Ezra Collective jazz up Christmas with 'God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen'
London's jazz maestros, Ezra Collective, put their spin on the Christmas standard, delivering a fresh and festive listening experience.
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Camera Obscura announce long-awaited 2024 UK tour
After a decade-long hiatus, Camera Obscura returns to the music scene with a UK tour in 2024, promising new music and nostalgic nights.
whynow is the time to listen to… The Clockworks
Following the release of their debut album, Exit Strategy, we speak to Galway four-piece The Clockworks about their new project, their move to London, and how an Arctic Monkeys lyric proved to be frontman James McGregor’s epiphany.
Teeth Machine drop ‘Shiny’ new single
Teeth Machine have shared their brand-new single, the aptly-titled ‘Shiny’.
Isla Rico release debut EP 'Eternal Optimist' and announce new UK dates
The relentlessly positive indie-pop trio Isla Rico have released their highly anticipated debut EP Eternal Optimist.
Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard share new single ‘Therapy’ and announce UK tour
Cardiff-based band Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard have shared their moody new single, ‘Therapy’, and announced a 16-date UK tour set to take place throughout March next year.
The Silver Cord review | King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard ditch guitars for a cosmic robo-rave
★★★★☆ Genre-bending psych outfit King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard engage an arsenal of synthesisers for their 25th studio album, leaving their comfort zone for a galactic robo-rave.
The Velvet Hands announce UK headline tour and 'Sucker Punch' deluxe edition
The Velvet Hands, the London-based Cornish quintet, have reemerged with an extended edition of their second album Sucker Punch.
The Japanese House at Outernet review | Amber Bain is an exquisite vocalist
★★★★☆
Between the dazzling LED screens and crystal-clear sound, The Japanese House serves up a feast for the senses at London’s brand new Outernet venue.
HotWax: 'We’ve gotten a taste of doing the band full time, now we never want it to end'
HotWax is the band everyone's talking about. With a successful new EP and supporting Royal Blood on tour, they're leading the renaissance of British rock—and they’re just getting started.
The The announce return with 2024 UK tour
Post-punk band The The is set for a 2024 UK headline tour, with performances in Edinburgh, Wolverhampton, London, and Manchester.
James announce new album and 2024 UK tour with Razorlight
Iconic rock band James announce an eight-date 2024 UK tour, supported by Razorlight, and tease their 17th studio album.
whynow is the time to listen to… Life Aquatic Band
The perfect antidote to the end of summer slump, it’s the perfect time to get to know Life Aquatic Band. We sat down with Ben for the low-down…
King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard prepare to drop 25th studio album 'The Silver Cord'
Following their June release, Australian rock outfit King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are set to deliver their 25th album, The Silver Cord, in October.
Lime Garden announce their debut album ‘One More Thing’ via lead single ‘Love Song’
Brighton band Lime Garden have shared the details of their eagerly-awaited debut album One More Thing.
Andy Summers: 'Photography has been a marvellous parallel for me along with creating music'
The Police guitarist Andy Summers reveals his other creative gig; chronicling world travels through evocative photography in A Series of Glances.
Starcatcher review | Greta Van Fleet are Led Zeppelin incarnate on third studio album
★★★☆☆
Josh Kiszka’s vocals are Greta Van Fleet’s prized possession on the Michigan rocker’s third studio album Starcatcher.
I waited two decades to see this band but it was worth it – here’s why
One gig-goer tells a tale of two shows, almost twenty years apart, from the plucky New Jersey band Screaming Females, and asks: what keeps a band persevering after all these years?
Do Nothing: ‘This album’s very insular, but it’s not negative or a long whinge’
After a handful of EPs and smattering of singles, Nottingham band Do Nothing are on the verge of dropping their debut album, Snake Sideways. An impressive, pensive record, in many ways it’s an album about making an album. We speak to the band’s lead singer and lyricist, Chris Bailey, to discover more.
Rare Americans: ‘We want people to embrace their individuality’
Upon the release of the first part of their endearing animated musical album, we speak to Rare Americans frontman James Priestner.
The Goa Express announce self-titled debut album via new single ‘Talking About Stuff’
The Goa Express have at long last announced their debut album, with the self-titled record set to arrive in October.
Prima Queen: ‘This is definitely a movement – women are leading the way’
With a new EP, Not The Baby, out now, we speak to Louise and Kristin, about how Prima Queen formed as a band, their mammoth touring efforts and their love of service stations – especially new ones.
whynow is the time to listen to… The Nightmares
This goth-pop quartet used Ouija boards and seances to write their new debut album. Matt Mills interviews bassist Benjamin Mainwaring and explores the Welshmen’s obsession with the paranormal, as part of our series on emerging acts.
Bury Tomorrow: ‘We do live in chaos, but we have to make steps towards a better future’
With their new album, The Seventh Sun, out now, Emma Wilkes speaks to Bury Tomorrow frontman Dani Winter-Bates about how the Southampton metallers went from the brink of calling it a day to becoming a rejuvenated outfit.
Dry Cleaning at Roundhouse review | There’s brilliance to be had in the bizarre
★★★★☆
Dry Cleaning brought their strange, surreal and often sublime sound to the Roundhouse – where they’d even put a real-life Gary Ashby on the guestlist.
The Lathums: ‘Once you lose authenticity, you lose why people connected with you’
Ahead of their new album, From Nothing To A Little Bit More – the follow-up to their chart-topping debut – we speak to The Lathums’ lead singer Alex Moore about their biggest headline show to-date, song-writing and a special voice-note from Brandon Flowers.
Priestgate: ‘We could have easily all got factory jobs and done that till the day we die’
We speak to frontman Rob about how the band came together thanks to his dad’s job in a coffin factory, developing their live shows and their second EP, One Shade Darker, set for release this week.
M(h)aol: ‘Our overall message is one of healing and compassion’
Irish outfit M(h)aol are fresh from releasing their debut album, Attachment Styles, earlier this month; a bristling record that’s as direct lyrically as you’d want (and expect) from a feminist punk band.
Metric at Roundhouse review | Two hours of anthems from Canada’s indie icons
★★★★★
Toronto rock paragons Metric embraced avant-garde synthpop on 2022’s Formentera. During their supporting tour (and first UK run in half a decade), Emily Haines et al. match the ambition of their album with a two-hour career retrospective stuffed with hooks.
Panic! at the Disco to officially disband after 19 years
Pop-rock outfit Panic! at the Disco have announced they’ll call it quits after their forthcoming European tour.