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24th January 2026
Electric Pets – Nicky Is Dead (Reckless Yes)

Electric Pets – Nicky Is Dead (Reckless Yes)

Electric Pets make a return with 70’s glam meets sci-fi synth single Nicky Is Dead and tease the release of the live recording from their Nottingham headline show Artist: Electric Pets Track: Nicky Is Dead Label: Reckless Yes Release date: 23 January 2026 Find it: Bandcamp With a 70’s glam stomp and Moog-esque sci-fi synths …

23rd January 2026
Laura Fell – Only One Of Me Around (Wipeout Music)

Laura Fell – Only One Of Me Around (Wipeout Music)

With EP All The Work To Keep At Bay due in March 2026 Laura Fell continues an enticing, emotional and warmly melodic run of singles with Only One Of Me Around Artist: Laura Fell Track: Only One Of Me Around Label: Wipeout Music Release date: 21 January 2026 Find it: Spotify On latest single Only …

22nd January 2026
Fightmilk – Sounds Like A You Problem (Fika Recordings / INH Records)

Fightmilk – Sounds Like A You Problem (Fika Recordings / INH Records)

Marking the start of a new era soundwise for Fightmilk they share single Sounds Like A You Problem ahead of their sold out show as part of label Fika Recordings Winter Sprinter series Artist: Fightmilk Track: Sounds Like A You Problem Label: Fika Recordings / INH Records Release date: 21 January 2026 Find it: Bandcamp  …

22nd January 2026
Hen Ogledd – Clara (Weird World)

Hen Ogledd – Clara (Weird World)

Ahead of the release of their second album, DISCOMBOBULATED, the collaborative art project Hen Ogledd has shared single Clara Artist: Hen Ogledd Track: Clara Label: Weird World Release Date: 20 January 2026 Find it: YouTube Setting folklore to experimental electronica Hen Ogledd have delivered a confronting and somewhat unsettling, yet utterly fascinating track in Clara. …

21st January 2026
The Empty Page – Death On Our Side (Kycker)

The Empty Page – Death On Our Side (Kycker)

The Empty Page are back with new single Death On Our Side, effortlessly melding punk and shoegaze while giving commentary on the reality of life in modern Britain, where a generation have no pension plan other than to die before they need one Artist: The Empty Page Track: Death On Our Side Label: Kycker Release …

20th January 2026
Nell Davies – Out Of This World (self released)

Nell Davies – Out Of This World (self released)

Cornwall-based Nell Davies has released jangling indiepop ballad Out Of This World, from her wonderful EP The End Of The World Or Whatever Artist: Nell Davies Track: Out Of This World Label: self released Release date: 9 January 2026 Find it: YouTube Boredom, it is said, has died. The instant gratification from the social media …

19th January 2026
Popoptica 001: announcing the first issue of a new print music publication

Popoptica 001: announcing the first issue of a new print music publication

Popoptica 001 is a new quarterly music print publication with the heart of a zine, beating hard for the memory of the music press we’ve lost. Like the site we cover the best of independent and DIY music and other artistic communities. It’s also an invitation to slow down and immerse yourself in words in …

19th January 2026
Tenderness – The Salt Flats (Amorphous Sounds)

Tenderness – The Salt Flats (Amorphous Sounds)

Ahead of album True being released in March Tenderness shares Americana-infused single The Salt Flats, shimmering with equal measures of hope and melancholy Artist: Tenderness Track: The Salt Flats Label: Amorphous Sounds Release date: 7 January 2026 Find it: Bandcamp   Shimmering with equal parts hope and melancholy is The Salt Flats, the single shared …

18th January 2026
The Leaf Library – The Reader’s Lamp (Fika Recordings)

The Leaf Library – The Reader’s Lamp (Fika Recordings)

With their fourth studio album due out in March London’s The Leaf Library has shared a string-laden single in The Reader’s Lamp.  Artist: The Leaf Library Track: The Reader’s Lamp Label: Fika Recordings Release date: 14 January 2026 Find it: YouTube Aren’t we all the ‘golden moth against the window’ really? Seeking to know ourselves …

17th January 2026
Wednesday’s Child – Fever Pitch (self released)

Wednesday’s Child – Fever Pitch (self released)

London art-rock quartet Wednesday’s Child has shared a third single, Fever Pitch, from their EP All Dressed Up which is released in February Artist: Wednesday’s Child Track: Fever Pitch Label: Self released Release date: 16 January 2026 Find it: Bandcamp We fell in love with Wednesday’s Child and their last single KNEES, and here they …

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