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QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE Surprise With New Acoustic Feel Good Hit Of The Summer ‘EASY STREET’

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15 July 2026


Photo Andreas Neumann

Josh Homme‘s turbulent turbine QUEENS OF THE STONE AGE released a 5-track EP
last year, called Alive In The Catacombs. It was recorded in the literal catacombs, the
old cemetery tunnels under Paris. Five old, stripped-to-the-bone songs.

And it looks/sounds like he wants more of that intimacy with the new single EASY STREET.

Homme: “It’s kind of a funny song. It’s like hitting your funny bone, where it’s funny because
it hurts and it hurts because it’s funny. You’re serious, but it’s funny. We made it the way you’d make a demo. No click track, mistakes left in. It speeds up, it slows down, the claps aren’t great, but they’re not bad, and a bad clap adds this human thing you can’t fake.”

TUTV: Certainly another kind of feel good summer hit than the one from 2000. No bragging about taking a ton of drugs here. No macho riffs. No astronomic power speed. Easy Street is an acoustic power pop gem. Infectiously melodic, spiced with duet vocals here and there. Let the freaks and the birds sing.

Here we go.

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GARBAGEBARBIE – Los Angeles Dropouts Go Mental On New Turbocharger ‘PUNK’

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13 July 2026


Photo by Josh Deangelis

Band: GARBAGEBARBIE
Who: A 4-piece that has carved a space for themselves in Los Angeles’ DIY scene, gaining a reputation for hosting rowdy, and oftentimes free, themed shows. Combining elements of Britpop, glam, punk, French disco, and garage rock, garbagebarbie’s confrontational racket refuses to be confined by genre.

Track: PUNK
Single from their upcoming debut LP.

Dan Karasev (drummer): “The song holds up a mirror to ourselves. It pokes fun at the LA bar scene which even though we can make fun of, it doesn’t change the fact that we are still in that scene. “


Single artwork

TUTV: Prepare your eardrums for a punked-up motherrocker, a savage haymaker,
a sped-up turbocharger. Its unyielding harshness increases with every second and
every time the clamorous chorus kicks in, it’s all hands on deck.

WTF! Zoinks! Mental!

Get yourself an extra seatbelt, you’ll need it to get away
unscathed when this kamikaze stunner hits your stereo.

“Beer makes me fat and I can’t get laid
walk to the bar to stay in shape
kind of dude to ask for hugs
I use my mom’s credit card to buy drugs”

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INTERPOL Reflect (Again) On Their Beloved Town With New Track ‘IRON CITY’

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9 July 2026

A few weeks back, NYC’s post-punk heroes INTERPOL announced details of their
8th full-length. It’s called This Mirror Weighs A Ton and will land on August 28th.
Tracklist and pre-order info here.


Album artwork

With IRON CITY they reveal the 3rd track off the album.
A velvety reflection (again) on their beloved New York City.

All 3 shared tasters.


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THE DURUTTI COLUMN Return After 15 Years With New Spellbinding Musing ‘SCAMMER’

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8 July 2026

Band: THE DURUTTI COLUMN
Who: Post-punk project of Manchester-born, experimental singer-songwriter-guitarist Vincent Gerard “Vini” Reilly (now 72). The band’s name referres to the Durruti Column,
an anarchist military unit in the Spanish Civil War, named after Buenaventura Durruti.

Track: SCAMMER
New piece from their upcoming 28th full-length,
called Renascent, out on July 31st. Order info here.

Press info about the LP: “This album marks the long-awaited return of legendary Manchester outfit The Durutti Column, their first new studio album in over 15 years.

Around the guitar work of Vini Reilly, the album plays between sonic atmospherics and structure: warm ambient washes, piano, beats and guest vocal turns by a new generation (Caoilfhionn Rose). Both contemporary and otherworldly.

TUTV: Reilly‘s vulnerable voice carries this both melancholic and spellbinding musing designed with warm background synths and shiny guitar sparks. Just beautiful, really beautiful. Can’t wait to hear the comeback album.

Listen.

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TV PINS – Vibrant British Guitar Pop Indies Drop All-Inclusive Pop Pearl ‘VERSION OF LOVE’

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6 July 2026

Band: TV PINS
Who: Indie five-piece based across London and the West Midlands.
They blend prog-pop, new wave, and Americana influences with a
distinctly British alt-rock songwriting sensibility – pairing 70s-inspired
vocal harmonies with a sharp, 90s-influenced energy.

They released their debut album Aircutter in 2024.

Track: VERSION OF LOVE
Cut from their forthcoming
self-released EP.

Grace Hinks (LGBTQ+ vocalist): “To me, it’s about accepting and standing up to
those who don’t embrace all forms of love – romantic, aromantic, and especially
queer joy. It’s about celebrating that openly.”

TUTV: Version Of Love is a perky pop pearl that promptly boosts your dance-hungry
body. A sparkling guitar riff, summery vibes, warm-hearted melodiousness, bright-eyed and bushy-tailed vocals, and an infectious tunefulness come together to soundtrack an
all-inclusive love gathering.

John Lennon was right all along ‘All You Need Is Love’.
This way for cloud-nine, people, next to that vibrant
rainbow.

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GUSH – Hefty Irish Punk & Roll Engine Drives You Insane With Torrid Turbocharger ‘CONSTANCE’

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3 July 2026


Photo credit: Arann McCormack

Band: GUSH
Who: Frantic Belfast 4-piece who released their cooking
5-track debut EP Exposure Therapy in 2024.

Track: CONSTANCE
New single.

TUTV: Courtney Love is back with her band Hole. Well, not really, but
there’s definitely a sonic and attitude connection with this roasting Irish
engine. Constance rocks you off your socks in just under 3 minutes.

They race with high-voltage speed from the blitz start on, gas-powered by furious
guitars, a raving mad drummer and Chelsea Andrews‘s spiteful vocals. Halfway, she
starts to drive you insane with her incessant, rabid repetition of the razorblade-sharp chorus. WTF! Fasten your seatbelts. Gush turns you upside down with this torrid turbocharger.

“I’m so sick of healing
I’m so sick of feeling
I’m so sick of healing
Healing you healing you
Can’t control my feelings
I’m so sick of healing
I’m so sick of healing you
Healing you, so sick of you
Healing you, so sick of you”

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DINOSAUR JR. Announce 13th Album – Hear The Stupendous First Single ‘SEVERAL GOT AWAY’

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1 July 2026


Photo by Jeff Fowler

The now 60-year-old J. Mascis‘s grungy slacker rock band DINOSAUR JR. just announced the upcoming delivery of their 13th LP, baptized THERE NEAR. It’ll land on August 28th.

Tracklist and pre-order info here.

Created in short, intense bursts over the course of a year, There Near was recorded almost entirely by Dino’s core trio: Murph on drums, Lou Barlow on bass/vocals and J Mascis on guitar/vocals.


Spooky artwork

J Mascis about writing the new LP: “I’m not always sure what a song is ‘about’ when
I’m writing it. I guess the meaning will present itself at some point. I’ll use whatever words
work. And a lot of it will be influenced by whatever esoteric mumbo jumbo I’m reading at
he time.

I try not to think too hard about any of it. I think it’s a drag that
Spotify shows all the lyrics to a song. What’s the fun of that?.”

Good golly! The first single SEVERAL GOT AWAY
is a stupendous sockdolager. Bombshelling hit!

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KEYSIDE – Fast Coming Liverpool Indies Deliver New Painkilling Pop Pearl ‘COCODAMOL’

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26 June 2026


Photo © Ewan Ogden

Band: KEYSIDE
Who: Fast coming guitar
pop indies from Liverpool.

Track: COCODAMOL
Newest piece, following Lemon And Lime from their
forthcoming, self-titled debut LP. Pre-order info here.

About the LP: “The painstakingly constructed album seeks to replace deep thinking with few thoughts at all. In under three-minutes of dopamine-surging melody the band simply reach for the nearest potion, or person, and revel in the tight corners and roundabouts of nocturnal Gen Z life.”


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Dani-Lee Parker (frontman) about Cocodamol: “It explores loose love in party culture. Friends-with-benefits, emotional placeholders, intimacy without permanence. It’s about waking up beside someone and being their painkiller: easing the physical hangover while ignoring the emotional one.”

TUTV: This pithy pop pearl arouses your eardrums from the very outset with a painkilling impact. Britpop anno 2026, obviously inspired by Keyside‘s fellow townspeople, The La’s, the once-upon-a-time entrancing tunesmiths. Cocodamol feels like a fresh, welcome breeze in these heatwave days. Stick to these young Scourcers, there’s magic in the air.

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PJ HARVEY Floats In Space With Brand New Starry-Eyed Song ‘VOYAGER’

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24 June 2026

For nearly 4 decades, 56-year-old PJ HARVEY was/is one of the most intruiging
artists in pop/rock. Her 10 longplayers (so far) are unquestionable proof of that.

She just shared her first new music since
her 2023 LP I Inside The Old Year Dying.

It’s a slow-progressing, illusive, and starry-eyed song
named VOYAGER and will be available on 7″ vinyl.
Pre-order info here.


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PJ: “The song had already started life as part of my work towards my new album, so when @profbriancox invited me to write a piece for his new show, I sent him the voice memo of this song to see if it resonated. It immediately made him think of the Voyager craft and the sound
of its signal being sent back to Earth.

I have long been fascinated by the spacecraft and its journey, and asked myself what
it might say to us if it could? This was an inspiring route to take to develop the song.”

To the stars with PJH.

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DROPKICK MURPHYS Honor SHANE MACGOWAN & THE POGUES

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19 June 2026

Boston‘s celtic punks DROPKICK MURPHYS cause
sonic havoc and massive sing-alongs since 1996.

They released 13LPs, thus far, over the years and
their gigs are known for being wild fiestas.

On November 13th, a tribute album to the late, incomparable Pogues‘ songsmith
legend and notorious frontman, titled 20th Century Paddy – The Songs Of Shane MacGowan will be released.

It’ll feature a extensive cast of big names such as U2, Primal Scream, Tom Waits,
The Libertines, Steve Earle, Kingfishr, Bob Geldof, Kate Moss, Johnny Depp, Bruce
Springsteen, The Jesus and Mary Chain and a ton more. Full tracklist here.

The album will be available in three physical formats, headlined by
a Limited Edition Deluxe Bookpack. This set includes 3LP, 2CD, and a
60-page book featuring rare memorabilia and liner notes.

Pre-order info here.

One of the guests on the record are, of course, DROPKICK MURPHYS.
They picked The Body Of An American from the Pogues’ masterpiece LP
Rum, Sodomy and The Lash

Rolling Stone says: ‘The Body of an American’ is a masterpiece of contradictions. One of the realest songs ever written about immigration, also one of the best funeral songs, also one of the best drinking songs. But it’s also the realest song about leaving home and laughing it off, when you know in your heart you’ll never return and you’ll never get over the true love you left behind and you’ll never truly have a home again”.

Sing, drink, cry, smile and party.

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