Lusaint’s unmistakably soulful vocals. Following viral breakout moments, sold-out show

Berlin-via-Copenhagen singer and producer Debbie Sings returns with Oh My  — a raw, chaotic, and fiercely DIY EP arriving February 27th via BIG OIL Recordings. Written, produced, and largely recorded by Debbie herself while moving between bedrooms, buses, cafés, and borrowed studios, Oh My  captures a moment of beautiful instability: distorted club drums collide with pop hooks, humour meets confrontation, and imperfection is embraced rather than polished away. Following the b

Emerging Manchester-based lucid synthpop / indie rock artist manattic shares his debut EP, SHADES OF GREEN , a self-contained project entirely written, produced, and recorded by the artist himself. Dreamy and fluid in its sound, the EP drifts through hazy synth textures and dusty guitars, balancing warmth and melancholy with an immersive emotional pull. Exploring intimacy and relationships through what manattic describes as a “dusty kaleidoscope,” SHADES OF GREEN  unfolds acr