Words by Angelika May Photography by Anya Rose You may remember the hazy days of your youth consisted of scrolling through Tumblr, soundtracked by a certain woozy indie band — the kings of Indie Sleaze, Swim Deep. Lucky enough for you, Swim Deep are releasing their 5th studio album, Hum, on the 19th of June via Submarine Cat. The album is an introspective kaleidoscope of contrasting emotions regarding family ties, new life, and the loss of life. In the same month that Austin

Words by Ewan Bourne At this point, Big Thief require little introduction. Since forming in Brooklyn in 2015, they’ve become one of the most celebrated bands in contemporary indie music, with five acclaimed albums and a catalogue that has quietly embedded itself into modern music culture. Much of the band’s appeal lies in their ability to resonate across such a broad spectrum of listeners. Through increasingly heartfelt musicianship, Adrianne Lenker’s deeply human songwriting

Edinburgh’s eight-piece band Oedipus & The Mama’s Boys have shared their new single ‘A Daisy For You, John’. It's encouraging to see emerging bands still willing to be ambitious, pushing beyond the industry's increasingly rigid expectations around song length. Some of the most exciting debut releases in recent years have arrived in sprawling, unconventional forms, from Fat Dog's seven-minute debut single King of the Slugs to Black Country, New Road's eight-minute breakthrough

Words by Miles Milton Jeffries It becomes immediately clear when you get to The Great Escape that plans don’t survive contact with the sprawling multi-venue industry festival that makes use of pretty much everywhere big enough to fit at least two people and a guitar; there are hot-ticket acts and they will go fast. Gurriers photo by Foxtrotter Due to their nature of being early in the day and on the way to the beach where the buzziest of buzzy acts; Angine de Poitrine are pl

Words by Chiara Strazulla Photo by Celia Croft Over two records which have received a well-deserved number of accolades, it has become apparent that one of Walt Disco’s greatest strengths is their ability to truck with the unexpected. The Glaswegian outfit has played around with the trappings of a number of different genres, and they have often delivered their most successful punches when coming out of left field: the completely earnest, soul-shattering in its simplicity, bal

Words by Miles Milton-Jefferies The Great Escape festival has always been a way to discover the best new talent in the music scene. Featuring Sam Fender, Lorde and Wolf Alice playing in small pub bars before they got big, its reputation as the king of tastemaker festivals is well-earned. A multi-venue spectacle will see some of the best acts of tomorrow descend on Brighton – and you’d be wrong to be anywhere else in the scene. Here our Hideous Magazines top 15 picks for this