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3 days ago | narcmagazine.com | Jonathan Coll

Peach DiscsReleased: 16.05.25Shanti Celeste is embarking on a typically expansive tour which will see her behind the decks at some of the most renowned clubs and festivals in the world. It’s been such for years, with Shanti being one of the most sought after and reliably thrilling DJs on the circuit. She’s somehow also found the time to drop an album, with her second full length record forthcoming on Peach Discs.

4 days ago | narcmagazine.com | Matt Young

Merge RecordsReleased: 16.05.25M(h)aol have evolved with explosive clarity on Something Soft. Where Attachment Styles, their debut, was raw and revolutionary, their latest effort sharpens that edge into something more intimate and ferociously alive. The band’s chemistry is undeniable; the rhythm section of Hyland and Keane is locked in like a heartbeat, pulsing beneath vocals that flit between defiance and deadpan wit.

4 days ago | narcmagazine.com | Mark Grainger

Invada RecordsReleased 16.05.25It’s been a minute since Billy Nomates, aka Victoria ‘Tor’ Maries, became a target for armchair arseholes during her solo Glastonbury performance. That’s just one of the things that has changed for Metalhorse; the third BNM album is the first to feature a full performing band. More striking is how the spiky post-punk of previous releases has been streamlined, polished into a more country and pop-tinged sound.

1 week ago | narcmagazine.com | Damian Robinson

Taken over a full day, and moved from its original two location venue to one, Bank Holiday Sunday’s Phazed Out is a boon for local hardcore punk enthusiasts.It’s Proper Fucked and Gylt who open up today’s show; slightly unlucky in the fact that’s there’s both a grill and a Newcastle match happening during their performance time slots, but both acts still maintain an intense show with solid guitar riffs and edgy delivery.

1 week ago | narcmagazine.com | Ali Welford

Sony MusicReleased: 09.05.25Be it due to sexual misconduct allegations levelled at Win Butler or the general malaise that’s characterised their output post-2010, album number seven was always going to be a tricky one for Arcade Fire to navigate. Pink Elephant certainly suppresses one trend: their previously insurmountably conviction that bigger means better.