ALEXANDRA LEAVING
This Is It
2026

Shropshire's Alexandra Jayne Dodd takes her inspiration from the rather wonderful Leonard Cohen song of the same name. This is her second single of 2026 and another inspired song.

THE ASTRONAUTS
Without You (WWMD)
No More Time 2026

Ben Fox and Gordon Cooper are accomplished noize boyz from Detroit. Interestingly, the video uses footage from the city captured twenty years ago. This is their fourth single, leading up to their debut album. (WWMD (What Would Michael Do?) refers to Gordon's brother who died in 2025.)

BEABADOOBEE
Sun Has Set
Pylon 2026

Beatrice Kristi Laus is a Gen-Z alt-rocker and Pavement fan who was born in the Philippines and raised in West London.

BEBE REXHA
New Religion
Dirty Blonde 2026

Faithless get re-worked by NYC's Bleta Rexha.

THE BLACK KEYS
You Got to Lose
Peaches! 2026

The band are up to album # fourteen, and release 'dusty classic' cover of a seldom-heard 1984 track by Willie Griffin.

COZY SKY
Wicked Game
2026

Oldenburg (Germany)'s Simon Riemann (aka Symono) and the anonymous Cozy Sky re-work the Chris Isaak 1989 classic. Nicely done!

DEAD FINKS
Anodyne
New Plastik Abyss 2026

The Berlin-based band was started by Kiwis, Joseph Thomas (vcls, gtr) and Erin Violet (bass, vcls). This is their fourth album.

DEAD FINKS
Eden
New Plastik Abyss 2026

The Berlin-based band was started by Kiwis, Joseph Thomas (vcls, gtr) and Erin Violet (bass, vcls). This is their fourth album.

DMA'S
Heatin Park
DMA'S 2026

The Sydney alt-rockers started in 2012. They are Tommy O'Dell (vcls), Matt Mason (ld gtr), and Johnny Took (rhythm gtr).

DMA'S
Hurracane
DMA'S 2026

The Sydney alt-rockers started in 2012. They are Tommy O'Dell (vcls), Matt Mason (ld gtr), and Johnny Took (rhythm gtr). Excellent, despite the anoying song spelling!

ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN
Take Me By The Hand
Apples For Isaac 2026

Liverpool's Ian McCulloch and chums return with probably their best material since their eponymous 1987 album.

ELISA BARTOLI AND STEVEN VITALI
Hurt Me So And Lie
2026

An usual call-and-response duet composed and sung by the L.A. duo who originate from Fano, Italy.

FILIP CLEMENTS
Weightless
Soft Apocalypse 2026

The Norwegian spent some time in the army in the Arctic Circle writing songs at an old piano. He's now based in Newquay.

GOOD VIBES ROLLERCOASTER
I Don't Care
2026

This is the fifth single by the feel-good rock'n'roll collective created by New Forest-based songwriter and guitarist Matt Walton.

HOLY FORREST
Always Heart-Space
Always Heart-Space (EP) 2026

The Aussies tell us that they are 'five friends from Sydney crafting a nostalgic sonic emblem coloured by cavernous vocals and soaring guitar leads'. They're signed to Brighton's impressive Shore Dive Records.

KISSMET
Memory Star
2026

The London trio are Ted Tarling (vcls), Maggie Baring (vcls) and Alex Anthony (gtr, vcls, production). This optimistic 3 minutes is their fourth single.

LAKEVIEW
Kill Me First
2026

Pittsburgh's Lakeview was fomed by Jesse Denaro and Luke Healy in 2019. They shaped Lakeview's reputation for merging country songwriting with a (much!) heavier edge. They team up here with The Ghost Inside, formed in L.A. in 2004.

MAGIC WANDS
Time To Dream (Glass Chapel Remix)
Remixes (EP) 2026

Originally formed in Nashville, the L.A. indie-dreamers are Dexy and Chris Valentine. This is a remix of the song from their 2025 album 'Cascades'.

MAKES MY BLOOD DANCE
Lately
Z3R0 2 LGHT $P33D! 2026

The Brooklyn synth-rockers tell us we should expect "serrated guitars and dance-floor synths locked in a frenetic embrace, vocals that move from operatic power to breathy seduction, and basslines designed to rattle both club subs and metal venues alike". And that's pretty well it. Impressive. Macy Gray is the guest vocalist on this cover of her own song.

MAKES MY BLOOD DANCE
Time And A Place
Z3R0 2 LGHT $P33D! 2026

The Brooklyn synth-rockers tell us we should expect "serrated guitars and dance-floor synths locked in a frenetic embrace, vocals that move from operatic power to breathy seduction, and basslines designed to rattle both club subs and metal venues alike". And that's pretty well it. Impressive.

MAKES MY BLOOD DANCE
Your Little Hand in Mine
Z3R0 2 LGHT $P33D! 2026

The Brooklyn synth-rockers tell us we should expect "serrated guitars and dance-floor synths locked in a frenetic embrace, vocals that move from operatic power to breathy seduction, and basslines designed to rattle both club subs and metal venues alike". And that's pretty well it. Impressive.

NOIR ADDICTION
How She's Got It
Pretty Things Don't Last (EP) 2026

The Milan alt-rock outfit was founded by L.A.'s Sonny Lanegan (vcls, gtrs, synths), Roberto Catanzaro (drms) and Nessie Zorba (kybds). This is hypnotic!

RAYE
Click Clack Symphony
This Music May Contain Hope 2026

Tooting's Rachel Agatha Keen had massive success with this album, which also contained 'Where Is My Husband!'. The German film composer Hans Zimmer is the guest on this track.

ROBIN SCHULZ
Better Times
2026

The German DJ is from Osnabrueck. Barbrz is the guest vocalist on this, released on 22 May 2026.

THE ROLLING STONES
In The Stars
Foreign Tongues 2026

Still going (very) strong, this is the Stones' follow-up to their hugely-successful 2023 album, 'Hackney Diamonds'.

THE STROKES
Falling Out Of Love
Reality Awaits 2026

This is the seventh studio album by New York's premier post-punk band, led by Julian Casablancas' vocal experimentation with heavy experimentation with vocoder and auto-tune effects, with guitarists Nick Valensi and Albert Hammond Jr., bassist Nikolai Fraiture, and drummer Fabrizio Moretti.

YARD ACT
You're Gonna Need A Little Music
You're Gonna Need A Little Music 2026

The Leeds indie-rockers are James Smith (vocals, songs), Ryan Needham (bass), Sam Shipstone (gtr) and Jay Russell (drms).