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Fans of NOFX might be a little bit confused by the opening notes of their fourteenth studio record Single Album. Not only did the edgy, palm muted guitar that opens the album take five years to arrive (for such a prolific band, the long wait since their last album First Ditch Effort dropped in 2016 seems cavernous) but yes, no matter how many times you listen to it, there’s no escaping the fact that that’s the riff from Bryan Adams’ Summer Of 69…

Davy has always found ways to push the envelope when it comes to musical innovations. He has always refused to stick to one genre, or rather to let himself be boxed in to labels. With each new track, it seems to get harder and harder to describe his music other than to simply say “It’s Davy”. It’ll be Okay, his newest single, is by far the most ambitious of his recent releases.

L.A based singer-songwriter GoldFord is back with a relatable anthem which couldn't be more fitting. When ‘Walk With Me’ was recently shared on major platforms, the catchy number had already been used on several large advertising campaigns and TV programmes.

Amy Macdonald has now released ‘Statues’, which is another uplifting, high-energy single from her top 10 album ‘The Human Demands’. Delivered in Amy’s signature style, she continues to pave her way as one of Scotland's most popular artists. Statues is the second release since we interviewed her back in October.

The Hold Steady are one of those bands that seem to have been around forever, a bonafide part of the fabric of American music. But despite their reliable, dependable name, and penchant for telling Springsteen-esque tales of life in the USA, they’re also not afraid of mixing things up. From the concept album debut of Almost Killed Me right up to their latest and eighth studio album Open Door Policy, which they’re sprinkled with a healthy dose of brass.

When you think of charity, you think positive, right? The feeling of hope and grace are undoubtedly positive, and the group Midlife did a wonderful job capturing pure joy in its most wholesome form with their newest charity-single Rude Girl #doingitforlaura. 

Jessy Rose takes us on a captivating journey of rebirth and reflection in his debut solo single “Set Free.” The single is pop perfection, with a crisp and warm production that sets the stage for the artist to express his most piercing vulnerabilities all while remaining emotionally accessible and personable. 

Glasgow post-rock outfit Mogwai carved out a name for themselves in the 1990s and early 2000s with their expansive, idiosyncratic soundscapes and intense live performances. Their early collections, including the likes of Mogwai Young Team and Happy Songs For Happy People, remain immensely well loved by a loyal following who have grown with the band over the years.

TV sensation Megan Mckenna rose to fame with her appearances on Ex On The Beach, Celebrity Big Brother, and The Only Way Is Essex, and then, in 2018, she launched her music career, releasing her debut album Story Of Me which peaked at number four on the UK country chart and debuted at number one on iTunes, as well as the singles High Heeled Shoes, History, and Everything But You.

In what might be the most interesting blend of genres, Jealous by Mahalia, featuring Rico Nasty, is an interesting tune through and through, and both plays into what works in modern music and what’s so beautiful about Mahalia’s musicality.

London-based four-piece Django Django have long been a difficult band to label. Mixing electro and rock elements, with an art house aesthetic and an indie foundation, they’ve consistently turned out big, melodic tunes across their three albums to date, even if the edges have blurred between genres throughout their back catalogue.

Hailing from the Armagh-Monaghan border, Dani Larkin is an emerging singer-songwriter and folk musician with a reputation as one of Ireland’s brightest new folk talents. Taking inspiration from the folktales she was raised with and fusing elements of traditional melodies and rhythms from around the world in a seamless and timeless tradition, she was awarded the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival Artist in Residence in 2019.

With the sudden rise of pop punk, it’s no wonder artists finally embrace their inner emo in the midst of this resurgence. The Eulogy of You and Me is just about as pop-punk as it gets, with a more modern edge, but using all the same tropes and sounds that make the genre so beloved.

More than twenty years on from the release of White Ladder, David Gray’s fourth studio album which spawned the hit singles Babylon, Please Forgive Me, Sail Away, and This Year’s Love, songs that made their creator a superstar, it remains one of the biggest UK albums of the 21st century. Incredibly, it stayed in the UK top 100 for close to three years, has sold in excess of seven million copies, and is the UK’s 26th best-selling album of all time. 

Fresh from being unmasked as the Robin on Saturday night TV sensation The Masked Singer, Aston Merrygold has dropped his new solo single Overboard, a smooth and sultry R&B meets pop affair with a little bit of a seafaring feel, and not just when it comes to the name of the track. 

Musicians making the transition to the big screen has always been a tricky path to walk. For every Lady Gaga dazzling in A Star Is Born, there’s a Vanilla Ice doing… well, whatever it was that he did in Cool As Ice (which if you haven’t seen, you’re in for a treat). 

R&B as a whole has been ever so lenient on hip-hop, and that’s not a bad thing. There’s something about the mystifying and accessibility found within it that blends ever-so beautifully with the genre that gave birth to so many, hip-hop included. Relapse, the newest song by singer Gallant is a contradiction to that, by bringing in the beauty of mid-90s R&B blended with the soul of modern neo-soul all together in a crystal-clear composition.

Manchester goth pop outfit Pale Waves formed in 2014 and were signed by Dirty Hit in 2017, releasing their debut single There’s A Honey to critical acclaim. The following year they placed fifth in the BBC Sound of 2018 poll, and claimed the NME Under the Radar Award at the NME Awards. Their debut album My Mind Makes Noises charted in the UK Albums Chart top ten, and everything seemed to be falling into place for the band. 

It's very rare for metalcore acts from the golden age of the genre to stay bound within their boxes. Groups either stray off in completely different directions, or suffer a bit more tragic fate. Architects have managed to both progress their sound over the years, while keeping the energy and aggression they exuded when they first start thrashing in the mid 2000s. Their newest single, Meteor, is very much proof of that.

After years spent carving out a name for themselves in the underground dance scene, Northern Irish electronic duo Bicep came crashing into the mainstream with their 2017 self-titled debut album, an unexpected top 20 hit in the UK albums chart. It was a long way to come from their origins with the FeelMyBicep blog which was a staple of the house scene in the late 2000s, but it was no less than the pair deserved.

Hailing from a small village in Somerset, Finn Askew is an eclectic and experimental young songwriter and performer. Having discovered his love for music as a youngster when he stumbled upon his parent’s CD collection, which included some giants such as Nirvana and The Smiths, Askew started writing and recording his own songs, fusing influences that span pop, rock, R&B, hip-hop, and indie.