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Black Bananas (led by Jennifer Herrema from Royal Trux & RTX), reveal new single ‘Turkey Burgers’ from their first album in a decade ‘Bad Bunch’.

Jennifer Herrema’s Black Bananas return with Bad Bunch, the group's first album since 2014’s Electric Brick Wall and Herrema’s first release since Royal Trux’s White Stuff in 2019. Assembled across more than a decade the record arrives September 4th via Fire Records (their first for the label), with lead single 'Turkey Burgers' out now.

lucky break shares new version of ‘Head Down’ featuring Melissa Auf Der Maur (Hole/Smashing Pumpkins)

Nurtured on 90's alternative indie, lucky break's music melds the emotionality of Fiona Apple, the wide-eyed wonder of Bedouine and Americana alt-rock of Lucinda Williams. Appealing to enthusiasts of Alvvays, Hole, Phoebe Bridgers and The Breeders, Melissa Auf der Maur has notably been an early supporter of her work.

Haylie Davis debut album ‘Wandering Star’ is out today

Davis’ coming-of-age debut unfolds like a Townes Van Zandt tale set in a deserted diner off a re-routed interchange—intimate, cinematic, and quietly fearless. Haylie Davis channels the spirit of the early ’70s, when Carole King and Joni Mitchell redefined songwriting

Jane Weaver reveals early collection reissues: ‘Like an Aspen Leaf’, ‘Seven Day Smile’ & ‘Cherlokalate’

Fire Records’ next instalment in Jane Weaver’s early collection brings together a triptych of the psych-pop veteran’s earlier catalogue. Set for release on 7th August, we journey through her critically acclaimed releases mini-album Like An Aspen Leaf, her debut album Seven Day Smile and 2007 follow up Cherlokalate. Following their release, Jane will be joining Saint Etienne for a number of special live dates this September alongside an appearance at this year’s Moseley Folk and Boia Festival.

Graham Reynolds’ new album ‘The Portcullis’ is out today on Fire Records and as part of the Weird Walk Record Cult

'The Portcullis' draws on dungeon-synth textures, medieval ambience, and the imaginative pull of folklore. Rather than recreating the past, it opens a threshold into a world slightly outside time. At its centre is a simple question - what lies behind the portcullis? – taking the listener on a focused journey through shifting eras, symbols, and atmospheres. It plays like a lost fantasy soundtrack, inviting the listener into an adventure that feels both ancient and newly invented.