Hosted by Banquet Records, Circuit marked the first of a series of intimate gigs from the British indie legends; Stockport’s finest Blossoms, in celebration of their freshly released and recently crowned (fifth!) number one album, ‘Songs From The Wedding Cake’. Read the review from the Kingston show.

The first full-length studio record released on the band’s label, Palace Presents, and a shift away from their darker sonic past, TOPNOTE spoke to 2/3 of PALACE about the new-chapter nature of ‘Ox’, the band’s fifth studio album.

Swim School brought intense indie rock, atmospheric vocals and multiple mosh pits to a Wednesday-turned-Saturday night crowd in London. Fans travelled from the North and the South to unite in the nation’s capital as they welcomed the band from Edinburgh, plus openers, local up-and-coming shoegaze band Sandhouse.

From the meticulous rigidity of classical music education to the carnal reveries of Berlin nightclubs, Wasia Project set themselves a mighty task at blending two disparate worlds into a blurred, nighttime record. In this review, we take a look at how they’ve succeeded, with debut album, ‘Nocturne’.

There’s nothing more rewarding than seeing a band you love grow and change, building foundations for a future they intend for you to be a part of. But December 10 feel polished to a fault. TOPNOTE explores the absence of authenticity in Simon Cowell’s new boyband, and the search for longevity.

Noah Hill is living a musician’s double life. By day, he’s promoting his solo debut album ‘Ok ok now’, bedded in heartbreak and vulnerability. By night, he joins the rest of Australian synthpop heavyweights Parcels, bringing up-tempo nu-disco dance music to the European cities he’s recently been touring.

Sibling duos are en vogue for August’s Monthly Picks… from the Kiwi-born Balu Brigada boys to the ‘basically brothers’ of Fletchr Fletchr – and quite literally in the case of Wasia Project’s new single. We’re visiting Australia, America, New Zealand, Ireland and the UK in this ultra-diverse selection.

In May, The Amazons announced that long-time collaborators vocalist Ella McRobb and drummer George Le Page had officially joined the line-up. As the band prepare for their upcoming tour with the release of ‘21st Century Fiction (Epilogue)’, TOPNOTE spoke about their new chapter.

Happy Neighbours are a bit like a British Laundry Day, though much, much more sarcastic. With only a string of singles and one EP to boast of, The Britpop band are growing their fanbase primarily through sketches and skits on social media. We met them ahead of their headline show at The 100 Club last Friday.

Born from a desire to centralise the record’s key themes, Role Model’s third studio album and alter ego is a fantastic case study in world-building… but how does all the fanfare live up to the music itself? Releasing tomorrow via Interscope, read TOPNOTE’s review of ‘Chuck Timely & The Hourglass’.

The previous record for a non-consecutive stay at the top of the charts belonged to Frankie Laine back in 1953. But on Friday 31st July, the two Brits toppled him off the podium. Just what is it that makes ‘Rein Me In’ by Sam Fender and Olivia Dean so popular?

‘Heatwave in full effect’. And as Yazmin Lacey says, ‘...the whole of London’s rolled outside’. We’re bringing you an energised list of singles and albums ready to whack straight onto your summer playlists, with feelgood vibes seeming to be the order of the month. Check out our July Monthly Picks here.

As a new generation of neo-soul stars climbs the ranks — many of them her former classmates — Izzy Withers rises among them. After leaving school at 16 to purse a career in music, Izzy Withers has her sights firmly set on wide horizons. We got to know her (and her lofty ambitions) over a mug of tea.

Fuelled by repetitions of isolation, alienation, and performative happiness, ‘Daughter From Hell’ is not Gracie Abrams at her best, but a record demonstrating her evolving catalogue holds promise stretching undoubtedly beyond privilege. Read TOPNOTE’s review of the American’s third studio album.

Producing an organic sound that mixes jazz foundations with ‘fall to the floor’ beats, GOMME’s ethos is a cocktail of fluid, euphoric and shapeshifting music. Formed of three individually established musicians, TOPNOTE spoke to the emerging trio on the release of their debut EP, ‘Evenings & Weekends’.