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90 new names added to The Great Escape 2023 line-up

The Brighton festival returns this May with acts including Big Moon, Sad Night Dynamite, Willie J Healey and Stone on the bill

Geese return with zippy new single ‘Cowboy Nudes’

"The song is about life getting better, and more fun, after the end of the world"

Charlotte Plank: the underground star rewriting the rules of UK drum ‘n’ bass

The 21-year-old's refreshing experimentalism dazzles across high-tempo dance anthems as well as offbeat pop

Benefits: “Independent venues are not ‘stepping stones’ – for many bands this is our Wembley”

"Don’t get me started on calling it 'the toilet circuit'…"

FLO announce first North American tour

"We couldn’t be more excited", Flo said of their North American tour

Royel Otis are bringing a radically positive vision to Australia’s guitar scene

“Birds of a feather flock together” is so much more than just an old adage for Royel Otis – it’s become representative of their...

Sleep Token: what’s behind the rapid rise of the mysterious masked collective?

The alt-metal band have a cryptic origin story, a major sold-out UK tour under their belt and an increasingly inquisitive fanbase who are desperate for more

NME Radio Roundup 30 January 2023: Samia, boygenius, Yaeji and more

All the new bangers added to the NME Radio playlist this week

M(h)aol’s thrillingly raw punk rock has the power to change lives

With a collection of songs that focus on the power of healing, people will turn to the Dublin's band debut in times of need

The Reytons land first Number One album with ‘What’s Rock And Roll?’

“We’ve been dreaming of this moment for as long as we can remember!”