Weekly Music Picks: Singles Playlist 18/04/2026 Huuuuge returns from Massive Attack, Boards of Canada, Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo and a ton of interesting new music.

Weekly Music Picks: Singles Playlist 18/04/2026

Huuuuge returns from Massive Attack, Boards of Canada, Madonna, Olivia Rodrigo and a ton of interesting new music.

Lime Garden: Maybe Not Tonight Album Review A confident second album from the Brighton based female wonk-pop-rock band.

Lime Garden: Maybe Not Tonight Album Review

A confident second album from the Brighton based female wonk-pop-rock band.

Discover Broadside’s 5th Album Nowhere, At Last: The Pop-Rock Evolution of a Band Unrelenting pop-rock album out April 10th on Thriller Records.

Discover Broadside’s 5th Album Nowhere, At Last: The Pop-Rock Evolution of a Band

Unrelenting pop-rock album out April 10th on Thriller Records.

Holly Humberstone’s Stunning New Album: Cruel World Review The rising English starlet returns with a high quality second album.

Holly Humberstone’s Stunning New Album: Cruel World Review

The rising English starlet returns with a high quality second album.

One month to Are You Listening Festival? 2026. Final line-up has been anounced. Cassia are our Friday headliner among a number of local and national additions.

One month to Are You Listening Festival? 2026. Final line-up has been anounced.

Cassia are our Friday headliner among a number of local and national additions.

Weekly Indie Music Picks: Singles Playlist 04/04/2026 After a few weeks off our singles playlist is back with some cracking tunes.

Weekly Indie Music Picks: Singles Playlist 04/04/2026

After a few weeks off our singles playlist is back with some cracking tunes.

Blush Puppy: Here You Dream EP Review Midlands rock outfit release their debut EP on Venn Records on the 10th of April. This debut EP is a satisfyingly heavy mix of emo, grunge, alternative-rock and a hint of metal. The guitars absolutely crunch where you want them to but they also have an absolutely fantastic grasp of melody and harmony in the vocals where three of the four members contribute.

Blush Puppy: Here You Dream EP Review

Midlands rock outfit release their debut EP on Venn Records on the 10th of April. This debut EP is a satisfyingly heavy mix of emo, grunge, alternative-rock and a hint of metal. The guitars absolutely crunch where you want them to but they also have an…

Reading Festival 2026 Day Splits All the news on who is playing on which day after the Phase 2 line up announcement.

Reading Festival 2026 Day Splits

All the news on who is playing on which day after the Phase 2 line up announcement.

Reading and Leeds 2026 Announce 60 More Acts In Second Wave! Huge shocks across the board in a heavily reconfigured festival.

Reading and Leeds 2026 Announce 60 More Acts In Second Wave!

Huge shocks across the board in a heavily reconfigured festival.

Reading Beat Connection Preview Featuring Interviews With Modern Woman and Puma Theory HotWax top a stunning line-up at South Street Arts Centre this Saturday the 28th of March, courtesy of Heavy Pop.

Reading Beat Connection Preview Featuring Interviews With Modern Woman and Puma Theory

HotWax top a stunning line-up at South Street Arts Centre this Saturday the 28th of March, courtesy of Heavy Pop.

Holly Humberstone at the O2 Academy Oxford. The rising star was in Oxford on the 22nd of March. This was part of a series of record shop outstore shows, ahead of the release of her new album, Cruel World, on April 10th.

Holly Humberstone at the O2 Academy Oxford.

The rising star was in Oxford on the 22nd of March. This was part of a series of record shop outstore shows, ahead of the release of her new album, Cruel World, on April 10th.

Ora Cogan at The Nest, Oxford. The talented Canadian is touring the UK with her new album and was in Oxford on the 20th of March.

Ora Cogan at The Nest, Oxford.

The talented Canadian is touring the UK with her new album and was in Oxford on the 20th of March.

Annie Dressner and Sean C. Duggan We were in Purley for a fine evening of acoustic guitar courtesy of two talented artists.

Annie Dressner and Sean C. Duggan

We were in Purley for a fine evening of acoustic guitar courtesy of two talented artists.

Nothing Rhymes With Orange, Radiator and Cheap Suits at the Purple Turtle The imperious Nothing Rhymes With Orange returned to one of their favourite venues on the 5th of March!

Nothing Rhymes With Orange, Radiator and Cheap Suits at the Purple Turtle

The imperious Nothing Rhymes With Orange returned to one of their favourite venues on the 5th of March!

Chalk: Crystalpunk An intriguing release for lovers of more abrasive dance albums.

Chalk: Crystalpunk

An intriguing release for lovers of more abrasive dance albums.

The Scratch’s Fusion of Metal, Rock and Irish Music: Pull Like A Dog Album Review An intense blend of traditional Irish music and metal on this third album.

The Scratch’s Fusion of Metal, Rock and Irish Music: Pull Like A Dog Album Review

An intense blend of traditional Irish music and metal on this third album.

Playful Anarchy Reigns on The Sophs: GOLDSTAR The unpredictable Los Angeles band drop their debut album on Rough Trade Records.

Playful Anarchy Reigns on The Sophs: GOLDSTAR

The unpredictable Los Angeles band drop their debut album on Rough Trade Records.

Discover Ora Cogan: The Hidden Gem of Vancouver’s Music Scene Cogan is a great listen whose back catalogue is well worth exploring.

Discover Ora Cogan: The Hidden Gem of Vancouver’s Music Scene

Cogan is a great listen whose back catalogue is well worth exploring.

Review – Brigitte Calls Me Baby’s New Album: Irreversible Our favourite new band of the 2020s are back with a second album and a relentless touring schedule.

Review – Brigitte Calls Me Baby’s New Album: Irreversible

Our favourite new band of the 2020s are back with a second album and a relentless touring schedule.

Tom Grennan Revealed as Final Wasing Headliner! Everyone's favourite Indie-pop icon is the latest addition to an exciting On the Mount at Wasing 2026!

Tom Grennan Revealed as Final Wasing Headliner!

Everyone's favourite Indie-pop icon is the latest addition to an exciting On the Mount at Wasing 2026!

Midori Jaegar: (Un)planted The third EP from the cellist and multi-instrumentalist.

Midori Jaegar: (Un)planted

The third EP from the cellist and multi-instrumentalist.

Sleaford Mods Oxford O2 Academy The No War No Death tour rides into Oxford!

Sleaford Mods Oxford O2 Academy

The No War No Death tour rides into Oxford!

Fontaines D.C. and Lankum in Peaky Blinders : The Immortal Man Soundtrack By order of the Peaky Blinders, one fantastic new soundtrack!

Fontaines D.C. and Lankum in Peaky Blinders : The Immortal Man Soundtrack

By order of the Peaky Blinders, one fantastic new soundtrack!

Book Of Churches: Book Of Churches A gorgeous, folk-tinged, solo effort from Divorce's Felix Mackenzie-Barrow.

Book Of Churches: Book Of Churches

A gorgeous, folk-tinged, solo effort from Divorce's Felix Mackenzie-Barrow.

Truck Festival Adds More Names, 90% of Tickets Now Sold. Get in Quick!!! Even more names are added to a stellar line-up for one of the best indie-music festivals in the country.

Truck Festival Adds More Names, 90% of Tickets Now Sold. Get in Quick!!!

Even more names are added to a stellar line-up for one of the best indie-music festivals in the country.

Exploring Sons of Town Hall’s Unique Musical World: Of Ghosts and Gods Album Review An excellent album from one of the most below the radar great folk bands on the planet.

Exploring Sons of Town Hall’s Unique Musical World: Of Ghosts and Gods Album Review

An excellent album from one of the most below the radar great folk bands on the planet.

Good Neighbours, Master Peace and Jack Gray Live at the O2 Academy Oxford An uplifting evening of music from three rising stars of the scene.

Good Neighbours, Master Peace and Jack Gray Live at the O2 Academy Oxford

An uplifting evening of music from three rising stars of the scene.

Lala Lala: Heaven 2 A solid offering from a well travelled artist, that will appeal to fans of Llorde.

Lala Lala: Heaven 2

A solid offering from a well travelled artist, that will appeal to fans of Llorde.

Bibi Club: Exploring Their Latest Avant-Pop Album Amaro A strong third album from the Montreal based French-Canadian duo.

Bibi Club: Exploring Their Latest Avant-Pop Album Amaro

A strong third album from the Montreal based French-Canadian duo.

Mitski: Nothing’s About To Happen To Me Album number 8 from the mercurial American-Japanese mega-talent.

Mitski: Nothing’s About To Happen To Me

Album number 8 from the mercurial American-Japanese mega-talent.