Photo Credit: Clémentine Schneidermann | @clementine.schneidermann

Following hot on the heels of previous single's ‘Kick Stones (The Boys)’ and ‘Pin Up Boys’, Manchester's Westside Cowboy return with the excellent Dobro - the final taster of their upcoming debut album It Goes On, set to land August 21st through Island Records. Making its debut with Huw Stephens on BBC 6 Music, the track pairs Jimmy Bradbury’s commanding lead vocal with the signature harmonies of Aoife Anson O’Connell, unfolding through crisp, skittering percussion and fuzz-laden guitars. Speaking about the single, Westside Cowboy shared: "This is our strut song, over 2 minutes in length but just under 3. A song for perhaps a younger self? For that moment of waiting and isolation in the hopes of a return. Or it could just be a song about a weird guitar. Who knows!" Take a listen for yourselves below.

 

LIVE DATES
06.08 - Haldern Pop, Haldern, Germany
08.08 - Winterthurer, Winterthurer, Switzerland
09.08 - Weinturm Open Air. Windsheim, Germany
12.08 - Paredes De Coura, Paredes, Portugal
14.08 - Oya, Oslo, Norway
15.08 - Way Out West, Gothenburg, Sweden
19.08 - Resident Brighton (Record Store Show)
20.08 - Rough Trade East (Record Store Show - 4pm)
20.08 - Rough Trade East (Record Store Show - 7pm) (Sold Out)
21.08 - Green Man, Wales, UK
25.08 - Jumbo Leeds (Record Store Show)
27.08 - Rough Trade Liverpool (Record Store Show - 4pm)
27.08 - Rough Trade Liverpool (Record Store Show - 7pm) (Sold Out)
28.08 - Leeds Festival, Leeds, UK
30.08 - Reading Festival, Reading, UK
03.09 - Rough Trade Nottingham (Record Store Show - 3pm)
03.09 - Rough Trade Nottingham (Record Store Show - 6pm) (Sold Out)
28.10 - Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Netherlands (Sold Out)
29.10 - Paradiso THT, Amsterdam, Netherlands (Sold Out)
30.10 - Helios37, Cologne, Germany
01.11 - Voxhall, Aarhus, Denmark
05.11 - Lille Vega, Copenhagen, Denmark
06.11 - Lido, Berlin, Germany
07.11 - Bike Jesus, Prague, Czechia
09.11 - Arci Bellezza, Milan, Italy
10.11 - Exil, Zurich, Switzerland
12.11 - Botanique (Museum), Brussels, Belgium
13.11 - Petit Bain, Paris, France (Sold Out)
14.11 - Aeronef, Lille, France
24.11 - St Lukes, Glasgow, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
25.11 - NUSU, Newcastle, United Kingdom
26.11 - Crookes Social Club, Sheffield, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
27.11 - Irish Centre, Leeds, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
29.11 - XOYO, Birmingham, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
30.11 - 1865, Southampton, United Kingdom
01.12 - Chalk, Brighton, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
02.12 - O2 Forum Kentish Town, London, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
04.12 - Electric Bristol, Bristol, United Kingdom (Sold Out)
05.12 - Albert Hall, Manchester, United Kingdom (Sold Out) 

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

Photo Credit: Steve Gullick

Following its Hottest Record first play on Radio 1 last night, Nothing But Thieves return with their third single Baby Kool (Evelyn), taken from the upcoming album ‘Stray Dogs’ released on 25th September via RCA/Sony Music. Offering more details about the single the band share, “This one felt like we wandered back into Dom's garage, where the band started. It's got one foot in glam and the other in grunge. Those two worlds’ probably shouldn't get along, which is maybe why they did. We often find that's where the interesting stuff is.” Accompanied by an intriguing (and possibly haunting) video by Maxim Kelly (Hot Chip, Shame), the track's streaming below. 

August:
Fri 21st – Edinburgh – Royal Highland Showgrounds (with Biffy Clyro)

Headline 2027 Tour Dates
January 2027:
Tues 12th – Paris – Zénith
Weds 13th – Cologne – Lanxess Arena
Fri 15th – Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome *sold out*
Sat 16th – Amsterdam – Ziggo Dome *sold out*
Mon 18th – Zurich – The Hall
Wed 20th – Munich – Olympiahalle
Thurs 21st – Lodz – Atlas Arena
Fri 22nd – Prague – O2 Universum
Sun 24th – Milan – Unipol Forum
Mon 25th – Vienna - Gasometer
Wed 27th – Ludwigsburg – MHP Arena
Fri 29th – Berlin - Max-Schmeling-Halle
Sat 30th – Hamburg - Sporthalle
Sun 31st – Antwerp – AFAS Dome

February 2027:
Tues 2nd – Dublin – 3Arena
Thurs 4th – Nottingham – Motorpoint Arena
Fri 5th – London – The O2
Mon 8th – Cardiff – Utilita Arena
Wed 10th – Glasgow – OVO Hydro
Fri 12th – Manchester – Co-Op Live
Sat 13th – Birmingham – bp pulse LIVE

March 2027:
Tues 30th – Vancouver – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Wed 31st – Seattle – Paramount Theatre

April 2027:
Thurs 1st – Portland – Crystal Ballroom
Sat 3rd – Oakland – Fox Theatre
Sun 4th – Los Angeles – Hollywood Palladium
Tues 6th – San Diego – SOMA
Wed 7th – Phoenix – The Van Buren
Fri 9th – Denver – Mission Ballroom
Sun 11th – Minneapolis – The Fillmore
Mon 12th – Chicago – The Salt Shed
Tues 13th – Detroit – The Fillmore
Thurs 15th – McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania – Roxian Theatre
Fri 16th – Philadelphia – The Fillmore
Sat 17th – New York – Brooklyn Paramount
Mon 19th – Boston – House of Blues
Tues 20th – Montreal – Mtelus
Wed 21st – Toronto – Massey Hall 

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

Credit: Anya Good

Asher White has today shared the brilliant new single Stage Diva, taken from the forthcoming new album Love Aggregates, out Aug 28th on Joyful Noise. Fuelled by fuzz-drenched guitars and effortless slacker melodies, the track serves up another irresistible glimpse of what’s still to come. Speaking about the single, Asher White shares, “A tongue-in-cheek speculative fantasy of fame and fortune wherein I admit to feeling a little uncertain about the ‘Point’ of developing a pop music enterprise; whether it reflects or belies a true love of the Scene and the Community; what the threshold of public perception is and how it may only be masturbatory ego meglomania. Like if you’re pulling up the DIY show and leaving before it’s over, for example. ‘I used to watch you shave…’ is about how I once communed with myself while shaving as a meditative workshop in gender dysphoria and vulnerability but as of last year I now only do it in the shower, blindly, where I don’t have to see myself. Musically I was thinking: ‘I would like to be in Alvvays.’” Take a listen below. 



Live Dates
Oct 20th | Boston, MA - Cantab
Oct 21st | Providence, RI - AS220
Oct 22nd | Queens, NY - TV Eye
Oct 23rd | Philadelphia, PA - Grays Ferry Warehouse
Oct 24th | Baltimore, MD - The Compound
Oct 27th | Dublin, IE - The Grand Social
Oct 29th | Glasgow, UK - Nice N Sleazy
Oct 30th | Leeds, UK - Hyde Park Book Club
Nov 1st | Manchester, UK - The Abbey
Nov 2nd | Bristol, UK - Rough Trade
Nov 3rd | London, UK - Pitchfork Music Festival
Nov 4th | Brighton, UK - The Hope & Ruin

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

Photo: Yana Van Nuffel

Returning with news of her highly anticipated second album I think I spoke too soon, out 16th October 2026 via Parlophone/Atlas Artists, Rachel Chinouriri has shared her glimmering new single One song away from crying. Leading with a pulsing synth beat and driving vocals, the track offers a compelling glimpse into what’s to come. “‘One song away from crying’ is about the precipice of a night out where you know you need to leave and have to make a decision. It’s a deeper decision because it’s less about the night itself but more about a reflection of a deeper internal conflict with your self value that you haven’t looked at yet”, Rachel shares. Take a listen below. 



Rachel Chinouriri live
26th August – El Rey, Los Angeles, CA
29th August – Daisy Chain Fields, Irvine, CA^
31st August – Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY
5th September – The Academy, Dublin, IE
8th September – 26 Leake Street, London, UK
10th September – Botanique, Brussels, BE
11th September – Trabendo, Paris, FR
13th September – Tolhuistuin, Amsterdam, NL
16th September - Säälchen, Berlin, DE
2nd December – Ball Arena, Denver, CO*
3rd December – Ball Arena, Denver, CO*
6th December – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA*
7th December – Oakland Arena, Oakland, CA*
9th December – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ*
10th December – Desert Diamond Arena, Glendale, AZ*
14th December – Kia Forum, Inglewood, CA*

2027
16th February – Enmore Theatre, Sydney, AU
17th February – 170 Russell, Melbourne, AU

^w/ Olivia Rodrigo
*w/ Gracie Abrams

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

Photo credit: Jeanne Elbez

Following on from earlier single's Go Fuck Urself and Cancel Me (I'm Tired), Fat Dog have this week unveiled their latest effort - Shit Love. Taken from the band's second album Cancel Me (I’m Tired), due October 2nd, the track leads with hyperbolic synths and pulsating electronics as its 90's rave sound takes hold. It is about “two fucking insane people who argue constantly and they are world-enders every time” says frontman Joe Love. Take a listen below. 

Instore tour
Fri 2nd October – Kingston @ Circuit (via Banquet)
Sat 3rd October – Bristol @ Rough Trade Bristol – matinee added
Sun 4th October – London @ Rough Trade East – matinee added
Mon 5th October – Sheffield @ Foundry (via Bear Tree)
Tues 6th October – Nottingham @ Rough Trade Nottingham – matinee added
Wed 7th October – Liverpool @ Rough Trade Liverpool
Thurs 8th October – Edinburgh @ Cab Voltaire (via Assai)
Fri 9th October – Newcastle @ HMV Newcastle 

Pre-order the album HERE for access.

Upcoming live dates
Sat 8th August - Pop Messe, Brno, CZ
Sat 9th August - Summer Well Festival, Buftea, RO
Sat 16th August - PALP Festival, Valais, CH
Sat 29th August – Rock’n’Roll Circus, Sheffield, UK 
Fri 4th September - PHE Festival, Tenerife, ES
Sat 5th September – End of the Road Festival, Larmer Tree Gardens, UK
Sat 12th September- Baroeg Open Air, Rotterdam, NL
17th – 19th September – Reeperbahn Festival, Hamburg, DE
Fri 23rd October – Mutations Festival, Brighton, UK
Sat 24th October – O2 Academy Brixton, London, UK
Wed 28th October - Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL
Thu 29th October – De Roma, Antwerp, BE
Fri 30th October – Tivoli, Utrecht, NL – sold out
Sat 31st October – Elysee Montmarte, Paris, FR
Mon 1st November – Stereolux, Nantes FR
Tue 3rd November – Le Grand Mix, Tourcoing, FR
Wed 4th November – Die Kantine, Cologne, DE
Fri 6th November – Festsaal Kreuzberg, Berlin, DE
Sat 7th November – Loppen, Copenhagen, DK
Sat 14th November – Victoria Warehouse, Manchester, UK
Wed 18th November – Whelans, Dublin, IE
Thu 19th November – Whelans, Dublin, IE – sold out
Fri 20th November - Limelight, Belfast, UK
Tue 24th November – Depot, Cardiff, UK
Wed 25th November – O2 Academy, Bristol, UK
Thu 26th November – O2 Institute, Birmingham, UK
Fri 27th November – O2 Academy, Leeds, UK
Sat 28th November – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow, UK 
Thu 3rd December – Rock City, Nottingham, UK

Tickets

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

credit: Hannah Jane Murrell

Following on from last month's single Lunch Money, Naarm/Melbourne new wave/post-punk outfit Radio Free Alice have today shared their scintillating new effort Kick in the Shins. "‘Kick in the Shins’ is a fusion of two songs that never felt all the way complete," Learmonth says of the new track. "We loved the verse of one of them and the chorus of the other, and it worked when we combined the two. At its core, it explores the feeling of being confused by the culture around you, and the isolation that often comes with that confusion." Take a listen below. 

Live Dates
24th Jul - Sheffield, UK - Tramlines Festival
25th Jul - Abingdon, UK - Truck Festival
31st Jul - Derbyshire Dales, UK - Y Not Festival
8th Aug - Newquay, UK - Boardmasters Festival
14th Aug - Gothenburg, SE - Way Out West Festival
21st Aug - Saint Pölten, AT - Frequency Festival
23rd Aug - Istanbul, TR - Babylon Soundgarden Festival
27th Aug - Oost-Vlieland, NL - Into The Great Wide Open Festival
29th Aug - Reading, UK - Reading Festival
18th Sep – Chicago, US – Riot Fest

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

Photo credit: Anni Cameron

Scottish singer-songwriter Blair Davie has returned this week with their brilliant new single You Must Be A Miracle. Taken from the forthcoming EP You Like Ugly, Don’t You Babe, out 9th September via Giant Music, Davie pairs towering pop sensibilities with soaring vocal prowess as we get another blistering taste of what's to come. Speaking on the track, Blair Davie says “I thought I had finished the writing of the EP and then realised that I was missing one important song: the one that says thank you to the person that saved my life. I believe we all have someone out there; a friend, family, your partner: who can see you at your lowest and still love you. This song is dedicated to them.” Take a listen below.  

Live Dates
26 July - Suffolk, UK @ Latitude Festival
29 July - Glasgow, UK @ Kelvingrove Bandstand (support to Mika)
11 Aug - Landshut, DE @ Summerstage im Messepark Landshut
12 Aug - Zwickau, DE @ Freilichtbühne Zwickau
14 Aug - Halle (Saale), DE @ Open Air Bühne auf der Peißnitzinsel
15 Aug - Wolfsburg, DE @ Autostadt Sommerfestival
16 Aug - Lingen, DE @ Emsland Arena
18 Aug - Stuttgart, DE @ Freilichtbühne, Killesberg Open Air
19 Aug - Bonn, DE @ Kunst! Rasen Open Air
21 Aug - Dresden, DE @ Junge Garde
22 Aug - Bad Nenndorf, DE @ Landesgartenschau Open Air Stage
23 Aug - Bruchsal, DE @ Schlossgarten
26 Aug - Giessen, DE @ Giessener Kultursommer
27 Aug - Bad Kissingen, DE @ Turnierplatz
28 Aug - Eindhoven, NL @ Hit the City Festival
12 Nov - Cologne, DE @ Blue Shell
14 Nov - Berlin, DE @ Prachtwerk
16 Nov - Paris, FR @ Les Etoiles
17 Nov - Groningen, NL @ De Oosterpoort
18 Nov - Haarlem, NL @ Patronaat
19 Nov - Arnhem, NL @ Luxor Live
22 Nov - Rotterdam, NL @ Rotown
24 Nov - London, UK @ BARFLY
26 Nov - Glasgow, UK @ King Tuts
27 Nov - Dublin, IE @ Curveball
28 Nov - Manchester, UK @ Deaf Institute

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

Photo credit: Marie Dutton

Following on from last month's single 'The Table', Bristol’s Grandmas House have today shared the latest single from their long-awaited debut album 'Baby You’re A Winner', ahead of its release on August 21st release via Brace Yourself Records. Twisted and brooding, the track's switching tempos and meandering textures serve up another exciting taste of what's to come. “Writing ‘Blue Oblivion’ was a pivotal moment for us as a band,” they explain, “as it made us realise that we didn’t have to write music within any boundaries. It opened up the way we would go on to write the rest of the album, encapsulating feelings of love and loss with a balance of light and dark.” Take a listen below. 

Alongside the news of ‘Blue Oblivion’ comes word of a tour of UK record stores in support of the album. Full dates below. For those in Bristol looking to hear the album, the band have also announced a free entry listening party for July 31st at Bristol Beer Factory including limited edition Grandmas House beer cans, Grandmas House x Pizzarova specials, ‘Spin the Wheel’ prizes and the chance to meet the band’s mascot, The Headless Man, in person. RSVP here.

July 25th | Engelberg, CH - Jardin Bizarre Festival
Aug 12th | Budapest, HU - Sziget Festival

Aug 21st | Kingston, UK - Banquet Records
Aug 23rd | Southampton, UK - Vinilo
Aug 24th | Oxford, UK - Truck Records
Aug 25th | Liverpool, UK - Jacaranda
Aug 26th | Leeds, UK - Vinyl Whistle
Aug 27th | Bristol, UK - Rough Trade
Aug 30th | Bristol, UK - Forwards Festival

Sep 30th | Tromsø, NO - Blårock Café
Oct 2nd | Bergen, NO - Tundra & Lightning Festival
Oct 7th | Köln, DE - Bumann & Sohn
Oct 8th | Brussels, BE - Brasserie de la Mule
Oct 9th | Den Haag, NL - Zwarte Ruiter
Oct 10th | Tilburg, NL - Here’s The Thing Festival
Oct 11th | Hamburg, DE - Hafenklang
Oct 13th | Stockholm, SE - Hus 7
Oct 14th | Göteborg, SE - Musikens Hus
Oct 15th | Aarhus, DK - Phono
Oct 16th | Copenhagen, DK - Vega
Oct 18th | Berlin, DE - Neue Zukunft
Oct 19th | Munich, DE - Substanz
Oct 20th | Vienna, AT - B72
Oct 23rd | Winterthur, CH - Gaswerk
Oct 24th | Bern, CH - ISC Club
Oct 27th | Paris, FR - La Boule Noire
Oct 29th | Nantes, FR - Le Ferrailleur
Oct 31st | Quessoy, FR - Les Sons d’Automne Festival
Nov 17th | London, UK - Oslo
Nov 20th | Brighton, UK - Hope & Ruin
Nov 21st | Bristol, UK - Thekla
Nov 24th | Glasgow, UK - Nice N Sleazy
Nov 25th | Manchester, UK - Soup
Nov 27th | Nottingham, UK - Bodega

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

Photo credit: Finn Jeffries

Eventually everything has its crux, as Flora from Kansas knows all too well on new single The End - a searing portrait of love at its most destructive. “I thought it would be cool to sing about a certain relationship dynamic that I'm sure some people can relate to,” Flora explains. Approaching the recording with the emotional intensity of a teen drama, Flora wanted the track to hit just as hard as her previous release. According to Flora, “I wanted it to sound like a plot I would see in a teen drama.” Take a listen for yourselves below. The End follows on from the recent success of 2025's ‘The Ghost is Me,’ which featured in Amazon Prime hit show Off Campus.

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

Credit: Hayley Thompson

Ahead of their second EP On The Island We Call Home, out 21st August on Polydor, Fletchr Fletchr have today shared new single Streetlights. A collision of driving percussion, towering melodies and commanding vocals, the track balances raw power with vulnerability as it unfolds in brilliant detail. Vocalist Rohan Fletcher explains, “‘Streetlights’ is about falling in love. Feeling like everything was aligned for you, then dealing with keeping that initial connection as alight as possible through the ups and downs of a relationship. ‘Streetlights’ feels special… it’s a much more hopeful take on this topic than we’ve written before.” 

On the EP, he adds: “‘On The Island We Call Home’ feels like our most polished piece of work yet. While still completely self produced, we’ve refined what we learnt from ‘We All Feel The Same’ into a much heavier hitting project that was curated to translate on the live stage. We dive deeper than we have before on this EP, and it’s only the start of our next chapter. The themes we explore are more mature and we approach them with a better sense of what’s going on around us. You can hear a bit more angst and anger in this new set of songs.” 

Take a listen below. The accompanying music video, directed by Maisy Banks, continues the expressive thematics from Fletchr Fletchr’s previous release ‘Fucking With My Head’. 

Fletchr Fletchr Live:
Friday 31st July - Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire
Saturday 1st August - Kendal Calling, Lowther Deer Park
Friday 7th August - Boardmasters Festival, Cornwall
Friday 21st August - 110 Above Festival, Gopsall
Saturday 22nd August - Rock ‘n Roll Circus, Norwich
Friday 28th August - Tunes in the Park, Cornwall

Headline tour:
Tuesday 22nd September - Exeter Cavern, Exeter
Thursday 24th September - Chats Palace, London
Saturday 26th September - The Gathering Sounds, Stockton
Sunday 27th September - McChuills, Glasgow
Monday 28th September - Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham
Wednesday 30th September - Lions Den, Manchester
Thursday 1st October - The Waterfront Studio, Norwich
Sunday 4th October - The Cornish Bank, Falmouth

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