“The Murder Capital are one of those most oddly entertaining prospects – a punk band that can truly instill can’t-look-away levels of captivation.” NME

“I’ve often struggled with my emotions – anything other than aggression was always seen as a weakness and something that should be locked away. ‘Alpha’ marks the point in my own journey where I realised that there was something real to be gained from embracing the spectrum of emotions – whether you’re male or not.”

Melbourne four-piece City Calm Down have released Television, the first track from their forthcoming third album due out later this year, and have announced a full UK and EU tour for September and October

“As much as the songs, it was the stories and characters that we loved. Playing boogie-woogie piano in murky clubs sounds pretty tame now, but back then, it was raw and dangerous. We wanted to capture that with a dirtier, grittier, sexier sound.”

“I’m quite a private person outside of performing,” Cunningham admits. “There is some autobiographical stuff in the lyrics, but it flits in and out quite a lot; it’s much more about people generally and their interactions.”

#360RAW announces its ninth instalment of this hugely successful event at the Lending Room in Leeds on 12th July

Following the release of their second album, ANY RANDOM KINDNESS, out now on Infectious Music, HÆLOS have announced details of a full UK and Irish tour for October this year.

A great start to the year sees rising stars New Hope Club release their latest hit ‘Love Again’

“A vibrato-rich voice that soars and swoops in a manner recalling Lauryn Hill and Adele” Sunday Times Culture

“It is often said that the album is dead. We don’t believe this is true” – Justin, Michael, Dean, Marshall and Ceri