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Tooth are channelling youthful confusion into supersized grunge anthems
The London four-piece have asserted themselves as a guitar-wielding voice for a new generation with their angsty and introspective sound
NME Stage at The Great Escape 2026 announced with Mandy, Indiana, Girl Scout, Chanpan and Any Young Mechanic
We're also announcing a special TGE edition of the NME 100 Gig Guide, helping you find the best emerging artists to see in Brighton next month
Saam Sultan lets his instincts guide the way: “Music is supposed to plug into your soul”
The Florida-born, Brighton-raised artist is building his sound beyond ‘Ydoifeel?’, the cloud rap hit that first put him on the map
Louis Tomlinson support act ADMT announces debut album ‘From Good To Bad And Then Back Again’ with heartfelt single ‘Turn The Page’
"It’s growth, making mistakes, feeling everything a bit too much and not always knowing where to put it," he said of the record
La Reezy makes hip-hop full of heart and humanity
The prolific rapper from New Orleans is determined to make music with a message, reaching the everyman: “More people live like me than like these rappers talking about material things”
Wesley Joseph’s cinematic leftfield R&B and rap finds beauty in overlooked places
Returning from a three-year hiatus with his debut album ‘Forever Ends Someday’, the Walsall-raised, London-based multi-hyphenate delivers a staggering lesson in how to master musical light and shade
The Femcels aren’t afraid to get weird with their erratic electro-twee-punk
The buzzy London duo invite NME into their idiosyncratic world as they prepare for their first headline show and reflect on their recent debut album, ‘I Have To Get Hotter’
Elsas makes choral, Spanish alt-pop for lover girls: “Getting my heart broken is a great muse”
Positioning classicality versus contemporaneity, the Spanish musician’s latest EP ‘Aporiamor’ careens from cerebral balladry to buzzing electronica
Chalk – ‘Crystalpunk’ review: a knockout collection of arresting dance-punk
Contending with identity on both a human and national level, the Belfast duo’s stunning debut album wields intensity to unite industrial, post-punk and techno soundscapes
Dive into I Promised The World’s crowd catharsis: “Don’t just stand there, it’s a hardcore show”
Named for a Saosin lyric, the Texas post-hardcore/emo band – and Rise Records signees – are screaming their way into something bigger
Neighbourhood Festival 2026: Keo and Florence Road lead first wave of line-up
Manchester's biggest multi-venue festival returns this autumn
Waterbaby – ‘Memory Be A Blade’ review: a collection of soft sounds and hard truths
Growing from her bedroom pop beginnings, the Swedish artist’s debut album is a quiet revelation