Voka Gentle: Domestic Unrest

byMat Smith
February 12, 2026

Fearlessly unpredictable, mercurial trio Voka Gentle blend left-field pop, folk and experimental sounds to sparkling effect

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Mat Smith

Gazelle Twin: Last exit to grantham

byStephen Dalton

Before leaving the EU was a thing, Elizabeth Bernholz relocated from metropolitan Brighton to the soon-to-be “Vote Leave” climate of the Lincolnshire flatlands. The culture shock is still sinking in for Gazelle Twin, whose new ‘Pastoral’ album is an unsettling tour de force

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11 minute read

Taking The Trans Europe Express

byJools Stone

From Paris to Vienna to Düsseldorf, our very own man on the train follows the route laid out on ‘Trans-Europe Express’ for a unique Tour De Kraftwerk

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8 minute read

Pye Corner Audio: Here Comes The Sun

byWill Salmon

Materialising from sonic dystopia and shadows into bright light, “analogue evangelist” Martin Jenkins and Ride guitarist Andy Bell join forces on ‘Let’s Emerge!’, the dazzling new Pye Corner Audio album

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8 minute read

Conny Frischauf: Pick And Mix

byMat Smith

Combining playful electronics, left-field pop and wonky jazz vibes, the synaesthetic sound world of Viennese electronicist Conny Frischauf is packed full of sonic possibilities

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10 minute read

Sleaford Mods: X-Cess All Areas

bySian Pattenden

Sleaford Mods return with their most ambitious, sharp-tongued set yet, AS ‘The Demise Of Planet X’ cranks up fury and vivid sonics into a caustic portrait of cultural freefall and catharsis. They’re loud, angry and utterly irresistible

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7 minute read

Der Plan: We are the Robots

byJeremy Allen

Forget Kraftwerk doing it for one song, in the late 1980s, fellow Düsseldorf outfit Der Plan came up with a crackpot scheme to completely replace themselves with robots…