Pretty Suspicious
The Shropshire singer takes her inspiration from the rather wonderful Leonard Cohen song of the same name
Put Your Money On Me
A fine slice of fuzz-rock from Northern Ireland's Cormac Neeson, James Heatley, Micky Waters and Paul Mahon
Wanting And Waiting
The dark vultures return with their ninth studio album, and the first since they re-formed in 2019
Neon Pill
London-based CTE's Matt, Brad, Jared and Daniel are from Bowling Green, Kentucky
In The Crossfire
Melbourne (Oz) brothers Mark and Mat Robins founded the band in 2013. Later joined by Jarrod Medwin and the wonderfully-named Tommy Sunset, they are now turning out some impressive retro-90s music
Blue Over Blue
The London tunesmiths are led by singer and guitarist, Alasdair MacLean. In a previous life, he worked for a publisher and told them a children's fantasy novel should be turned down. They went ahead and published 'Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone' anyway
The Summer Of Hate
Bring on the indie-pop darlings, Courtney Taylor-Taylor, Peter Holmstrom, Zia McCabe and Brent Deboer. This is their 11th album
Soldiers Of Love
The Newport (South Wales) indie-rockers roll on with their first double album. Band leader, Grant Nicholas, says the decision to release the record as a double CD was to make it "almost like a musical production with an interval"
The Knock
The Newport (South Wales) indie-rockers roll on with their first double album. Band leader, Grant Nicholas, says the decision to release the record as a double CD was to make it "almost like a musical production with an interval". He also says this song is "about a highway... of life and the journey... it can take us on"
Girls!
The Liverpool alt-punksters are led by Genevieve Glynn-Reeves's vocals, with Jacob Jones (gtr), Jay Humpreys (bass) and Evan Reeves (drms)
Doing It Again Baby
Marie Ulven Ringheim in from Horten, Norway, and says 'I'm 20 and I make songs in my room'
You Need Me Now?
Marie Ulven Ringheim in from Horten, Norway, and says 'I'm 20 and I make songs in my room'
Not Like The Rest
From Nottingham, Georgie, Kay and Jada are proving themselves to be a formidable force
Lucky Guy
The Glasgow band who, we are pleased to say, never go away! Originally called Blind Alleez, vocalist Mark Rankin is a cousin of Texas' Sharleen Spiteri
Carousel
The Dudley alt-rockers turn in a good single here. That's all we know...
May I Comply
Bring on London's Josephine 'Jojo' Orme
Sorry Like You Mean It
Based in London and Cape Town, the line-up is fronted by Alison Rachel's vocals
Mustang
The Jesus-rockers release their ninth studio album in May 2024
The Feminine Urge
The South London fivesome are Abigail Morris (vcls), Georgia Davies (bass), Lizzie Mayland (gtr), Aurora Nishevci (keys), and Emily Roberts (ld gtr). They are described as 'a phenomenally exciting new band', and - despite the hype - they are. They've been compared to Florence, La Bush, etc, so make up your own mind
Friendly Fire
Mike Shinoda leads the alt-metal rap-rockers with a single-only release, ahead of their hits compilation album, 'Papercuts'
A Heart Cries
The Belgian alt-rock duo are fronted by Kristell Lowagie's vocals, with Bernard Daubresse's programming
Another Night On Earth
The Belgian alt-rock duo are fronted by Kristell Lowagie's vocals, with Bernard Daubresse's programming
Less I Try
Sweden's Ludwig Schollin played ice hockey until he was 18. He's since become a consummate singer and songwriter. This comes from his third album
Consequence Of You
The Norwich purveyors of all things catchy are Pete Thompson, Jasper Stainthorpe and Stuart Catchpole
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Faces (Where if Life)
This is the Swedish band's third album. Typically quirky, this track is a real grower! The line-up is Matilda Roth, Sofia Strom, Linn Johannesson and Johanna Hansson
Hurt
Well, this is heartbreaking. If you thought Johnny Cash's cover of this Trent Reznor (NiN) masterpiece couldn't be beaten, then you may have to re-think. Melanie died on 23 Jan 2024
Victorious
L.A.'s Nita 'Hurricane' Strauss is a guitarist best known for her work with the female Iron Maiden tribute band, The Iron Maidens. She's joined on this track by Dorothy
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Open Hearts (For Open Parks)
Recording in London and Brooklyn, Andrew Price impressively reinvents distorted guitar rock. Well timed, too, as we head towards the third generation (mid-60s, 90s, 20s)
Wreckage
Eddie Vedder's Seattle heroes return with their twelfth album
Two For His Heels
The Sheffield wunderkind makes a bit more noise than usual. But not too much..
Let's Go Dancing
Good to see the thirty-year veteran band returning with a #1 album
The Fixer
Fine introspections from Cardiff's Nathan Hall, Dylan Line and chums
Girl$
The alt-rockers are from Sydney, and started out in 2014. They're joined here by Pvris, and Bruses
Anonymous In Los Feliz
This is the sixth studio album by the band, led by Brockenhurst public schoolboy, Justin James Hayward-Young
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When We Die (Can We Still Get High?)
Doncaster's Dominic Richard Harrison is back. This is just brilliant. It's like a grenade dropping in your head and mashes every style from rap to indie to 60s psychedelia