Billie Marten and Le Ren at O2 Forum Kentish Town, London: live review and photo galleries At a sold-out O2 Forum Kentish Town, there was a gentle excitement in the air for an evening of Billie Marten’s serene, ethereal presence, supported by Le Ren’s calm folk warmth.

LOUD WOMEN Fest Australia 2025 – Bandcamp playlist We're loving getting to know our new friends down under ahead of LOUD WOMEN Fests in Sydney (7 Dec) and Melbourne (14 Dec) – so we just set up a playlist of Bandcamp featuring the bands who'll be playing!

raine Debuts With tender queer anthem ‘girls who don’t like girls’ North London newcomer raine has arrived with a debut single that will hit every “sad sapphic” right in the sternum. Built on a gentle, guitar-led soundscape, the track blends poetic lyricism with a deceptively simple hook: “I like…

Farao explores lush, textured soundscapes in new album ‘Magical Thinking’ Norwegian producer Farao (AKA Kari Jahnsen) has released her third studio album Magical Thinking via marvaða (UK/EU) and Western Vinyl. Blending 90's R&B, 80's disco and elements of jazz, Farao navigates the space between…

Cat Power announces The Greatest anniversary tour and Redux EP with new track ‘Try Me’ Cat Power is celebrating the 20th anniversary of her milestone 2006 album The Greatest with Redux, a three-song EP via Domino on 23 January.

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Austra dances through heartbreak on Chin Up Buttercup – our LOUD WOMEN Album of the Month Austra, the pop project of Canadian vocalist and composer Katie Stelmanis, returns with radiant album Chin Up Buttercup – our LOUD WOMEN album of the month. 

The Two Lips release debut EP girl, c’mon! Los Angeles-based indie pop duo The Two Lips release their debut EP girl, c’mon!. 

Get ready for a Glixen winter with ‘Medicine Bow’ #singleoftheweek Phoenix shoegazers Glixen return with new single ‘Medicine Bow’, the follow-up to their acclaimed EP quiet pleasures, released earlier this year. 

Ski Team drops grungy track ‘New BF’ #fridaysoundtrack NYC-based singer-songwriter Ski Team (Lucie Lozinski) shares ‘New BF’, the latest preview of her forthcoming debut album Burnout/Boys, out 23 January.

Video interview: we meet R.U.B – ahead of LOUD WOMEN Fest Australia 2025 LOUD WOMEN's Jess Joy in Toronto meets Soph of R.U.B. – one of the organisers of LOUD WOMEN Fest Australia.

Tiberius narrate a nostalgic November with debut album Troubadour If there was a sound to capture the eerie combination of doom and gloom with the comforting nostalgia that we can all relate to around this time of year, then "farm-emo" four piece Tiberius have managed to map it out for us in…

Jennarie’s debut EP ‘Never Been Small’ champions self love and the courage to be all you can be Canadian pop soul R&B artist Jennarie debuts her EP Never Been Small. A beautiful combination of R&B, soul, jazz and pop, mixed with some unforgettable lyrics, this EP is not only about body image and…

Katie Tupper announces debut album Greyhound and shares new single ‘Right Hand Man’ Katie Tupper announces her debut album Greyhound, out 21 January via Arts & Crafts, and shares new single ‘Right Hand Man’.

Eleni Drake releases introspective album CHUCK British/Greek singer, songwriter, and producer Eleni Drake releases her full length label debut, CHUCK.

Sunflower Thieves share new single ‘Already Taken’ Leeds alt-folk-pop duo Sunflower Thieves share their new single, ‘Already Taken’. 

Spotlight interview: Fast Blood A spotlight interview with vocalist Abi of NE punk band Fast Blood, ahead of their UK tour - which kicks off 21 Nov at The Cavendish Arms, a LOUD WOMEN show with Honey Joy and I, Doris

LOUD WOMEN Fest NYC 2026 – band applications now open! Building on the huge success of our 2025 LOUD WOMEN Fest in NYC, we are planning a return to the big apple in 2026. The all-dayer event will happen 16 May at Main Drag – and band applications to play are open NOW!

The Schla La Las + Lazy Jane + I, Doris – a Valentines Days fundraiser for Resonance FM LOUD WOMEN presents a Valentine's Day fundraiser for Resonance FM, with: The Schla La Las – Rock and roll girl band from the past. Now back! Lazy Jane – Brand new teen scene queens I, Doris – Peri-menopausal…

Spotlight interview: Second Idol A spotlight interview with vocalist/guitarist Kate Farquharson and bassist Theia Joyeaux of Second Idol, ahead of their appearance at LOUD WOMEN Fest Gadigal/Sydney on 7 December (which Kate also single-handedly organising!) and LOUD WOMEN Fest Naarm/Melbourne on…

Hilary Woods releases otherworldly album Night CRIÚ Irish artist Hilary Woods releases her latest album, Night CRIÚ.

Maria Iskariot release debut album Wereldwaan Ghent’s Maria Iskariot release debut album Wereldwaan (World Delusion).

Fire In Her Eyes – ‘He Cries’: soft rock mysticism from London sister duo London sister duo Fire In Her Eyes are gearing up to release their debut album Look Into The Sky (out 20 Feb 2026 via Creation Youth Records) – and new single ‘He Cries’ signals that we’re in for a lush, cosmic trip through…

Sirene’s ‘Scorpio’ is a rising tide of power and emotion The new single 'Scorpio' by Yorkshire born artists, Sirene is a powerful track, filled with raw emotion, put across with both lyrical and incredible vocal depth and clarity. Sirene references 'Scorpio' sinking in her lyrics, however to me,…

Tenderness announces debut album True and shares new single ‘We’ll Always Have Paris 1919’ Tenderness – the solo project of Katy Beth Young – announces her debut album True, out 13 March via Amorphous Sounds, and shares new single, ‘We’ll Always Have Paris 1919’.

Spotlight interview: The Pingers A spotlight interview with Teagan, the vocalist of The Pingers, ahead of their appearance at LOUD WOMEN Fest Gadigal/Sydney on 7 December.

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS – LOUD WOMEN FEST AUSTRALIA 🚨 CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS – LOUD WOMEN FEST AUSTRALIA 🚨 We’re bringing LOUD WOMEN Fest to Gadigal/Sydeny for the very first time 7 Dec, and Naarm/Melbourne for the second time 14 Dec – and we need YOU to help us make these the loudest, proudest, most…

The LOUD WOMEN Radio Show on Resonance FM – with live session from MIniseries – Tuesday 11 Nov at 6pm Tune in to the LOUD WOMEN Radio Show, this Tuesday 11 Nov, 6–7.30pm, on Resonance FM to catch a live session by Miniseries – the new project from Angela Gannon of Magic Numbers.

Spotlight interview: Sacred A spotlight interview with May, the guitarist of Sacred, ahead of their appearance at LOUD WOMEN Fest Gadigal/Sydney on 7 December and LOUD WOMEN Fest Naarm/Melbourne on 14 December.

La Mômo, Party Dozen, Helen McCookerybook, Celebrity Traitors at the Rose Hill, Brighton: live review “I was lying in my bed, scrolling YouTube Shorts when all of a sudden, I get a call from my dad. He says, ‘Go on Lauren, get your make-up on, get an outfit on, we’re going out tonight’. Bit…

Greywind bring self-love and punk fire on new single ‘Make Believe (L.O.V.E. ME) Make Believe (L.O.V.E. ME) is a punk rock track packed full of positivity and self love, an anthem that makes you want to jump up and down and sing along, shouting the lyrics as an affirmation to yourself.

Jenny Moore grapples with in-betweens, trauma, and queer joy in new show Wild Mix "How do you tell the story of a body?" queer choral extraordinaire Jenny Moore asks a riveted full house in the Southbank Centre's Purcell Room. It is a question she has been tackling for the best part of an hour in…

The LOUD WOMEN Soul, Swing & Jazz show on Louder Than War radio Alanna Lyes presented the November edition of the LOUD WOMEN Soul, Swing & Jazz show. Expect anything from Neo-Soul and R&B to Indie-Jazz to Electro-swing, and even a sprinkling of Rockabilly. Hear music from some of the UK's own…

LOUD WOMEN Fest Australia 2025 – trailer Australia here we come! We just made a trailer to give you a flavour of what our LOUD WOMEN Fests in Sydney and Melbourne are going to look like - check it out...

Tessa Rose Jackson shares new single ‘Fear Bangs the Drum’ Dutch-British singer, songwriter, and composer Tessa Rose Jackson shares her new single, ‘Fear Bangs the Drum’, the latest glimpse into her third studio album, The Lighthouse, due January 2026.

SKORTS unveil debut album Incompletement New York City’s SKORTS release their debut album Incompletement. 

JEEN releases new EP For The Romance Canadian alt-indie songwriter JEEN returns with her latest EP, For The Romance

LOUD WOMEN DIY Guide #8: How to get paid by PRS So you’ve written a banger, played it live, maybe even heard it on the radio – now let’s make sure you actually get paid for it.

Um, Jennifer? is ‘Stunning’ #earwormoftheweek#earwormoftheweek NYC-based indie rock duo Um, Jennifer? drop new single ‘Stunning’ – our #earwormoftheweek!

Hirons releases debut EP Future Perfect Hirons, the project of British-American songwriter Jenny Hirons, releases her debut EP Future Perfect.

Fickle Friends release vibrant self-titled album #fridaysoundtrack Brighton indie pop troubadours Fickle Friends release their eponymous third studio album, Fickle Friends via their own label, Palmeira Music.

The Amniotics return with ‘Recovering Catholic’ #singleoftheweek Four-piece Dublin-born band The Amniotics return with ‘Recovering Catholic’, the first single from their forthcoming EP, No Man Cool, due early 2026.

Sunflowers drops new album ‘You Have Fallen… Congratulations!’ Porto's infamous noise band Sunflowers has dropped their fifth studio album, You Have Fallen... Congratulations! This album marks their first release through UK-based Fuzz Club Records. It is a delightfully strange collection of songs…

Cold in Berlin’s powerful new album ‘Wounds’ The much-anticipated fifth studio album from Cold in Berlin Wounds has debuted under New Heavy Sounds. Recorded at Foel Studio on amps borrowed from My Bloody Valentine, everything came together in the mystical Welsh countryside. Bow Church, an…

Em Beihold shares enchanting new single ‘Scared of the Dark’ Platinum selling singer-songwriter Em Beihold has released her latest single ‘Scared of the Dark’, a vulnerable yet playfully rhythmic track which explores co-dependency in a relationship.

 The AIP’s UK music promoter diversity database launches today The Association of Independent Promoters (AIP) has launched a diversity database that highlights the spectrum of live music promoters in the UK today. 

LOUD WOMEN Fest Berlin 2026 – band applications now open! Hot on the heels of our LOUD WOMEN Fest Hamburg announcement, we are thrilled to say that we will also be holding a LOUD WOMEN Fest in Berlin on 27 Feb 2026 – at Reset Club, Kreuzberg. Band/artist applications to play are open to…

COWZ drop hyper-pop chaos bomb with new EP You’re Into This Brighton’s much beloved queer alt-pop troublemakers COWZ are back — louder, glossier, and gloriously unhinged — with their brand new EP You’re Into This. Out now via APOLLO Distribution, the five-track release is a neon-pink explosion of…

Lemondaze announce new EP subtext and share lead single ‘polari’ Cambridge-based four-piece Lemondaze announce their new EP subtext, out 5 December via Venn Records, and share lead single 'polari'.

runo plum shares new single ‘Alley Cat’ Minneapolis-based singer-songwriter runo plum shares ‘Alley Cat’, the final single from her upcoming debut album patching, out next Friday via Winspear.