As we sit in the Christmas gooch, it’s a good time to continue our run through of some of the songs released in the second half of 2025 that we Keep Reading
New Music Roundup – 16th December 2025
As the end of the year draws closer, we spend a little more time focusing on some underground tracks that we missed first time round. 39th Gate of Hell – Keep Reading
New Music Roundup – 13th December 2025
As we hurtle towards 2026, there’s still time to bring you as much of the goodness that 2025 had to offer that we missed first time round. Starting here: San Keep Reading
New Music Roundup – 27th November 2025
really big really clever – Back Door Release Date: 6th June 2025 Track two from their second album …huh, ‘Back Door’ has become the quintessential really big really clever song with the Keep Reading
New Music Roundup – 26th November 2025
CARNE – LURK Release Date: 19th November 2025 Just three songs in and already sounding like a band that have ears of experience under their belt, CARNE are back with ‘LURK’, a Keep Reading
Live Review: Mouth Culture @ Asylum, Birmingham – 23/10/25
It feels like the world of alternative music may be healing. What was just your average Thursday in Birmingham had a much more profound meaning by the end of the Keep Reading
Download Fest drops more than 90 acts for 2026 lineup
As is now becoming a tradition for Download Festival, the first announcement has left barely a stone unturned. More than 90 bands have been announced, one of which continues the Keep Reading
New Music Roundup – 10th October 2025
North Atlas – Dawn Release Date: 21st June 2025 An incredibly atmospheric intro subtly gives way to a catchy beat as electronic-infused vocals and bass circle around. ‘Dawn’ from North Atlas Keep Reading
New Music Roundup – 10th June 2025
Goodnight Kid – House (With A Balcony) Release Date: 29th May 2025 New from the north east of England, ‘House (With A Balcony)’ is the debut single from a band Keep Reading
Album Review: Paragona – The Black Rose And The Diary
Paragona – The Black Rose And The Diary Release Date: 11th May 2025 A love of hard rock with a tinge of heavy metal thrown in for good mix sees Keep Reading