Whether you’ve been having fun in the sun or cowering in the shade, these are the songs you should’ve been listening to during this May heatwave.
Listen to the full playlist to see all our favourite new releases, or carry on reading to hear about the best of the best you need to hear ASAP.
They’re playing a show with their new label Section 1 on June 11th alongside fellow rising stars The Healing Power of Horses at Club Cheek, the venue currently en vogue since MOT started doing yard parties.
For fans of: Sorry, LCD Soundsystem
My personal highlight from The Great Escape this year was Pigeon’s high energy performance at Charles Street Tap. A fully formed band from Margate made up of members all with extensive histories, their debut album OUTTANATIONAL is genuinely phenomenal.
I would’ve loved to put the entire thing on here, but Black James Dean is a particular standout with a gorgeous music video.
For fans of: Basa Basa, Universal Togetherness Band
Drenched in brooding atmosphere, Earth Killer is Barlow’s debut as a recent signee to ‘Young’. The Cambridge-born, London-based singer, songwriter and producer offers a look into a vulnerable moment, the twilight of a relationship breakdown with an introspective and immersive sound world (coined Farm Grunge) led by distinctive, earnest bass voice.
After a festival run he is still yet to make an appearance at EOTR 2026 and as support for Model/Actriz at the ICA. An engrossing live presence, we eagerly await another release!
[Words by Eli Callingham]
For fans of: Chanel Beads, Rainy Miller
Dreamy London born but Brighton based singer Opal Mag dropped her new EP Goodbye Lavender this month, a beautiful collection of tracks with a focus on lyricism.
Young Forever is a nostalgic bedroom pop tune that’ll have you thinking about teenage summers, iPods and converse.
For fans of: Cocteau Twins, Mazzy Star, Eaves Wilder
Tummyache have been providing us with amazing grungy tracks since 2018 and recently came back onto our radars after they were mentioned by Flooding during our interview with them (coming soon!).
It’s a controlled release, full of emotion that remains restrained yet no less impactful. It’s the first taste of their new album, with the second single dropping June 26th at a no phones release party at the Sebright Arms.
For fans of: Sonic Youth, Ain’t
