Tracks
Hen Ogledd return with “Clara,” a haunting single from their upcoming album DISCOMBOBULATED. The track blends pastoral beauty with the industrial grit of Northumbria’s mining history. An accompanying surreal video featuring a horse’s journey through 90s gaming nostalgia and medieval texts offers a psychedelic prelude to their immersive Valentine’s Day album playback and disco at Newcastle’s Star and Shadow.
The Wave Pictures return with “The House Painted Blue,” a surrealist pop masterpiece from their upcoming album Gained / Lost, out 27th February via Bella Union. Blending Allman Brothers-style guitars with Kafkaesque lyricism, the track captures a weightless, joyful depth. Following a sold-out London show, the trio will embark on an extensive UK and European tour throughout the spring.
UK songwriter Lande Hekt returns January 30th with her third album, Lucky Now. Produced by Matthew Simms, the record fuses her signature indie-pop with 80s jangle-pop influences. The title track and video, filmed in Scarborough, serve as a moving exploration of personal freedom—marking a shift toward a more grounded, grateful perspective for the underground staple.
Anna McLuckie’s ‘The Little Winters’ is a profound exploration of Cianalas—a deep, Gaelic sense of displacement. Her lead single, “Bitten Winter Skin,” serves as the record’s intellectual and emotional anchor, traversing the seasonal frosts of the soul and transforming the bitterness of transition into a resilient botanical metaphor.
London art-rock outfit Modern Woman will release their debut album, Johnny’s Dreamworld, on May 1st via One Little Independent Records. Fronted by Sophie Harris, the band fuses post-punk and folk into a cinematic exploration of “the strange poetry within the ordinary.” New single ‘Dashboard Mary’ is out now, accompanied by a 16mm film, self-directed by Harris and arriving just as the group embarks on a European tour with Ezra Furman.
The Notwist return with “How the Story Ends,” a vibrant, percussive reimagining of the Lovers’ folk original. Taken from their upcoming album, News from Planet Zombie, the track balances the tension of our modern era with a warm, collaborative spirit. By blending indie-pop energy with thoughtful guest arrangements, the band transforms a simple cover into a profound meditation on time and resilience.
Composer and puppeteer Tristan Allen returns with Osni the Flare, a mythic sequel exploring the origins of fire. Through “Act I: Garden,” Allen weaves an intricate tapestry of ocarinas and wordless vocals. The accompanying video documents a haunting “puppet ballet” filmed at La MaMa, bringing the mortal Osni’s transformation to life through experimental sound design and the ancient art of puppetry.
David Moore of Bing & Ruth unveils “Offering,” a mesmerizing preview of his solo piano debut, Graze the Bell. The track’s meditative, flickering keys explore the “human condition” through a trance-like ritual. The accompanying video, directed by Nick Vranizan, is a technical marvel that eschews generative AI in favour of human impulse.
L.Y.R. announce their third album, Dark Sky Reservation, out 3rd April via Real World Records. Featuring Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, Patrick J. Pearson, and Richard Walters, the project explores the “messed-up weather” of our modern world. New single “Blah! Blah! Blah!” is out now, ahead of an extensive UK tour including a headline performance at London’s ICA this May.
Ora Cogan’s Sacred Bones debut, Hard Hearted Woman, arrives March 13th. Preceded by the smoky, psych-folk lead single and Paloma Ruiz-Hernandez-Directed video “Honey,” the album is a shimmering exploration of resilience and mystery. Recorded in British Columbia, it blends shadowy country with experimental textures, capturing the tension between isolation and collective joy. Cogan kicks off an international tour in Vancouver this March, including UK and Ireland dates.
North Carolina’s Anjimile announces his new album, You’re Free to Go, out March 13th. Led by the tender single and video “Like You Really Mean It,” the record marks a shift toward organic, folk-inspired sensibilities and nostalgic, late-’90s alternative pop melodies. Produced by Brad Cook and featuring Sam Beam, the project explores transformation, non-monogamy, and the courage to find liberation through vulnerability and “messy grace.”
Tashi Dorji returns with “burn the throne,” a haunting new single from his upcoming album, “low clouds hang, this land is on fire.” Accompanied by a monochrome video by Philippe Léonard, the track trades Dorji’s signature acoustic friction for meditative, reverb-drenched ambience. “Barbed with intention, it is a declaration of war rooted unshakably in peace.”