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THE BAND FEEL is a living, breathing progression of rock. Drawing influence from music, poetry, and visual art of both yesterday and today, they are expanding the bounds of contemporary listenership across generations. Their sonic journey offers a live, euphoric experience that is visually and emotionally immersive, quickly establishing them as a mainstay in the rock world. In the last 12 months they have amassed over 100 million views and more than 500,000 followers across social platforms. Selling out clubs nationwide, they are emerging as a major force in rock.

Their debut LP, “What of Now“, produced by five-time Grammy-nominated producer Paul Moak, releases on August 21st, 2026. Listen to the lead tracks “Twice Alive” and “Better Days,” available everywhere now.

Hotly-tipped (by us, at least) St. Louis rockers The Band Feel are back with a new single that kicks off with the kind of riff Ritchie Blackmore might have come up with during Rainbow’s heyday, then proceeds to get blusier and wilder, veering into the kind of territory explored by Rival Sons at their most feral. There’s even an insouciant “Woo!” at one point, as if to emphasise that “Twice Alive” couldn’t be any more fun if it were covered in silly string, glitter and foam.

“What Of Now” out 21st August

Some musicians wear their political colours quietly. Tom Morello is quite clearly not one of those people, and with gnarly bangers like this to show for it, why would he do otherwise? Completed by System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian at the mic (not to mention Morello’s son, Roman, on additional lead guitar duties), “Adjourn It” makes a catchy opening case for his next solo album, turbocharged by the injustices of our age and a fuckload of moreish riffage. 

Clips from the film “SALT OF THE EARTH” (1954) are woven throughout the “Adjourn It” video to reflect the song’s theme of resistance in the face of prejudice and injustice. The film is based on a true story of Mexican-American miners fighting against labor exploitation, racism, and institutional oppression, and was made by three Hollywood executives blacklisted for their political beliefs. It stars real zinc miners and was one of the first ever truly independent films. SALT OF THE EARTH was a powerful act of defiance in its time and more than half a century later, its themes continue to echo through today’s political climate. “Adjourn It” channels the defiant legacy of the film reinforcing the importance of solidarity in bringing people together against fear and division.

May 30th, 2026, marks the 62nd birthday of the legendary Tom Morello, one of the most influential and innovative guitarists in rock history. Best known for his explosive, genre-defining work with Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, Morello completely rewritten the rulebook of guitar showmanship. By transforming his instrument into a turntable-mimicking sonic weapon—utilizing innovative toggle-switch scratching, custom effect pedals, and boundary-pushing heavy metal riffs—he cemented his legacy as a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a true icon of his generation.

Beyond his peerless musical pedigree, the Harvard-educated musician has dedicated his life to grassroots organizing and social change. From co-founding the Axis of Justice non-profit alongside Serj Tankian to fighting corporate exploitation, Morello’s activism remains completely inseparable from his art. His revolutionary fire shows absolutely no signs of slowing down; he recently dropped the blazing new protest track “Adjourn It” with his son Roman and Tankian, and is currently gearing up to curate and host the star-studded, activism-driven ‘Power To The People’ festival this October.

Listen to “Adjourn It” Featuring Serj Tankian and Roman Morello

These young Brits have their hearts (and wardrobes) in the 70s, and a tour with Deep Purple in the diary for this year. Armed with rock’n’rollers like this bright-eyed number – kicked up with a touch of early Supergrass-esque breeziness – they shouldn’t struggle to pick up some new fans. “Hate To See It End” is about that moment when you feel something slipping through your hands,” the band explain, “when you know it matters, but you can’t stop it. It’s raw, it’s honest – and it’s about not following the crowd when everything in you says go your own way.”

“Hate To See It End’ is about that moment you feel something slipping through your hands… when you know it matters, but you can’t stop it. It’s raw, it’s honest – and it’s about not following the crowd when everything in you says go your own way”

Jayler are the fast-rising UK rock band igniting a new generation of rock fans. ‘Hate To See It End’ is taken from debut album “Voices Unheard”, a record already being hailed as one of the most important new rock releases of 2026. Blending the soul and swagger of classic rock with the urgency and emotion of modern youth,

The album features the singles ‘Riverboat Queen’, ‘Down Below’ and ‘Need Your Love’, with the latter hitting 1 million views in the first three weeks of release.

“Voices Unheard”   The eagerly anticipated new album will be released on May 29th 2026, via Silver Lining Music. Due to incredible demand and in celebration of the release, Jayler will host a series of exclusive album launch shows and in-store signing sessions across the country, giving fans the opportunity to meet the band up close, have their albums signed and capture the moment with photos.

Each event offers exclusive album-and-ticket bundles At a time when so much modern music feels manufactured and disposable, “Voices Unheard” stands as a defiant statement. This an album built to inspire arenas, unite generations and reignite belief in rock music again. Having already built a loyal following from their high-voltage performances, 2026 will see Jayler bring their unfiltered intensity to their biggest audiences yet. The band will join Sammy Hagar across the UK this summer before heading out on arena dates across the UK and Europe with Deep Purple later this year.

The band will be at Rough Trade, Nottingham (UK) 2nd June

“Voices Unheard”, will be released this Friday via Silver Lining Music.

A mesmerising and intimate performance of ‘Incomprehensible’ by Big Thief, live in session from Maida Vale Studios for Huw Stephens on BBC Radio 6 Music.

Elder’s “Through Zero” is a nine-minute progressive metal suite that showcases the band’s signature blend of heavy riffs, melodic passages, and psychedelic textures, though some critics note its structure may feel overcomplicated.

2026’s “Through Zero” is a jump into Porcupine Tree/Portishead-like pensive Disco/Post-Rock territory with nocturnal-oriented soundscapes, some Drop C pentatonics akin to Mastodon and “synthwave” digital synth patterns (“Capture/Release”) in addition to more familiar Soundgarden/Opeth-like technical breakdowns (title track).

However, the material is too long to impress, and the over-reliance on off-metered “progressive” cerebral writing penalizes the listening in the long run.

“Through Zero” is the first single from Elder’s upcoming seventh album of the same name, set for release on May 29th, 2026 The track runs approximately nine minutes and is described as a layered, multi-movement suite that immediately establishes a gripping atmosphere with intricate riffing and melodic instrumentation 

Nick DiSalvo’s vocals are integrated smoothly, complementing the bright, expansive instrumentation and building toward an arena-prog peak without sacrificing accessibility 

Elder continues to blend progressive rock, heavy psych, and doom metal, drawing comparisons to bands like Baroness, Monolord, and Pallbearer 

The track features multiple distinct movements, instrumental breaks, and callbacks to earlier riffs, reflecting Elder’s mastery of hypnotic grooves, crushing riffs, and ethereal atmospherics, The album as a whole is expected to contain six compositions, maintaining the band’s tradition of long, immersive tracks 

This week, Dublin four-piece Gilla Band shared a new song, “Giraffe,” their first in almost four years, and have announced some new tour dates .

“Giraffe” is also available as a limited edition picture disc 7-inch on Rough Trade Records.

The hugely original and influential Dublin four piece will also be touring the UK / Europe at the start of 2027. “Giraffe” is the first new music from Gilla Band in nearly 4 years and to mark this the band are releasing a very limited 7” picture disc.

For over ten years now, the Dublin quartet — vocalist Dara Kiely, guitarist Alan Duggan Borges, bassist Daniel Fox, and drummer Adam Faulkner — have been redefining what you could loosely call “rock music” in the 21st century, influencing a wide swath of similarly forward-thinking guitar acts along the way.

The band perfected a vision that wasn’t quite post-punk, wasn’t quite noise-rock, wasn’t quite anything besides an idiosyncratic, ground-breaking hybrid that could only come from the four of them – “Giraffe” is their bold new offering.

Gilla Band were formerly known as Girl Band, but changed their name in 2021. The band features vocalist Dara Kiely, guitarist Alan Duggan Borges, bassist Daniel Fox, and drummer Adam Faulkner.

Kiely had this to say about the single in a press release, in relation to what goes on inside his head: “It can be a very scattered and sometimes lonely place. Feeling unloved and finding it difficult to articulate what I’m actually thinking. The song’s outro indirectly details a kind of confirmation that affection toward me does exist. While I appreciate it, I still find that hard to believe.”

The band’s last album was 2022’s “Most Normal”. 

Ian Sweet (the project of Jilian Medford) is releasing a new album, Shiverstruck, on July 24th via Polyvinyl. This week she has shared its second single, “Jilian.”

Medford had this to say about the song in a press release: “‘Jilian’ is about the small mistakes that somehow make life feel both cruel and hilarious at the same time. Over the past few years, I’ve struggled to understand who I am when everything familiar feels farther away. This song became me speaking directly to myself, calling myself out and finally saying the things out loud that I’ve been avoiding. It’s about realizing I’m still still here and there’s still so much life left to live. This song feels like hitting the reset button.”

Previously IAN SWEET shared the album’s lead single “Criminal Kissing,” 

50th anniversary reissue of the Flamin’ Groovies seminal album “Shake Some Action”. Taking notes from the British Invasion and inspiration under the San Francisco sun, the Flamin’ Groovies became synonymous with the stylish, raunchy rock of the early-1960s, with “Shake Some Action” remaining their undisputed classic.

A lot had happened with the Flamin’ Groovies in the nearly five years that separated the epochal “Teenage Head” album and their return to American record racks with “Shake Some Action“. The Groovies lost their record deal with Buddah, lead singer Roy Loney had quit the band leaving Cyril Jordan as uncontested leader, and they had spent a lot of time in Europe, building a significant following in the United Kingdom. As a result, the Flamin’ Groovies on “Shake Some Action” almost sound like a different band, albeit one driven by a similar obsession with the utter coolness of pre-hippie rock & roll. (The fact that Jordan and bassist George Alexander were the only holdovers from the “Teenage Head” line-up probably had a lot to do with the different approach as well.)

The rawer blues and rockabilly accents were gone from the Groovies’ sound, with the guitar-fuelled cool of the British Invasion era taking their place. While this version of the Flamin’ Groovies didn’t rock out with the same manic fervour as they did on “Flamingo” or “Teenage Head”, they could indeed rock when they felt so inclined, as demonstrated by the glorious “Please Please Girl,” “I Can’t Hide,” and “Let the Boy Rock and Roll,” while the Brit-flavored take on “St. Louis Blues” showed that some shades of the old band were still visible.

And the title cut was a stunner — a brilliant evocation of the adventurous side of British rock circa 1966, “Shake Some Action” was tough, moody, wounded, and gloriously melodic all at once, and by its lonesome served as a superb justification for the Groovies’ new creative direction. If “Shake Some Action” was the first salvo from the new and improved Flamin’ Groovies, it also demonstrated that this edition of the band had as much promise as the Loney-fronted group.

Earning a perfect 5-star review from AllMusic and an 8.5/10 from Pitchfork, “Shake Some Action” is upheld for its ability to sound moody, wild, and unabashedly “’60s”. Includes the album remastered from the original analogue tape as well as a bonus disc including previously unreleased alternate mixes/versions from the original recording sessions as well as the surviving reels of the band performing live at The Roxy in Hollywood in 1976.

Includes the classic title track, “You Tore Me Down”, “I’ll Cry Alone”, “I Can’t Hide” and more.

Beautifully crafted and bass-heavy in parts, Basement return loud, melodic and emotional with the most ‘alive’ record of their career to date. Formed in Ipswich in 2009, following the break-up of pop punk band This for Fun, Basement are brothers Andrew Fisher (lead vocals) and James Fisher (drums), lead guitarist Ronan Crix, rhythm guitarist Alex Henery, and bassist Duncan Stewart. The band’s early releases offered a punk-emo fusion, always rooted in melodic hooks. Inspired by the raw, DIY sound of outfits like Sunny Day Real Estate and Jawbreaker, the British alternative rock mainstays have evolved their sound into a much more expansive and atmospheric space, drawing on high-tempo hardcore drums and adrenaline-fuelled riffs.

Massive hooks and guitars that hit hard. Basement reassert the relentless energy and charged emotion that still sits at the heart of everything they do. Described by the band as a ‘hard reset’, “Wired captures both their moodier and bass-heavy sides, on tracks like “Broken By Desire” and their loud, emotional choruses on the title track “Wired”. Their first album in eight years, this release marks Basement’s return to the established Boston hardcore label Run For Cover, their fourth album for the label following their departure for Beside Myself on Fueled by Ramen in 2018.

This week, Wild Pink (the band led by John Ross) announced a new album, Still Coming Down, and shared its first single, “Round of Applause At the End of the World,” via a music video. “Still Coming Down” is due out August 21st on Fire Talk Records.

“Still Coming Down” follows 2024’s “Dulling the Horns“. It was recorded across one week in Asheville, NC at the Drop of Sun studios, working with producer and engineer Alex Farrar (Bnny, Wednesday, Samia). Vocal takes were done more quickly than on previous Wild Pink albums.

“There was not a ton of overthinking,” Ross says in a press release.

The album also features longtime Wild Pink member Dan Keegan on drums, along with guests Meg Duffy (aka Hand Habits) and MJ Lenderman and his The Wind bandmates Landon George and Xandy Chelmis.

Wild Pink’s 2022 album, ILYSM, was inspired by Ross’ cancer diagnosis. Since then he’s beat cancer and become a father for the first time.

“Strangely, I feel like I’ve found my voice on this record,” he says.

Wild Pink is an artist known for their captivating indie rock sound. Drawing inspiration from a range of genres, including folk and punk, *Wild Pink* creates music that is both introspective and melodic. With their heartfelt lyrics and dreamy guitar riffs, the band has gained a dedicated following. Fans of *Bonny Doon*, *Strange Ranger*, and *Tomberlin* will appreciate Wild Pink’s unique blend of emotional storytelling and catchy hooks.

Formed in New York City, Wild Pink quickly made a name for themselves with their debut album “Wild Pink” in 2017. Since then, they have continued to impress listeners with their evocative songwriting and lush instrumentation. Their sophomore album “Yolk in the Fur” further solidified their place in the indie music scene, earning critical acclaim for its richly layered soundscapes.

With influences ranging from classic rock to contemporary indie pop, Wild Pink brings a fresh perspective to the music world. Their songs explore themes of love, loss, and self-discovery with honesty and vulnerability. Whether performing live or recording in the studio, Wild Pink delivers an unforgettable experience that resonates with audiences on a deep level.