Almost Alive’s new single is a full-throttle grunge statement… and it’s only the beginning. We caught up with Evan Kanter to find out what’s coming… ‘Deep Down’ feels like a real statement of intent - was there a specific moment you knew this was the direction Almost Alive needed to go next? I’ve always tried to make music that I personally would want to listen to. The first time I created a true grunge track, I immediately felt there was something special there. It had that

The Bearded Theory Festival is known for its diverse lineup and unique experiences, but this year’s I'm Not From London busking takeover added an extra layer of magic. The best weekend started last Wednesday running the acoustic stage: a collaboration between I'm Not From London & Acoustic Rooms. Amazing performance from all the acts and a special shout out to the bluegrass country finger picking sounds of Sticky Bones Jones for lending his amp and helping ensure the sublime

You know that feeling when something is ending but nobody has said it out loud yet? When you’re standing in the middle of something that used to feel solid and noticing, for the first time, that the ground has been shifting for a while? Energy Whores have written a song about exactly that, and it is quietly extraordinary. ‘Fade to Gray’, out now, is the New York band’s first single of 2026 and their most emotionally direct release to date. Co-produced with DJ and producer Fra

If this is the start of a new era for Jackson Mercer, we are absolutely here for every single second of it… There is a particular kind of magic that happens when an artist strips everything back to its most essential components and makes something that feels more fully realised than anything a big-budget studio session might have produced. Jackson Mercer is that kind of artist. A pop songwriter driven by an unrelenting creative curiosity and a genuine need to turn everyday ex

Miles Jeppson Ushers in the ‘GREEN’ Era: A Nostalgic Alt-Pop Movement Rooted in Youth, Identity, and Culture‘… ‘GREEN’ is less about revisiting a past era and more about translating its emotional language into a modern context. Jeppson isn’t replicating nostalgia—he’s reshaping it, using familiar textures to build something that feels current, cohesive, and culturally aware. There’s a particular kind of precision to Miles Jeppson’s ‘GREEN’—not in the sense of technical over-p

Mary Milton Unleashes A Moving Tribute and an Intimate Work In 'On My Shoulder' Mary Milton’s ‘On My Shoulder’ is built on scale—but what makes it compelling is how carefully that scale is controlled; At its core, the track is an intimate expression of grief, written in memory of her father, yet its sonic architecture expands far beyond that personal origin, creating a space that feels both deeply individual and widely resonant. The arrangement leans heavily into orchestratio

Confidence is a difficult thing to fake, and Dr Wippit does not try. ‘Yup’, the new single from the Colorado-based rapper and guitarist, announces itself with a low-slung bass groove and stays exactly there for its entire runtime, warm and unhurried, utterly sure of itself. “I took a drum beat and changed the instrument to bass guitar, and with some tweaking had a nice groove to put some guitar and keyboards on top of. It seemed to lend itself to confidence rap, so I took it

‘Good Morning LA’ ultimately works because of its restraint. By allowing the track to unfold gradually, Miller creates a sense of depth that extends beyond its runtime, leaving the listener with something that lingers rather than resolves… ‘Good Morning LA’ finds Walter Miller recalibrating his approach, trading immediate impact for a more gradual, emotionally driven build. Known for leaning into the scale of rock performance, Miller instead begins here with restraint, allowi

‘Maybe We’ll Make It’ ultimately presents Chapple as an artist with a clear and cohesive vision; The EP’s strength lies in how its structure and sound reinforce one another, creating a project that feels complete rather than fragmented. Corban Chapple’s ‘Maybe We’ll Make It’ is constructed with a level of intentionality that immediately sets it apart. Rather than presenting a loose collection of tracks, the EP is structured as a narrative, unfolding across five distinct stage

With ‘Space & Time’, Waver returns to a sound that is deeply rooted in their origins, while allowing it to evolve in ways that reflect the time that’s passed… The album draws heavily from 1990s guitar-driven rock, but its execution is shaped by the perspective of artists revisiting that framework with decades of experience behind them. The partnership between Mike Sartor and Dorsey Stone is central to the record’s identity. Sartor’s songwriting provides a melodic foundation—d

‘A Night With A Sazerac’ stands out for its commitment to immediacy. By prioritising feel over perfection, White creates a project that feels grounded in real experience, allowing its emotional arc to unfold naturally… Rose White’s ‘A Night With A Sazerac’ is a project that leans into immediacy, using its recording process as a defining feature rather than a background detail. Captured largely live and within minimal takes, the EP prioritises performance over refinement, resu

There’s a particular kind of confidence that only comes with time. Paul Archer has been making music for thirty years; through Belfast’s mid-1990s indie underground, the genre-restlessness of The Ghears, and a decade of acclaimed albums with Burning Codes - and ‘No Fear’, the new video release from his debut solo album Art, sounds exactly like what it is: a man who has earned his convictions. "‘Art’ promises a punchy expression of ambition, passion and elegantly-rendered sou

FOLLOW: INSTAGRAM | WEBSITE | YOUTUBE | SPOTIFY | FACEBOOK | X There is a long and occasionally glorious tradition of hard rock built on the architecture of survival - music that takes the raw material of damage and transforms it, through sheer force of craft, into something that feels like liberation. Brunhilde understand this tradition instinctively, and with ‘Rising From The Ashes’, they’ve made their most eloquent contribution to it yet. The Cologne-rooted outfit hav

Across 30 tracks, Lil Crush constructs something sprawling, restless, and deeply personal, where genre feels less like a boundary and more like a tool. From the beginning, there’s a sense that this isn’t about cohesion in the traditional sense. Tracks shift—sometimes subtly, sometimes sharply—moving between hip hop rhythms, R&B phrasing, flashes of alternative country, and moments that lean into something more experimental. But instead of feeling scattered, it feels intention

If you haven’t been following Yafania yet, here’s your call to arms... Her 2024 single ‘The Right Guy’ launched a full cinematic saga alongside Disney actor Pearce Joza that took the internet completely by storm, earning her over 140,000 YouTube subscribers and millions of streams across platforms in under a year. She writes romance with the kind of specific emotional intelligence that makes listeners feel personally understood — inspired by the legendary love stories she gre

There’s a particular kind of tension that runs through Dailla’s ‘lalalove me’: not explosive, not chaotic, but tightly wound. INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TIKTOK | YOUTUBE | SPOTIFY It’s there in the guitar line that hums beneath everything, steady and insistent; it’s there in the vocal, which feels like it’s holding something just beneath the surface, choosing when to let it slip through. The track unfolds like a confrontation that’s been replayed too many times. You can hear

Here’s a story worth knowing… Nuclear Cowboy grew up in rural Montana, relocated to Brooklyn, and spent years quietly making music that barely anyone heard. Two full albums - 2020 and 2022 - released into near silence. Most artists would’ve called it. Instead, he kept going, kept performing, kept refining, and in 2025 his audience exploded from roughly 1,500 to nearly 100,000 monthly listeners. That kind of growth doesn’t happen by accident. It happens because the music is ge