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Discovery: The Hypnotiks Tell A Modern Tale Through Classic Grooves in Stone Cold Sober

01/05/2026 Graeme Smith

Paris, France’s The Hypnotiks are a genuinely unconventional act. Built around a core lineup of musicians, they also deploy a stable of guest singers, meaning no two of their tracks are truly alike.

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Discovery: Dulakes’ Soulless is a Slow‑Burn Leeds Indie Rock Track That Belongs to the Listener

16/04/202617/04/2026 Graeme Smith

It’s a funny old thing, intent. We start out with it, but life has a way of changing things. Such is the case with Dulakes’ new track Soulless.

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Discovery: Holy Death Temple Tackle America’s Creeping Fascism With Severe Synths

30/03/2026 Graeme Smith

“It started off as anger,” says Bryan Edward of Holy Death Temple about their new single, Someone To Blame.

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Discovery: More Than An Act, DA-MOVEMENT Brings Chicago Soul to a Global Stage

26/03/202626/03/2026 Graeme Smith

When is an act not an act? When it’s a movement. DA-MOVEMENT are a Chicago, USA-based collective that have proven they are making more than just music.

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Tyler Ramsey Talks Trump and Staying Grounded Ahead of York Date

24/03/202627/03/2026 Miles Salter

‘I’m just a guy with a guitar,’ says the eminently reasonable Tyler Ramsey. The singer-songwriter, guitarist, and ex-Band Of Horses member arrives in York on 4 April 2026 to play the Blue Bird Café, Acomb’s capital of culture.

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How a Lost Voice Led Natacha Dauphin to Her Most Ambitious Project Yet, UNTAMED

18/03/202625/03/2026 Graeme Smith

“Before Christmas I caught a virus and lost my voice for ten days… On day nine, I thought ‘this is ridiculous’.” Thus begins the story of Natacha Dauphin’s latest project, UNTAMED.

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Steeped in Satire, 9 o’clock Nasty Close a Trilogy of Sorts with Chaos

14/03/2026 Graeme Smith

There’s no act as consistently fascinating to me as 9 o’clock Nasty. They are prolific, yet their work never stales or drops in quality.

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Stella Matteoni Delivers One of the Year’s Most Inventive Pop Debuts with Imposter

13/03/2026 Graeme Smith

In a world where collaboration can mean homogenisation, sometimes what’s needed is a singular voice to create something truly innovative. Step forward Stella Matteoni and her self-produced debut album, Imposter.

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Dryadic Balance Politics and Vulnerability on Bold New Album Permission To Speak

20/02/2026 Graeme Smith

It’s difficult to be bold in the face of those who wish we would silently slip away, but that’s exactly what Zora McDonald and her band Dryadic have done with their new album, Permission To Speak.

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