6+ hour, 57+ min ago   (483+ words) Cat Elliott has found a much better use for an unrequited crush than sitting around feeling miserable about it. On “Romance Junkie,” the London-based singer-songwriter and producer turns romantic disappointment into a fast-moving folk-pop singalong about laughing at yourself and…...

8+ hour, 56+ min ago   (420+ words) THE XCERTS dig into anger, criticism and a frightening period for Murray Macleod’s family on “pretty ugly,” one of the most emotionally exposed songs from ‘i think i want to go home now’. The track and its official music video…...

12+ hour, 20+ min ago   (458+ words) Wooden Overcoat’s “Home” began with Brant Hajek thinking about something beautiful that couldn’t last. Wrapped in tape echo, reverb, fuzz and layered harmonies, the song turns that slow disappearance into a hazy collision of psychedelic pop, garage rock and shoegaze....

12+ hour, 15+ min ago   (369+ words) Fat Freddy’s Drop have always made the most sense onstage, where dub, reggae, soul, jazz and electronic music can stretch out far beyond the limits of a studio recording. Their full performance at Brussels’ Ancienne Belgique is available to watch…...

12+ hour, 22+ min ago   (460+ words) Lydia May ends “PURGER” by stripping everything away until only her voice remains. The Melbourne-born, London-based singer wrote and produced the closing bedroom harmony choir herself, bringing one of her most personal songs to an appropriately intimate conclusion. “PURGER” is…...

14+ hour, 22+ min ago   (390+ words) The 1980s gave us aerobics, leg warmers, home workout tapes and apparently an irresistible urge to attach almost anything to the end of the word “-ercise.” Found Footage Fest has gathered some of the glorious evidence into its “-Ercise Montage.” The…...

15+ hour, 12+ min ago   (429+ words) The Ordinary Boys have returned with “Peer Pressure,” reconnecting with the indie-ska sound that helped define their rise in the 2000s while taking aim at some very current anxieties. The track is out now and marks the Worthing band’s first new…...

15+ hour, 6+ min ago   (364+ words) Brazilian band Mad Sneaks turn the numbing repetition of everyday life into something visual on “Coma,” pairing their alternative-rock intensity with a dark video centred on routine, emotional disconnection and the feeling of moving through life without really being present....

15+ hour, 3+ min ago   (376+ words) Southall have spent a decade turning Oklahoma country, rock ’n’ roll muscle and a fiercely loyal grassroots following into their own musical family. On ‘Kinfolk’, the band makes that sense of belonging the centre of the record. The nine-song album…...

17+ hour, 20+ min ago   (399+ words) Zara Larsson packed her bags, grabbed a map and turned ‘Midnight Sun’ into a ‘Girls Trip.’ The Swedish pop star expanded the world surrounding her 2025 album with ‘Midnight Sun: Girls Trip,’ a project that arrived May 1 through Epic Records and…...