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The Neu Bulletin (bed, Die Twice, Alewya and more!)

We’ve also got a handy playlist where you can find the full slate of Neu tracks we’ve been loving, so you can listen to all our tips in one place! Dive in…Neu Bulletins are DIY’s guide to the best and freshest new music. Your one stop shop for buzzy new bands and red hot emerging stars, this roundup features some choice words from our esteemed contributors on just a few of the tracks we’ve been rinsing at full volume over the last week or so.Combining the thud and crackle of techno drums with th...
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She's Green: From Minneapolis Basements to Reading & Leeds - Indie is not a genre

The resurgence of shimmering shining shoegaze is blindingly obvious to anybody with half an ear in the current crop of bands flowing primarily out of the US. Bands like TAGABOW have promoted contempories through Douglas Dulgarian’s label Julia’s War and acts such as Her New Knife and Doused have come to the attention of many by investing their efforts in to a revival of the genre that never dies.  


It’s even garnered some ironic online attention with country-influenced shoegazer being dubbed...
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Camille Camille's Enchanted Sea: Bridging Childlike Wonder and Raw Realism - Indie is not a genre

Camille Willemart, whose stage name is Camille Camille, has produced a stand-out LP  in her newest release, Enchanted Sea. The Belgian artist is known for her left-field skew on a well-established folk sound, and on this album, she fulfils and perfects that brief,  with the songs having a patience that indicates a detail-oriented approach to her art. 


Opening piece Bottle Song feels like a nursery rhyme, establishing an intentional innocence early in the record that trickles down throughout e...
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Tracks of the Week: Lucia & The Best Boys, Jack Kaye, Oisin Mod, Gilla Band, and More! - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





Lucia & The Best Boys have released ‘Big Romance’, featuring Abigail Morris of The Last Dinner Party. The track makes brilliant use of both vocalists, with Lucia and Morris complementing each other effortlessly through big sweeping harmonies while also shining individually as they trade lines in a cla...
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Real Farmer's Two Wrongs Don't Make A Right: A Resurrection of Post-Punk Groove. - Indie is not a genre

Real Farmer’s Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right reminds you how much life there still is in bass guitar-driven Fall-esque post-punk despite its very recent (and probably temporary)  decline. There are traces of dozens of great bands buried amongst the tracks, but the achievement is how naturally those influences collide. 


The bass guitar dominates much of the album, dragging the songs into that post-punk territory. “Missing Link” shakes with the wiry energy of early Cure and Magazine. The heavy b...
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Tracks of the Week: Rostam, Flora Hibberd, Theatre, Walt Disco, and More! - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





Grammy Award-winning Rostam draws on his alt-rock background with Vampire Weekend and reunites with Clairo for the first time since producing her debut to craft yet another pop gem. The production is dense and textured, recalling Hot Chip without pushing the listener to the dance floor. It is difficul...
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Better to be a ‘Fenian’ than vote Labour: Kneecap Bring the Noise to Liverpool - Indie is not a genre

Anti-terrorist Irish rap group Kneecap took the stage at Liverpool’s Content to promote their newest album, the absolutely-not-intended-to-annoy-anyone ‘FENIAN’ with a matinee and evening show. As you can imagine, we began the evening with a cup of tea and a hip-hip-hooray for Charlie’s safe passage back from across the Atlantic.  


Sorry- I think I had too many stouts. I’ve got issues, mate. That’s right- Mo Chara, Moglai  Bap and DJ Provai take to the stage looking exactly the same way they...
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Tracks of The Week: Iceage, Yard Act, Ebbb, BODEGA, and More! - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





There is a jagged, cinematic tension in “The Weak” that feels like a cold sweat in a crowded room. Iceage have always been masters of the “beautifully unhinged,” and Elias Rønnenfelt’s vocal delivery here is particularly haunting, shifting between a desperate whisper and an authoritative snarl. The in...
Louder Than War •

Joy Division And New Order: Album By Album by Mayer Nissim

Joy Division & New Order: Album by Album by Mayer Nissim (Published by White Owl)ISBN: 9781036124335 | 178 PagesOn one of the rare occasions that Sumner and Hook are brought together under the umbrella of a single project, Mayer Nissim’s Joy Division & New Order: Album By Album discusses what brings fans of those bands together: the music. Kai Marshall reviews.Manchester’s music obsessives have been picking over the ashes of the scene since the death of Britpop. The literature on the topic is as...
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Tracks of the Week: Opus Kink, Greg Mendez, Cusk, Knitting, Real Farmer - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





Opus Kink continues their reign as the ringmasters of the bizarre with “The Head Tree,” a sprawling, horn-drenched odyssey that feels like a jazz lounge exploding in slow motion. It is feral yet sophisticated, anchored by a groove that’s as much a threat as it is an invitation. The vocals snarl with a...
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The Art of Becoming: Ullah on Childhood, Perception, and the Weight of Fame - Indie is not a genre

“How are you doing?” 


“Wait, let me think about that…” 


Platitudes are left aside for our chat with Ullah. The sort of thoughtfulness and attention to detail that are inherent to our conversation permeates her work, especially on ‘For Then’, the most recent output from her and her band. The EP flirts with grungy sounds but evades true heaviness, making her music tough to define. Thematically, the songs traverse her short life so far – she’s just 23 – but her age does not at all betray her...
DIY •

The Neu Bulletin (Bleech 9:3, mary in the junkyard, Swapmeet and more!)

We’ve also got a handy playlist where you can find the full slate of Neu tracks we’ve been loving, so you can listen to all our tips in one place! Dive in…Neu Bulletins are DIY’s guide to the best and freshest new music. Your one stop shop for buzzy new bands and red hot emerging stars, this roundup features some choice words from our esteemed contributors on just a few of the tracks we’ve been rinsing at full volume over the last week or so.On their latest track ​‘Underrated’, Dublin’s Bleech 9...
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Tracks of the Week: Man/Woman/Chainsaw, CQ Wrestling, Bleech 9:3, Bathing Suits, and More! - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





Nosedive is the latest offering from London six-piece Man/Woman/Chainsaw, a track that thrives on its shifting layers, showcasing a range that spans from delicate harmonies to a cacophony of noise. Built on thumping drums and off-kilter synth, it gradually expands to introduce strings, wiry guitar lin...
DIY •

The Neu Bulletin (Dermot Henry, holybones, MLEKO and more!)

Neu Bulletins are DIY’s guide to the best and freshest new music. Your one stop shop for buzzy new bands and red hot emerging stars, this roundup features some choice words from our esteemed contributors on just a few of the tracks we’ve been rinsing at full volume over the last week or so.We’ve also got a handy playlist where you can find the full slate of Neu tracks we’ve been loving, so you can listen to all our tips in one place! Dive in…...
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Tracks of the Week: Iceage, Body Type, The Strokes, Harry Jordan, and More! - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





Iceage have announced their second single ‘Ember’ from their upcoming album ‘For Love of Grace and Hereafter’, their first LP since 2021s ‘Seek Shelter’. The track is arolling, punky tale of a turbulent relationship in nautical peril; sonically, it draws comparisons with Neutral Milk Hotel’s ‘Holland,...
Louder Than War •

So Long, Good Friday (Liverpool)- Festival Review

So Long, Good Friday
Baltic Triangle, Liverpool
3rd April 2026
Experts in chaos Fat Dog headline a blistering line-up of talented and trail-blazing artists in Liverpool’s Baltic Triangle for the first annual So Long, Good Friday festival. Kai Marshall and Elliot Davies take a look at what’s on offer.
The first annual So Long, Good Friday festival takes place on 3rd April with a packed line-up of largely, but not exclusively, alternative acts from the Northwest of England. Co-organiser Craig Mcve...
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Tracks of the Week: Dry Cleaning, Y, Opus Kink, Girli, and More! - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





Harsh yet calm, London post-punk band Dry Cleaning return with Sliced by a Fingernail just two months after the release of their third album, Secret Love, via 4AD. Slightly less melodic and a shade darker, the four-minute track finds Florence Shaw’s instantly recognisable spoken-word delivery — built...
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TTSSFU, Live at Future Yard: A High-Octane Homecoming - Indie is not a genre

Off the back of a ridiculously busy trans-Atlantic schedule, Tasmin Stephens (TTSSFU) makes her final stop on the road in Birkenhead’s Future Yard, supported by Wyatt. 


Having less than a week prior landed back on English soil following several appearances in Austin, Texas for SXSW, TTSSFU embarked upon a UK tour that saw her travel from north to south to Wales and back again. A gruelling tour schedule, no doubt. However, it serves as evidence of Tasmin’s hard work both on stage and in the st...
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Americana Workhorses: Wyatt on Family, Manchester, and the Power of Bandcamp - Indie is not a genre

The ever-reliable Manchester scene has restarted its music factories, putting its artists back at the coalface once more. Acts like Westside Cowboy and Pyncher have already attracted well-deserved attention for their innovative and timely output. Among the many acts emerging from the city right now are TTSSFU and Wyatt.


Wyatt are an alternative country-influenced outfit whose members draw from a deep well of musical experience. Singer and guitarist Harvey O’Toole, also a member of Pyncher, is...
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Tracks of the Week: Real Farmer, Swim Deep, Ain't, Eaves Wilder, and More! - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





Dutch outfit Real Farmer have released the second single ‘Sob Story’ from their upcoming album “Two Wrongs Don’t Make A Right”. Recorded in Rotterdam, this track treats us to a bass-led groove reminiscent of Gang Of Four as a driver for singer Jeroen Klootsema’s deep and moody vocals. Jeroen’s deliver...
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The Orielles' Only You Left: A Genre-Defying Embrace - Indie is not a genre

A band that seeks to break new ground and evolve deserves a respectful nod of recognition. It can be so easy to sink into the comforting embrace of genre labels and allow the algorithm to distribute your music to sympathetic ears that it’s refreshing to be unable to put a band in a box. On Only You Left, the fifth album from Manchester trio The Orielles, the band think outside the box, redesign the box and put themselves back in it again with mixed results. 


Recorded between Hamburg and the G...
Louder Than War •

David Byrne: O2 Apollo, Manchester - Live Review

David Byrne O2 Apollo, Manchester 9th March 2026David Byrne brings his restless imagination and choreographed art-pop spectacle to Manchester’s O2 Apollo, blending Talking Heads classics with newer material in a show that is as theatrical as it is joyful. Kai Marshall heads along to witness the master of left-field pop.If David Byrne could deconstruct the concept of a gig any further, we’d all be on the stage singing for him. At times, it seemed as though the crowd would have done just that had...
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Tracks of the Week: Basement, The Bobby Lees, Melanie Baker, Tooth, and More! - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





After an eight-year hiatus, Basement are back with two new singles and an album announcement. Their fifth album seems to follow the mellower footsteps of their more recent offerings that landed more in alternative and indie rock than their emo and pop punk beginnings. Regardless, it’s good to see the...
Indie is not a genre •

Tracks of the Week: Basement, The Bobby Lees, Melanie Baker, Tooth, and More! - Indie is not a genre

The IINAG team has done the heavy lifting and curated this week’s essential new tracks so you don’t have to. Check out our picks below, then head over to the playlist for the full deep dive.





After an eight-year hiatus, Basement are back with two new singles and an album announcement. Their fifth album seems to follow the mellower footsteps of their more recent offerings that landed more in alternative and indie rock than their emo and pop punk beginnings. Regardless, it’s good to see the...
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