Manchester’s lo‑fi indie duo Succulents have always carried the charm of a band you feel you’ve known for years, the kind who could be rehearsing in the terrace house next door, windows steamed, guitars slightly out of tune, harmonies sweet enough to fog the glass. With their new single ‘Work It Out’, they take that familiar intimacy and fire it into a sub‑three‑minute burst of fuzzed‑up joy that cements them as one of the most quietly exciting DIY acts emerging this year.

Fletchr Fletchr’s second EP, On The Island We Call Home, lands on Friday 21st August via Polydor and feels like a band levelling up in real time. Across its five tracks, they fuse widescreen indie rock with a lyrical lens that turns modern anxieties into something strangely hopeful.

We caught up with Devon 5 piece, The Kabins, after their appearance at the famous Keg n' Pasty. We chatted about this being the first time that they had played Boardmasters, their musical influences, what's been happening in their very busy lives and their new track 'Cherry' that EVERYONE shoudl check out at least once in their lives!

We caught up half of FLETCHR FLETCHR, the band that opened up the main stage at Boardmasters 2026. We chatted about their roots, the road to the main stage after playing The View a couple of years back, their new single and their forthcoming UK tour in September (tickets on sale NOW).

We caught up with Abbie Piper who performs a beautiful mix of Soul, R&B and Electronic music and chatted about the last time I saw her which was 10 years ago in a bar in Totnes and how her music has evolved since then.

We caught up with Jamie Yost after his appearance on The View stage, we chatted about the very first time I saw Jamie play nearly 10 years ago, the beauty that the stage has to offer and what the future holds for Jamie.

We caught up with Emily and Tom from Cornish band COSM who perform a fab blend of indie rock, Psych and Shoegaze. We chatted about an 'almost' wardrobe malfunction, the stage crew getting more than just 'The View' and future gigs.

There’s a particular thrill when a band from the mid‑2000s indie boom decides to revisit the UK, not as a nostalgia act, but as a still‑vital, still‑fun, still‑chaotic live force. This August, We Are Scientists are doing exactly that, making an intimate stop at KU Stockton as part of their summer festival run and the ongoing celebrations around 20 years of With Love and Squalor.

A random riff in rush‑hour traffic stopped me in my tracks and led me straight to The Skinner Brothers — a masked, DIY powerhouse turning rejection into a movement. I came for the music, but I stayed for the family they’ve built around it.

Forty years into The Wonder Stuff’s existence, Miles Hunt remains gloriously unchanged. He still swears with the precision of a craftsman, still laughs like someone who’s seen too much to take anything too seriously, and still talks about music with the kind of unguarded affection that makes you remember why bands matter in the first place.

When we meet, he’s nursing a cold, a souvenir from a rare trip to London. “I live rurally and I don’t see many people” he says, half‑laughing, half‑complaining. “But I went to London and spent a fucking hour on the tube in rush hour. Exactly 72 hours later, I’ve got a cold.” It’s classic Miles: observational, irritated and amused, all at the same time.

We caught up with Ella and Finn from a London based band called CANDAR who perform some incredible alternative rock music, think of them as the reverse White Stripes!

We caught up with Harry and Caitlin from London based Neo-Soul outfir ACHILLES HEEL have earned their stripes since forming at Falmouth University some years back before moving to the smoke to further their music careers.

We caught up with Cornish legend PERI RAE who has earned her stripes over the past few years and played the same stage 2 years previously.

We caught up with Luke and Josh from 3 DAYS OF WONDER, a Devon based rock band who perform some fabulous music and have earned their stripes through relentless gigging around some of the best venues on offer.

Boardmasters 2026 didn’t so much begin as unfurl — a weekend that opened like a postcard, sunshine stretched across the coastline and a soft breeze rolling over the clifftops as if the festival itself were exhaling. Even before the gates properly swung open, there was that familiar hum: early arrivals drifting through Newquay, subtle site changes to clock, the ritual wristband shuffle, and the quiet thrill of knowing you’re about to spend three days chasing music, stories, and whatever madness the Cornish weather decides to throw at you. It felt charmed from the off, the kind of start that tells you you’re in for something special.

Just another Wednesday in sleepy Devon for most, but not for anyone crammed into Things Happen Here. For the lucky few who snagged tickets to this sold‑out show for The Bluetones, Dartington briefly stopped being sleepy and became something closer to electric.

FAN GIRL have never been a band defined by a single era. From early uni‑formed friendships to devastating loss, shifting line‑ups, and the strange dislocation of writing across continents, their story is one of constant reinvention. What’s remained is the spark: a commitment to making music that feels exciting, challenging, and defiantly their own. In this conversation, the Melbourne/Naarm outfit dig into the memories that shaped them, the chaotic colour of their sound, the buoyant local scene they adore, and the wild, distance‑warped process behind their latest EP 8HRS. They also lift the lid on recording with Andy Savours in London, dream festival lineups, and the kind of dinner party only FAN GIRL could host.

For more than three decades, Evan Dando has been one of alternative rock’s great wanderers, a songwriter with a golden ear, a troubadour’s heart, and a life lived in beautiful, chaotic technicolour. When The Lemonheads return to the UK this September and October for a sprawling run of dates, they’ll be bringing a version of Evan that feels newly sharpened, newly grounded, and newly joyful.

There’s something quietly magical about a festival that knows exactly what it is, and refuses to become anything else. As the UK festival season edges toward its final hurrah, Mucky Weekender returns to Vicarage Farm, Winchester, from 10–12 September, once again proving that intimacy, community and a bit of glorious chaos can outshine any mega‑weekend with a million‑pound production budget.

Los Angeles quartet Exploding Flowers are heading back to the UK this August, carrying their jangling, harmony‑rich guitar‑pop across a run of dates that feel tailor‑made for fans of Big Star, The Soft Boys, and the Paisley Underground’s kaleidoscopic shimmer. It’s a tour that lands just ahead of their fourth album — due later this year via Meritorio Records — and arrives with the promise of new material, including the forthcoming single Spinning Carousel.