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In the sixth of this series of pieces on albums that have seemingly disappeared off the radar, Martin Gray turns his attention to the debut album from – wait for it – The 6ths, just one of several intriguing side projects of Magnetic Fields’ mercurial lynchpin and founder Stephin Merritt. Nowadays everybody in the discerning indie / alt pop circles knows of the songwriting genius of Magnetic Fields and the main guy behind it New York native Stephin…

Joe McCorriston: Fix Your Hearts (Self Released) CD/DL/Streaming Out Now Buy Here  Singer-songwriter Joe McCorriston returns after 8 years with a new album, Fix Your Hearts. London living, Morecambe born Joe McCorriston is back with his first release of new material since 2018’s Existence. Familiarity. At that point, still in his very early 20’s, McCorriston had been touring excessively since his mid-teens playing ‘pop songs for punk kids’ under the patronage of the likes of Frank Turner and…

Rosellas: Beautiful Lonely (First Run Records) DL | Streaming Out Now STREAM HERE Manchester’s rising stars Rosellas preview their forthcoming EP with new single Beautiful Lonely as well as confirming details of their biggest UK headline tour to date. Beautiful Lonely is yet another classic guitar based anthem which undoubtedly sets the tone for what is to come in the future from this talented quartet. 2025 heralded a major step forward for Rosellas when they signed a new multi-EP…

Franz Ferdinand | Home CountiesBirmingham O2 Academy 6th March 2026  Arch art pop veterans might mix up their days but, 20+ plus years into their career, there’s no confusion in just how cool they remain. Sam Lambeth woke up tonight and said he’s gonna make somebody love him.  A little bit frantic but with a hell of a lot of style, Home Counties are the perfect appetiser. Wry, satirical lyrics on the futility of confronting landlords (You Break It,…

Molly Vulpyne: Houndstooth And The Hum (FOAD Musick) Vinyl | CD | Cassette available here Released 6 March 2026 4.5 out of 5.0 stars4.5 Dublin firebrand Molly Vulpyne finally releases her debut album along with her punk brothers from Paranoid Visions and The Steve Ignorant Band, a melting pot of modern punk rock with a twist. Wayne AF Carey reviews… About the band: Molly Vulpyne Band formed in 2024, when what was meant to be “just one gig”…

Gabi Garbutt: Radical Love (INH Records) DL / Streaming Out Now Gabi Garbutt returns with single Radical Love, the first for INH Records ahead of their eagerly anticipated third album With Radical Love the acclaimed singer-songwriter begins a new phase of their career. A striking, reflective piece of artistry in songwriting, The track is a touching, lyrically exquisite contemplation on the transformative nature of love. It represents a new direction with new collaborations for Garbutt as they embrace…

Lucas Fox was the drummer and founder member of Motorhead, a band which he formed with his mate Lemmy in 1975. In this interview, he talks about those early days and the pre-punk London and Notting Hill underground of mavericks and crazies that were the bridge between the sixties freak scene and the late seventies punk explosion. In a long and varied career, he also played with and drummed with Warsaw Pakt, The Sceinetist and then Andrew Eldritch’s…

Vona Vella: CarnivalStrap Originals LP | CD | DLOut Now So it’s official. After feeding us occasional morsels for the better part of half a year, the highly anticipated second record from Vona Vella is finally here. The effortlessly fresh 5-piece from Nottingham smile gleefully behind their work – and no wonder. A whistle-stop tour of the bands’ music can see you harking back to the kaleidoscopic indie-pop noughties’ era. But there’s more on display than first musings. Second…

Tinariwen: Hoggar (Wedge) Released 13 March 2026 CD | Vinyl | DL | Streaming 4.0 out of 5.0 stars4.0 The haunting strains of Tinariwen’s desert blues have made them a safe bet for diehard world music listeners. But Hoggar, their back-to-the-roots 10th album, surprises with renewed warmth, intimacy and a fierce political edge. Robert Plummer moves to the Sahel groove. Night comes suddenly in the north African desert. All at once, the blistering heat of the day dissipates…

Single Review and Album Preview The Pillars Of Creation Be Careful What You Wish For Precious Recordings of London DL only single Released today, 6 March 2026 Album of the same name available for pre-order for release 11 April 2026 on DL and vinyl. Just who are the mystery supergroup The Pillars Of Creation?  Made up as they are of legendary luminaries from the Creation Records label.  Could there be a Reid, Shields, Gillespie or Gallagher in the…