Running Out the Clock bring infectious indie-rock energy to new single ‘Without U’
Belfast’s Running Out the Clock return with their exhilarating new single ‘Without U’, delivering a vibrant combination of infectious indie-pop melodies, energetic guitar arrangements and anthemic songwriting. Following their 2025 releases ‘Why Wait For Love?’ and ‘No Parking’, the Northern Irish quartet’s third single captures the youthful spontaneity and collaborativeContinue Reading
Katy Erin turns her darkest songs into the powerful new EP ‘battle chatter’
LA-based singer-songwriter Katy Erin explores the fascinating intersection of vulnerability, resilience and artistic experimentation on her sophomore EP ‘battle chatter’, an atmospheric collection that embraces the darker reaches of alternative pop and contemporary folk. Originally assembled from songs that didn’t belong on her previous projects, the EP gradually revealed anContinue Reading
Energy Whores deliver a dystopian industrial assault with ‘Army of the Insane’
Led by New York artist Carrie Schoenfeld, Energy Whores’ new single ‘Army of the Insane’ channels fear, propaganda and political division into an aggressive collision of industrial electronics, alternative rock and dystopian theatre. The project has long centred its work on subjects including power, technology, propaganda and social disconnection, andContinue Reading
Mighty Joe Belson finds beauty in gratitude on ‘Ten Roses’
‘Ten Roses’ is a gentle piece, but there’s nothing casual about the way Mighty Joe Belson arrives at that gentleness. Throughout, the California-based composer and bassist places the bowed upright bass at the centre of the track, using it not for weight or drama, but for something softer and moreContinue Reading
Suzy’s Field celebrate Halloween with a slick funk throwback on ‘Where Do You Go?’
‘Where Do You Go?’ finds Suzy’s Field having fun with atmosphere without letting the concept overwhelm the song. Here, the Cork City band lean into a distinctly 70s-inspired strain of funk, pairing smooth vocal harmonies with crisp rhythmic guitar and just enough seasonal unease to justify the Halloween release. TheContinue Reading
Joseph Turner reflects on loss and change in ‘Missouri’
‘Missouri’ is a song shaped as much by time as by grief. As one of Joseph Turner’s earliest compositions, it returns with a perspective that has changed alongside its writer. What began as a personal response to loss has taken on new meaning as his own understanding of life, deathContinue Reading
‘I Wish’ reaches new audiences through music, charity and live events
Ken Freirich’s Random Acts of Kindness project is continuing to build support around “I Wish”, a song created around themes of peace, dignity and social connection. The African Children’s Choir version has now passed 33 million YouTube views after being recorded and filmed in Uganda earlier this year. The song hasContinue Reading
Legends of the Seven Golden Vampires take a major step forward on ‘The Pumphouse of Broken Dreams’
A band can become more focused without becoming less interesting, and The Pumphouse of Broken Dreams proves it. Legends of the Seven Golden Vampires built much of their early reputation around eclecticism. Their debut moved freely through psychedelic rock, funk, trip-hop and electronic music, often with a deliberate disregard for conventionalContinue Reading
January Blue finds the fun in being over it on ‘Sha La La’
January Blue’s ‘Sha La La’ takes the familiar post-breakup fantasy of the ex coming back just as you’ve finally moved on, and turns it into something light, playful and almost impossibly sunny. Following directly from previous single ‘Boys Club’, the track revisits the same relationship from a very different emotionalContinue Reading
Eric Angelo Bessel explores memory and landscape on ‘Illusion of an Inland Ocean’
Illusion of an Inland Ocean is an expansive ambient record built around memory, landscape and gradual change. Across eighteen interconnected pieces, Portland-based composer Eric Angelo Bessel works with Mellotrons, guitars and analogue processing to create a collection that favours atmosphere over narrative. Throughout, the album develops through recurring textures, subtle shiftsContinue Reading