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Reviews and Features

New song and album reviews, featured articles and opinion from indie and alternative.

6 new songs you need to hear this week (2/12)

Our favourite new indie and alternative tracks that we've had on repeat this week, featuring Liam Gallagher, The Cribs and more.

'Chinatown' by Bleachers and Bruce Springsteen is the best song I've heard in a long time

Review: New Jerseyans Jack Antonoff and Bruce Springsteen in Bleachers first new music in three years. Watch the brilliant new video.

Why 2020 has felt like the best year yet for women in indie

Women have led the way in the indie rock scene in 2020. Who have been the biggest players this year? Featuring Phoebe Bridgers and more.

Wallows: Remote EP Review

The LA indie-pop trio's new EP is a super catchy, fun collection of songs from a care-free band with a Netflix star as their co-lead singer.

Watch Arcade Fire debut new song 'Generation A'

The band marked their return with a political song on Colbert's Election Night 2020 Special on SHOWTIME. Here's the lowdown on the new song.

Why Declan McKenna's Zeros is my album of the year | Josh Robinson

Declan McKenna's banger filled, critically acclaimed second album Zeros sees the 21-year-old artist provide a nod to 1970s glam rock....

Gorillaz: Why you should be listening to Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez

Gorillaz sixth studio album is a joyful and melancholic project. Here's the best songs, collaborations & why you should still be listening.

Black artists in the world of Indie and Alternative | Black History Month

Matt Bull marks Black History Month by telling us about five black artists in the Indie/Alternative world that he's a fan of.

Fifteenth anniversary: 'I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor' | October 2005 revisited

Simply put, the success of '...Dancefloor' was built on explosive Garage Rock immediacy and sharp lyricism from Alex Turner.

IDLES: Ultra Mono review | Social class 'controversy' | Clumsy or quirky?

Bristol Punks IDLES return with their brilliant third album Ultra Mono and it's not without controversy. Here's the verdict on it.