Photo by Alexa Viscius / Courtesy of Polyvinyl Records Few bands have left a mark on emo and math rock quite like American Football. Formed in Urbana, Illinois in 1997 by Mike Kinsella, Steve Holmes and Steve Lamos, the band’s original run lasted only a few years, but their 1999 self-titled debut album would go on to become one of the defining records of the Midwest emo movement. Its intricate guitar work, open emotional honesty and quiet suburban atmosphere resonated far bey

Photo by Kristina Pedersen Ever since emerging from the aftermath of Ought in 2021, Cola have built a sound defined by restraint, tension, and emotional precision. The Montreal trio – vocalist and guitarist Tim Darcy, bassist Ben Stidworthy, and drummer Evan Cartwright – make music that feels deceptively minimal on the surface, yet deeply immersive underneath. Across Deep in View and The Gloss, they refined that balance into something distinct: wiry post-punk threaded with wa

The Rions; Image courtesy of TwntyThree Music The Rions are an indie-rock band hailing all the way from the Northern Beaches of Sydney. Amongst a scene that is known to produce bands that hold both a local intimacy and a global resonance, The Rions are quickly becoming one of Australia’s major success stories. Since meeting at a Year 7 talent show, to releasing their first album, Everything Every Single Day (2025), the group has been nominated for Australia’s Best New Artist

Blending antiquity and heritage with symbols of the technological age, Somerset House welcomes a new exhibition by resident artist Sian Fan. False Idol intricately weaves a fabric of myth, folklore and tradition with modern gaming technology, exploring the bounds of spirituality in this new digital age.

Photo by Kaavya Guhan On a warm Friday evening in May, a queue gradually began to form outside of Islington Assembly Hall, eager to see The Rions. Many fans could be seen wearing T-shirts of the band, and as the time for them to appear on stage became closer, the anticipation became increasingly more evident. ‘I'm so excited for this’, I overheard from one fan, ‘I know all the words’. Photo by Pat O'Hara With a great Australian spirit, the crowd, many of whom were from Austr