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Remi Wolf has shared her new single ‘Bottle’, the latest preview of her upcoming third album ‘Mud’. Arriving alongside a music video, ‘Bottle’ follows recent single ‘Twiggy’. Both tracks feature on ‘Mud’, which is set for release on 9th October via Island Records. Wolf recently debuted material from the record at an intimate backyard show.

Sex Mask have shared their new single 'Lockjaw', the latest preview of their self-titled EP, which arrives on 21st August via Unpopular. The Melbourne trio describe the track as "a love song for people who shouldn’t be together", pairing driving bass and restless drums with Wry Gray's vocals. "Like vacuoles form the heart, these feelings can only grow in the absence," Gray says.

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD Yard Act Mayfair dinner precedes her first UK festival headline at All Points East. Artists Published 20 Aug 2026 • 4:38 pm The Lowdown (everything wotcha need to know) +Tems hosted a Leading Vibe Initiative dinner in Mayfair with Little Simz, Cynthia Erivo, Mahalia, Grace Carter and Kate Nash among the guests.

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD Yard Act Streaming platform sets September date for What Do You Do For An Encore?. Published 20 Aug 2026 • 4:24 pm The Lowdown (everything wotcha need to know) +Pulp's documentary 'PULP: What Do You Do For An Encore?' hits MUBI on 25th September, following the band through their 2025 tour with archive material spanning four decades.

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD Yard Act Reworked Seven Sisters demo lands with Julia Cumming and James Gavin featured. Artists Published 20 Aug 2026 • 3:10 pm Wolf Alice have released ‘The Clearing: B Sides’, a three-track collection featuring previous releases ‘Gospel Oak’ and ‘Hammond Song’ alongside new track ‘Hit The Sky’.

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD Yard Act Kahan released his fourth album ‘The Great Divide’ in April. Published 20 Aug 2026 • 3:06 pm (everything wotcha need to know) +Noah Kahan's announced three stadium shows across the UK and Ireland in July 2027, with Wembley Stadium on 23rd July marking his biggest headline date yet.

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD Yard Act The Irish four-piece's first new music since their debut EP arrives via Polydor. Festivals Venues Published 20 Aug 2026 • 3:03 pm The Lowdown (everything wotcha need to know) +Bleech 9:3 have released 'Figure 8', their first new music since May's self-titled debut EP, produced by Dan Carey and mixed by Rich Costey.

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD Yard Act Trio revisit 'No More Like This' with stripped-back reworks and an ICA headline show. Published 20 Aug 2026 • 2:59 pm The Lowdown (everything wotcha need to know) +PVA are releasing mini-album 'A DREAM LIKE THIS' on 2nd October, reworking six tracks from their second album 'NO MORE LIKE THIS'.

Hype-THE BEST NEW NAMES, FIRST Upset-DORK'S HOME FOR ALL THINGS LOUD Yard Act "No bums were harmed in the making of this video." Published 19 Aug 2026 • 2:35 pm The Lowdown (everything wotcha need to know) +Sorry have shared new single 'Tom Will Smack Your Ass', a bouncing piano-led track featuring Asha Lorenz on vocals ahead of their Green Man appearance this weekend.

Cameron Winter has announced his first live album, ‘Live at Carnegie Hall’, set for release on 9th October via Partisan Records / Play It Again Sam. The 11-track record captures the Geese frontman’s sold-out December 2025 performance at Carnegie Hall, where he became one of the youngest solo artists to headline the venue’s main auditorium. Performing alone at the piano, Winter reworked material from his debut solo album ‘Heavy Metal’.