The Healing Power of Horses, Murex, Chanpan, Asara, and SCAM lead our weekly playlist of brand new music from the last seven days by under-the radar artists hand-picked by our editors, staff and writers. https://t.co/16BJ8rlGgs
The 40 albums vying for Canada’s Polaris Music Prize in 2026 have been unveiled, pitting past champions alongside a sweep of first-time longlisted artists. The winner, chosen without regard to genre or sales, takes a $30,000 grant. https://t.co/4qDNbQTINe
Vancouver-based alt-pop quartet Hyaenas have released their debut album Human Nature today via Nettwerk, leading with “I’ll Take Mine (Seismic Shift)”, the final statement on a collection that explores burnout, identity, and the pressure to perform. https://t.co/bRyvfHv6k6
Edinburgh-born, London-based DJ, producer, and vocalist sim0ne has announced her debut EP zer0, set for release on 26 June via Odd Numbers. The news arrives alongside a new single, “in ya mind”, which leans into her breakbeat rave style. https://t.co/yddVAJuXES
Sorcha Richardson, the Dublin lo-fi folk songwriter, will release her third album Draw The Outline on 11 September via Faction Records, and has today shared a new single, "Illinois Again", inspired by a dreamy US tour and the idea of playing it as it lays. https://t.co/Lcl6wGjx5U
The Linda Lindas have signed to Reprise/Warner Records and released a new single, “Burning Out”, alongside a video directed by Nathan Castiel (Model/Actriz, La Luz). The LA quartet have also confirmed West Coast tour dates with Bleachers this autumn. https://t.co/i7HRl0JkDk
IMISSMYMOM, an experimental rock band based in London, have confirmed details of their second album, IMISSMYMOM II, set for release on 10 July via THEFT, and are sharing the single “Alive” with an official video today. https://t.co/nB88xLnxKD
Norwegian artist Dagny has released a nine-track collection, Dancefloor Erotica, off the back of three recent club-inspired singles. https://t.co/SSqDhqNQW1
Carly Simon will release Comes In Waves on 14 August, her first collection of original material in 18 years, alongside the lead single “Howl”. The record was written and recorded at her Martha’s Vineyard home and features contributions from family members. https://t.co/9FLvMM1nYu
Rising British emo quartet Tooth have released their debut EP Restless in Bloom today via Soil To The Sun Recordings, marking the milestone with a new single, a video for "Wallflower", and three sold-out shows across Soho tonight. https://t.co/FHoeIBaWfw
English singer-songwriter Pixie McCann tells @kaylasandiford_ why trusting the gap between doubt and understanding became the only way to channel an unbearable period of her life into music. https://t.co/fKXshQOSY0
"Fear in the eyes of police officers is better than orgasms": Nadya Tolokonnikova tells Best Fit how she channelled the ghosts of friends, her late mother, and a childhood stolen by the state into Pussy Riot's defiant first full-length album CYKA. https://t.co/qP034Q6qNk
As Primavera Sound once again proves itself as the most culturally loaded festival on the planet, @maxgayler find their their @PrimaveraPro conference asking why none of that counts for much without something real underneath it. https://t.co/rXakf8FREz
Future Utopia — the project led by producer Fraser T. Smith — announce their third album, Being Human, and share new single, “The Wire”. https://t.co/sXHOTQAMYk
"It is fascinating and very strange to me how this came to life": Shakespeare meets Radiohead in Thom Yorke's production of Hamlet Hail to The Thief, premiering in London at the Barbican Theatre from 31 October 2026 to 23 January 2027. https://t.co/0NFZ4YE4hT
Composer and producer wing! shares "GET UP AND GET OUT", the second preview of his upcoming second EP, WORTH SCANNING FOR, due on 15 June via Memorials Of Distinction. https://t.co/LQSx3BQCAJ
The Gaslight Anthem singer Brian Fallon reveals the details of his upcoming solo album, Not Bad For New Jersey, and shares new single, "Pearls". https://t.co/v58VmFZCO7