During their initial run between 1995 and 2006 much of Arab Strap’s appeal relied on the sense of messy fun found in both the lives the band wrote about and the medium through which they were communicated. Since their reunion in 2019 it’s become clear that the duo have grown up, and yet they haven’t misplaced that spark.

Omar Apollo has laid out plans for his second album.

Kehlani has announced her fourth studio album.

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The Decemberists have shared a new single, Oh No!

Disney On Ice presents Road Trip Adventures will tour the UK in the autumn and winter.

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Beth Gibbons has shared a new song, Lost Changes.

Los Campesinos! have returned with details of a new album.

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Barry Can't Swim has confirmed two further London dates for the autumn.

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NxWorries, the duo of Anderson .Paak and Knxwledge, have shared a new single.

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Avril Lavigne has announced her first greatest hits collection.

Bill Bailey has announced a London residency for his new show, Thoughtifier.

Fat Freddy's Drop have added an extra show to their UK tour this winter.

The Story So Far have announced a UK and European tour for the autumn.

Knocked Loose are in the process of rewriting their DNA. The Kentucky band’s early albums offered bruising metallic hardcore, but with their 2021 EP ‘A Tear In the Fabric of Life’ and last year’s Upon Loss singles they showed a desire to get heavier and weirder. 

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Nada Surf’s have announced their first album in four years.

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Aaron Maine has laid out plans for a new Porches album.  

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NIKI has announced her Buzz World Tour.

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John Grant has shared another early single from his upcoming album.

Underworld have been added to Forwards Festival in Bristol.

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The final names have been announced for BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend line-up.