Simon Smith
- Introducing...
Introducing… O’Phantom
A rising Yorkshire alternative rock collective.
- Gothic
- Chiptune
Roboctopus – ‘Vaporchip Volume 1’ Review
What if a Gameboy and some disco music got stuck in an elevator?
- Introducing...
Introducing… Cinder Well
Dark, stark chamber pop that just might veer into metal
- Radio
Explore the darker dream pop and electronic side of 2026’s first chaotic months
20 hidden gems to rage against the world with.
- Singer Songwriter
Beth Orton returns with new album ‘The Ground Above’
Folktronica meets classic singer-songwriter songbook.
- Soul
Kadhja Bonet’s ‘Geodesic Planet’ shows there can be beauty in unfinished and incomplete art
Lost recordings and missing elements can still create captivating performances.
- Piano
Blurstem – ‘Fallen Fragments’ Review
Late night piano, reimagined through nearly a decade of memories.
- Introducing...
Introducing… Danalogue
Sending a stream of collective consciousness into space.
- Dark Ambient
PILOTPRIEST – ‘Spring EP’ review
A prelude to Silent Hill Townfall
- Punk
Otoboke Beaver – ‘Is The New Album Out Yet?’ Review
No-one does high-energy punk quite like this.
- Introducing...
Introducing… PAON
A space jazz temple opera has emerged!
- Harp
The 2026 World Harp Competition is in full flow – watch the semi finals and final live
13 artists compete for the winning prize!
- World Fusion
Paul Cheneour & Zhuyang Liu – ‘Fire Serpent’ Review
A beautiful collection of guzheng and flute intertwined performances.
- Introducing...
Introducing… Robbie and Mona
Experimental pop that drifts between dream and wake.
- Rock
The Anchoress returns with a baby, not a lobotomy, for her third album
Generational wisdom and a lot of vintage synths
- VGM
Square Enix Vocal Covers – “Timeless Classics Vol.2” Review
Turning rock and folk game anthems into chirpy pop dance bops.
- Piano
The Piano Matt has turned ‘Pooja, what is this behaviour’ into a very dramatic piano duet
The comic relief I needed today.
- Introducing...
Introducing… it foot, it ears
If Battles and Alt-J locked their cousin in the basement...
- Kora
Suntou Susso’s award-winning Kora-based music kicks off extensive UK tour
A UK tour, but a universal message
- Introducing...
Introducing… SOFY
Burnout leads to a darker indie pop refresh for UK's SOFY.
- Post Punk
Divorce Attorney – ‘Always Something’ Review
Post-punk shoegazers showcase their infectious energy.
- Introducing...
Introducing… Fall of Messiah
What happens when you take post-rock sensibilities into hardcore screamo rock?
- Rock
The Pineapple Thief’s Bruce Soord returns with new solo album
Loss and excessive introspection are the themes for the UK prog rock artist..
- Introducing...
Introducing… Bangsana
Duelling pianos and synths for a fresh take on modern jazz fusion.
- World
Dead Can Dance’s Brendan Perry can’t dance around his puzzling generative AI stance
A charity single for Palestine has been overshadowed.
- Dark Wave
Frenchy and the Punk declares ‘War on War’
This is my protest song for 2026's madness.
- Rock
Bic Runga – ‘Red Sunset’ Review
Bringing French pop into her 60's rock era.
- Dark Ambient
Kaya North – ‘Hunt’ Review
The sound of a primative hunt... but you're not the prey.
- Live Vault
Live Vault – Castle Rat
High fantasy doom metal is Conan meets Black Sabbath.
- Introducing...
Introducing… Coren Smith
Meditative rock for expanding your mind.
- Classical
Marika Takeuchi – ‘Iridescence’ Review
Personal emotional recovery from the foot of the mountain.
- Rock
St Vincent, Jules Buckley – ‘Live in London!’ Review
This is how you do an orchestral album!
- Introducing...
Introducing… Merwulf
Angry bass, vintage keys, caustic drums, and a whole lotta tension.
- Desert Rock
Imarhan – ‘Essam’ Review
A clever integration of electronics into traditional desert rock.
- Nordic Folk
Kardemimmit – ‘Kardemimmit Live Special’ Review
Finnish folk excellence.
- Business
Subvert is a co-op music platform owned and controlled by its community
A different way for the music industry to do business?
- Introducing...
Introducing… Beatrice Deer
Inuit tradition meets modern indie pop.
- Electronic
B E N N – ‘Primordial Error’ Review
Bassy, atmospheric electronic pockets of industrial chaos.
