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News: THUMPER Announce Sophomore Album, Unleash 10-Minute Epic ‘Middle Management’

Dublin alt-rock heavy-hitters THUMPER have returned have announced their forthcoming second album Sleeping With The Light On, the follow-up to their Choice Music Prize–nominated debut Delusions of Grandeur, and marked the occasion…

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News: Cork Shoegaze Quartet Ways of Seeing Unveil Sophomore Album The Inheritance of Fear

Cork’s shoegaze outfit Ways of Seeing are set to release their highly anticipated second album, The Inheritance of Fear, Out Now via Joyful Hour Records. The follow-up to their acclaimed…

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News: Sample Text Channel Nostalgia and Swagger on New Single ‘Oh My My’

Manchester alternative-rock quartet Sample Text are back with their infectious yet melancholic new single, ‘Oh My My’, a nostalgic punch of crunchy guitars, swaggering rhythm, and 00s indie attitude. Drawing from…

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News: Arcane Moon Unveil Cinematic Video For Title Track From New Album ‘The Hour Glass’

Fresh from winning Best New Band at the 2025 East Anglia NMG Awards earlier this year, Essex quartet Arcane Moon have released their debut album The Hour Glass. The band…

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News: Colin Tyler Shares ‘The Best of Me’

Colin Tyler is keeping his foot firmly on the accelerator. Following the release of ‘Four Wheel Drive’ earlier this year, the London-based artist returns with ‘The Best of Me’, an…

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News: WUNDER BETA Shines On New EP ‘Love You To Beats’

WUNDER BETA closes out a triumphant year with the release of her debut EP, Love You To Beats. A vivid, colourful Bossa Nova-inflected, electro-driven alt-pop project that cements the London-based, Brazilian-born…

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News: Berkshire’s Black Prussia Share ‘Delightfully Spiteful’

Hot on the heels of their debut single ‘Animal’, Berkshire-based Black Prussia are back as they keep rolling the punches with their latest offering, ‘Delightfully Spiteful’, out now. Doubling down…

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News: J Saint James Re-emerges With Cinematic Debut Single ‘The Running Man’

UK-born singer-songwriter J Saint James marks his return with the release of ‘The Running Man’, a debut single shaped in collaboration with a team of musicians and producers whose collective…

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News: SANDS Releases New Video For ‘So Real’

London-based psych-pop artist SANDS unveils the cinematic new video for his track ‘So Real’. The video arrives shortly after his double single release, ‘So Real’ and ‘Pirate’. Directed by visual…

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News: Peter DiMaggio Takes Flight With New Single ‘Fly Away’

Actor, composer, and singer-songwriter Peter DiMaggio returns to the music scene with ‘Fly Away,’ a soaring indie-pop single that fuses emotional vulnerability with cinematic production. Drawing from the atmospheric textures…

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