Everything Everything are back with Poison Pop, a record that frontman Jonathan Higgs says is about a drink that kills you but you still want it. He describes the album as inspired by their early material and admits the band accidentally predicted a dystopian future. Higgs also frames the project as a pushback against what he calls the enshittification of everything around you, arguing that now is…
Swapmeet, the Australian indie band, recently played a show at Baby's All Right in Brooklyn with Nashville's Baby Wave as support. The band has been described as making an awesome sound. For fans of scrappy, cross-continental indie rock, this pairing of an Aussie act with a Nashville opener shows how local scenes keep feeding into each other.
Suede gave an update on their next album while speaking with NME at the Mercury Prize 2026 red carpet. The band described the forthcoming record as having an anarcho-punk direction, with songs that focus on themes of tribes and belonging. They also reflected on what defines a great album and discussed their experience touring alongside Manic Street Preachers.