6 December 2025
Photo by Dan Low
Tom Rowlands, half of electro dance celebs The Chemical Brothers
and renowned Norwegian songstress Aurora team up for a new project,
named TOMORA.
The duo debut with a techno pop titillation, named RING THE ALARM.
Hey boy, hey girl.
1 December 2025
Artist: a.gris
Who: The moniker for Alex Delamard, singer/guitarist of Hoorsees,
who is embarking on a solo project and redefining the boundaries
of his songwriting with this digital glitchy folk project.
Debut single: OBLIVION 2025
Fist shared track from
his upcoming debut EP.
Press info: “Right from the opening bars, Oblivion 2025 lands like a strange
and thrilling collision of worlds: a ‘folk glitch’ anthem where Springsteen’s wide-eyed sincerity gets tangled up in emo nostalgia and A.G. Cook’s hyper-digital chaos.”
TUTV: Sonically, Oblivion 2025 is a bizarre piece of opposites. We get distorted
guitar fuss versus an acoustic sensibility both wrapped in an ongoing, crushing
rotation, and a contemplating vocality versus traumatic experiences.
It turns this debut effort into an intriguing and off-kilter
accomplishment that re-echoes in your confused mind
for a while.
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25 November 2025
Band: SHADOWMAN
Who: A new collaborative project from John J Presley, Ben Hillier and Danielle Perry.
A musical collective drawn from mutual inspirations and a desire to create freely
and quickly with musicians on the same page.
Together, it’s a tapestry of sonics, from crunching guitars to sweeping orchestration,
death march brass to motorik drum machines, vocal interplay, and post-rock build-ups.
Ben Hillier is a record producer, mixer, songwriter and musician
who has worked with many internationally acclaimed artists during
his 30-year-long career.
Danielle Perry is a national radio broadcaster and part of the
Mercury Music Prize panel. She studied orchestration and the
relationship of sound and image for years.
John J Presley is a celebrated artist with
three critically acclaimed albums to date.
Design by Bureau de Fatigue
Track: FLOWERS
Presley: ‘I wrote the lyrics for ‘Flowers’ after seeing a friend in the street who had just parted ways with his partner. Moments later, I saw the ex-girlfriend with her new man, looking very much in the throes of the early days of any new relationship. “
TUTV: Creepy. Confronting. Chilling. These are the keywords for this shocking piece of intimidating Lynch-esque music. Cold-hearted spoken-word vocals add to the sinister resonance of the track. Think of the darkest moments of Dirty Three. This eruptive mindfucker will haunt you all day long.
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Doing it for the first time
19 November 2025
Photo credit: Grace Equi
Band: HIGHDRIVE
Who: Fresh starting indie outfit from
Brighton, UK (where everybody is in
a band).
Debut single: HIGHDRIVE
Press info: It’s a ferocious debut statement, blending shoegaze with flashes
of nu-metal and post-punk, produced by Coach Party’s Guy Page, with the band
noting the influence of Deftones, The Jesus and Mary Chain and DIIV on their
music.
TUTV: Blimey. A sonic brick wall of ablaze guitars, assisted by tenacious drumming
and rollin’ bass lines, dominate this spectacular debut score. There’s threatening
tension throughout.
Think Killing Joke having one of their freaky nightmares. Hazy vocals float around,
injecting this jagged jam with a ghostly vibe. These juvenile gunslingers shoot sharply
from the hip. One of the most astounding debuts I heard all year. Fact!
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17 November 2025
Artist: MATTHIJS VERSTEGEN
Who: Belgian singer-songwriter.
Debut Single: MATCHES
Verstegen: “The inspiration for this track came when I was looking at a box of matches
and suddenly realized that every romantic “match” is actually a bit like a real matchstick.
You only get one chance to make it ignite. Some go out quickly, others need a bit of oxygen
and sometimes you can spark a fire that will keep you warm for the rest of your life.
“Matches” is the first release from my upcoming debut album, and for it, we drew some inspiration from artists such as Bon Iver, Ben Howard, Phoebe Bridgers, Marble Sounds,
and others.”
TUTV: Matches feels like a sonic match right away. It’s a heart-and-soul touching
reflection with a feverish drive. Near-whispering vocals and enthralling harmonies
star up front, causing goosebumps. Think Bon Iver, Ed Harcourt, and other transfixing voices.
Verstegen sounds like being around for a long time. His enwrapping story-telling
and evocative singing is top-tier and a real revelation. Don’t miss this notable debut.
Doing it for the first time
8 November 2025
Band: GONE FUTURE
Who: Fresh Swedish post-punk group,
featuring seasoned musicians from
diverse bands.
Track: THE MIDDLE
A song about being caught between two life chapters.
TUTV: The Middle has that rotating rock vibe of Run Run Run by proto-punk legends
The Velvet Underground, but with even more garage buzz, straight from a smelly basement somewhere in Stockholm. The rattling beat goes on and on and on.
Intoxicating.
On top come anxious vocals that add a barbed edge
to this jagged jam. A bang-on debut. Don’t miss it.
Doing it for the first time
3 November 2025
Band: MONT LOSER
Who: Described as a deformed creature born from the depths of
a late-night Parisian haze, half kamikaze, half blood-drunk bat.
Lol, I love that description.
Track: NEVER GUESS
Newest single, about some random science stuff,
too many episodes of Cosmos: A Spacetime Odyssey.
TUTV: No rest for the wicked. Mont Loser attack your ears relentlessly with
schizophrenic guitars that chainsaw their way throughout this jagged jackhammer.
You’ll hear nightmarish voices trying to survive in all of the harum-scarum turmoil.
Helter-skelter. I wonder what these chaotic crackpots have more in store for us.
Press play and run to the woods.
Doing it for the first time
27 October 2025
Band: ASKWHY
Who: Fresh powerhouse pop outfit From Belgium.
FFO: Paramore, A Day To Remember and Simple Plan.
Track: THE 2ND OF JULY
Their debut single.
Bart Smet (vocalist/songwriter): “The 2nd of July” is a story about loss,
resilience, and the courage to move on.It’s a tribute to everyone who has
ever had to fight, or is still fighting today.
After the sudden loss of my mother, I found myself in a dark and difficult period.
This song is not only my way of processing that grief, but also a message of hope,
that even in the deepest pain, the strength to carry on remains somewhere.”
TUTV: Feverish passion, liberating catharsis and intense sadness led to this towering guitar-infused belter. The 2nd Of July is an overwhelming wall-of-sound outburst to help process an awful loss. Losing your mother causes indelible heartache, unfortunately, familiar to many among us.
We all now that music can be a healing force, which we experience here once again. Vocalist/songwriter Bart Smet also seems to look for pain-relieving solace through this soul-stirring, sonic cry-out. His sky-scraping vocality causes goosebumps. The overall fervency of this debut is sterling, just sterling.
14 October 2025
Artists: LOST IN SEPTEMBER
Who: Musical project of Belgian singer-songwriters
Alain Quateau en Renilde Gees
Press info: Alain Quateau, once a member of The Paranoid Polaroids, decided one day to build his own studio. As a producer, he had the pleasure of working with many bands and talented artists, but one encounter left a lasting impression: the one with Renilde Gees.
Now, thirty years later, she unexpectedly contacted him again to record some tracks.
He knew immediately that he had found a kindred spirit in her. The name Lost in September refers to their shared love of melancholy and imagination.
Their music evokes autumnal images that float between silence and longing. Think
of the intimacy of Spain and the fragility of Sparklehorse: two-part, dreamy songs with striking sounds and profound lyrics.”
Debut single: DREAMS
“The song portrays recognizable feelings: the creeping fear of losing someone, a goal left behind that continues to haunt… But as the title suggests, there is also hope in ‘Dreams’, because there is no life without dreams.”
TUTV: I’m pretty sure Simon and Garfunkel would like this endearing, heartrending and sepia-coloured musing. This is the kind of soulful lullaby, where acoustic ambiance and vocal healing fit each other like a glove, that connects reality and phantasy, facts and wishes.
And most of all it proves once again the power
of silent music. You can hear yourself dream.
Enjoy.
Band: THE SOVEREIGNS
Who: 4 indies out of Hull, UK. They want to embrace musical communities,
feeling strongly that music should never be a privilege, qnd believe in giving
back to grassroots venues, pedalling the importance of grassroots music and
its often-fragile infrastructure.
Track: DO YOU WANNA? (YEAH I WANNA)
Their debut single.
A song about feelings of self-doubt, gut instinct and
observations, all personified in a ‘relationship’ context.
“With Hull’s rich history of music culture, we feel this song of ours captures
an essence of that ‘Hull sound’; something that’s been paved by the likes of
The Beautiful South, The Paddingtons and The Housemartins.”
TUTV: And a one, and a one-two-three-four, here we go. From the kick-off
jangly guitars hijack this full of vim and vigour stroke, juiced with a bass and
guitar solo, a resolute drummer and itching vocals.
Pure indie electricity, inspired by 60s punk-beat bands.
Do you wanna The Sovereigns? I’m sure you wanna.