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Witch Post – Witching Hour
Scottish-American duo Witch Post have shared their new single Witching Hour with its haunting penitence driven by a hypnotic electric guitar riff, taken from recently released EP Butterfly. Directed by Milo Hume, the video transforms a dingy hotel room into a surreal sanctuary, where Witch Post‘s Dylan Fraser and Alaska Reid move through chaos and quiet moments of care, their connection building into something strange, tender, and almost ritualistic. Boasting lingering, pensive shots and gently surreal effects, it’s an absorbing, effervescent video with a bunch of standout visual moments. Of the EP, the duo state: “Butterfly is the spring thaw after Beast. Country fair rides, angels and pixies, talismans, an impulsive fling in a small town, coyotes, fawns – we wanted to contrast the wintry rock of Beast and take listeners on a sonic road trip of different perspectives and in-between places.”
Modern Woman – Johnny’s Dreamworld
London art-rock outfit Modern Woman have released the title track from their upcoming debut album Johnny’s Dreamworld. Of the track, songwriter Sophie Harris said: “I spend a lot of time in my head, and I like thinking of my mind and other people’s minds like a location sometimes, a dreamworld – I like that reading and particularly music can take you into spaces in those places you haven’t explored before.” Shifting from deadpan spoken word that reminds you slightly of Dry Cleaning, then spiralling into primal spasms of frustration, Sophie’s vocals are at points caustic and swinging prettily, accompanied by a rippling assault of guitars, pirouetting strings and pummelling drums.
Courtney Barnett – One Thing At A Time
Courtney Barnett has shared new single One Thing At A Time, the focus track of her upcoming album, Creature of Habit. It arrives as the centrepiece of the album campaign, accompanied by a music video directed by Lance Bangs. Driven by a muscular rhythm section featuring Flea on bass, the song opens with a tightly wound tension that mirrors Barnett’s internal dialogue. For the first half, her trademark observational lyricism leans into frustration and self-examination before pivoting mid-song into a moment of release. The closing refrain, “I’m ready for a change,” lands with deliberate weight, resolving into an extended, euphoric guitar passage that signals both catharsis and forward motion.
LIFE – Turning In
Alternative four-piece LIFE share Turning In, the second track from forthcoming album ABSTRACT / NATURAL. The track offers a gentler, more reflective side to the Hull outfit, finding vocalist Mez Sanders-Green ruminating on his experiences of fatherhood, and drawing on a fleeting but meaningful memory from a trip to the Isle Of Mull. Of the track, Mez explains: “This song is about fatherhood and parenting. The lyrics describe an adventure with my little boy on the island of Mull in Scotland. It’s about me and my lad hunkered down in a tent and waking to hear him chatting outside. He told me he was talking to a heron. To this day I don’t know if he was – whenever I see a Heron I now get goosebumps. The universal theme is about togetherness; fitting together, sharing moments, and always wanting to be there for someone you love. Sonically, we tried to make the track sound big, wide, and expansive to help tell the story of the lyrics.”
Chalk – Longer
Chalk have shared their debut album Crystalpunk and the complex society of the North of Ireland is the driving force, at times chaotic and at other times, tense. It is a letter to Belfast, the city that created them, mired in conflict and complexity at almost every turn. The track Longer is dark and heavy, the industrial guitar accompanied by a vocal full of anguish. It exudes emotion, this overflowing at one point creating a moment of raw honesty which strikes at the very core. This long-awaited debut album from Chalk is an intense, marauding exploration of how relationships with place, people and purpose shape personal identity and the duo mix both punk and electronic sensibilities to exhilarating effect.
Two-Man Giant Squid – 3 Hits
The playful new single 3 Hits from Two-Man Giant Squid “tells the story of a band burnt out on getting ahead, asked to open for Wheatus on a boat, and pestered by their agent to deliver 3 hits,” state the band. “It’s our tongue-in-cheek take on what it’s been like to be a band in modern times when streaming has made music an unsustainable career, AI is running rampant, and the world is just a giant hurling ball of shit (listen for the Wheatus rant at 2:45 of the song).” The heavy bass immediately initiates you into a dark mood, complemented by the sarcastic vocals. Harnessing the iconic sound of post-punk with steady synth sounds and a Robert Smith-inspired voice, Two-Man Giant Squid tries something new and grungy, perfectly matching the overall theme of the track.
The Anchoress – I Had A Baby Not A Lobotomy (ft. Gwenno)
The Anchoress has returned with the synth-led new single I Had a Baby Not A Lobotomy, taken from new album As We Once Were and ft. Gwenno. “So much of this record was born out of the early years of my daughter’s life, and I really wanted to collect together and call out all of the clichés, stereotypes and dumb shit that people say to women who’ve had babies that I had encountered myself,” vocalist Catherine Anne Davies told NME. “I started a note in my iPhone, just writing down each thing I heard pop out of people’s mouths: from the assumption that I would no longer be touring, to the assertion that I would no doubt ‘mellow out’ and have some kind of personality transplant. Quite the contrary: motherhood radicalised me. And I know I’m not alone in this.”
The Bug Club – Yours (If You Want Me)
The Bug Club are back with new single Yours (If You Want Me), taken from the Welsh band’s forthcoming album Every Single Muscle. The duo condenses their wiry energy into a tight, repetitive garage-rock mantra, trading narrative sprawl for hypnotic demand. Built on a relentless, circular guitar riff and a steadfast four-four beat, the track feels both urgent and locked in a groove. Sam Willmett and Tilly Harris trade vocal lines, their delivery less the conversational interplay of past singles and more a unified, chanted statement. The Bug Club has added three shows to its previously announced headlining UK run for May and June 2026 and they support Super Furry Animals at O2 Academy Brixton in London on May 23rd.
Maya Hawke – Bring Home My Man
Singer/actress Maya Hawke is releasing a new album Maitreya Corso and she recently shared its second single, the soft indie-folk track Bring Home My Man. Opening with delicate guitar picking and her gentle vocals, the track unfolds like a lullaby. A press release says it’s “a song about commitment and togetherness while embracing the inevitability of change, and prioritizing tactful honesty above all else.” Hawke has created a new persona for the album, a character also named Maitreya Corso, who is the lead character in a fantasy world Hawke created. In a press release Hawke describes her as a “magical misfit, whose sheer inability to adapt to the surrounding world allows her to create a world of her own, and to explore the positive and negative power of the ego.”
Noah Derksen – Mercy on the Skyline (ft. Lori McKenna)
One of Canada’s most distinctive voices, Noah Derksen returns with Mercy on the Skyline – a new single. featuring Boston born, Nashville based singer-songwriter Lori McKenna, & the title track from his upcoming fourth studio album. Noah’s luminous blend of folk, country & roots is brought to the fore on this most intimate of duets – a great taster for what’s to come on the album out 21st May on vinyl, CD & digital formats. Produced by ex Crash Test Dummies member & 2009 CCMA Producer of the Year, Murray Pulver alongside Noah himself, the track is both pensive & playful; forward-facing yet simultaneously nostalgic; tremendously serious & self-effacing at the same time.
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