Formed in Dubai during the 2020 pandemic, Karman Line have already been championed by various rock music outlets, including Classic Rock Magazine and online portal Loudwire. If you’ve not yet caught up with the band, their brand new single ‘Come Undone’ is the perfect place to dive in.
Oui Plastique have already released a couple of very interesting singles in 2026, but their current release ‘For The Cry of Anguish’ is arguably one of their strongest – and certainly their most commercial sounding.
In 2024, Newcastle based pop punkers Monkie Mind released a double single ‘Ocean Road’/’Surrealio’, which provided a very effective snapshot of their very melodic sound. If anything, their brand new track improves on those recordings, bringing their chorus writing into particularly sharp focus.
In June 2026, British band Forget Them Wendy released ‘Wise Guy’, a track that blended pop and indie with lax vocals to share something that, if not entirely original, came with just enough sparkle and sass to make it hold up on its own terms.
A few months on, and their ‘Next Big Thing’ offers more of the same…only better.
In 2025, Avery Friedman released the excellent ‘New Thing’, a debut album steeped in a very nostalgic sound. The bulk of the release’s tracks hit upon a swooning indie tone, blending elements of dream pop into a light jangle which served the artist’s breathy vocal tones perfectly. The material wasn’t always about immediacy, but for those listeners willing to spend the time, it eventually became the kind of record that really rewarded those repeated listens.