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Sometimes concept albums fall into the trap of just collecting some themes into a lose story, writing 10 songs about it and calling it a day. Cryptic Shift work hard to buck this trend, something they definitely achieved with Visitations from Enceladus and the bucking continues with the latest offering Overspace and Supertime.

Harkening thoughts of the gilded days of early 2010 alt rock scene, the new single from Beach Front feels both fresh and nostalgic simultaneously. We’re overjoyed to premiere it.

We all know the drill by now. We've scoured our inboxes, release radars and friends' recommendations to bring you our top 15 new tracks of the week.

We all know the drill by now. We've scoured our inboxes, release radars and friends' recommendations to bring you our top 15 new tracks from last week.

You know what it is, here's the best singles of the week.

You know what it is, here's the best singles of last week.

You know what it is, here's the best singles of last week.

After a 2025 which saw Pile release critically acclaimed new album Sunshine and Balance Beams and a tour stretching 30 dates across the UK/EU we caught up with Rick Maguire of Pile to reflect on the past year and ponder on the future

Already shaping up to be of the best festivals of this year, ArcTanGent have yet again dropped another utter belter of announcement with today’s news.

For all the big releases 2025 had to offer there are hundreds so small that they have been heard by a few handfuls of people, the production and marketing may be lower but the heart and soul is there. Here you can find some of the absolute highlights of the extreme underground, the unsung heroes from every corner of the globe, and the stuff that just deserves a shoutout for being innovative. Be it through indie labels or self releasing, in the words of Jamiroquai “we’re going deeper underground” All artists on this list have 1000 monthly listeners or fewer on leading streaming sites.

You know what it is. Here's the best 13 singles of the week.

Well, 2026 is a bin fire isn't it. Fortunately, it also looks like it'll be another remarkable year for heavy and alternative music - here's our top 25 songs since the start of the year.