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• The Lathums – Matter Does Not Define - Dork - readdork.com | Dork | March 5, 2025, midnight
The Lathums’ third album finds them caught between comfort zones and creative risks, delivering a collection that’s equal parts ambitious experimentation and familiar indie foundations. ‘Matter Does Not Define’ sees the Wigan quartet pushing into new territory – sometimes successfully, more often less so – while holding onto the ...

• Watch Sam Fender play songs from his new album 'People Watching' live for first time in Paris | Dork | March 5, 2025, 12:03 p.m.
Sam Fender performed four new songs from 'People Watching' during his 14-track Paris show, marking his first headline gig since its release.

• Competition Is For Losers: How Rizzle Kicks learnt to take their time | Dork | March 4, 2025, midnight
Yet, the Rizzle Kicks we know and love have grown a lot in the last nine years, and things have become far more complex than purely having a laugh. As they gear up to release their third album, ‘Competition is for Losers’, it is evident that Jordan and Harley have a lot more to say and a lot more ways to say it.

• Paris Texas have dropped a second surprise EP, 'They Left Me With A Gun' | Dork | Feb. 28, 2025, 3:31 p.m.
Paris Texas drops experimental six-track EP alongside world tour dates supporting Tyler, The Creator and Lil Yachty.

• Rizzle Kicks are “bringing the sunshine” with their comeback album ... | Dork | Feb. 12, 2025, midnight
Rizzle Kicks are set to mark a new chapter with the release of their third album, ‘Competition is for Losers’, set to arrive this Friday (14 February 2025). The returning duo – Jordan Stephens and Harley Alexander-Sule – reunited in May 2024 and have since been steadily rebuilding their presence, since their comeback single ‘Javelin ...

• Rizzle Kicks - Competition Is For Losers - Dork - readdork.com | Dork | Feb. 12, 2025, midnight
Defined and preserved in time, what Rizzle Kicks are in 2025 is met directly by ‘Competition Is For Losers’. Throwing nostalgia to the side, it captures who Jordan and Harley are now.

• Paris Texas have dropped a new EP, ‘They Left Me With The Sword’ | Dork | Feb. 21, 2025, midnight
Paris Texas drops eight-track EP 'They Left Me With The Sword' while embarking on worldwide Chromakopia tour with Tyler, The Creator.

• Mallrat has dropped her new album 'Light hit my face like a straight ... | Dork | Feb. 14, 2025, midnight
Mallrat has released her new album ‘Light hit my face like a straight right’ via Dew Process / Universal Music Australia. The ARIA Platinum singer, songwriter, and producer’s latest work explores themes of human connection and magical realism, drawing from her experiences growing up in Brisbane.

• John Glacier has released her debut album 'Like A Ribbon', featuring ... | Dork | Feb. 14, 2025, midnight
John Glacier has released her debut album ‘Like A Ribbon’ via Young, featuring collaborations with Sampha, Flume, and Eartheater. The London-based rapper, poet and producer’s new record spans 11 tracks across three chapters – ‘Like A Ribbon’, ‘Duppy Gun’, and ‘Angel’s Trumpet’.

• John Glacier – Like A Ribbon - Dork - readdork.com | Dork | Feb. 12, 2025, midnight
East London rapper and producer John Glacier is breaking out of the alt-rap underground with her astonishingly good and deeply immersive debut album ‘Like A Ribbon’. This is a record that a lot of people have been waiting a long time for, and it lives up to the expectation.

• Mallrat – Light hit my face like a straight right - readdork.com | Dork | Feb. 12, 2025, midnight
Where Mallrat’s earlier work wrapped itself in cosy lo-fi textures, ‘Light hit my face like a straight right’ drops Grace Shaw into a glittering pool of processed beats and warped electronics. This bold pivot might surprise fans of her previous dreamy indie offerings, but she navigates the transition with surprising grace.

• Love in the age of irony: How Father John Misty created modern romance ... | Dork | Feb. 7, 2025, midnight
In the decade since Father John Misty unleashed ‘I Love You, Honeybear’ upon an unsuspecting world, it’s become the blueprint for how to write about romance without sacrificing your credentials as a professional cynic – a neat trick that countless others have attempted but few have matched.

• Nao has released her fourth album 'Jupiter' | Dork | Feb. 21, 2025, midnight
The visual elements for ‘Jupiter’ have been created by photographer Lillie Eiger, with creative direction from SpaceBroth. The album’s tracklist includes previously released singles ‘Wildflowers’, ‘Elevate’, ‘Happy People’, ‘Light Years’, and ‘All of Me’. Nao is set to embark on a UK, European, and North American tour.

• Nao has shared ‘Light Years’ ahead of her new album ‘Jupiter’ | Dork | Feb. 7, 2025, midnight
Nao has released new single ‘Light Years’ ahead of her fourth studio album ‘Jupiter’, which arrives 21st February. The track, co-written by Nao and Toby Gabb and produced by Loxe, explores themes of love and devotion. “If another lifetime and Orbit collided this song would be born,” Nao explains.

• Sam Fender teases "a bit more thrashy" direction and unreleased demos while promoting new album 'People Watching' | Dork | Feb. 24, 2025, 2:17 p.m.
Sam already has numerous demos ready for future projects, apparently.

• Saya Gray has dropped her debut album 'SAYA' | Dork | Feb. 21, 2025, midnight
Saya Gray has released her debut album ‘SAYA’ via Dirty Hit. The 10-track collection follows previous singles ‘SHELL ( OF A MAN )’, ‘H.B.W’, and ‘LIE DOWN..’. The release follows Gray’s 2023 project ’19 MASTERS’ and subsequent EPs ‘QWERTY’ and ‘QWERTY II’. The new album was created following a solo journey across ...

• The Wombats vs The Algorithm: Embracing human imperfection has shaped the band's most daring album yet | Dork | Feb. 22, 2025, 11:15 a.m.
From Liverpool locals to LA lifestyle, The Wombats’ sixth album finds Murph and Co. embracing imperfection and fighting against processed perfection in modern music.

• Manic Street Preachers lead UK album chart race ahead of Sabrina Carpenter | Dork | Feb. 18, 2025, 1:41 p.m.
The Welsh band's fifteenth album 'Critical Thinking' leads the UK charts, outpacing Sabrina Carpenter's release by 2,700 units.

• Manic Street Preachers - Critical Thinking | Dork | Feb. 12, 2025, midnight
Label: Columbia Records Released: 14th February 2025 Having accepted their days of hit singles are behind them, Manic Street Preachers have nonetheless continued releasing albums at a regular tic, and ‘Critical Thinking’, their fifteenth, finds them scratching their heads at the cultural landscape they find themselves in.

• Manic Street Preachers: "Muzzling young people only leads to bitterness ... | Dork | Jan. 31, 2025, midnight
‘Critical Thinking’ is your 15th album, an incredible achievement. All the Manics albums have their own distinctive character and world they inhabit, so what does ‘Critical Thinking’ represent within the Manic Street Preachers universe?

• Kelela releases jazz-inspired unplugged album ‘In The Blue Light’ | Dork | Feb. 13, 2025, midnight
Kelela has released ‘In The Blue Light’, a new album featuring reimagined versions of songs from across her discography. The 12-track collection stems from her two-day residency at The Blue Note in May 2024, presenting jazz and acoustic interpretations of material from her previous releases ‘Cut 4 Me’, ‘Hallucinogen’, ‘Take Me Apart’, and ‘Raven’.

• Kelela's going all jazz club on us with a properly fancy live album ... | Dork | Jan. 28, 2025, midnight
Alt-R&B queen Kelela is serving up something rather special – a proper sophisticated live album recorded at New York’s legendary Blue Note jazz club. ‘In The Blue Light’ sees her reimagining tracks from across her catalogue in unplugged form, including bits from ‘Cut 4 Me’, ‘Hallucinogen’, ‘Take Me Apart’, and last year’s ...

• Michael Kiwanuka has shared a new video for 'One and Only', from his 'Small Changes' album | Dork | Nov. 27, 2024, 11:09 a.m.
Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka has released video for 'One and Only', directed by Malia Ann.

• Michael Kiwanuka – Small Changes | Dork | Nov. 20, 2024, 4:48 p.m.
'Small Changes' is one of those rare albums that fits almost any situation. Whether it's a bright November morning sipping coffee