Top 5 most watched vids on SlumpLife YouTube channel 23rd - 29th Jan 2026 #bestnewmusic #alternative #alternativerock #alternativemetal #metal #progmetal #90svibe #indierock youtube.com/shorts/Yvprt...

PastPresentFuture by Bilge Music Project From the upcoming Bilge Music Project debut album - due Spring 2026. #industrial #alternativerock #artrock #genreblending #protestsong #fdt #nokings #fight #supportminneapolis #supportportland #taxtherich #feedtheneedy #notohate youtube.com/shorts/cU95p...

Songs You Must Hear No.875 Arcane Roots - A Wave, Across The Sea Arcane Roots return with their first new single in eight years, ‘A Wave Across The Sea’. #bestof2026 #bestnewmusic #newmusic #rock #metal #alternativemetal #alternativerock #progmetal #progrock youtube.com/shorts/V5sag...

Anna von Hausswolff - Struggle with the Beast (Live in Manchester 2026 Decent sound) The absoultely amazing Anna Von Hausswolff live in Manchester on her Iconclasts Tour. #concertfootage #livemusic #artpop #neoclassical #ambientpop #ethereal #experimentalrock #drone youtu.be/rszlLL0LsEc

Songs You Must Hear No.874 Daffo - I Couldn't Say It to Your Face Gabi returns with a cover of an Arthur Russell classic. And a video directed by Lance Bangs (Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Neutral Milk Hotel, Green Day, Kanye West). #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/HIhyO...

Songs You Must Hear No.873 Karnivool - Animation This latest preview of the 'In Verses' album is a brilliantly moody tune with a suitably memorable vocal line. The Boys are (nearly) back in town. #newmusic #recommnended youtube.com/shorts/ikCsy...

Songs You Must Hear No.872 Wot Gorilla? - Clowns Clown's is from their upcoming album, due on Feb 20th 2026, called 'Stay Home'. All the signs point towards this being one of the must-listen albums of 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/zVa2r...

Songs You Must Hear No.871 Plantoid - Ultivatum Cultivation Here's another good reason to put 'Flare' by Plantoid on your shopping list when it drops on 30th January via Bella Union. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/WSFSq...

Songs You Must Hear No.870 HOLOSOIL - Spirals HOLOSOIL's third single is keeping up their thrilling introduction to a band that are proving to be an original and hugely interesting addition to the world of rock and metal. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/fVv8g...

Songs You Must Hear No.869 Snail Mail - Dead End Lindsey Jordan, AKA Snail Mail, has a new LP on the way. 'Ricochet' is out on 27th March 2026, via Matador records. Dead Ends is a lovely preview to whet your whistle with. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/ITJGs...

Top 5 most watched vids on SlumpLife YouTube channel 16th - 22nd Jan 2026 All the best music. Totally genre-fluid #bestnewmusic #alternative #alternativerock #alternativemetal #indierock #indie #rock #metal #rap youtube.com/shorts/sAYbs...

Songs You Must Hear No.868 The Empty Page - Death On Our Side The Empty Page are an alternative rock trio from Manchester who pull in influences from punk, grunge, shoegaze, 80s/90s indie rock. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/mWyX6...

Slump's Album Recommendations: Boy Hits Car - Waves of Sound Across Oceans of Time In today's world it seems only right to listen to an album that makes you want to bang your head and hug your friends. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/Wly5C...

Songs You Must Hear No.867 The Scratch - Pullin' Teeth (ft Kevin Rheault of Dropkick Murphys) 'Pullin' Teeth' is an absolute shitkicker of a song that can't help but put a smile on your face. New album, 'Pull Like A Dog’, when it releases on 13th March 2026. #newmusic youtube.com/shorts/g2kmf...

Songs You Must Hear No.866 husk - Smileyface The prog-metal duo from Andover, Massachusetts, have a debut EP coming out on the 22nd Jan 2026, called 'mirrors'. It sounds well worth checking out from the couple of tracks I've heard so far. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/iQQRb...

Songs You Must Hear No.865 YONAKA - Trouble Follows Brighton Trio YONAKA are fired up for the release of their album 'Until You're Satisfied' which is due out on March 13th 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/krxan...

Classic Songs You Must Hear No.26 Plan B - iLL Manors The song was a reaction to the London Riots of 2011, and the lyrics talked about both the causes and the consequences. and the increased chasm between rich and poor in the UK caused by austerity. #classicsongs youtube.com/shorts/xeQaP...

Songs You Must Hear No.864 Radio Everything - It's The End Of The World 'It's The End Of The World' is the first single from Chris catalysts's new project,Radio Everything. It's awonderful blast of gonzo metal, pop-punk and general gay abandon #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/6V7Zu...

Songs You Must Hear No.863 Ren - Vincent's Tale, The Bedroom These tales are all delivered with videos that are wonderfully atmospheric, where Ren's performance elevates them from mere music videos, to perfomance art. #bestnewmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/BFAwI...

Top 5 most watched vids on SlumpLife YouTube channel 9th - 15th Jan 2026 #bestnewmusic #alternative #alternativerock #alternativemetal #indierock #indie #rock #metal #psychrock #altpop youtube.com/shorts/Mh6cA...

Songs You Must Hear No.862 SLAG - Face Off Another BRighton band who look set for a breakthrough year in 2026. SLAG have announced their debut EP, 'Losing' is out on March 6th 2026 and they're also embarking upon a 10-date British tour in late March / early April. youtube.com/shorts/ZkRiU...

Slump's Album Recommendations: Stoneside. - Death of a Storyteller This new record is everything that is great about the band, but turned up to 11. This record deserves to be huge. #bestnewmusic #newalbums #recommended. youtube.com/shorts/eEo2H...

Songs You Must Hear No.861 n0trixx - harmless (feat. Sarunas Brazionis) n0trixx's second single from her debut album, 'A Catalogue of Madness and Melancholia', might be her best song yet. Beautifully melancholic and atmospheric before the pain is released in the chorus. youtube.com/shorts/tJeiE...

Slump Presents: Modern Protest Songs Vol.5 Featuring Hail The Sun with War Crimes and REDadmiral with Police State #protestsongs #fdt #nokings #protectrights #nowar youtube.com/shorts/5aY1E...

Songs You Must Hear No.860 Cult of Dom Keller - Leaders With Hooves From their upcoming album, 'Unholy Drum', due for release on March 27th 2026. Left-field art-rock sound meets dark psychedelic noise-rock grooves #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/00geS...

Songs You Must Hear No.859 Joji - LOVE YOU LESS This gorgeous yearning tune is the latest preview of the album, 'PISS IN THE WIND', which is due out on February 6th 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/BQSVb...

Songs You Must Hear No.858 Gavial - Koru Mindset This is the latest single from their upcoming album 'Thanks, I Hate it' due out on January 23rd 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/9QY0q...

Songs You Must Hear No.857 MADMADMAD - Run London trio’s recent EP, also called 'Run' , saw them want to achieve something simpler and closer to their "dancier roots". combining #electronic #disco #postpunk #nowave youtube.com/shorts/J_dM0...

Classic Songs You Must Hear No.26 Ruefrex - The Wild Colonial Boy (1985) Ruefrex were a Belfast band, originally formed in 1977. They had an anti-sectarian stance, which was brave at a time when The Troubles were at their height in Northern Ireland. #lostgems youtube.com/shorts/8jTUO...

Songs You Must Hear No.856 Black Stains - Parasite Black Stains are an alternative metal band from Hamburg in Germany. Last year they recruited eclectic Columbian singer-songwriter Nina Lucía to their ranks. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/zOT37...

Songs You Must Hear No.855 Ayleen Valentine - two shots in and sobbing Ayleen has an almost whispered understated voice but it's so emotive, it cuts straight into your heart. And the production is perfect. What a great way to start 2026. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/0RgqL...

Top 5 most watched vids on SlumpLife YouTube channel 2nd - 8th Jan 2026 #bestnewmusic #alternative #alternativerock #metal #altpop #darkrock #artrock #hardcore #alternativemetal youtube.com/shorts/eZIFS...

Songs You Must Hear No.854 Puscifer - ImpetuoUs This track is from Puscifer's upcoming 'Normal, Isn't'. The album really is shaping up to be an electro-goth masterpiece, with Mat Mitchell's guitar weaving icy spiderwebs over the top. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/GxX_2...

Songs You Must Hear No.853 Hoaxed - Where the Seas Fall Silent Portland, Oregon’s dark rock trio Hoaxed are back with their new album, ‘Death Knocks’, out on February 13th via Relapse Records. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/nsKSh...

Slump's Album Recommendations FERAL THE WOLF - VISCERA VISCERA' could be the best debut album by an electronic music act since 'Pretty Hate Machine' stunned everyone in the late 80s. FFO: Nine Inch Nails, IAMX #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/dpPQk...

Songs You Must Hear No.852 Flip Top Head - Trlateral Machine Brighton's Flip Top Head are another one to watch in 2026. Their second EP, (also called Ttrilateral Machine is out on 23rd January. #newmusic #recommended youtube.com/shorts/06eWO...

Songs You Must Hear No.851 Death of Youth - Fix Your Heart or Die Death of Youth are an Emo influenced Hardcore band from London. This song is protest about the treatment of trans people by government and media. #recommended #music youtube.com/shorts/vW2HB...

Classic Songs You Must Hear No.25 American Head Charge - Just So You Know American Head Charge were one of the great live bands that I've seen. And this is one of their best songs. #classics #metal #bigchorus youtube.com/shorts/fZUo0...

Songs You Must Hear No.850 37AM - SALE 37AM is a female-fronted alternative rock band from Brussels, featuring singer Antonella Corrias, guitarist Davide Destro, bassist Wil Wright and drummer Florent Jeanningros #recommendedmusic youtube.com/shorts/5tib7...

Songs You Must Hear No.849 Sludge Mother - Antidote This tune blends together the best bits of Gruntruck and Velvet Revolver and Cami Petyn's biting lyrics about people who seem to exist just to drain you hit the spot. #alternativerock #grungerock #90svibes youtube.com/shorts/gxiKl...

Songs You Must Hear No.848 Alura - Evergreen Las Vegas rockers Alura finished off 2025 by releasing this song - a great mixture of big riffs and memorable melodies. #bestnewmusic #newmusic #rock #metal #alternativemetal youtube.com/shorts/Wm1A9...

Songs You Must Hear No.847 Carly Gibert - SPEAKERS interesting alternative pop rap-infused songs with a real flair for creating exciting visuals to go with her songs. #musicrecommendations youtube.com/shorts/qfAX2...

Songs You Must Hear No.846 Almaz - Superglue A lovely bit of shoegaze from Kyiv. #musicrecommendations youtube.com/shorts/1roeF...

Top 5 most watched vids on SlumpLife YouTube channel - Month of December 2025 #bestnewmusic #alternative #alternativerock #altpop #indierock #mathrock #posthardcore #postmetal youtube.com/shorts/nVgEb...

Slump Presents: Modern Protest Songs Vol.4 Featuring Moon Walker with The List and Chloe Slater with War Crimes. #protestsong #truthtopower #buildabetterworld #taxtherich #nokings #righttochoose #nowar youtube.com/shorts/cuhJb...

Songs You Must Hear No.845 mila - my god mila follows up the beautiful 'skeleton bones' with this fantastic song that has a little more bite to it. #indierock #alternative #bestnewmusic youtube.com/shorts/xABw_...

Songs You Must Hear No.844 Boy Hits Car - Be Here Now (Ray LaMontagne cover) Californian alternative rock / metal veterans Boy Hits Car take on 'Be Here Now', one of my favourite Ray LaMontagne songs. youtube.com/shorts/s8aT0...

SlumpLife YouTube channel Best Band / Artist of the Year 2025 - And the winner is.. Daffo #bestof2025 #albumoftheyear #albumof2025 #singersongwriter #indierock #altcountry #altfolk #midwestemo #artistoftheyear youtube.com/shorts/jiWcb...