Announced: Arca – XXXXX

Arca officially announces the details of her highly anticipated new studio album, XXXXX, arriving July 31st. Five years after the twice GRAMMY-nominated KiCk i and subsequent KICK pentalogy, the Venezuelan-born musician, producer, vocalist, and visual artist returns with her first full-length album since concluding one of the most ambitious chapters in contemporary music. Alongside the announcement of XXXXX, Arca has confirmed a new Diva.Experimental transmission: an immersive and ambitious livestream experience directed by Daniel Sannwald, and styled by Akeem Smith. Premiering July 23 live…

Watch: John Glacier – ‘Bond Girl’

Released in February of 2025, John Glacier’s debut album Like A Ribbon compounded the Hackney based rapper, producer and poet’s reputation as one of the UK’s most diverse voices. Pooling together sounds as diverse as rap, electronic music, post-punk, ambient and much more, the album defined Glacier as an artist within her own lane; a lane where she has the freedom to experiment creatively through her singular, almost stream-of-consciousness delivery. Today, John Glacier reveals…

Introducing: Odette

UK-born Australian singer-songwriter Odette returns with her first release since 2024 with ‘AAAH!’. Following a first play on triple j’s Home & Hosed with Anika Luna last night, ‘AAAH!’ is a sharp soulful piano-led cry to the universe that also marks her debut on Melbourne/London independent Beloved Records. Odette writes songs that feel like close-quarters confessions: soulful, sharp, and unafraid of honest reflection. Growing up with her parents’ eclectic tastes – from her…

Announced: Queens of the Stone Age – ‘Easy Street’ + AU/NZ Tour

Queens of the Stone Age return with a stunning new single ‘Easy Street’, and announce massive Australia and New Zealand tour. Debuted live last year during their lauded Catacombs tour and eagerly awaited by fans, it’s the band’s first new song since 2023’s In Times New Roman. The music is serene and perfectly imperfect — acoustic guitar, psychedelic synths, and a rhythm track that breathes on its own. Beneath the surface: raw edges and withering wit. Featuring singer Nikki Lane,…

Listen: Julia Jacklin – ‘I Wish’

Julia Jacklin presents a second single from her upcoming album, The Gem (out 25 September). Following lead track ‘Get Away From Me (I Think I’ll Love You Soon)’, ‘I Wish’ is written for her younger self – a practice that, four albums into her career, feels like a tradition. Like a fledgling bird about to flee its nest, she reflects, “I got through, yeah I’ll be fine / Still I wish someone at been…

Watch: Overmono – ‘Knight In Shining Prada’

Overmono return to release ‘Knight In Shining Prada’, the third and final preview of their highly-anticipated second album, Pure Devotion, out August 7. A collaboration with cult British poet John Joseph Holt, it is a song born from loss and transformed into something transcendent. It follows the recently released ‘Even Angels Ghost’ and ‘Lockup’, and arrives alongside a cinematic visual that sees Overmono and Rollo Jackson deepen the Pure Devotion visual world into its…

Out now: Dry Cleaning – Secret Love (Deluxe Edition)

At the beginning of this year, Dry Cleaning released their new album, Secret Love. The third album from the London-based group consisting of lyricist Florence Shaw, guitarist Tom Dowse, drummer Nick Buxton and bassist Lewis Maynard received glowing accolades across the globe. Today, Dry Cleaning shares expanded version, Secret Love (Deluxe Edition), featuring three brand-new tracks recorded during album sessions with producer Cate Le Bon last year; ‘Grass’, ‘I Have The Key’, and the recently released single ‘Sliced…

Listen: Tyler Ballgame – ‘Live It Down’

Fresh from a series of summer shows across the globe supporting everyone from Alabama Shakes to The Lumineers to Belle and Sebastian, Tyler Ballgame shares a brand new single, the immeasurably catchy ‘Live It Down’. Ballgame, whose debut album For the First Time, Again dropped early this year, has had a whirlwind 2026, touring nonstop and winning accolades from the likes of Rolling Stone, NPR, NME, The Guardian, MOJO and…

Announced: Standing On The Corner – II + ‘Mr. Postman, wait!’

Standing On The Corner announce their forthcoming album SOTC (“II”) out September 11. In addition, the ensemble shares a new single + visualizer for ‘Mr. Postman, wait!’ (b/w ‘Splitting Moonlight’) – watch here. Founded in Brooklyn, NY, STANDING ON THE CORNER (est. 2015) is a music recording group whose work moves fluidly between performance, film, installation, and sound. Rooted in the cultural exchange between the USA, Puerto Rico, and Africa, the project machinates an intersection…

Out now: Michael Brook – Cobalt Blue & Live at the Aquarium

Canadian musician Michael Brook, Grammy-nominated film composer (Heat, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, Into the Wild) and inventor of the ‘infinite guitar’, releases the first vinyl reissue of his 1992 4AD record Cobalt Blue and the vinyl debut of Live at the Aquarium. These underrated gems from the 4AD catalogue have been newly remastered by Rashad Becker and are presented on Crystal Clear 2×LP and 2CD with artwork by…

Announced: Basia Bulat – Bouquet EP + ‘Right Now (Bouquet Version)’

Following a whirlwind season of touring in support of her latest album Basia’s Palace, Basia Bulat returns with her new EP Bouquet, a delicate collection of reimagined acoustic recordings that offers a fresh perspective on some of the album’s most beloved songs via Secret City Records. Recorded in Montreal’s Mile End neighbourhood with engineer Andrew Woods, Bouquet emerged during a quieter autumn period following months on the road. Stripped back…

Introducing Radie Peat

Rough Trade Records are excited to share the debut solo single by one of Ireland’s most influential and revered vocalists, Lankum and ØXN’s Radie Peat – an interpretation of the popular traditional love song, ‘Still I Love Him’. With unique vision, staggering vocal range and a wry sense of knowing, Peat is celebrated for her powerful contralto voice, technical vocal authority, and emotional depth, she distils the essence of folk…

Announced: Gilla Band – Pugnello + ‘Placeholder’

Gilla Band are happy to announce their brand new album Pugnello released on the 25th September 2026 via Rough Trade Records. The album was recorded from 2022 – 2026 across three studios, Hellfire, Yellow Door Music Studio, & Sonic Studios in Dublin, the album was produced by Gilla Band & it was recorded and mixed by Daniel Fox. The album will be available on Deluxe Gatefold LP with glued in…

Listen: Carla Geneve – ‘Finally Broke Me’ / ‘I Still Think About You’

Renowned for her powerhouse vocals, raw vulnerability, and evocative storytelling, multi-award-winning artist Carla Geneve returns with a new double single, ‘Finally Broke Me’ / ‘I Still Think About You’, out now via Dot Dash / Remote Control. Alongside the release, Carla announces the Finally Broke Me tour, hitting Walyalup/Fremantle, Meanjin/Brisbane, Warrane/Sydney and Naarm/Melbourne later this month. Written in the exhausted comedown of a long tour, ‘Finally Broke Me’ captures the…

Listen: Tommy Barlow – ‘Won’t You Ever Need Me’’

Singer, producer and songwriter Tommy Barlow returns with ‘Won’t You Ever Need Me’, his new single and accompanying Josh Renaut-directed music video, released today via Young. Where debut single ‘Earth Killer’ arrived as a slow-burn torch song – bruised, luminous and slightly unmoored – ‘Won’t You Ever Need Me’ pushes into rawer, more volatile territory: a track that builds from a single drums and piano motif into a wall of collapsing sound, the vocals decaying…

Listen: Rowena Wise – ‘Home In This World’

Today, Naarm/Melbourne-based artist Rowena Wise shares her new single ‘Home In This World’, out now via Beloved Records / Remote Control Records, the third offering from her forthcoming sophomore album, Bad Things Feel Good*, set for release on Friday 7th August, 2026. Alongside the single, Wise announces a run of headline shows across Australia this Oct/Nov with her band. Following the emotional reckoning of ‘Blood Ties’ and the quiet unravelling of ‘Diamond In The Rough’, ‘Home In This World’ enters…

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Announced: Arca – XXXXX
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Watch: John Glacier – ‘Bond Girl’
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Introducing: Odette
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Announced: Queens of the Stone Age – ‘Easy Street’ + AU/NZ Tour
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Listen: Julia Jacklin – ‘I Wish’
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Watch: Overmono – ‘Knight In Shining Prada’
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Out now: Dry Cleaning – Secret Love (Deluxe Edition)
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Listen: Tyler Ballgame – ‘Live It Down’
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Announced: Standing On The Corner – II + ‘Mr. Postman, wait!’
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Out now: Michael Brook – Cobalt Blue & Live at the Aquarium
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Announced: Basia Bulat – Bouquet EP + ‘Right Now (Bouquet Version)’
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Introducing Radie Peat
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