Tag: pop
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The Snuts: Joy In Short Moments review – mature anthems from a band that’s here to stay
The Snuts’ fourth album presents the Scottish quartet in a particularly reflective mood, although their knack for stadium ready choruses is stronger than ever.
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Tommy Lefroy live at Assai Records review – a little too precarious
Performing for the first time in nearly two years, Tommy Lefroy sounded a little rusty for this low-key set in Edinburgh. Still, given the content of their promising new album The Precariat, maybe human imperfection was the whole point.
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Curiosity Shop: Bound For The Sky EP review – delightful debut is full of promise
After relentless touring built up an impressive following for the Edinburgh folk band before they even released their first single, Bound For The Sky confirms Curiosity Shop as one of Scotland’s most exciting new songwriting talents.
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Beabadoobee: Pylon review – electrifying grunge rock is her best yet
The British-Filipino singer sounds more confident and impactful than ever on her hard-hitting sixth album, which sets the loneliness of life on tour to a series of blissfully melodic tunes.
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Phoebe Bridgers: Lost Weekend review – blockbuster return will make you believe in magic
Phoebe Bridgers’ third album improbably lives up to the hype generated by her ingeniously orchestrated return to earth: a high-budget, detail-oriented showpiece about grief and hope packed with spectacular twists and turns. When it comes to indie folk, Bridgers really is on a planet of her own.
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Vulfpeck live at the O2 review – panto funk collective have the key to your heart
Performing a vanishingly rare UK arena show, the lovable funk group offered plenty of light-hearted musical delights for a bouyant O2 crowd, even in the absence of founding member Theo Katzman.
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Indie pop rising star Leah Nawy on making it in New York, last minute sax solos, and leaning in to the distortion
A graduate of The New School and BerkleeNYC, Leah Nawy is now ready to make a splash in New York’s indie pop scene. She talks to Undertone about her dynamic new EP, and what it means to be in bloom.
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Olivia Rodrigo: you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love review – seems pretty safe
On her third album, Rodrigo leaves behind the gutsy pop punk that made her such an intriguing A-league popstar, but this expertly paced new LP features one of the finest hit singles of 2026 and proves Rodrigo doesn’t need her heart broken to write great pop.
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The Lemon Twigs live at Brudenell Social Club review – they just don’t make pop like this any more
Playing to a packed room on a glorious May evening in Leeds, the Twigs seemed perfectly at ease on stage for this faultless set. The grand orchestration of their new album was necessarily dialed-back, but no bother: these are some of the best-written pop rock songs this side of 1970.
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Six of the best new albums to listen to in May 2026
The beautiful month of May is here, and with it a host of new music to enjoy.
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Searows live at Leeds Irish Centre review – minimalist atmospherics from indie folk’s new leading light
Searows’ beguiling new album provided the most compelling songs for this understated performance in Leeds. At his best, his broadly coastal-themed new songs sound windswept and epic. Other times, it’s more of a wishy-washy damp squib.
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Jessica Winter live at Headrow House review – life-affirming joy from a soon-to-be superstar
Unfazed by poor ticket sales, faulty lighting and a microphone mishap, on a rainy night in Leeds the Portsmouth upstart proved herself to be a hugely promising popstar. This show came packed with slick choreo, magnetic onstage charisma, versatile vocals – and a thrilling Undertone first…
