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London-based post-punk outfit The Youth Play have returned with their first new music since 2025’s someday, forever EP, unveiling the soaring new single ‘Sunday’. The track arrives following recent support slots alongside Been Stellar and IST IST, further building momentum for the four-piece, who have quickly earned praise for their blend of driving post-punk energy, atmospheric guitars and infectious melodies. An intense yet uplifting release, ‘Sunday’ captures the feeling of long afternoons stretching into unforgettable nights, fuelled by friendship, freedom and spontaneity. Written by frontman Diego Bracho after emerging from a deeply consuming relationship, the song reflects a period of…
Photo: Damu MalikLet’s just start with this: Eilen Jewell has one of the smoothest voices in popular music; she sings with a jazzy tinge; she can sing honky-tonk without a twang; she can interpret rock’n’roll or country or blues, with a powerful voice that can soar when necessary and whisper softly too. Perhaps the closest voice to hers might be Madeleine Peyroux, but throughout her catalogue, you can hear any number of other influences from Judee Sill to Bonnie Raitt to Billie Holiday. She has made ten classy and clever albums, seven of largely original songs that she has written,…
Starring: Pierce Joseph, Mary T Lynch, and Denis KielyWritten and shot by Jack Holman, An Unnerving Realisation is a thought-provoking super short Irish film, with a run time of just over 5 minutes long.We meet Nicholas, played by Pierce Joseph, who is around 20, looking at pictures with his family at the dinner table. As they do so, he comes up with a question, simple and direct, which is what leads to the unnerving realisation the film title speaks of. Dealing with themes of identity, family origins, and secrets, An Unnerving Realisation poses a difficult and pretty immense question: can…
We’re here to talk about the band’s latest record, The Change Is Me– a release that feels like it’s been dragged out of the darkest corners of the mind, but somehow still points toward something like hope. Not the flimsy, Instagram-ready kind, but the uncomfortable, honest, “this might never be perfect and that’s okay” kind. “I feel like I never reach 100% happiness,” Tim tells me, matter-of-fact. “I can be doing my favourite thing with my favourite people and still… I’m good, I’m enjoying myself, but there’s always this cloak of existential dread.” That tension – the joy vs horror,…
Skids and Theatre Of Hate announce TourTwo of the post punk genres most enduring stalwarts have announced a joint UK headline tour; Skids and Theatre Of Hate are setting out across the country in late October 2026; the first date is at The Engine Rooms, Southampton, down to Dover the following day then up to the North East, into Scotland before traversing the county including dates in Sheffield, Nottingham, Manchester, Chester, Bedford, London, Bristol, Leeds, then concluding at the Drill Hall, Lincoln on the 13th December.LTW’s Phil Ross recently saw Skids at the Electric Ballroom, London (LTW review)Advance tickets will…
When the Sex Pistols finish their shows with “Anarchy In The UK” these days, the dynamic from the stage is more celebratory than confrontational. Current singer Frank Carter – veteran of adifferent punk generation via Gallows and the Rattlesnakes – sings Johnny Rotten’s lacerating lyrics with a smile while the crowd roar them back with glee. “There’s a lot of mixed emotions going on,” says Glen Matlock. “There’s the kind of lives people have lived since then, and their memories. It probably means something slightly different to everybody – and to everybody in the band and to everybody who’s not…
South London rapper Catch has announced her debut mixtape The Elephant in The Room, arriving on 26 June, alongside the release of new single “Life’s Good, Life’s Great” featuring Figs0.Built on an infectious hook and triumphant energy, the track finds Catch reflecting on her journey from hardship and survival to growth, ambition and success. Sampling Willie Hutch’s classic “I Chose You” from The Macksoundtrack, the single reworks the 1973 soul staple through a modern trap lens, pairing reflective lyricism with uplifting production.The release offers another glimpse into The Elephant in The Room, a 13 track project rooted in Catch’s South…
A trailer for Frampton, the upcoming documentary about Humble Pie guitarist and solo star Peter Frampton, has been released. The film, which has been made to celebrate the 50th anniversary of his breakthrough live album Frampton Comes Alive, will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City today (June 4).Frampton follows the guitarist’s career from his early days with The Herd to his recent battles with the muscle-wasting disease Inclusion-Body Myositis (IBM), and features contributions from Ringo Starr, Bill Wyman, Tom Morello, Joe Bonamassa, Mike McCready, Vince Gill, Sheryl Crow, Alice Cooper, Herb Alpert, Kate Hudson, Cameron Crowe,…
Aziya returns with Sabotage!, her first independent single and the opening move in a darker, more self-directed chapter. The track introduces “the saboteur” not as destruction for destruction’s sake, but as the strongest, most wilful part of herself: powerful, decisive, and ready to take control inside the chaos.Aziya explains:I’ve always been a saboteur. I think this new found independence: no label just me and all the creative control has only brought this to the forefront. For once I’m looking myself dead in the eye and going you’re the captain now, don’t fuck this up!That independence sits at the centre of…
Rome, Italy-based Noir Addiction has recently unleashed their dark and hypnotic new single, “How She’s Got It”. It’s moody from the get-go, with striking guitars and deep yet haunting vocals, welcoming you into their sound…. adark, hypnotic rock cut with an addictive chorus and cinematic intensity.Way before the chorus comes in, you’ve got this gripping blend of pulsating electronics mixed with distorted guitars and a vocal delivery that’ll have you invested in the song from the first few seconds it enters your head.The chorus is actually very well written and is incredibly addictive, with this repeating “how she’s got it”…
It’s an opinion we have arrived at after many years of running experiences in and for the underground. Case in point: what is now our RAW uncensored storytelling night began decades ago as an underground gathering held at lock-ins and round kitchen tables. Christine, our founder, felt the post-pandemic world needed this kind of innovative human connection format – so she launched it at Soho House, before human connection became a buzzword. In true underground style, the night has gone on to influence the wider London scene. What starts as ‘unknown’ and ‘hidden’ begins to shape the mainstream. And yet,…
They’ll also be on tour across North America this autumn with The Shins and Silversun Pickups. Catch them at the following: Weezer: The Gathering North American tour September 8 Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center9 San Francisco, CA – Chase Center11 Portland, OR – Moda Center12 Vancouver, BC – Rogers Arena13 Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena15 West Valley City, UT – Maverik Center16 Denver, CO – Ball Arena20 Saint Paul, MN – Grand Casino Arena22 Chicago, IL – United Center23 Detroit, MI – Little Caesars Arena25 Toronto, ON – Scotiabank Arena26 Laval, QC – Place Bell27 Boston, MA –…