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Fans of Two Door Cinema Club will know they have recently released a new album, False Alarm. It’s a world away from ‘What You Know’, the fifth and final single from the Northern Irish band’s debut, Tourist History. It’s hard to believe that…

Brighton alt-rockers Youth Sector are a quintet comprising of Nick Tompkins, Josh Doyle, Brad Moore, Karl Tomlin and Harvey Dent. 'Renting Spaces In My World' is their latest release, with the post-punk style narrative detailing a…

MTXS are a band whose name has cropped up many times since they were formed 18 months ago. They have played shows with their friends Loathe and Lotus Eater, resulting in Loathe’s guitarist Erik Bickerstaffe producing their second album,…

Brightlight City are full of energy. Influenced by Reuben, and Hundred Reasons, they add their own brand of math rock to bring a refreshing, invigorating listen. The positive chemistry is evident on their debut album The Harmony and the…

Grammy-nominated Liverpool DJ duo Camelphat and Nottingham troubadour Jake Bugg have teamed up for an unlikely collaboration on ‘Be Someone’. The track debuted on Radio 1 as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record in the World and has all the makings of…

You may remember Rednex because ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ was everywhere in the 90s – still retaining its popularity today. A hillbilly tribute with dance-influenced beats, it’s a ridiculously fun song. But the band have returned with a new track,…

Ermis Madikopoulos speaks to Pete from Neverlanded about their latest record, Fluffy Unicorns United.

‘Nothing Really Matters’ is the recently released single by English singer-songwriter, Gabrielle Aplin. This new track is Aplin’s first release of 2019, and is the second single from her upcoming third album, due to be released later this…

Complementing each other wonderfully, Dublin duo Le Boom have teamed up with Aoife McCann (AKA Æ MAK) to create the deliciously poppy ‘Dancing Bug’. The track stems from using dance as a coping mechanism for anxiety: McCann explains,…

Rather than bolting itself on to a single shared experience, Disintegration forms an attachment with young people, writes James Reynolds.

Betty Moon is a unique force. Her music incorporates a wide range of influences including electro-pop, rock, and soul. On her new EP Hellucination, she allows these sounds to manifest into a driving passionate listen. The EP opens with…

The world of ‘art’ can feel worlds away from the lives of folk. Talk of ‘Albion’ and ‘The Arcadian Dream’ maybe don’t resonate so much with the everyman’s experience of this small, grey rock. Certainly, my time on the Holloway Road hasn’t…

There are many things that Leeds covets as a city - cheap beers, being the birthplace of M&S - but perhaps its most precious asset is its thudding music scene, and with it, the annual Live At Leeds Festival. Kicking off my day at 3pm…

The Irish rock scene is in rude health at the moment, with the likes of Fontaines D.C. and Just Mustard blowing the dust off speakers across the island. However, no band embodies this guitar-heavy wall-of-sound quality quite like Dublin…

Album number four is on the way for Two Door Cinema Club.