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A live review of British New Wave icons, The Psychedelic Furs, performing their 2025 London tour date.

Photo by Zinna Mac-Eochaidh In the middle of lockdown, when the world was confined to screens and group chats, Haloplus+ began to take shape. The Copenhagen trio – Isa Nam Sook, Joakim Wei Bernild, and Stine Victoria Pedersen – started trading demos over messages, their early sketches unfolding like digital conversations between friends. That sense of exchange never left; it remains at the core of what Haloplus+ do. Whether it’s a song, a piece of merch, or a live event, ever

Photo by Joy Gansh  Dundee-born artist Theo Bleak, the musical project of Katie Lynch, makes music that sits somewhere between dream and confession – a blend of alt rock, and folk that feels both nostalgic and quietly devastating. Her lyrics unfold like journal entries, delicate but unflinching, and her world, built through music, visuals and writing, is one of beauty, melancholy, and refreshing honesty.  With over 36,000 monthly listeners on Spotify, Theo Bleak’s music has f

Photo by Johanna Hvidtved  Copenhagen-based duo A Good Year, formed by Albert Hildebrand and Tobias Laust, is reshaping the edges of Denmark’s alternative scene with their blend of cinematic textures and understated pop. Their sound drifts somewhere between ambient pop, cinematic electronica, and textures songwriting – music that feels as visual as it does melodic. After releasing their soundtrack album Sofina  in 2024, a project that began as a soundtrack to one of their own

Photo by Pablo Gallegos At just twenty-five, London-based producer, DJ, and music director Oscar Farrell has quietly become an intriguing new name in the capital’s electronic scene. Signed to dh2 , Farrell’s music sits somewhere between introspection and movement, rich with textures of late-night London, filled with the pulse of its dance floors and the quiet calm of the bus ride home. Since the release of his debut EP ‘I’ve Already Called’ in April 2025, Farrell has built a

Photo by Guy Gooch For London-based Portuguese artist Raquel Martins, the idea of home has never been a fixed point. At seventeen, she left Porto for London with a guitar and a quiet determination to make music – a move that would eventually shape her sound as much as her sense of self. Blending the warmth of rhythms with the intimacy of alternative jazz and the texture of lo-fi indie, her music feels like a dialogue between worlds: nostalgic yet forward-looking, grounded yet

Photo by Shade Cumini For a band born out of a rock club in Luxembourg, Francis of Delirium has carved a strikingly international presence. Led by 23-year-old singer, songwriter and guitarist Jana Bahrich, the project has evolved from bedroom beginnings into an exciting new voice in alt-rock. Their sound which remains raw, emotionally charged and unflinchingly honest, has connected with listeners across the world, amassing over 125,000 monthly Spotify listeners and millions o

Photo by Daria Slikker O2 Brixton has always had a way of transforming into whatever world the artist chooses, and for Lord Huron, that...

Photo by Briony Graham Rudd Northampton trio thistle.  make music that cuts and soothes in equal measure. Fronted by Cameron Godfrey ,...

An analysis of how Taylor Swift's new album announcement, 'Life of a Showgirl', heavily correlates with her decade-long career as a popstar in mainstream media.