Big Guitars, Huge Hooks and Plenty of Chaos unpeople have spent 2026 making it increasingly difficult to ignore them. They’ve stormed the Apex Stage at Download, rattled through a string of sold-out shows and built a reputation as one of the UK’s most exciting new alternative bands. Now comes the real test: their debut album, […]
Read MoreWalt Disco embrace uncertainty and sound more like themselves than ever Walt Disco’s self-titled third album is a reset rather than a clean break: a chance to sharpen their vision and work out exactly what this band can be. Their debut, Unlearning, was met with widespread praise and marked them out as one of the […]
Read MoreDark Tropics, the Belfast-based duo, are fresh off their first sold-out show in Dublin — a night soaked in velvet vocals and cinematic lushness — and now return with their latest single “You’re Mine”, an intoxicating slice of noir-pop that cements their place among Ireland’s most intriguing acts. Built around a rich, reverb-drenched guitar riff […]
Read MoreBetter Joy’s new EP At Dusk arrives as a natural continuation of their acclaimed debut Heading Into Blue, but this time the band peel back another layer of themselves. At Dusk finds them leaning into the quiet spaces — the moments where emotion lingers and words falter. It’s a collection that trades polish for poignancy, […]
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