The Wall
Shropshire's Alexandra Jayne Dodd singer takes her inspiration from the rather wonderful Leonard Cohen song of the same name
Ease Up
Ben Fox and Gordon Cooper are accomplished noize boyz from Detroit. Interestingly, the video uses footage from the city captured twenty years ago
Black Box
L.A.'s Izzy Glaudini (synths, vcls), Halle Saxon (bass, vcls), and Lola Dompe (drms, vcls) release their first material since 2022's 'Excess'. They've just toured with Tame Impala
Back Of My Hand
The acclaimed Melbourne (Oz) alt-rockers started out in 2017, and are Maisie Everett (ld vcls, gtr, kybds), Mike Bradvica (gtr), Jimmy Droughton (bass) and Daniel Devlin (drms). This is their second album and follows 2023's 'Lush Life'
Guns
New York State's Ann and Alexander are accompanied by the Dublin choir, Palestrinashow
Break The Girl
This is the debut EP by the Co. Wicklow quartet, comprising Lily Aron, Alibhe Barry, Emma Brandon and Hannah Kelly.
The Happy Dictator
Teaming up with Sparks, this song from Damon Albarn's virtual group talks about "false promises about happiness and life"
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Shut Up
Not for nothing are the Northumberland's Paul and Steven Herron thought to the the Proclaimers' sassenach brothers. As if to distance themselves from that, they've since moved to Derby
Past Lives
San Francisco's Alanis Morissette-influenced Melina Mae Cortez Duterte chose her moniker by randomly through an online baby name generator. It means 'Victory Moon', apparently. From her fourth album, this track also features Hayley Williams
Time To Dream
Originally formed in Nashville, the L.A. indie-dreamers are Dexy and Chris Valentine
Far We Come
28 years after their 2XS session, Ross Godfrey and Skye Edwards return - like they've never been away! This is now their eleventh studio album
Roobosh
Julie Dawson, Aindle O'Beirn and Fiachra Parslow started the Galway band while in secondary school in 2018. They've since been joined by Sean O'Dowd on lead guitar and their second album follows 2024's acclaimed 'Madra'
Just No Fun
Apparently, Argentinian chums Ines Adam and Martina Nintzel formed the duo after a "life changing trip to NYC"
Heavy News
This follows the Verve Vet's 2018 album, 'Natural Rebel'
It Was Night
Gelsenkirchen's Rascal Nikov and Krischan Jan-Eric Wesenberg have been twiddling in Germany for some time, and now bring us "intelligent electro of the highest order"
I Hate This Tune
The Sydney indie-popsters Royel Maddell and Otis Pavlovic are "embracing a moody summer", apparently.
Walk On
The band was formed in Bern in 2010. The line-up is frontman Jay Messerli, with guitarists Luk Kipfer and Michael Finger, plus Rease Nydegger (bass), Dominik Grossenbacher (drms), and Raly Scheuing (kybds)
At My Funeral
Possibly the most exciting band of 2025 so far, the San Francisco alt-rockers are Mike Fenton (bass), Michael Bingham (ld vcls), Nate Punty (gtr), Orville Neely III (gtr), Julian Smith (drms), and Jose Luna (tamb, prog)
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Redlights
Reminding us of Everlast, the Ontario urban-country artist Chris Hale has another story to tell
White Horses
Ellie Rowsell's London alt-rockers excel yet again on their fourth studio album. It was nominated for the 2025 'Mercury Prize'