Our Mutual Friend, Suggestions 27/11/25
15 December 2025
As always Sorry’s new track is a playful, grungy track about not being in love. Perfect if you’re not feeling all that summer romance everyone always goes on about. As always, I hope for more soon.
The 8 piece band recently broke out of the confines of Brighton, dropping an entire album ‘whatever (whatever)’ but back in June they gave us a taste with this very fun and funky ‘Casual Dance’. Let go, love grows.
A song you’d want to play as you stroll down the street if you were in a European coming of age film. Forlorn and melancholic with some really nice drumwork.
My favourite of this double song release, a fun electronic track with some smooth vocals and a catchy hook.
There’s some great goth rock elements in this new release from Just Mustard, one of the best bands emerging from Ireland at the moment. Maybe the most exciting of the list?
Jacklyn’s definitely a storyteller, with this single detailing that all too familiar need to return to your ex. It has a nostalgic sound, like if you combined all your favourite noughties pop with current RnB.
Irish band Florence Road have taken the world by storm this summer after a string of festival appearances and supporting slots. Their EP ‘Goodnight’ blessed us with 5 brilliant tracks, our favourite being number 4 ‘Figure It Out’.
You likely know their names but this release seems to have slipped under the radar for some. It beautifully showcases their voices backed up by some lovely guitar work. A solid entry into the Bar Italia music hall of fame.
Our second song of the list with cow in the title, this offering from The New Eve’s upcoming album is something that can equally be enjoyed through your airpods while on the tube and blasting out into the open air while you’re herding sheep or churning butter or burning at the pyre after being accused of witchcraft. One for any occasion.
If you like Fontaines D.C.s more gentle offerings, Liverpool based Casual Smart’s new track might be one for you. “I’d take you over X-Box”, they croon – a real Gen Z love song. It’s very genuine sounding, very earnest.
It’s hard to get me to shut up about Trout honestly. Coloupicker was one of my favorites of 2023 by far so new releases are very welcome. ‘Bone’ hits the nail on the head, it’s grungy and earnest. Big fan.
Kitty just has such a beautiful voice and it’s on full display with this gorgeous introspective track reflecting on life, wondering about being old.
“It’s fucking Fat Dog baby”. As someone who also recently turned 25, this is a track that resonated highly with me. Some gnarly sounds and gritty vocals.
“Don’t compare me to Charles Manson” is a killer opening line, and it only gets better from there. Really, really beautiful and definitely one to add to your everyday playlist.
Ruby Francis just put out an entire new album ‘Pages of Philosophy’, but it’s the intro track that honestly hits hardest. It’s tight at just over a minute but still plays around with so many different yet cohesive sounds. Still though, give the whole album a listen – it’s good.
Sometimes we maybe love people a bit too much in a way that maybe could possibly be a bit unhealthy, as explored here by the tall child who lends their lovely voice to what could have been the anthem of my early twenties.
Short, simple, very good. Haunting in both its vocals and instrumentation, ‘Burning’ lights the way for the very exciting future of this Dublin based band.
We caught Silver Gore a very long time ago back in April of last year and it’s mad to see their progression. It’s a brilliant debut single, very experimental with perhaps a Kate Bush influence? Either way, inspiring stuff.
