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In this new entry in our ‘Diamonds In The Rough’ category, we would like to introduce you to upcoming duo Outsideness and their brand new album titled … From What?. Outsideness, the duo made up of Freidrich$ and Azalias, might have started as a casual idea, but their new album …From What? proves it was never destined to stay small. Out now, the project feels like the sound of two creative forces colliding in real time: unpredictable, emotional, and strangely addictive. The origin story is almost too simple. Azalias suggested doing a song together. Freidrich$ raised the stakes with a…
Sammy Hagar has announced revised tour dates for the UK leg of his Best Of All Worlds tour.Originally, Hagar and his band – guitarist Joe Satriani, former Van Halen bassist Michael Anthony, and drummer Kenny Aronoff – were scheduled to play Manchester’s 23,000 capacity AO Arena on July 4, Birmingham’s 15,000+ capacity BP Pulse Live arena on July 5, the 13,5000 capacity First Direct Arena in Leeds on July 7, and London’s O2 Arena on July 9.The new tour itinerary will see the quartet instead play Wolverhampton’s Civic Hall (capacity 3,400) on July 6, Manchester’s 3,500 capacity O2 Apollo on…
Joan Jett And The Blackhearts have just announced their first UK headline tour in a whopping 16 years. As well as coming over here to support Sammy Hagar and My Chemical Romance this summer (at different shows, obviously), the legendary rock’n’rollers will be playing their own dates in Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds, Wolverhampton and London between July 2-8. Support comes from The Meffs, and tickets go on sale this Friday, April 24 from 10am. “We can’t wait to be back onstage in the UK this summer!” enthuses Joan Jett. “I wrote and recorded Bad Reputation, my first solo LP in London.…
Dale Watson figured it out. He figured out what’s wrong with our disconnected, polarised era. He figured out why we’re caught in a death spiral of social media outrage, intractable positions, and argument instead of dialogue. And it’s so simple. It’s been right there all along: Bucket seats.“I had an epiphany about the one thing that divided society and separated people from each other,” Dale says. “Bucket seats. If we just went back to bench seats, I think we’d all get along a lot better.”This revolutionary philosophical approach is all about empathy. “With bench seats, three guys get into a…
“This is a song about when you feel good but you already know you’re gonna feel bad,” says Katy Beth Young AKA Tenderness, introducing the exquisitely bittersweet “Salt Flats”. She pauses for a beat before adding: “And it’s my happiest song!” Luckily, at the revived Club Uncut, we are mad for sadness. Beginning her captivating solo set with homesick Appalachian folk song “The Very Day I’m Gone”, Young goes on to reveal herself as the millennial Patsy Cline, the casually magnificent swoop of her voice turning romantic disappointment and quarter-life ennui into something almost euphoric. The Blue Basement holds good…
meelu, originally from Kommetjie, South Africa, is the type of artist that is massive in another country, yet is not well known outside of it…. a tender, atmospheric alt-folk rock gem.The South African singer-songwriter has delivered an incredibly tender and deeply moving track with lots of alt-rock moments mixed in with acoustic textures and licks of folk for good measure. If you like the sound of Holly Humberstone and Phoebe Bridges, then this new offering called “candlelight” is going to be right up your street.I especially liked the bass line in the breakdown. It’s something that is probably not going…
Persephone Darke is based in Seattle, WA, and the new song “Song Title” is a cinematic example of stunning vocals and soul. One thing that will be immediately evident from the get-go is the vocals. It is staggeringly only the second release from the outfit, but if you ask me, this sounds like it has all the hallmarks of a modern soul classic….a spellbinding slice of modern soulWith fewer than 200 monthly listeners on Spotify, I’m absolutely baffled that this song is not going viral, as it has everything going for it. It features smooth bass lines and crisp, slow…
After more than a year out of the spotlight, Ruben Dumars returns with a sharp reminder of his evolving sound on new single Hurt Hearts, featuring Agent Sixx.Built on a synth heavy intro that quickly gives way to a punchy, old school backbeat, “Hurt Hearts” thrives on contrast. Dumars blends classic hip hop textures with a more experimental, alternative edge, creating something that feels both nostalgic and forward thinking. His signature approach, layered production, gritty guitar tones, and fluid genre crossover, is fully on display here.The track’s creation was anything but conventional. Dumars recorded the instrumental before connecting with Agent…
Following a surprise appearance alongside Justin Bieber during his Coachella headline set—where the pair performed their Hot 100-topping single STAY. The Kid LAROI reactivates with new single I CONDEMN. The track marks his first release since January’s BEFORE I FORGET, functioning as a transition point into the next phase of his catalogue cycle. Structurally, the rollout moves with zero gap. Live visibility feeding directly into release timing, keeping audience attention locked between performance and platform. The drop lands just ahead of A PERFECT WORLD TOUR, launching April 27 in Fort Lauderdale, with dates across North America and Asia before moving…
Get ready for your new addiction. Karobela (pronounced Ka-ro-bella) are back, and they are bringing all the massive hooks, driving rhythms, and soaring vocals needed to ensure they stay in your head for days. The band has just dropped their latest single, “Love Letter To No One”, and it’s a masterclass in their signature “fearsome” sound.Blending alternative rock and indie with sharp pop and dance elements, the band continues to carve out a hugely individual niche. It’s a rare thing when music is this accessible yet remains genuinely intelligent, but the quartet has nailed that balance in fine style. Having…
Shapes Like People: Under The Rainbow(Jangleshop Records)All formats availableOut NowBuy HereShapes Like People, husband and wife duo, Carl and Kat Mann return with their second album, Under The Rainbow, hot on the heels of 2025’s Ticking Haze. In some ways this could be considered the ‘real’ first Shapes Like People album, as much of the debut album was written by Carl whilst taking a break from his band The Shop Window following the release of their 2024 double album Daysdream. Those tracks on Ticking Haze initially being sketches for someone else until he drafted Kat in to provide some guide…
It’s December 14, 1973, and Ian Hunter is sitting in Mott The Hoople’s dressing room at the Hammersmith Odeon, tuning his guitar, minding his own business. The band have just finished their 6pm set, added by popular demand, and have scarpered to the bar, or to catch support act Queen, leaving Hunter to focus on the 9pm show.He’s doing what Hunter does: getting that balance of adrenaline and nervous excitement. Suddenly the door is flung open. “I hear, ‘Ooh, look ’oo’s preparin’ to face his public then!’ And it’s ’im – Mick Jagger with David [Bowie]. I said, ‘Well, you’re…