Inside Saviour Music, the Label Prioritizing Indie Artists
In the music industry, labels often carry negative connotations. Horror stories about major labels forcing rebrands, encouraging petty social media campaigns, or demanding multiple albums within unrealistic timeframes have shaped a longstanding distrust between artists and labels. We’ve seen it happen time and time again. The Jackson 5’s exploitive relationship with Motown Records is one […]
First Impressions: Maquina., ‘BODY TRANSMISSION’ Album Review
Punk but with an industrial edge. That’s one way to describe the Lisbon trio Maquina. We recently discovered the band at The Great Escape festival, where they delivered arguably one of the gnarliest mosh pits of the weekend. Formed by vocalist and drummer, Halison Peres, bassist José “Mendy” Rego and João Cavalheiro on guitar and […]
First Impressions: she’s green, ‘swallowtail’ EP Review
Minneapolis five-piece she’s green are cutting through the noise with serious momentum. Shoegaze, dream pop, or—as they’d have it—purveyors of “moss music,” they’re the latest young guns to ride the genre’s renewed popularity, amassing over half a million monthly Spotify listeners, landing a KEXP session, and scoring a debut viral hit (“mandy” racked up more […]
Release Radar: Indie Albums Dropping July 2026
Summer is in full swing, and so are the new music releases. This July, both established and rising indie artists are dropping some of their buzziest work yet. Opening the month is British band mary in the junkyard, with the rollout of their new project, Role Model Hermit. Ten days later, Minneapolis five-piece she’s green […]
The Next Wave (Part II): 8 Emerging Acts Stealing the Spotlight in 2026
We’re past the halfway mark of the year, summer is in full swing, and new faces are taking the stage. And alternative music feels more exciting than it has in years. At the beginning of 2026, we introduced seven alternative acts to watch, including Butch Kassidy, Blessing Jolie, and Concrete Vehicles. Now, as those projects […]
Born Online, Made in the Club: The Gen Z Ravers Reviving Club Culture
Gen Z are grappling with what it means to club. For Bristol’s next-generation ravers, that means looking back in order to move forward, like the head of Janus, sparking a decisive rebirth of old skool principles with renewed energy and presence. This generation has drawn on the Free Party Movement of the late eighties to […]
Emily Magpie @ Weston Stage, Bristol
With World Cup fever in the air, alongside the usual Friday night hype and summer madness, it’s with some reprieve that I headed down to the cellars below Bristol Beacon. Extensively revamped as part of the Beacon’s £132 million transformation, what were once damp, neglected subterranean spaces have been cleaned, waterproofed, and reimagined as The […]
How Ill Peach Turned Grief into New Beginnings on ‘EAVESDROPPING’
From futuristic synths to joyous guitar hooks and emotionally penned lyrics, Los Angeles trio ill peach have mastered the craft of whimsical indie pop perfectly. Releasing their first body of work in the height of the global pandemic, 2021’s EXCUSE US WHILE WE FIND OUR MINDS offered a glimpse into the playful and witty world […]
First Impressions: La Sécurité, ‘Bingo!’ Album Review
Indie sleaze is back — not that we ever called it that at the time, mind. Every 20 years or so, the trend cycle turns. The ’80s gave us new wave. The 2000s revived it through CSS, LCD Soundsystem, and their ilk. Now, right on cue, La Sécurité have arrived to carry the torch with […]
David Bowie Uncovered: Inside A Raw Collection of Unreleased Footage
It’s been 10 years since David Bowie passed away in 2016. A beloved musician, actor, and activist — these are just a few of the titles the world associated him with. But above all, he was a visionary of the arts. One who unapologetically challenged the conventional and embraced every facet of who he was. […]