TRISTÁN! returns with playful, genre-hopping double single
TRISTÁN! is back with a vibrant new double release, dropping ‘El Acabose’ and ‘Ah! Ah! Ah!’ — two contrasting tracks that showcase his shape-shifting approach to pop. Out now via Rusia-IDK, the pair land following a strong run of live dates, including shows supporting Juana Molina in London and labelmate Rusowsky across Europe. Across the two tracks, TRISTÁN! leans into duality. ‘El Acabose’ drifts through a hazy, downtempo jazz-fusion palette, जबकि ‘Ah! Ah! Ah!’ flips the mo
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Apr 30


Odile Ohms makes a striking debut with ‘Don’t Give It Wings’
Odile Ohms steps into a bold new chapter with her debut single ‘Don’t Give It Wings’ — a raw, emotionally precise introduction to a project set to unfold across 2026. Built on a tension between weight and fragility, the track pairs rough, guitar-led instrumentation with a light, almost distant vocal, creating a push-and-pull that feels quietly arresting. Lyrically, it zeroes in on the moment we recognise how past experiences begin to shape our reactions — and the choice to st
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Apr 30


Ivan Nicolas leans into growth on new anthem ‘Moving On’
Ivan Nicolas is back with ‘Moving On’, a soaring new indie-rock single that sets the tone for his forthcoming debut album, due October 16. Blending driving drums, shimmering guitars and a raw, emotive vocal, ‘Moving On’ captures Nicolas at his most expansive — a track that feels equally suited to late-night introspection and arms-in-the-air release. There’s a quiet tension running through its verses before it opens up into a chorus that lands with real weight. Originally writ
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Michael Cloud Duguay maps memory and myth on new album Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go
Michael Cloud Duguay has announced his new album Kingdom Come, Kingdom Go, due July 10 via Watch That Ends the Night Records, and shared its stunning first single ‘Winterhouse’, featuring Scions. Part field recording expedition, part abstract organ meditation, the album was recorded across seven historic church organs in remote Newfoundland communities, captured over nine days and 900 miles using a solar-powered mobile studio housed in a converted 1970s RV. Yes — it sounds as
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Apr 29


Boomtown levels up with HYDRO XL - The world’s first hydrogen-powered main stage goes supersized
Boomtown is pushing festival innovation into overdrive for 2026 with the launch of HYDRO XL, a hugely expanded, hydrogen-powered main stage set to sit at the heart of Downtown — and it arrives with one of the festival’s boldest electronic line-ups yet. Following HYDRO’s pioneering debut last year, the stage has grown by 150%, jumping from 8,000 to 20,000 capacity and becoming one of the first UK main stages powered entirely by green hydrogen — a major statement for sustainabl
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Apr 29


GoldFord returns in soulful form with new single ‘Only You Do’
GoldFord has shared his first new music since 2025’s Space of the Heart, returning with the luminous new single ‘Only You Do’ — a warm, slow-burning soul-pop cut that leans into the intimacy and emotional pull that have become his signature. Built around rich melodies, heartfelt vocals and classic-meets-contemporary soul arrangements, the track marks the beginning of what looks set to be a new chapter for GoldFord, one rooted in connection, healing and quiet emotional clarity
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Apr 29


Frank Lloyd Wleft and His Orchestra Share 8-Minute Epic ‘Postcards from L.A’ Ahead of Debut Album
Frank Lloyd Wleft and His Orchestra return with ‘Postcards from L.A’, an eight-minute lyrical odyssey and the latest dispatch from forthcoming debut album The Actual Kids in Actual America, due 3rd July via Strong Island Recordings. Expansive, ragged and romantic in equal measure, the new single captures everything compelling about Wleft’s singular world — part beat-poet road movie, part punk-Americana fever dream. Recorded live in a single take at Strongroom Studios with a c
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Apr 29


Christopher Ardra Shares New Single ‘Colors’ Ahead of Sophomore Album Saw It In A Dream
New York artist Christopher Ardra returns with ‘Colors’, a striking new single and video lifted from his forthcoming sophomore album Saw It In A Dream, due June 5 — offering another expansive glimpse into a record shaping up as his most ambitious work yet. Inspired by a Long Island Railroad suicide prevention flyer and sparked by the phrase “has life lost its color?”, Colors transforms an unexpected point of departure into something intimate, urgent and deeply human. Built ar
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Apr 29


Greg Mendez Shares New Single ‘No Evil’ Ahead of Beauty Land, Announces 2026 Tour
Greg Mendez has shared ‘No Evil’, the final preview of his forthcoming album Beauty Land, landing May 29 via Dead Oceans, alongside a surreal new video and news of 2026 tour dates. Sparse, uncanny and quietly devastating, No Evil distils everything that has made Mendez one of the most revered songwriters operating in indie rock right now. Clocking in with his trademark emotional precision, the new single arrives with a striking video directed by longtime collaborator Douglas
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Apr 29


Saint Clair Make a Striking Debut with ‘Too Young To Notice’ via Black Butter
London four-piece Saint Clair arrive in style with debut single ‘Too Young To Notice’, out now via Black Butter Records — a quietly magnetic introduction to a band already sounding fully formed. Balancing fragility with grit, the track introduces Saint Clair’s tension-filled songwriting world: distorted guitar swells, spacious arrangements and raw, intimate vocals colliding in a debut that feels both understated and immediate. It’s an impressive first statement from a band fi
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