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Danish foursome Iceage have been variously described as ‘visceral’, ‘dissonant’ and, alarmingly, ‘the next big thing’. Having such a stream of journo cliches heaped upon a band so young and so anaemic ...

As a producer, Danger Mouse’s best material comprises of soulful electronic songs propelled by syncopated handclaps, nimble melodies and exciting intrusions of contrastingly harsh electronic ...

Slugabed is the gastropod themed moniker of producer Greg Feldwick who unleashes his debut album on the much revered Ninja Tune label. Opener ‘New Worlds’ draws you in with it’s almost hip hop like ...

In all, Guillemots’ eccentric and unique, well-crafted pop is more than welcome, if listeners can get beyond the initial jarring of the myriad of genres and styles thrown in. In all, Guillemots’ ...

We hate to use this phrase, but ‘cheap and cheerful’ seems to fit. The drums from ‘Like This? Then Try This’ are identical to those from a £20 Yamaha keyboard. Well, ‘Son Of Eurochild’ is a free album ...

Fans of electro pop connoisseurs Metronomy may recognise the wispy vocal of spill tab from her inclusion on their 2021 release, ‘Posse EP Volume 1’. Take a deeper dive into the LA-based French-Korean ...

Rico Nasty, a pioneer of contemporary rage-rap, is “putting her flag on the moon,” so says press material. Indeed, on third record, ‘LETHAL’, there’s a concentration of craft that reaffirms her stake ...

Neu Bulletins are DIY’s guide to the best and freshest new music. Your one stop shop for buzzy new bands and red hot emerging stars, this roundup features some of the tracks we’ve been rinsing at full ...

Poland’s Open’er Festival has unveiled that its next 2025 headliner will be none other than groundbreaking hip hop titan Future. Due to top the bill on 3rd July to deliver what will be his only ...

LIDO Festival - the fledging London event that’s due to take over Victoria Park next month - has announced that Jamie xx will be performing not one, but three (!) sets over the course of his headline ...

Manic Street Preachers, Bloc Party, Yard Act and many more will hit Leeds’ Temple Newsam Park this May. After a whirlwind year of legal battles and uncertainty over the band’s future, we caught up ...