Peter Doggett delivers a sweeping, deeply researched portrait of Brian Wilson and The Beach Boys in ‘Surf’s Up’, out now in hardcover. Framed as a family saga as much as a musical history, the book traces Wilson’s extraordinary melodic and arranging gifts alongside the pressures that shaped the band’s internal dynamics. Doggett captures the creative peak that produced era-defining music while situating it within the complicated personal world that surrounded it.
Written from the perspective of a lifelong fan, ‘Surf’s Up’ balances admiration with clarity, charting decades of evolution, conflict, and resilience within the band. Doggett explores not only the music itself but the passions and fixations that fueled it, from surf culture and cars to politics and food, while giving space to the wider creative roles of band members including Dennis Wilson. The result is a vivid, human account that honors the brilliance, contradictions, and enduring impact of one of pop music’s most influential groups.
Mike Joyce shares his long-awaited memoir ‘The Drums’, offering a deeply personal account of life inside The Smiths from the perspective of their drummer. Rather than retreading the band’s well-documented history, Joyce focuses on the lived experience, capturing the humor, tension, joy, and disbelief of being part of one of the most influential groups of all time. Written with warmth and wit, the book asks the question Joyce and bassist Andy Rourke often returned to: “Where did it all go right?”
As the final member of the band to publish his autobiography, Joyce brings a fresh and human lens to familiar moments, conveying what it actually felt like to be there. His reflections are frank, funny, and quietly vulnerable, grounding the myth of The Smiths in everyday reality. ‘The Drums’ lands as an honest and engaging portrait of a self-confessed superfan who went from a kid in suburban Fallowfield to the rhythmic backbone of a generation-defining band.
Punk rock guitarist Brian Baker shares a quieter, deeply observant side of life on tour in his new photo book ‘The Road’, a striking collection of images gathered over years of global touring with Bad Religion, Dag Nasty, and beyond. Rather than stage lights and spectacle, the book focuses on the in-between moments, capturing roadside signs, religious iconography, diner meals, unsettling figurines, and well-worn guitars with a careful, curious eye. Midwest Book Review calls it “an illuminating compendium” and “highly recommended,” while Dying Scene notes how the largely context-free images invite viewers to tell their own stories. Designed in collaboration with Jennifer Sakai and published by Akashic Books, ‘The Road’ offers a grounded, intimate portrait of touring life that finds beauty and meaning in the overlooked and the mundane.
South Milan trio MaveriX fuse melodic punk rock with country grit on their raw new single “I Hate You All”, a blistering, ironic blast aimed at conformity and polished social façades. Formed by Nicc, Drago, and Teo, the band quickly earned a reputation as the European Social Distortion, following the buzz of their debut album ‘COWPUNK!’ on Rocketman Records and relentless touring across Italy, Sardinia, Switzerland, and Belgium, including a 2024 support slot with Punkreas. Built on spaghetti western-infused riffs and a raucous group-chant chorus, the track captures the unease of feeling out of place and channels it into something loud, defiant, and oddly communal, marking the first step toward a new EP due in Spring 2026.
Another Realm is the symphonic rock and metal project of guitarist, composer, and producer Steven Morrison of Tysondog and vocalist and songwriter Philip Stuckey of Stuckfish, and their second album ‘Origin’ expands the scope of their dark fantasy vision. Following their self-titled debut ‘Another Realm’, the new record is built around a story-driven concept exploring the creation of the world and its evolution, blending myth, legend, and historical ideas into a philosophical narrative. Drawing on Stuckey’s acclaimed prog rock work with Stuckfish and Morrison’s decade-long tenure with NWOBHM mainstays Tysondog, ‘Origin’ lands as an ambitious, immersive journey that fuses symphonic grandeur with metallic weight and thoughtful storytelling.
Irish singer-songwriter Rosie Carney shares her second new single, “Fragile Fantasy”, co-produced by Ross MacDonald of The 1975 and Ed Thomas. The track follows “Here”, her first release since the acclaimed 2022 album ‘i wanna feel happy’, and continues a striking sonic evolution. Built on floating, dreamlike synths, the song carries Carney’s emotional clarity into a more expansive, fantasized sound.
“I wrote Fragile Fantasy when I began to reminisce about my childhood – something I often find myself pining for,” Carney says. She traces the song back to a youth shaped by imagination and the challenge of reconciling fantasy with reality, recalling a formative moment with a teacher who encouraged her to “learn how to be humans in this life.” That blend of wonder, vulnerability, and self-reflection gives the track its emotional core, breaking open questions of love, fear, and belonging.
Developed over months of sessions in London, “Fragile Fantasy” pulls from shoegaze, alt-pop, and electronic textures while staying rooted in Carney’s raw songwriting voice. Mixed by Jonathan Gilmore, the song lands with warmth and openness, marking a confident step forward. It also serves as the first glimpse of a larger body of work to follow on the newly announced label cool0nline, signaling a creatively rich new era for Carney.
Interpol and Bloc Party announce a major co-headline tour across the UK and Europe in November and December 2026, bringing together two of the most influential guitar bands of the last three decades. Spanning 18 dates, the tour begins in Copenhagen before travelling through key European cities and arriving in the UK for a wide-ranging arena run that concludes with two nights at London’s Olympia.
Across the tour, both bands draw from their 20-year-spanning catalogues, including Bloc Party’s landmark debut ‘Silent Alarm’ and Interpol’s seminal sophomore album ‘Antics’. Having previously toured the UK together in 2004 and reunited for co-headline shows in Australia in 2023, this run revives a longstanding musical partnership. The pairing lands with renewed force, offering a shared bill that reflects parallel legacies shaped by urgency, melody, and atmosphere.
Interpol also return to Coachella in 2026 and head to South America for shows in Peru and Bogota, alongside appearances supporting Deftones at Lollapalooza dates in Argentina, Chile, and Brazil. New music from the band arrives in 2026. Together, this tour frames both acts at a moment of reflection and momentum, reconnecting audiences with songs that helped define modern indie and post-punk.
Interpol And Bloc Party Co-Headline Tour 2026 Dates: 10 November 2026 – Copenhagen, Royal Arena 11 November 2026 – Berlin, Uber Arena 12 November 2026 – Hamburg, Barclays Arena 14 November 2026 – Dusseldorf, PSD Bank Dome 16 November 2026 – Paris, Le Zenith 17 November 2026 – Amsterdam, AFAS Live 18 November 2026 – Brussels, Forest National 20 November 2026 – Birmingham, Utilita Arena 21 November 2026 – Cardiff, Utilita Arena 23 November 2026 – Manchester, Aviva Studios 24 November 2026 – Manchester, Aviva Studios 26 November 2026 – Brighton, Brighton Centre 27 November 2026 – Brighton, Brighton Centre 28 November 2026 – Sheffield, Utilita Arena 30 November 2026 – Dublin, 3Arena 02 December 2026 – Glasgow, OVO Hydro 04 December 2026 – London, Olympia 05 December 2026 – London, Olympia
Ho99o9 announce their long-awaited return to the UK and Europe with a major headline tour in February 2026, celebrating their recent album ‘Tomorrow We Escape’. The duo’s live reputation is legendary for its raw intensity and cathartic release, and this run brings that confrontational energy back across clubs and festivals. Joining them for the full tour is N8NOFACE, fresh off the road with Limp Bizkit and riding momentum from his album ‘As Of Right Now’.
Released via 999 Deathkult and Last Gang, ‘Tomorrow We Escape’ is Ho99o9’s third full-length and their most emotionally direct statement yet. The album fuses experimental hip-hop, digital hardcore, punk, metal, industrial, and electronics into a volatile and personal whole. Featuring collaborators including Nova Twins, Chelsea Wolfe, Greg Puciato, MoRuf, and Pink Siifu, the record lands as urgent, expansive, and deeply human. Mixed and mastered by Trayer Tryon of Hundred Waters, it sharpens the chaos with clarity and space.
The February tour traces a wide arc across Ireland, the UK, and mainland Europe, offering a rare chance to experience Ho99o9’s explosive live show firsthand. Alongside the tour, the duo also appear on NOWHERE2RUN’s track “Little Prince”, taken from the EP ‘What Did You Do?’, released via NOWHERE Recordings. Together, these releases underline a band operating at full force, channeling confrontation, collaboration, and hard-won survival into sound.
UK And Europe Tour Dates: 03 February 2026 – Whelan’s, Dublin 04 February 2026 – The Garage, Glasgow 05 February 2026 – Brudenell, Leeds 06 February 2026 – The Brook, Southampton 07 February 2026 – The Dome, London 09 February 2026 – Cactus, Bruges 10 February 2026 – Melkweg, Amsterdam 11 February 2026 – Bi Nuu, Berlin 12 February 2026 – Loppen, Copenhagen 13 February 2026 – Slaktkyrkan, Stockholm 16 February 2026 – 2 Progi, Poznań 17 February 2026 – Hydrozagadka, Warsaw 18 February 2026 – Flucc, Vienna 19 February 2026 – MENT Festival, Ljubljana 20 February 2026 – Circolo Magnolia, Milan 21 February 2026 – Marché Gare, Lyon 24 February 2026 – Stereolux, Nantes 27 February 2026 – Trabendo, Paris 28 February 2026 – Kulturfabrik, Esch-sur-Alzette 01 March 2026 – L’Aéronef, Lille
Maximo Park mark the 20th anniversary of their beloved debut ‘A Certain Trigger’ with a special deluxe reissue that celebrates the album’s enduring impact. Available as a single LP, double gatefold LP, and triple LP collection, the release revisits a record that helped define a generation of indie music while still sounding sharp, restless, and alive today.
The expanded editions dig deep into the band’s archive. The double and triple vinyl include Missing Songs featuring tracks like “A19”, “Isolation”, and “My Life in Reverse”, while the triple LP adds a full disc of Rarities and B-Sides with cuts such as “Wasteland”, “Limassol (First Avenue demo)”, “The Coast Is Always Changing (Dilston Road demo)”, and “Kiss You Better (BBC Radio 2 Janice Long session)”. These rarities also appear on a dedicated CD, rounding out a thoughtfully curated release.
Reflecting on the reissue, singer Paul Smith says, “We’ve worked hard to make this reissue worth the listener’s while, and to celebrate both the album itself and the context in which we made it. Delving into the archive has stirred so many memories – mostly good ones! The album documents a time and place in our lives, but we had no idea that it would eventually serve the same purpose for so many other people.” Produced by Paul Epworth and released on Warp, the Mercury Prize-nominated album arrived with enduring singles like “Apply Some Pressure”, “Graffiti”, and “Going Missing”, securing its place as a scene staple that still carries urgency and joy two decades on.
adults’ new album ‘a pocketful of seeds, ideas, loves, fears and hopes’ brings together two years of ideas, moments, and emotions into a restless, lived-in whole. The record drifts through indie pop, jangle, shoegaze, emo, and country, capturing songs written in the gaps between everything else. The band describe it as a collection of deeply personal songs about growth, change, loss, and love, set against the constant hum of a world that strains optimism. The result feels messy in the best way, full of motion and feeling.
Recorded over three months across rooftops and warehouses in South London, the album marks the longest recording process adults have ever undertaken. Long-time collaborator Rich Mandell helped stitch together patchworks of riffs, loops, and overdubs into something more intentional and coherent. The enthusiasm around the record centers on its energy and warmth, with its loud amps, layered textures, and playful experimentation landing as vibrant and human.
Opening track “dead red” slowly unfurls from a wiggly synth before building into something insistent and charged. While not overtly political, the songs carry an undercurrent of radical change and learning how to respond to harm with growth rather than damage. Singles like “flag”, “crying”, and “patterns” highlight the band at their hook-filled and optimistic best, while tracks like “chest pains” and “partner song pest chains” show off their fast, scrappy edge. The album holds frustration, care, and hope in equal measure, tied together by noisy, awkward pop instincts.
