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1. Stand Atlantic – Velcro Stand Atlantic almost broke our website when we announced them for The K! Pit at Blondies next week. No wonder, this newie is an absolute banger. It also marks, says singer Bonnie Fraser, the start of their “lovegirl era”. Because they weren’t already beloved enough… 2. PRESIDENT – DOOM LOOP He’s back, and he’s ramping up the next campaign. That is to say, PRESIDENT have announced their new album, Blood Of Your Empire, is arriving on September 4, and that they’re doing a massive UK and EU tour in November. This first cut gets our…
Pop-punk legends Good Charlotte have officially announced the UK leg of their “Motel Du Cap World Tour” for November 2026. The announcement arrives just ahead of their highly anticipated, coveted main stage headline appearances at Slam Dunk Festival this coming weekend, where they are scheduled to top a massive twentieth-anniversary bill.The winter run marks the band’s first live shows on British soil since 2019, supporting their eighth studio album, Motel Du Cap – their first record in seven years, co-produced by Zakk Cervini and Jordan Fish. To the sarcastic cheer of British fans, the UK portion of the tour consists…
Alt-rock veterans Deaf Havana have announced a comprehensive UK and Ireland headline tour this autumn to celebrate the 15th anniversary of their seminal breakthrough album, Fools and Worthless Liars. Ahead of playing a highly anticipated commemorative set at Slam Dunk Festival this weekend alongside The Home Team, the band will hit the road throughout October and November to perform the silver-certified landmark album in its entirety.Originally released in 2011, the critically acclaimed record fundamentally altered the group’s trajectory, establishing them as a staple of British alternative rock. “Pretty much everything we have been able to do as a band has…
Seattle heavy pop and progressive alternative rock quartet The Home Team have announced a headline UK tour for November 2026. The major autumn run serves as a celebratory precursor to their highly anticipated live appearances at Slam Dunk Festival this coming weekend, where they are scheduled to share stages alongside the likes of President.The headline campaign will bring the band’s massive, meticulously crafted production cycle to British shores in support of their latest third studio album, The Crucible of Life. The record balances a fierce blend of smooth R&B grooves, soaring soul hooks, and hard-hitting post-hardcore weight, examining the heavy…
Enigmatic, anonymous metal outfit President have officially announced the details of their highly anticipated debut full-length album, Blood Of Your Empire, set for release on 4th September 2026 via Atlantic Records. In tandem with the album announcement, the band has mapped out a 13-date autumn headline campaign across the UK and Europe.Operating under a cloak of strict minimalism since launching in 2025, the multi-million streaming project blends heavy riffs, electronic experimentation, and starkly cinematic soundscapes. The upcoming album explicitly tackles profound existential themes. “Blood Of Your Empire was born out of my own struggle with existential crisis and trying to…
ROBERT FRIPP: “[Panegyric label head] Declan Colgan told [Fripp’s manager] David Singleton: ‘Robert has more ampersands in his professional life than anyone I know!’ We went through three iterations of this CD – a David version, a Declan version, and then I made my own comments, and we have this CD that you have. Primarily this is stuff that I want to sit down and listen to. How do we begin? How do we get drawn into this? And then in the middle, when everything sags, what do you do there? And then at the end, well, how do you…
ILLAMAN and One Over Zero return with “Au Revoir”, the second single taken from their forthcoming collaborative project “Thanks, I’ve Been Dave” (out 29.05.26). Blending razor sharp lyricism with rich, cinematic production, the track captures the duo’s unmistakable chemistry, balancing introspection, energy and atmosphere in equal measure.Following the momentum of their first release, “Au Revoir” pushes the sound further, with ILLAMAN’s commanding delivery sitting effortlessly over One Over Zero’s textured and immersive production. The result is a track that feels both deeply personal and sonically expansive, hinting at the depth still to come from the project.One Over Zero are a…
How Long Till I Know? is all about unshackling oneself from the chains of society – their expectations, their judgement. It’s about that moment when you reach a crossroads and you don’t know which path to take – one might lead you to the change you want, the other might lead you back to where you started from. But the core message here is “stand in your truth, be brave, hold your head high and don’t let anything hold you back”. Deciding to sing/write this song partially in Italian wasn’t necessarily a conscious choice – I’d never done so, but…
Rotterdam producerAfrohamis back on Melting Pot Music with ‘Portrait of Self,’ a slow burning rap track built around the voice of Texas MCDominick Giovanni.It’s the latest step in a steady run of releases from Afroham, who announced himself to a wider audience with his debut EPQuantum Love(MPM, 2023). Equal parts neo-soul, hip hop, and lofi, it found its people and stuck.On ‘Portrait of Self,’ mellow production meets introspective bars as Dominick Giovanni delivers verses shaped by movement, growth, and lived experience. Raised in a military family and constantly relocating, the New York born MC channels that perspective into sharp, reflective…
Six-time platinum Finnish rock titans The Rasmus have announced a massive 23-date European and UK England headline tour for early 2027. Following an incredibly busy spell on the global road circuit, the run will see the band delivering their unforgettable stage show to the UK arena and club landscapes throughout February and March, performing classic anthems alongside major deep cuts from their latest studio album, Weirdo.The new album has clearly struck a powerful chord with their global audience. “The Weirdo album has resonated deeply in our fanbase,” frontman Lauri Ylönen reflects. “It’s about being accepted the way you are. This…
Thin Lear: Many Disappeared (First City Artists)LP | DLOut NowFrom the foremost Poet of the Broken Heart and cosmopolitan musician’s musician, we are presented with collected reports of the life less travelled, resulting in this brief yet epic journey into the days of wine and roses. MK Bennett settles in.So I didn’t know really who was kissing me for the very first instant but now I knew and knew everything more than ever, as, grace-wise, she descended to me from the upper dark where I’d thought only cold could be..Maggie Cassidy – Jack KerouacThis man’s brilliance really needs to be…
Having recently signed to Heavenly Records, Dexys Midnight Runners will release their first album for the label on September 4. According to the press release, LOVE “gathers stories spanning Kevin Rowland’s life – from his second generation Irish childhood and family relationships to late-life romance, loss and reconciliation.” The album was produced by David Holmes, aided and abetted by Peter Schweir, with additional contributions from long-time collaborators Sean Read, Mike Timothy, Jim Paterson and string arranger Brian Irving. Watch a video for the first single “My Life In England Pt 1” below: Says Kevin Rowland: “We put out a version…