Alternative
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Introducing… Bones Ate Arfa
Grungy alt-rock trio from Brighton bring back the best of skater rock, whilst adding their own modern twist to it.
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Marissa Nadler – New Radiations Review
Ethereal western folk ballads rule the soundwaves as Nadler reaches album number 10.
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Introducing… Linda From Work
Seattle garage rock quartet gets inspired by Carrie and a Woman's wrath!
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Introducing… Gatlin
For fans of Phoebe Bridgers, Gatlin's emotional vulnerability about breaking free of expectations will draw you in.
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Zola Blood – Nothing Is Wasted Review
Taking on slow techno and a whole lot of bass with their excellent new EP of moodier dream pop.
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Fragile Animals – Tourist Review
My favourite dream pop release of 2025 to date.
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Introducing… Blue Loop
An electronic. experimental song cycle chronicling a battle against cancer, one chemo cycle at a time.
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Imogen Heap announces 20th Anniversary Remaster and Vinyl for ‘Speak For Yourself’
It kicks of a month of celebrations with livestreams, an app, and plenty of other exciting goodies.
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Introducing… Scarlet Rae
Exploring how we can become our own worst enemy to overcome our emotions through Scarlet Rae's excellent new "Elven" Indie Rock single.
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Nina Nastasia – Songs for a World of Trouble Review
Stark, sparse folk music to explore what community and home feels like in a world full of trouble.
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Charlotte Martin – Mercury Review
Inspired by her music students, Charlotte Martin exudes confidence and strength in this climactic and emotionally-charged EP.
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Crown Lands – Ritual I Review
Heavy prog rock duo turn to psychdelic world ambience for a beautiful EP for those who enjoy hand percussion and flutes.
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Introducing… Neon Bloom
Channelling a woman who is free to express her primal energy in this captivating riff rock anthem.
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Kristin McClement returns with new single, and hints at a follow-up to Higher Plain Music’s album of 2015
A new single dedicated a lost friend from the music scene is poetic and dreamlike.
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Introducing… Camilla Wickman
If piano prog rock went on an ancestral retreat to find itself, and the land it came from.
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Lido Pimienta – La Belleza Review
A rich, oppressive, and foreboding orchestral Latin album of love, heartbreak, and healing.
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Introducing… Isolated Youth
Theatrical goth-tinged post punk quartet from Sweden releases an album crammed full of bangers.
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Illuminati Hotties – Nickel on the Fountain Floor Review
A band seeking new ways to slide pillowy punk energy into different genres of rock.
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Introducing… Glow And The Dark
DIY emo punk about beginnings, endings, and the moments suspended in between.
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Introducing… Midnight Rodeo
Fantastic psych pop that captivates and straddles the decades from 70s psychedelia to modern day surf rock.
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Introducing… JOSEPH
Bridging the expectation and reality gap as you slide into your 40s with this be-kind-to-yourself indie pop anthem by sister duo JOSEPH.
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Introducing… Big Fear
Exploring human fears and warped perceptions with one of the most effortlessly cool alt pop jams I've heard this year.
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Introducing… Vivienne Wilder
Vivienne Wilder provides the perfect introduction to "bubblegrunge" with new album 'Terrible Human'.
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Introducing… APACALDA
Gothic-tinged indie pop, sexual awakening, and plenty of messy situations bring APALADA's earworms to life.
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Introducing… Duncan Lloyd
Maximo Park songwriter and guitarist takes the next step on his solo career with 90s-style shoegazing Brit Pop banger.
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Introducing… Telehorn
Canoe down Canada to alt pop hooks and sumptuous strings with Telehorn.
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Tune-Yards – Better Dreaming Review
Balancing abuse, joy, and parenting in a world full of a chaos... but with grooves, funky bass, and a powerhouse vocal to dance to.
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Keeley Forsyth and Matthew Bourne – ‘Hand to Mouth’ Review
A stark, honest, and bold collaboration focused on minimal instrumentation and a commanding vocal.
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Live Vault – Tori Amos with unreleased footage from 1996
2Meter Sessions with fresh broadcast quality audio and new video recordings previously unreleased.
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Fiona Apple returns with a statement on new single ‘Pretrial’
Fiona Apple's first new music in five years sends a pointed message to the broken legal system.
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Introducing… Private Cathedral
Art-pop duo release their self-titled debut album full of baroque and cabaret chamber pop mash-ups.
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Marissa Nadler and Milky Burgess – The Bloody Gardener Review
Murder ballads given an ethereal rootsy reimagining.
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Live Vault – SPELLLING
When a girl and her loop pedal gains a huge full band to showcase her grungier prog rock side.
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Emma Bradley – Winoa’s World Review
Ethereal yearning in a loneliness epidemic lets Emma Bradley open up her inner thoughts and feelings in a vocoder-filled alt-pop gem.
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Introducing… Yumi Zouma
An alt-rock tribute to the New York subway and the wonders of public transport that works.
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Temples – Other Structures EP Review
Four new tracks and two new remixes extend Temples' superb album 'Sun Structures' 10 years on without compromising quality.
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Introducing… heddlu
An uplifting psych-rock indie anthem from Wales for anyone needing to recharge their batteries and try again.
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Tom Vek – We Have Sound B-Sides Review
20 years on, the B-sides are back to expand a fantastic album with a treasure chest of hidden indie rock gems.
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Tori Amos – The Music of Tori and the Muses / Tori and the Muses Review
A story for children that can apply to all humans brings out some of Tori Amos's most creative music to date.
