Braison Cyrus unveils his heartfelt new single Know This, featuring his sister Miley Cyrus. Blending folk roots with warm Southern storytelling, the track marks a bold step toward his upcoming 2026 album.
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September 30th – British heavy metal band Venger, founded by SAXON’s guitarist Doug Scarratt and by James Fogarty (of Old Forest, formerly In The Woods) to release debut studio album, Times of Legend, on January 9th 2026 via Silver Lining Music. 
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There’s always been a thread running through Sean T MacLeod’s music, from his days with Cisco in Dublin to his more recent solo work, and that thread is melody. He leans into it again on Romeo, though the song isn’t just a throwback to the sixties influences he’s often linked with.
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In 1984, it felt like Liverpool’s Personal Column were about to crack it. With three Peel sessions under their belt, airplay from Kid Jensen and Janice Long, and the kind of literate indie songs that stood apart from what most of their peers were doing. Despite the fact that on paper, it should have worked, in reality things just didn't work out.
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Every artist has that moment where they throw open the door and let people see exactly what they’ve been working on. For Lera Shemi, that moment comes with such a gooD boy. It isn’t shy about what it wants to be. Heavy drums, jagged bass, vocals that creep in and twist around the edges. It’s confrontational, but also strangely magnetic.
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Rising North East artist Tom A. Smith today releases his long-awaited new EP ‘Say What You Want’, out now via Fiction Records, alongside bold new single “I Don’t Blame You”.

The EP showcases a maturing, evolving artist in full creative control; self-written, self-produced, and mixed by Tom himself, and captures a pivotal moment in his journey as he transitions from one chapter to the next with open vulnerability and fearless curiosity.
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With just days to go, excitement is building fast for The Gathering Sounds 2025, the North East’s biggest celebration of new music. The full set times have officially landed, and the stage is set for over 50 red-hot acts across 7 stages in Stockton-on-Tees.
Taking place on Saturday 27th September, the 2025 edition is officially the festival’s biggest and most ambitious yet, featuring performances from breakout stars. 
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London’s Jayli has taken a bold step with the release of Do You Come With Me?, a reworking of Nora En Pure’s 2013 track Come With Me. Rather than aiming for nostalgia however, Jayli pushes the idea into unfamiliar territory, filtering it through a fascination with stutter house and a taste for darker, late night atmospheres.
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Giuseppe Bonaccorso doesn’t make music to play in background and his latest work, L’Ombra della Terra (The Shadow of the Earth), follows that same path. It is more of a statement than a song. Four minutes long but sprawling in its intent, it moves slowly, almost stubbornly, through shifting layers of sound.
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Geordie punks HMRC have come crashing out of the Toon with a new single that doesn’t bother with subtlety. Adenosine is rowdy, sharp, and reflects HMRC's determination to get their message out there in a time when a lot of bands prefer to keep quiet. 
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Audren’s latest single The Good Road feels brutally open and honest, the work of someone who has lived a lot and lost plenty yet still holds onto a quiet belief in beauty. 
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Mike Masser has never been the kind of artist to sit still and after four years away from the spotlight, he returns with a brand new album '5', a record that feels less like a reintroduction and more like a continuation of unfinished business.
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OLI,  has created an album that bridges the gap between her two worlds, born Olivia Masek in New Jersey and raised in London from the age of two. Her debut album, When It All Goes Quiet, captures her approach to music, and approach that is carefully layered, precise, and emotionally focused. The record features strings from cellist Zara Hudson-Kozdoj and, on the vinyl edition, a rare duet with Dave Gahan of Depeche Mode, “Does That Hurt?”, recorded two years prior.

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Thessaloniki based producer and composer, V.A.T has released his fourth solo EP, Press Play. The project sees V.A.T handling all music composition and production himself with vocals delivered by Eljona Sinjari whose performance adds depth and character to the electronic soundscapes.
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Elisa V has taken her time before putting her own name on a record, now is the time that Elisa V has chosen to share with the world, what she has been working on for so long. The brand new single Love of Yesterday has, at the time of writing this, 19th of September, just been released. Growing up in Finland Elisa was surrounded by music and later immersed herself into study at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki. 
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