Recorded in Brixton, South London trio Family Unit have recently released their debut EP, Need Some Rest. Lead single Shea Butter lands with a loose, fuzzed-out immediacy that feels instinctive, its guitars blurred at the edges while still cutting through with clarity. There’s a scrappy charm throughout, with hooks half-buried in distortion, drifting vocals, and a steady surge of grunge. The EP marks the culmination of two years spent refining their sound across London’s underground scene, offering an exciting and assured introduction to the band. Dive in to Shea Butter below, with the full EP streaming here.
Following a string of demo releases, London 4-piece Saint Clair mark their prominent arrival with debut single ‘Too Young To Notice’, out now via Black Butter Records. With a relentless live presence, the band's raw energy and youthful vigour is hard to replicate, but here they capture that exhilarating essence as soaring choruses charge over its explosive backdrop. “Too Young To Notice is a song about patience and youth,” Saint Clair say of the track, “about naivety and inexperience making it difficult to see that everything happens at the right time.” Take a listen below.
Catch Saint Clair live 2nd May - Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool 5th May - Dork Birthday, 100 Club, London 6th May – The Blue Basement, London SOLD OUT 7th May – The Blue Basement, London 14th May - The Great Escape, Brighton 15th May - London Calling, Amsterdam NL 13th June - Golden Touch Festival, Portsmouth 24th July - Tramlines Festival, Sheffield 25th July - Truck Festival, Oxfordshire 2nd August – Wilderness Festival, Oxfordshire 29th August - Into the Great Wide Open, NL 17th October - Neighbourhood Festival, Manchester
Saint Clair are: Toby Bardsley (vocals/guitar), Lawrence Bordean (guitar), Adam Anderson (bass), Beth Diana (drums)
Making their very welcomed return, Editors have today unveiled their brilliant new single Call It In. Coinciding with news of a full run of UK and European tour dates, it marks the band’s first new music since 2022’s studio album EBM, and emerges from studio sessions in between Tom Smith’s debut solo record There Is Nothing In The Dark That Isn’t There In The Light and continuing live dates. On the single, frontman Tom Smith has said, “We spent a lot of summer ‘25 holed up in rural Gloucestershire, working on songs with all of us in a room, in a more traditional band set up. ‘Call It In’ is one of the newest songs we worked on, it’s a song about asking for help, really, in the presence of an existential dread, finding solace and comfort in someone close, escaping the deafening noise of modern life.” Take a listen/watch below with the video directed by the band’s guitarist Justin Lockey.
Tour dates
UK & Ireland 28th Feb - Vicar St, Dublin 1st March - Ulster Hall, Belfast 2nd March - o2 Academy, Glasgow 4th March - o2 City Hall, Newcastle 5th March - o2 Apollo, Manchester 7th March - o2 Academy, Leeds 8th March - Rock City, Nottingham 9th March - Prospect Building, Bristol 11th March - o2 Academy Brixton, London 12th March - o2 Guildhall, Southampton
EU 26th Jan - Le 106, Rouen, France 27th Jan - Le Cigale, Paris, France 29th Jan - La Riviera, Madrid, Spain 30th Jan - Auditorio Roig Arena, Valencia, Spain 31st Jan - Razzmataz, Barcelona, Spain 2nd Feb - X-Tra, Zurich, Switzerland 3rd Feb - Alcatraz, Milan, Italy 4th Feb - Borcarski Dom, Zagreb, Croatia 6th Feb - Gasometer, Vienna, Austria 7th Feb - Zenith, Munich, Germany 8th Feb - Archa, Prague, Czech Republic 10th Feb - Stodola, Warsaw, Poland 11th Feb - Columbiahalle, Berlin, Germany 12th Feb - The Grey Hall, Copenhagen, Denmark 14th Feb - Palladium, Cologne, Germany 15th Feb - Rockhal, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg 16th Feb - Felsenkeller, Leipzig, Germany 20th Feb - Inselpark Arena, Hamburg, Germany
Today sees DMA's return with the news of their fifth studio album, set for release August 7th via Wonderlick Entertainment/Sony Music Australia/RCA UK. Coinciding with the announcement the band have also shared their latest single Heatin Park. Speaking on their fifth album and the new single, out today, Matt Mason says “‘Heatin Park' started as an old forgotten demo banged into a new sound for us and that collision is what gives it its feral energy. The album is called DMA’S because that’s exactly what it is and we’re keen to bring it home and play for you all”. Take a listen below with the official video which was filmed across the UK and Melbourne.
DMA's Self Titled album is available for Preorder/Presave HERE.
AUSTRALIAN TOUR 2026 Brisbane, Fortitude Music Hall Friday 27 November Melbourne, Live at the Gardens Saturday 28 November Sydney, Opera House Forecourt Thursday 3 December
Man/Woman/Chainsaw made their very welcomed return this week with their sprawling new single Nosedive. Built on a swirling synth line, the track’s rousing string sections and summoning vocals offer another exciting teaser for what lies ahead on their debut album. Really nailing a sound like no other, their refreshing melodies and nostalgic tone feel as forward-thinking as they are rooted in a timeless sensibility, blending past and future into something uniquely their own. Take a listen below. The band's forthcoming album ‘CANNONBALL’ is released August 7th via Fiction Records.
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
South London six-piece Gently Tender have returned this week with their dazzling new single Wild In The Uplands, the second track from their recently announced EP This Was Once Fields, out 22nd May via TODO Records. The track finds the band seamlessly blending folk-infused melodies with soaring pop elements as they create a concoction filled with rich textures and emotional depth. Speaking about the track's conception the band share: “Wild in the Uplands is a song about escape from city to country. It’s about not having respect for fences and private land, roaming free and getting into mischief. Out of all the illegal activities a person can partake in, trespassing is one of the most exhilarating!” Take a listen for yourselves below with the official video that perfectly captures the track's freeing nature.
Gently Tender live Friday 15th May – The Great Escape Festival, Brighton Wednesday 27th May – Institute of Contemporary Arts, London Saturday 1st August – All Together Now Festival, County Waterford
Following their landmark fourth UK Number 1 Album 'Gary' in 2024, Blossoms have returned with their first new music sharing Joke About Divorce. Out now via ODD SK Recordings / Distiller Music, the track sees Shawn Lee at the helm, as Blossoms embrace their knack for keen-eyed storytelling, heartfelt moments and dry, unmistakable wit that defines their style. Frontman Tom Ogden says: “During every argument, no matter how big or small, there’s always that moment where humour could completely disarm you both and diffuse the whole thing. On this occasion, I thought joking about divorce would do exactly that... I just got the timing completely wrong. Instead, it made things worse, and that moment ended up immortalised in a three-and-a- half-minute pop song.” Joke About Divorce signals the start of a new chapter for the band, with more new music to follow later this year. Take a watch of the official video below, both directed and edited by Tom Ogden.
Following on from last month's single Medicine, London four-piece Tooth have today returned with news of their debut EP 'Restless In Bloom', due out June 12th via Soil To The Sun Recordings. Sharing the extended player’s title track, the band's towering energy continues, with infectious melodies underpinning their powerful, anthemic sound. “The name ‘Restless in Bloom’ came from a poetry zine put together by Ben’s girlfriend,” explains Pollock. “She explained the meaning behind the name, saying how our youth was growing into something else, blossoming into something beyond what we knew. We would fill our time fidgeting with the freedom around us, restless in apprehension of whatever’s coming once youth fades. The lyrics reflect this idea, using the backdrop of two people sleeping together, both quickly growing out of each other and realising their existence has more potential beyond the confines of adolescence.” Take a listen for yourselves below.
Live Dates May 3rd | Leeds, UK - Gold Sounds Festival May 14th-16th | Brighton, UK - The Great Escape Festival May 23rd | Bristol, UK - Dot To Dot Festival May 24th | Nottingham, UK - Dot To Dot Festival Jun 12th | London, UK - EP Release Party (venue TBA) Jun 13th | Cardiff, UK - Clwb Ifor Bach Jun 16th | Edinburgh, UK - Sneaky Pete’s Jun 17th | Glasgow, UK - The Garage Attic Bar Jun 18th | Sheffield, UK - Hallamshire Hotel Jun 19th | Manchester, UK - Yes (Basement) Jun 22nd | Liverpool, UK - Tunnel Jun 23rd | Birmingham, UK - Dead Wax Jun 24th | Southampton, UK - Heartbreakers Jul 9th | Cheltenham, UK - 2000 Trees Festival Jul 12th | London, UK - O2 Forum Kentish Town* Jul 14th | Manchester, UK - New Century Hall* Jul 30th | Charlbury, UK - Wilderness Festival Aug 27th-30th | Reading, UK - Reading Festival Aug 27th-30th | Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival Oct 17th | Manchester, UK - Neighbourhood Festival
Irish-based four-piece Bleech 9:3 today announce their hotly anticipated self-titled debut EP, which is set for release May 15th on Polydor Records. Coinciding with the news the band have shared the sprawling Underrated, a snarling guitar anthem that's packed with their grungy explosive edge. On the new single, Baz says - "I wrote it at the end of 2024, it was one of the first Bleech songs that we jammed back then. Bad worship is a theme that runs through the EP. I felt driven to write about how it twists love into something else. How the twisting becomes the thing that you end up wanting.". Take a listen below.
Tour Dates 20th April - MTC, Cologne, DE (supporting Keo) 21st April - EKKO, Utrecht, NL (supporting Keo) 22nd April – Supersonic, Paris, FR (supporting Keo) 23rd April – Trix, Antwerp, BE (supporting Keo) 29th April – Voodoo, Belfast, UK 1st May – Whelan’s, Dublin, IE 2nd May – Liverpool Sound City, Liverpool, UK 3rd May – Gold Sounds Festival, Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK 4th May – SWG3 Poetry Club, Glasgow, UK 6th May – Waterfront Studio, Norwich, UK 7th May – Hare & Hounds, Birmingham, UK 9th May – Projekts Skate Park, Manchester, UK (supporting Deadletter) 11th May – Camden Assembly, London, UK 12th May – Camden Assembly, London, UK 14th May – The Great Escape, Brighton, UK 15th May - The Great Escape, Brighton, UK 16th May – Scala, London, UK 18th May – Yellow Arch Studios, Sheffield, UK 19th May – YES, Manchester, UK 21st May – Heartbreakers, Southampton, UK 23rd May – Dot To Dot Festival, Bristol, UK 24th May – Dot To Dot Festival, Nottingham, UK 28th May – Big Next, Trefpunt, Ghent, BE 29th May - Dauwpop Festival, NL 30th May - Vestrock Festival, NL 6th June - This Is Not A Love Song Festival, FR 10th June - Malahide Castle, Dublin, IE (supporting Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds) 10th July - Les Nuits Secretes, Aulnoye Aimeries, FR 24th July - Latitude Festival, UK 25th July - Truck Festival, UK 26th July - Tramlines Festival, UK 30th July - Wilderness Festival, UK 2nd August - Kendal Calling, UK 6th August - Haldern Pop Festival, DE 7th August - AFF Festival, NL 13th August - Winterthurer Musikfestwochen, Steinberggasse, CH 14th August - Syd For Solen, DK 25th August - Custom House Square, Belfast, UK (supporting Wunderhorse) 26th August - City Hall, Cork, IE (supporting Wunderhorse) 28th, 29th August - Reading + Leeds, UK 29th August - Rock N Roll Circus, Sheffield, UK 4th September - Brighton Psych Fest, Brighton, UK 5th September - Manchester Psych Fest, Manchester, UK 6th September - Edinburgh Psych Fest, Edinburgh, UK 5th-7th September - Iceland Airwaves, Reyjkavik, IS 12th September - Misty Fields, NL
Nearing the release of their second album Resistance, due out 22nd May, CQ Wrestling have returned this week with their expansive new single Finish Line. Ebbing in to life, the track wastes no time in picking up pace as its towering instrumentation rushes forth. The band comments on the new single: "'Finish Line' is a song about living fully and not being afraid. It draws on philosophy, loss, and resilience. There’s a steadiness in old ideas: live well, seek joy, and don’t fear what you can’t control. After losing Jake’s father, someone very close to this band, we’ve been working hard to stay true to why we do this. We hope this song is a celebration of life and those we’ve lost." Take a listen below.
Live Dates April 25 – Beautiful Ones Festival, Concorde 2, Brighton, UK
May 27 – The Crescent, York, UK
May 28 – Boileroom, Guildford, UK
May 29 – Waterfront Studio, Norwich, UK
May 30 – Cavern, Exeter, UK
June 2 – Rough Trade, Bristol, UK
June 5 – Sidney & Matilda, Sheffield, UK
June 6 – Cabaret Voltaire, Edinburgh, UK
June 10 – Cluny 2, Newcastle, UK
June 11 – Sunflower Lounge, Birmingham, UK
June 12 – Polar Bear, Hull, UK
June 13 – Rough Trade, Liverpool, UK
Oct 21 – The Dome, London, UK
Oct 22 – Brudenell Social Club, Leeds, UK
Oct 26 – G2, Glasgow, UK
Oct 27 – Yes (Pink Room), Manchester, UK
Oct 29 - Bodega, Nottingham, UK
