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Taken from the forthcoming EP Is This All There Is?, released this Friday 20th March, Anna Calvi has today shared the title track featuring The National’s Matt Berninger. Originally written for Joanna Hogg’s film The Souvenir Part II, but previously not released, Calvi asked Berninger to join her in transforming it into a completely new body of art. Circling the question at its core, their vocals weave together with striking intensity, rising and colliding against a backdrop of thunderous percussion. “This song is about the bravery it takes to hope,” Calvi says. “It’s the willingness to ask questions, even when knowing you’ll never get a definitive answer.” Speaking further about working with Berninger, Calvi adds: “The tone of Matt’s voice has such an epic, almost ancient quality to it, which felt perfect for a song asking such a big existential question. We’re both searching for answers- together and yet somehow always apart, which I find beautiful. He brings an intimacy to the song that I couldn’t have imagined.” Listen below. 

Upcoming live dates
Wed 18th March – Barbican, London – Marianne Faithfull tribute set
Sat 23rd May – Deleste Festival, Spain
Sat 18th July –The Piece Hall, Halifax w/ David Byrne
Sun 26th July – Cardiff Castle, Cardiff w/ David Byrne
Sun 23rd August – Green Man, Wales

i: https://www.instagram.com/annacalvi 

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Manchester's Truthpaste have returned with their multi-faceted new single Bus Song, released via Dirty Hit & Memorials Of Distinction (caroline, Grove, Naima Bock). Weaving together acoustic, folk and electronic textures, the multi-instrumental five-piece craft something entirely their own, their ever-shifting arrangement unfolding with a natural ease as we get another exciting taste of what lays ahead. On the new single, Esme shares "Bus song is our emo rock song. It’s another side to Truthpaste that its time people heard outside our live set. We don’t stick to one thing, if it sounds good we’ll do it." Euan continues, "This song was knocking around my head for a couple of weeks, it wasn't until we got together as a band and decided to make it a duet that it really started to feel like it has come to be". Take a listen/watch below.  

Tour Dates 
26th March - TGE Warm Up, Old Blue Last, London
10th April - Wanderfal Festival, Falmouth
11th April - Outer Town, Bristol
4th May - The Lexington - London
5th May - Hyde Park Book Club - Leeds
6th May - Soup Kitchen - Manchester
7th May - The Big Difference - Leicester
15th May - The Great Escape - Brighton
16th May - The Great Escape - Brighton

Truthpaste are Esmé Lark (Lead Vocals, Saxophone), Theo Murchie (Guitar, Vocals), Claire Sun (Violin, Vocals), Euan McNeill (Bass, Guitar, Vocals), and James Ballarò (Synth, Lapsteel, Guitar). 

i: https://www.instagram.com/truthpa5te
 

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This Autumn will see Man/Woman/Chainsaw continue their 2025 successes, where they signed to Fiction Records, home of The Cure, St. Vincent, The Horrors and Billie Marten, with a huge 15 date UK tour. Kickstarting in Belfast before culminating in London's Electric Ballroom, the extensive run of shows plans to take in all corners of the UK. Full details can be found below. 

2026 UK Live Dates
19th Sept - Belfast - Ulster Sports Club
20th Sept - Dublin - Whelan's
22nd Sept - Manchester - Gorilla
23rd Sept - Leeds - Brudenell Social Club
24th Sept - Newcastle - The Grove
25th Sept - Glasgow - King Tut's
26th Sept - Sheffield - Float Along Festival
29th Sept - Guildford - The Boileroom
30th Sept - Brighton - Concorde 2
1st Oct - Portsmouth - The Wedgewood Rooms
2nd Oct - Bristol - Thekla
3rd Oct - Cardiff - The Globe
5th Oct - Nottingham - Rescue Rooms
6th Oct - Birmingham - Hare & Hounds
7th Oct - London - Electric Ballroom

i: https://www.instagram.com/manwomanchainsaw

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King No-One returned ahead of the weekend with their new single Scumbag, the latest lifted from their forthcoming upcoming debut LP ‘The Burden Of Empathy’, out 26th April. Talking about their latest track, the band shared - “'Scumbag' is about being an artist and musician in the modern day, and how family, friends and society looks at you and treats you. Money and income is often the bar of which we are judged, and people dedicate their lives chasing it, sacrificing their relationships, their freedom and experiences to get it. But at what cost? 'Scumbag' is about accepting our struggles and what we may lack in financial wealth, we make up for in love of those around us and our lived experience.” King No-One will celebrate the release of ‘The Burden Of Empathy’ with two hometown shows in Leeds on album release day. They’ll be playing Oporto, performing ‘The Burden Of Empathy’ in full with DJ support. Both shows sold-out within minutes.  The band also head to SXSW this year for the first time playing four shows whilst they’re in Austin.

 i: https://www.instagram.com/knomusicuk 

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Following on from recent single ‘Lucky Again’, Lykke Li has today shared the brilliant Knife In The Heart, taken from the forthcoming album The Afterparty, arriving May 8 via Neon Gold Records/Futures. Speaking on the song, Lykke Li shares: “This is my brutalist nursery rhyme anthem — the emo girl in me, fully unleashed. I had my son and his friend sing the choruses because the juxtaposition of their voices against the EBow just created such a powerful sonic landscape, somewhere I've never really been before. A world totally collapsing in front of us and all we really have left is our humanity. My dream is to hear a whole football stadium chanting: ‘This Life This Life is a Knife in the Heart.’ To me, a pretty accurate description of what it feels like to be alive right now.” Take a listen below. 

THE AFTERPARTY TRACKLIST Not Gon Cry Happy Now Lucky Again Famous Last Words Future Fear So Happy I Could Die Sick Of Love Knife In The Heart Euphoria LIVE DATES 10th April - Coachella Music Festival – Indio, CA 17th April - Coachella Music Festival – Indio, CA 22nd May - Vivo Rio - Rio de Janeiro 24th May - Parque Ibirapuera - São Paulo 19th June - Metronome Festival, Prague 5th July - Finsbury Park – London^ 10th July - Pohoda Festival - Slovakia (Headline) 19th September - Palacio de los Deportes – Mexico City, MX* * w/Robyn ^Wolf Alice THE AFTERPARTY - Track List

i:  https://www.instagram.com/lykkeli

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Ahead of her forthcoming album 'Cruel World', due out April 10th, Holly Humberstone has today shared the record's title track. Written about the push and pull of long-distance love through pain and euphoria, the track's soaring pop tones and lilted vocals give another exciting taste of what lays ahead. Sharing more detail Holly explains, ““Cruel World” comes from the euphoria and pain of long-distance. Your perception of the world around you can be completely distorted without that one person in it. There’s no fun in going out solo when the only place you want to be is wherever they are. Loving someone that much is always going to hurt a little. This is the dichotomy of pain and pleasure. Love is so painful at its core and this is the throughline of my record. This is my favourite song I’ve ever written!”. 

Take a watch of the video below, directed by Silken Weinberg (Ethel Cain), which takes place on a Victorian theatre set, following Holly as she quietly attempts to sabotage the unfolding production.

TOUR DATES 
20 March – Liverpool, Rough Trade SOLD OUT (IN-STORE)
21 March – Nottingham, The Level (OUTSTORE)
22 March – Oxford, O2 Academy 1 (OUTSTORE)
24 March – Birmingham, O2 Academy 2 (OUTSTORE)
25 March – Brighton, Chalk (OUTSTORE)
26 March – Kingston, Circuit SOLD OUT (OUTSTORE)
29 March – Glasgow, Old Fruitmarket SOLD OUT
30 March – Manchester, New Century Hall SOLD OUT
01April – Bristol, Electric SOLD OUT
02 April – London, O2 Shepherds Bush Empire SOLD OUT
12 April — Coachella, California
24 May — Radio 1’s Big Weekend, Sunderland
07 June — Governors Ball, New York City
10 July – Madrid, Mad Cool Festival
14 July – Athens, Ejekt Festival
23 Aug – Darmstadt, Golden Leaves Festival

i: https://www.instagram.com/hollyhumberstone  

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With her second EP ‘Every Woman’ set to arrive April 17th via Gravity/Capitol Records, Fiona-Lee has today shared the emotive Not My Friends. Exploring the quiet vulnerabilities of loneliness, the track pairs towering pop sensibilities with gripping vocals to deliver a pristine slice of pop that brings a sense of warmth and comfort to darker moments. Explaining in more detail, Fiona-Lee shares: “Not My Friends is about trying to fill an emotional void at any cost to avoid feeling alone. It came from a time when I was investing in the wrong relationships with the wrong people and accepting less than I deserved because of the “something is better than nothing” mindset. That fear of loneliness can be a hard cycle to break, even when you’re fully aware of it. At its heart, Not My Friends is about self-awareness, recognising misplaced attachments, and having self compassion for when you fall back into those habits.” Take a listen for yourselves below. 

Live Dates
25 APR - The New Adelphi Club, Hull (UK)
29 APR - Paper Dress Vintage, London (UK)
30 APR - Deaf Institute, Manchester (UK)

23 MAY - Neighbourhood Weekender, Warrington (UK)
17 JUL - Ludlow Castle, Shropshire (UK) w/ Paul Weller
31 JUL - Kirkstall Abbey, Leeds (UK) w/ The Maccabees
28 AUG - Big Feastival, Kingham (UK)
30 AUG - Victorious Festival, Cornwall (UK)

i: https://www.instagram.com/fionaleeofficial/ 

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Returning with his first new music since last year’s critically acclaimed sophomore album man oh man !, Martin Luke Brown has this week unveiled the sentimental back of my mind. Written about the memories we carry with us, the track’s twanging guitars and soft, lo-fi vocals gently lean into its nostalgic pull. Speaking about the track, MLB explains: “’back of my mind’ is about how love can linger after a relationship has ended. it’s about the emotional clutter we carry with us as we age - the first date cinema tickets in the back of the drawer or old scribbled confessions in journals. it’s about all the people that were once important and therefore always will be.” Take a listen below. 

i: https://www.instagram.com/martinlukebrown

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Marking their firm arrival midweek with a new single, NYC-based outfit Lip Critic have unveiled the affirming Jackpot. Taken from their forthcoming album Theft World, out May 1st via Partisan Records, the track's pulsating basslines and chest rattling rhythms give another exciting taste of what's to come. On the song the band say, “Jackpot is a song about risking it all, and winning it all, betting the house, and ending up with two houses, then waking up with nothing at all.” Take a listen below. 

Tour Dates: 
Mar 21st | Brooklyn, NY - Theft Saga @ Yong Xin Tan Laundromat $
Mar 26th | New York, NY - Theft Saga @ Spring Bar (Basement) *
Apr 9th | Brooklyn, NY - Theft Saga @ 148 Frost St Boxing Ring #
May 25th | Troy, NY - No Fun % &
May 26th | Boston, MA - The Rockwell % &
May 27th | Montreal, QC - La Sala Rossa % &
May 28th | Toronto, ON - The Garrison % &
May 29th | Detroit, MI - The Sanctuary % &
May 30th | Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen % &
June 2nd | Denver, CO - Hi-Dive % &
June 4th | Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Court % &
June 5th | Reno, NV - Holland Project % &
June 7th | Seattle, WA - Barboza % &
June 8th | Vancouver, BC - Wise Hall % &
June 9th | Portland, OR - Polaris Hall % &
June 11th | Sacramento, CA - Cafe Colonial % &
June 12th | San Francisco, CA - Bottom of the Hill % &
June 13th | Los Angeles, CA - Zebulon % &
June 14th | Phoenix, AZ - Valley Bar % &
June 17th | Austin, TX - 29th Street Ballroom % &
June 18th | Dallas, TX - Dada % &
June 19th | Hattiesburg, MS - Fat Cat % &
June 20th | Atlanta, GA - Masquerade (Altar) % &
June 21st | Durham, NC - Pinhook % &
June 23rd | Pittsburgh, PA - Little Giant @ Bottlerocket Social Hall % &
June 24th | Philadelphia, PA - PhilaMOCA % &

$ support from Pop Music Fever Dream
* support from Balaclava
# support from mx lonely
% support from Bejalvin
& support from Flatwounds

i: https://www.instagram.com/lipcritic/

Photo Credit: Percy Walker-Smith

Ahead of their debut EP It’s a Pleasure Of Mine, to Know You’re Fine, released Friday 13th, ladylike have today shared the extended player's latest cut, Sour Carol, I. Through its tranced guitar loops, and droning basslines comes another brilliant effort from the Brighton quartet as the track slowly lilt's in to life. Speaking further on the arresting simplicity of ‘Sour Carol, I’ they explain: “Sour Carol, I’ is quite direct in message, compared to the rest of the EP.   It’s for someone.  It feels good for it to exist outside of the live show, and it’s fitting to head into EP release with lyrics that title the project.”  The four-piece tread the gossamer bridge between folk and post-rock, revelling in the push and pull of dynamic shifts. There’s an organic feeling to their music, which stems from the creative process - as they outline:  “We’re constantly writing and rewriting what we play live. Creation is a long, methodical process of constant tweaking, performing and arranging until we arrive at something we’re really proud of.” Take a listen for yourselves below. A special Dinked Edition Vinyl will follow on April 24th.

LIVE DATES

MARCH 2026
Fri 20th - Brighton - Green Door Store
Sat 21st - London - George Tavern
Thurs 26th - Leeds - Hyde Park Book Club
Fri 27th - Glasgow - 1990
Sat 28th - Manchester – Mood Swings @ YES Basement

APRIL 2026
Sat 11th - Bristol - Outer Town Festival

MAY 2026
Sat 9th – Reading – Are You Listening? Festival
Thurs 14th - Paris, France - Supersonic Block Party
Fri 15th - Brighton - The Great Escape 

i: https://www.instagram.com/ladylike.band