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London singer-songwriter Alice Costelloe has released new single 'Anywhere Else' - the latest preview of her highly anticipated debut album 'Move On With The Year', out 6th February 2026 via Moshi Moshi Records.
‘Anywhere Else’ was the first track Alice wrote for the album, emerging just after she returned from recording her 2024 EP 'When It's The Time' with Mike Lindsay. Still carrying the afterglow of those sessions, she brought a mellotron into her home setup and began shaping the smudged synth pulses, hushed recorder lines and loose, hand-played textures that would form the album’s core. The song opens with the quiet gut-punch of “Please don’t say it’s all for me / I would rather be anywhere else” - a line that became a kind of emotional north star for the body of work that followed.
The song became an early blueprint for the album, with its lilting melodies and brooding atmospherics leaning into instinct over intention. Opening the album, it traces the tension between the pull of obligation and the urge to flee - and the honesty that comes with finally naming those feelings.
On the release of her new single, Alice said: "This song felt so easy and natural. All the recorder melodies were the first things I played, and it really felt like I was just writing whatever came to me without worrying about what was cool or what other people were doing. I decided I wanted the whole record to feel like that – to just take the path of least resistance at every turn, in sound and in subject."
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2025 gave birth to NYC’s new torch bearers in psychedelic soul/garage rock, with a flair for the indie pop song, DÜÜL SUNS! Their live shows and singles released throughout the year gained quick buzz, with regular airplay on radio including WFMU, EastVillageRadio, Nic Harcourt’s The Socal Sound (LA), and rave press from around the world. DÜÜL SUNS released their self-titled mini-album recently on Brooklyn label, Declared Goods.
DÜÜL SUNS sound encapsulates the serious riffs and chops of Pink Floyd “Live at Pompeii”, the dreamy echoey layers of Night Beats, and the psych-soul grooves of Khruangbin. Principle songwriters James Ruffino (Vocals, Guitar) and Nick Grau (Vocals, Keys & Synths) come together to bring some masterful songwriting, vocal harmonies along with outstanding playing. With Kevin Muenzer (Bass, Vocals), and original drummer Adam Kriney (drums) – this is an absolute VIBE, with an intensely impressive live show, and with SONGS to back it up.
The 6 songs on this debut album are self-produced by DÜÜL SUNS: Recorded and mixed in a basement in Brooklyn, NY. Lead track “Jealousy”, was the debut single to unleash the DÜÜL SUNS sound to the world, which Clay Pigeon on WFMU’s Wake ’n Bake called “A stone cold jam.” For “Mirror in the Mirror”: - The mirror gives you a reflection of yourself, but you only see what you want to see… “Palace of Glass”: - When you’re in love and have nothing to offer, offer the world. “Post Drugs”- A shimmering oasis in a Dalí desertscape. The closer you get, the farther it becomes. 2nd Single “Lying Eyes” Sometimes deception is the sexiest thing in the world. A psychedelic odyssey. And album closer, “Serpentine”- The third single "A red-eyed snake visits you during dreams. Feel the warmth on your face." These six rare gems are a collection that will live and breathe and be cherished.
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The Wesleys return with Explosive Device, a bold, four-song collection that finds the Montréal quartet refining their punchy, heart-on-sleeve sound while venturing into new sonic corners. Out November 7 on vinyl via Meritorio Records (U.S. and Europe) and Petit Village Records (CAN), the EP comes paired with Outside Voices (2022), their first-ever physical release and a perfect snapshot of their evolution from scrappy newcomers to confident songsmiths. Lead single “Release Me!” lights the fuse as a brash, melodic burst that channels the urgency and tension at the heart of The Wesleys’ songwriting.
Since forming in 2022, Henry Girard, William D’Amours, Quentin Chisholm, and Pablo Garcia have delivered a brand of rock ’n’ roll that cuts through the noise. Melodic yet raw, loose yet deliberate. Their music lives where garage grit meets jangle-pop clarity, driven by the push and pull of love, loss, and late-night reflection. That volatility, equal parts catharsis and control, remains their calling card. For these new tracks, Pablo says: "All the songs on our previous recordings we all recorded at different times and locations. With Explosive Device recorded all at once in the same studio, connected these songs together more cohesively."
On Explosive Device, the band doubles down on collaboration, with Girard, Chisholm, and Garcia each taking a turn at lead vocals. "All the songs started out without any real ideas for vocals,” says Pablo. “Only after fleshing out the song musically, we look at who we think best suits the song. For the song “Explosive Device", the melody presented itself to me. For the song "Permanent Vacation", Quentin threw his hat in to write the vocals." The result is a record that feels both varied and unified, with each song revealing a different angle of the group’s chemistry. The guitars ring with sharp clarity and overdriven warmth, while the rhythm section punches with unrelenting momentum.
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Actor, director, and musician Finn Wolfhard has directed the first-ever music video for George Harrison’s beloved 1973 single 'Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)'. The song is a highlight from Living in the Material World, Harrison’s highly praised second solo album of original music following the dissolution of The Beatles in 1970.
Wolfhard's stop-motion video aims to bring a fresh visual perspective to this timeless piece of music, taking you on a trip through the gardens of Friar Park, with easter egg references from Harrison’s storied career and an homage to his love of gardening. The animation was a collaboration between Toronto-based Nobody Told Me Studios and Tye Down Pictures. A team of 20 stop-motion artisans constructed each element by hand, animating each story beat frame by frame. The result is a tactile, emotionally driven visual world built with meticulous craftsmanship. The animation director was Akash Jones, and it was produced by Jason Baum and Michael Wamara. It was executive-produced by Dhani Harrison and David Zonshine.
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Dhani Harrison says about working with Wolfhard, “Finn is one of the sweetest and most talented people I know of his generation, and he is the perfect person to direct a video for my dad. My dad would have loved this, and I hope his wonderful, creative, heartfelt ideas help this song reach another generation. Great job, Finn — we love you.”
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