Sandra’s Wedding: ‘It was definitely a conscious decision that we wanted to expand the sound a lot’
Goole, East Yorkshire alt-rock band Sandra’s Wedding will release their most personal album yet, Arturus Rex, on 10 October 2025. The band comprises Joe Hodgson (guitar and vocals), Jonny Hughes (guitar), Luke Harrison (drums) and Corey Jones (bass). They got together in Goole about 10 years ago and Hughes ...
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Soutosin: ‘When I looked at my grandfather’s attitude and the passion he had for music, I learned a lot’
Soutosin, a punk rock band from Fukuoka, Japan, has released its debut EP 'City, Youth and Wind'. The band consists of Atomu Nagamatsu (bass & vocals), Ageha Yamaji (guitar & vocals), and Masato Imahashi (drums), who describe their music as 'poetic expressions and free beats of the mental landscape of boys and ...
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Matt Kik: ‘I wanted to do an album that was 100% me’
Sheffield-based Matt Kik has released his debut solo album Eponymous today (15 August), giving us 12 guitar-driven tracks spanning more than 25 years. He describes the album title as a “joke”: ‘Lots of artists have a self-titled album, which is then referred to in the press as their eponymous album, so I thought ...
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Cruz: ‘People have said my voice is a bit Kelly Jones-esque, it’s a little bit raspy’
Sheffielfd-based indie rock band Cruz are gearing up to release their next single 'Hold On' on 1 August. The band consists of Sam Thatcher (lead singer and rhythm guitar), Tom Cox (lead guitar), Ethan Mockford (drums), and Jamie Scholes. The band formed in 2020 when Thatcher and Cox started writing music together ...
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Matt Benson: ‘I think there’s so much beauty to be had in the normal things, even in the down and outness of life’
Belfast-born troubadour, trombonist and pianist Matt Benson has released his lyrical debut album Sit Back Down Again (11 July) featuring a reflective and poetic collection of songs that take the listener on an evocative, cinematic journey. Sit Back Down Again features 12 tracks that serve as snapshots in Benson's ...
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The Not Nows: ‘I’m singing that I could be the next best thing but of a sinking ship or something along those lines!’
The Not Nows, a pop punk band consisting of Rob Prince and Donnie Dell, one-half hailing from the U.K. and the other from the U.S., is gearing up to release its debut 17-track album, Cheap Remakes, Imposters and Knock-Offs. Singer and songwriter Rob Prince played in punk and ska bands in the 2000's and 2010's before ...
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Witchfang: ‘We might start working on one song and then by the end of it, we have started four new ones and not finished any of them!’
Danish occult horror rock band Witchfang is gearing up to release its cinematic debut album next year. The band comprises Kristian Eriksen (vocals and rhythm guitar), Rasmus Kiel Beck (lead guitar), Steffan Jepsen (bass) and Mads Vestergaard (drums). The idea for Witchfang was born in the middle of the night ...
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