Newcastle-based Central Arcade are building something special. We caught up with the band to talk about origins, their creative process, and what it feels like to bring their new EP No Place To Be to life on stage.  

Swallow Sorrow have embarked on their “Cur Le Chéile” tour, which got its name as a means to highlight the importance of collaboration and to promote unity between women throughout the Irish music scene. Joined by Other Mother, Dogswim and For Nina, the tour hits Galway, Cork and Dublin. We talked to Swallow Sorrow about touring, the female music scene in Ireland and connecting to the audience. This tour does not only feature incredibly talented musicians, but it's also a reminder that the future of Irish music is being built collaboratively, ferociously, and in real time by women who know exactly what they’re doing.

Los Angeles–based artist and songwriter JULITH releases her debut EP This Is A Kindness today, April 10th, and she was kind enough to sit down and talk to us about the politics that inspire her songwriting, and why rebranding is needed sometimes. 

We caught up with The Rhino after their gig in Frankfurt - read here or watch over on our Instagram!

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Charlotte Sands is proof that alt-pop can bleed. She’s the artist who designs her own merch. Who stitches together outfits when inspiration outpaces budget and who thrives in the restless life on the road. She’s a mythmaker of independence, turning every DIY survival tactic into art. Her new album Satellite is her cosmos, a record that insists on feeling everything, even when it hurts.

Born in Norwich’s outsider ecosystem and sharpened in London’s restless sprawl, Chest carry the energy of a group who never learned to colour inside the lines because no one ever handed them the colouring book in the first place. The five‑piece have carved out a sound that refuses to sit still, refuses to behave, and refuses to be anything other than exactly what they want to hear.

Time to introduce yourselves please!

If you have ever wondered what it might sound like to trap Shaun Ryder, David Byrne, Grian Chatten and the devil in a Belfast bar crawl, Madams Last Discovery may have already done it and recorded the soundtrack.

From the pubs of Ireland to the stages of mainland Europe, Croíthe (KREE-HA) are fast becoming one of those bands you feel before you fully hear them. Loud, layered, and unapologetically heartfelt, their debut EP A Brief Respite plays like a sonic diary – one filled with breakups, Catholic guilt, and a fierce political pulse. It’s a collision of youthful chaos and emotional clarity, stitched together by guitar textures that echo both the confusion and catharsis of growing up.

Manchester-based band Sixth Day sat down with us to discuss the evolution of their sound, the meaning behind their name, and how platforms like TikTok are shaping their connection with fans.

Gothic undertones, literary references, and a kind of raw vulnerability that feels both haunted and healing.