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Collaboration brings a beautiful folk album with words of love.This is Alela Diane’s seventh album, and the story behind it starts with the death at the age of eighty-three of her great friend Michael Hurley. He was a stalwart of the folk scene in Portland, Oregon, where Diane now lives. She had been looking after her young daughters and had put her music career a little on the back burner. However, playing at a tribute to Hurley inspired her and made her realise how much she wanted to connect to Portland’s musical community. She had been a solo performer on…

Pic: True Foxes by Peter ThompsonTrue Foxes, the cousins from Cornwall, Amie Parsons on vocals and guitar and Chloe Payne on vocals and bass, were on top form at the FortyFive Vinyl Café in York. Since forming in 2019, True Foxes have been busy developing a reputation, having performed at more than 700 gigs. Their debut album, Howl (2024), was awarded UK Country Radio’s Americana Album of the Month and was favourably reviewed by AUK. The duo’s sophomore album, Just a Woman, has recently been released, and Parsons and Payne have been out in their van, touring the UK in…

Now that we’re in May, we’re closing in fast on Call of the Wild and we’re going to be back for another year! So we’re getting to know as many of the bands set to play the Trailblazer Stage in 2026 that we can pin down. Voodoo Sioux play the Saturday.Simple things first – where are you guys from?West Midlands.How long have you been playing together as a band?Since 1991. Same line up.Where does the name of the band come from?Sat around my house one night and it just sounded good together.Describe your music. What makes you unique?Although there are…

HEMEL returns with “Matha”, the new single now available on all digital platforms. A production that blends Afro House rhythms, immersive electronic textures and emotional intensity, further defining the unmistakable sound identity of the Italian DJ and producer. With “Matha”, HEMEL delivers a powerful and cinematic sonic experience built around percussive grooves, hypnotic progressions and refined melodic tension, designed both for the dancefloor and for deeper, atmospheric listening. The track represents another important step in the artist’s evolving musical journey, combining elegance, energy and raw club impact into a contemporary Afro-tech vision. The release is already gaining strong momentum within…

Aldous Harding’s voice contains multitudes, and you can never quite predict which character you’re going to get. Will it be the portentous priestess of “Horizon” or the fragile troubadour of “Warm Chris”? The haughty diva of “Fever” or the weird coquette of “Lawn”, or maybe those multiple personalities of “Leathery Whip”? Across Harding’s albums, but particularly since finding her idiosyncratic voice(s) on her second album, 2017’s Party, she has let the muse flow in diverse directions and bottled what comes out, considering herself more “song actor” than musician. The same goes for her free-range lyrics, pleasingly odd clashes of maxims,…

Hi Melissa! What was it like plunging back into the grunge glory years for your new memoir, Even The Good Girls Will Cry? The book wrote itself, all from memory and like a waterfall. I tell about the time that Courtney and I went to Milan Fashion Week and found ourselves backstage with Donatella Versace and all these supermodel boys offering themselves to us. A lot of the dark, heavy, complex stuff also came easily. I remembered too much, and I think it’s because I kept a diary and photographed so much that my memory lodged it in a very clear…

It’s finally here. After releasing ‘Afraid of the Dark’ earlier in the year accompanied by a UK tour run, the cats finally out of the bag – MOTIONLESS IN WHITE have announced more music! Platinum-selling, Scranton, PA powerhouse MOTIONLESS IN WHITE have just announced their new album DECADES. It arrives July 17 via Roadrunner Records. Pre-order it here. Today, the band has also dropped the lyric video for the ferocious new single ‘Playing God’ (Featuring Corey Taylor). Watch it here. Chris Motionless is thrilled with how ‘Playing God’ came out with Corey Taylor at the forefront… “I can’t believe how…

Scranton, PA powerhouse Motionless In White have officially announced their seventh full-length offering, Decades, set for release on 17th July via Roadrunner Records. Celebrating over 20 years in the shadowy corners of alternative culture, the band describes the upcoming LP as a full-circle moment that incorporates their past, present, and future into one cohesive, aggressive sound.To mark the announcement, the quintet has unleashed a ferocious new single titled “Playing God,” featuring a guest appearance from the legendary Corey Taylor. Frontman Chris Motionless describes the track as a commentary on toxic internet culture. “The internet has gotten worse and worse to…

In a move that has sent shockwaves through the metal community, the world’s fastest band, DragonForce, have officially announced the addition of Alissa White-Gluz to their line-up. Marking the start of a massive new era, the former Arch Enemy vocalist joins as the band’s first-ever frontwoman, uniting two of the most powerful forces in extreme power metal.The timing couldn’t be more significant, as the band prepares to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their seminal album, Inhuman Rampage. Known for the global phenomenon “Through the Fire and Flames”, the album remains a cornerstone of modern metal history. The new-look line-up will…

Slipknot frontman Corey Taylor sings guest vocals on new Motionless In White single Playing God.The track, which takes up arms against social media, is from the Pennsylvania metalcore unit’s upcoming studio album Decades, due out on July 17 via Roadrunner.Singer Chris Motionless says he “can’t believe how aggressive Corey sounds” in a statement accompanying the release.Of the lyrics, he adds: “It’s an observational commentary on toxic internet culture and the people who perpetuate it. The internet has gotten worse and worse to the point where only negativity, hatred, and lies are at the forefront of everything you see. It’s very…

Lambchop return with a new album, Punching The Clown, which will be released on August 21 via City Slang. Along with the announcement they have shared the lead single “Weakened” which finds band leaderKurt WagneralongsideAndrew Broderon guitar,Justin Vernonon banjo, a full choir helmed byBlake Morgan; recorded and mixed byMark Neversand produced byRyan Olson. Says Wagner: ⏁in early 2024 i heard a song on the radio on my way to get some gas.just a minimal single chord strummed banjo and a small group of voices.it seemed perfect in the moment as the moment became perfect in itself.i never found out who…

Up the Packet: One Man’s Crisp Odyssey by Simon WilliamsPublished by Damaged Goods BooksRelease date: 14 May 2026It was the best of times and the worst of times. Prominent music journalist and author, founder of the independent fierce panda label, Simon Williams, brings us Up the Packet, One Man’s Crisp Odyssey.“Since 1977, Simon has amassed more than 8,000 crisp packets. They are all empty, they all live in shoeboxes, and they are all different. Apart from the swapsies,” says the press release. Were you lured down the garden path, past the shrubbery, into Simon’s shed for the surprise?“Golden Wonder, KP,…