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We're all guilty of ducking issues. The biggest killer of men under 45 in the UK is suicide, and it's because we let issues mount up rather than letting them out. Which is why Ducking Punches strike such a poignant note with their first new video since the release of their assured fourth album ‘Alamort’. "I Ruin Everything" is about as honest, as brazen and as powerful a hit as you are likely to hear this year. The video features the band opening...

Australian alt-pop group Cub Sport have released the video for “Good Guys Go” - the third official single off of their sophomore album, BATS. The track is about an unfortunately common theme; being in a relationship where you’re doing everything you can to keep the other person up and make sure they’re happy, but that attention and love isn't being reciprocated. Inspired by hearing similar situations told to him by friends over and over, lead singer Tim Nelson explains: “I...

Ahead of the release of TesseracT’s highly anticipated new studio album Sonder the band have revealed their first official video, for their new single “King”. The emotive and viscerally challenging clip, was directed by Kyle Kadow & Steven Cleavland and shot in a snowy Wisconsin following a brutal storm, which all added to the atmospheric footage as bassist Amos Williams explains "We have been very lucky to work with two cinematographers of such vision and quality as Kyle and Steven. We gave...

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BBC Sound Of 2018 winner  Sigrid, today releases ‘Raw’, the first in a collection of brand new material, set to drop every week for the next five weeks. The last few months have been remarkable for the Norwegian pop sensation. From a blisteringly beautiful Nobel Peace Prize performance, moving Helen Mirren on the Graham Norton Show, to reaching the top 10 in the UK charts with A-list single ‘Strangers’. Sigrid now has a global reach of 185M streams and 2M sales with the mood-defining Don’t Kill My Vibe EP and brutally honest...

  A final year university student is hoping she's got the X-Factor to land a first class honours degree - after writing her dissertation about ONE DIRECTION. Pollyanna Kehoe, 20, is penning a 13,000 word Sociology essay entirely based on the "fandom" surrounding the biggest boy band on the planet The 1D megafan has whole sections dedicated to Zayn Malik leaving the group and even the Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson "bromance". Pollyanna said she decided to focus on her...

Forget the wind, forget the rain, forget the beast from the east and instead turn your attention to the west in anticipation of the summer thanks to this guaranteed anthem from Cornish folk rockers ENNOR. With their musical and emotional roots embedded in the far corners of Cornwall, ENNOR are bringing a slice of 'Californwall’ indie-folk to break through the bleak British winter with their new single ‘Farewell To Atlantis’. The four-piece’s infectious sound has already garnered attention from London...

Ticketing outlet and event guide Skiddle have announced they will be partnering with Safe Gigs For Women; working together to combat sexual harassment and assault at live music events. The partnership will see Skiddle championing and supporting Safe Gigs For Women, aiming to reduce the number of cases of sexual harassment at gigs, club nights and music festivals by taking part in a series of campaigns, awareness raising events and fundraising activities. Whilst Safe Gigs For Women are established in their work with...

On the back of International Women's Day we're all cruising into the weekend with Pink hits and Lily Allen's "Fuck you very much" blaring out of the stereo. But if you want a bit of electro, rhythmic calm mixed in to your daily dose of empowerment, you could do a lot worse than listen to Galway-based newcomer Cat Turner. Having started producing a year ago, Turner has honed a nurtured sound with immense technical maturity. She takes her cues from acts...