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Alive After Death (Last Plane Out)
It's taken the Oz band six albums to release an eponymously-titled one. They've been quiet since 2019, but this is a very promising return!
This Is It
Shropshire's Alexandra Jayne Dodd singer takes her inspiration from the rather wonderful Leonard Cohen song of the same name. This is her second single of 2026 and another inspired song
Autopilot
The L.A. indie-rockers hit big with their 2023 debut album, 'The Gutter'. The band is Alex Alvarez (vcls), John Luther (gtr), Jonny Ransom (drms), and Garrett Orseno (aka DJ Topgun) (bass). Alvarez describes this song as a way to "turn spirals into anthems"
Where There's Smoke, There's Fire
The band are up to album # fourteen, and release 'dusty classic' cover of a seldom-heard 1984 track by Willie Griffin
Caught Up In The Up Down
This is the ninth album from the Kentucky band, now with the line-up of Chris Robertson, Ben Wells, Jon Lawhon and Steve Jewell
Dirty Wedding Dress
New Jersey's Jack Antonoff wrote, sings and produced this song directly references his wedding to actress Margaret Qualley in Aug 2023. He was irritated by the 'interlopers' who swarmed the event because of guests like Taylor Swift
The Van
From their fifth album, the track is a 'deeply personal, autobiographical 'story-song'', written by Jack Antonoff along with Bobby Eli, John Freeman, Mikey Freedom Hart, and Vinnie Barrett. It's also the Chi-Lites
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Linger (Spanish Mix 2026)
This interesting Spanglish reimagining of the iconic 1993 hit features Mexican singer-songwriter Bratty
Everything Born
Written by guitarist and singer Ian O'Neil, he claims this 'explores the theme of impermanence and the tenuousness of life'. The album is titled after cigarette-vending-machine company in their home town of Providence (Rhode Island, USA) that was a mafia HQ
Trouble
This is the fifth album by the Coventry indies Liam, Tom and Andy. The band broke-up on 2016, reforming in 2021
He's A Pirate
The Russian DJ and producer is Filipp Belikov
Rolling Of The Dice
Felix Sandberg is a London-based British-Swedish singer-songwriter
Hanging Out To Dry
This is the second EP by the Co. Wicklow quartet, comprising Lily Aron, Alibhe Barry, Emma Brandon and Hannah Kelly.
Your Favorite Toy
The U.S. radio rockers reach their twelfth studio album. Dave Grohl as described it as 'hard, loud and chaotic'
It's A Beautiful Life
The Luxembourg-based Canadian-American duo are Chris Hewett and Jana Bahrich. This is their second album
Out Of Control
This is the Belgian alt-rock band's fourth studio album - after a seventeen year hiatus!
Fire Blooming Trees
London's Madeleine Haenlein began writing music at the age of 11 and now releases her debut album
Boiled Peanuts, Misheard
Co-written by Drew Danburry (Icarus Phoenix) and Leena Rhodes (Little Lungs), this features the vocals of Alex Coleman (Chasing Mice)
Slow-Mo Road
The band's first album, exclusive to 2XS Radio
Ride
Adrian Held and Tobias Rieser are from Saltzburg and want 'to bring sunshine to the world'
I See Red
Formed in Liverpool in 1999, Ladytron are still Mira Aroyo, Helena Marnie, Reuben Wu and Daniel Hunt. They're still going strong with their eighth studio album
Cryogen
From the English alt-rockers' tenth album, this is a fast-paced, guitar-driven song that recalls the band's earlier 'Origin of Symmetry' era
Freak Out
The Boston (USA) band are Robbie Wulfsohn (vcls), Tory Geismar (gtr), Jon Becker (gtr), Sampson Hellerman (drms), Josh Shpak (trumpet), EWI, Calvin Barthel (trombone) and Nadav Shapira (bass)
Beautiful Lonely
The Manchester indie-rockers are Drew Selby (vcls, gtr), Euan Mail (rhythm gtr), Ollie Appleby (bass), Mark Zanker (drms), and Luis Sullivan (kybds, bkg vcls)
Can I Get A
The Welsh rockers from Newport (Gwent) started out in 1993 and describe their style as 'ragga metal'. So there. This is the third single from their ninth studio album
Voyage Voyage
Joined here by Siks, the masked French project cover the 1986 synth-pop hit by their compatriots, Desireless
Going Shopping
This is the seventh studio album by
The Invisible Man
The veteran Wyoming punk-rockers release this 4-track EP of songs from the sessions for their tenth studio album, 'Ready To Roll' (2025)
Self Aware
The L.A. trio keep a VERY low profile. So that's all we know!
Kerosene
The Mexican twin sisters described this as a "scathing message to enemies". They support Yungblud during his 2026 tour
Suburban Requiem
Another masterpiece by Dom from Donny. This is from 'Part 2' of his fourth studio album