"a shouty good time" - @brooklynvegan.bsky.social covers Dog Chocolate's "Employee" www.brooklynvegan.com/23-new-songs... New album coming 27th Feb via @upset-the-rhythm.bsky.social!

“Bonkers and exquisite” isn’t just a lyric in Dog Chocolate’s new single ‘Green Stuff’ - it’s the perfect snapshot of the band themselves! Spindly cascades of guitar, plinky keyboards and eco camaraderie burst into vivid being on Green Stuff, out now! youtu.be/uptoXIFjzLA @onebeatpr.bsky.social

Another mention in @thewiremagazine.bsky.social for Emergence Collective! “The result on Swimming In The Early Hours is a constantly evolving music that breaks the notion that traditional means unchanging.” www.thewire.co.uk/in-writing/e...

Featuring the s/t debut album from Studio Electrophonique, out now via Valley of Eyes Records...

"We’re delighted to report that it remains utterly flawless... The riffs are turbo-charged, the choruses glisten with passion, and the crowd swoon at every single word... It’s a ridiculously exciting experience, embracing emotion as defiance. Twee as f*ck, all over again.” [Robin Murray, CLASH]

A snapshot of some of the praise for Griff Lynch's debut solo album, Blas Melysa’r Mis, out now via Lwcus T. Listen to "Same Old Show" ft James Dean Bradfield of Manic Street Preachers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b-0l...

𝗰𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘇𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀 𝗲𝗽 • out now • a companion EP that reimagines and expands upon the sonic world of Bots. While Bots was meticulously assembled, this new collection embraces a more immediate, live-inspired energy, and a collaboration with labelmate, Anna McClellan! pickledarling.lnk.to/crumplezones

Inside The Wire 502: Emergence Collective The Sheffield group take a utopian approach to improvisation through their inclusive ethos, folky instrumentation, minimalist patterns and simple rules for playing together. www.thewire.co.uk/shop/

"'Vacant Days' hits the ground running, a pulverising, fizzing blast of undiluted rock’n’roll..." Thanks @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social for premiering Middleman's new single! Debut album coming in Feb, followed by UK tour in March... www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/12/03/e...

Dog Chocolate announce new album on @upset-the-rhythm.bsky.social & share new single, "Employee" - an "off-kilter, punk adjacent rocker". Listen at @austintownhall.bsky.social: austintownhall.com/2025/12/02/d...

Music City’s Xmas single flexidiscs are in! Shipping now - listen / order yours: welcometomusiccity.bandcamp.com/album/only-h... @redundantspan.bsky.social

With appearances from The Tubs & Jim Ghedi…

Beautiful performance by Emergence Collective in Sheffield last night emergencecollective.ffm.to/swimminginth...

Meet the locals: Emergence Collective. "One of Sheffield’s most distinctive & quietly radical musical forces." Ahead of their album launch on Friday, the improvised ensemble spoke to us about the ideas that bond their ~40 musicians & how Sheffield inspires them > ourfaveplaces.co.uk/meet-the-loc...

“.. watching The Pains of Being Pure at Heart perform songs like ‘Young Adult Friction’ & a ‘Teenager in Love’ is a reminder of how exciting indiepop is.. That mix of melody, clever, heartfelt lyrics & DIY spirit is like nothing else music can offer.” www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/11/19/l...

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart: Old Woollen, Leeds – Live Review #painsofbeingpureatheart @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social “…it’s hard to shake the sense that this might be the start of a whole new chapter.” louderthanwar.com/the-pains-of...

Music City shares "Only Home For Christmas" single, out 12th Dec on ltd flexi disc Xmas tree decoration via @redundantspan.bsky.social 🎁 Listen: youtu.be/2oO9cOuGTPA?... Full info: mailchi.mp/79de3feb0ad0...

Jim Ghedi performs "Just a Note" for his Outer Spaces session, filmed in Thurgoland Railway Tunnel: www.youtube.com/watch?v=KZE8... His UK tour starts this Sunday - full dates: www.jimghedi.com/tour

Stunning new edition of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social is out now, inside I interviewed the wonderful Emergence Collective, and reviewed new albums by Malone/McDowall, and Éliane Radigue, and a live review of Tati Au Miel, Sanctuary of Praise and Charles Verni. Grab a copy from the Wire's website.

"Flypaper’s music invites you to pause and embrace the beautifully imperfect moments in life." With debut album Forget The Rush coming out tomorrow on @pnkslm.bsky.social, Still Listening chats to Flypaper: www.stilllisteningmagazine.com/start-listen...

Ya Tseen shares “Ixwsiteen (I See You)” from Stand On My Shoulders, out 16th Jan on @subpop.bsky.social. Led by multi-disciplinary artist Nicholas Galanin, the album is an incandescent exploration of existence, a celebration of love & connection to Land. www.youtube.com/watch?v=bBaI...

Four page interview with Emergence Collective in the new issue of The Wire.. The new record 'Swimming in the early hours' is out this Friday on @redundantspan.bsky.social!

Music City's latest single ft Sheer Mag's Tina Halladay is on Creem Magazine's playlist: linktr.ee/creemplaylist

Last night's show at the Bristol Beacon with photos by Lee Trewhela. Big thanks to the superb Studio Electrophonique for opening each show for us, go and follow them on instagram: www.instagram.com/studio.elect... #TheDivineComedy #StudioElectrophonique #Bristol

Dublin-born, London-based Music City (aka The Number Ones' Conor Lumsden) announces hook-driven, punk-fired debut album Welcome to Music City, due 6th Feb on @redundantspan.bsky.social. Listen to lead single "Common Sense" ft Tina Halladay (Sheer Mag) - musiccity.ffm.to/commonsense

The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart premiere new video for Kurt Cobain’s Cardigan www.live4ever.uk.com/the-pains-of...

The Pains of Being Pure at Heart share new video for classic single "Kurt Cobain's Cardigan" ahead of UK tour next month! www.youtube.com/watch?v=frVI... @slumberlandrecords.com

Listen to Middleman's latest single on Northern Transmissions: northerntransmissions.com/the-furthest...

Middleman on Brooklyn Vegan's new singles round-up: www.brooklynvegan.com/13-new-songs...

Middleman announce debut album due in February via Evil Speaker Records & share new single: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWA6... Catch them this Saturday at the Gob Nation all-dayer in London, on at 3.30pm.

#FiveThingsWeLikedThisWeek from 19/09 Ft. Tulpa, Emergence Collective, The Cords, @giantday.bsky.social & The Slow Country fortherabbits.net/2025/09/19/f...

Jim Ghedi is touring his latest album, Wasteland, in November. It’s one you don’t want to miss seeing live. “…for all its anger, Wasteland provides us with many moments of beauty...and it might just be Jim Ghedi’s masterpiece.” klofmag.com/2025/10/jim-...

Griff Lynch’s Lessons Learned for Songwriting Magazine: www.songwritingmagazine.co.uk/tips/lessons...

Griff Lynch and James Dean Bradfield (Manic Street Preachers) talk singing in Welsh, their lead singer origin stories, Britpop and cool cymru, and more

Volk Soup: 10p Jazz - Album Review louderthanwar.com/volk-soup-10... @johnrobbofficial.bsky.social @nigelcarruk.bsky.social @wayneafcarey.bsky.social @andysmusicreviews.bsky.social

"..a reminder that beauty is fleeting and often unforgettable" Ya Tseen shares new single “Twilight (Feat. Pink Siifu, Sidibe)”: www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3nR... New album Stand On My Shoulders coming 16th January via @subpop.bsky.social

"Striding through brooding and wiry post-punk with noisy dissonant interludes decorated with bursts of free-jazz intensity.." Listen to Volk Soup's new single Friends, premiering on @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social: www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/09/30/e... Debut album out 3rd Oct!

"If you haven’t heard the magical vibrations of the Sheffield-based revolving ensemble, Emergence Collective, it’s time you did..." twistedsoulmusic.org/2025/09/26/t... @twistedsoul.bsky.social

New blog post! Wrote about new records from Thomas Dollbaum @dearliferecs.bsky.social, The Cords @slumberlandrecords.com @skepwax.bsky.social, Studio Electrophonique, and Technopolice @howlinbanana.bsky.social:

In conversation: #grifflynch talks to @caththewriter.bsky.social about his debut solo album Blas Melysa'r Mis (Flavour if the Month), bypassing the Welsh language music ceiling + much more! Photo credit: Carys Huws www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/09/25/i...

Thanks to @ourfaveplaces.bsky.social for featuring our Modern Nature gig in Sheffield next Friday: www.ourfaveplaces.co.uk/whats-on/mod... @modernnature.bsky.social @bellaunion.bsky.social

Start Listening To: Volk Soup www.stilllisteningmagazine.com/start-listen... Album coming 3rd Oct via Dipterid Records / Cruel Nature.

"The seaside theme is there in my music. All that world means a lot to landlocked Sheffield – it’s all a bit seedy, but a creative outlet" Sahar Ghadirian speaks to James Leesley, aka Studio Electrophonique, ahead of his debut album release this Friday ⬇️ #Sheffield #StudioElectrophonique

"Studio Electrophonique is a record that revels in storytelling; its fine-tuned details span from the unassuming mundane to the grandness of heartache." With Studio Electrophonique's debut album out this Friday, James Leesley spoke to @nowthenmag.bsky.social: nowthenmagazine.com/articles/stu...

Read / listen: loudandquiet.substack.com/p/l-and-q-we...

Catch up with new music from Flypaper, Optic Sink, Emergence Collective, Griff Lynch, Volk Soup, Studio Electrophonique, Pickle Darling and more on our playlist: open.spotify.com/playlist/3gB...

Emergence Collective tease upcoming album, Swimming in the early hours, with title track castthedice.org?p=23266

Emergence Collective, the Sheffield-based improv group who span classical music, jazz and folk, announce their first studio album, Swimming in the early hours, coming 7th Nov on @redundantspan.bsky.social. Listen to the title track: emergencecollective.ffm.to/swimminginth...

Griff Lynch shares new single "Cyntaf i’r Felin" from his forthcoming debut album, out next month: youtu.be/Hd__NjKoak0 ““Cyntaf i’r Felin” literally translates as ‘first to the mill’, but it’s a Welsh idiom that means ‘early bird catches the worm’, or ‘first come, first served’"

Studio Electrophonique shares "Too Many Lonely Nights" - watch the video, directed by James Leesley himself: youtu.be/2RsXGllzD68 Debut album Studio Electrophonique is coming 26th Sept via Valley of Eyes Records.