Lauren Barley
@rarelyunable.bsky.social
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Celebrating 15 years of Rarely Unable PR with this incredible artwork from #arcaneandfable as commissioned by a very dear friend of mine.
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Gnod announce new album 'Chronicles Of Gnowt Vol.1'
Watch video to first track to be revealed:
youtu.be/uX4haCKVlv8
Preorder the ltd vinyl from here, or from your local record shop:
rocketrecordings.com/products/the...
The band are also touring in May:
rocketrecordings.com/blogs/news/g...
Watch video to first track to be revealed:
youtu.be/uX4haCKVlv8
Preorder the ltd vinyl from here, or from your local record shop:
rocketrecordings.com/products/the...
The band are also touring in May:
rocketrecordings.com/blogs/news/g...
February 5, 2026 at 11:00 AM
Gnod announce new album 'Chronicles Of Gnowt Vol.1'
Watch video to first track to be revealed:
youtu.be/uX4haCKVlv8
Preorder the ltd vinyl from here, or from your local record shop:
rocketrecordings.com/products/the...
The band are also touring in May:
rocketrecordings.com/blogs/news/g...
Watch video to first track to be revealed:
youtu.be/uX4haCKVlv8
Preorder the ltd vinyl from here, or from your local record shop:
rocketrecordings.com/products/the...
The band are also touring in May:
rocketrecordings.com/blogs/news/g...
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⚡ ESSENTIAL LISTENING ⚡
Our artistic director/co founder, Lisa curated last night’s FREAK ZONE playlist on BBC Radio 6 Music, with a preview of our announced 2026 acts.
The full playlist is now available to stream - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 🎧
Our artistic director/co founder, Lisa curated last night’s FREAK ZONE playlist on BBC Radio 6 Music, with a preview of our announced 2026 acts.
The full playlist is now available to stream - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 🎧
February 5, 2026 at 12:09 PM
⚡ ESSENTIAL LISTENING ⚡
Our artistic director/co founder, Lisa curated last night’s FREAK ZONE playlist on BBC Radio 6 Music, with a preview of our announced 2026 acts.
The full playlist is now available to stream - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 🎧
Our artistic director/co founder, Lisa curated last night’s FREAK ZONE playlist on BBC Radio 6 Music, with a preview of our announced 2026 acts.
The full playlist is now available to stream - www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... 🎧
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The Wire 505 is out now!
Featuring dälek on the cover, plus an industrial hiphop primer, Vic Bang, Pascal Comelade, O Ghettaõ, Daniel Blumberg’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Featuring dälek on the cover, plus an industrial hiphop primer, Vic Bang, Pascal Comelade, O Ghettaõ, Daniel Blumberg’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
February 3, 2026 at 3:04 PM
The Wire 505 is out now!
Featuring dälek on the cover, plus an industrial hiphop primer, Vic Bang, Pascal Comelade, O Ghettaõ, Daniel Blumberg’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Featuring dälek on the cover, plus an industrial hiphop primer, Vic Bang, Pascal Comelade, O Ghettaõ, Daniel Blumberg’s Jukebox, and much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
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mclusky is a band with a mini-album coming soon and it's called, I sure am getting sick of this bowling alley
out march 20th (digital) and may 1st (vinyl)
there's also a song and video (directed by remy lamont) called "i know computer" which is out today
pre-order now at mclusky.lnk.to/bowling
out march 20th (digital) and may 1st (vinyl)
there's also a song and video (directed by remy lamont) called "i know computer" which is out today
pre-order now at mclusky.lnk.to/bowling
February 4, 2026 at 3:10 PM
mclusky is a band with a mini-album coming soon and it's called, I sure am getting sick of this bowling alley
out march 20th (digital) and may 1st (vinyl)
there's also a song and video (directed by remy lamont) called "i know computer" which is out today
pre-order now at mclusky.lnk.to/bowling
out march 20th (digital) and may 1st (vinyl)
there's also a song and video (directed by remy lamont) called "i know computer" which is out today
pre-order now at mclusky.lnk.to/bowling
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Supersonic Festival returns to Digbeth on April 25–26 for a special limited edition. The lineup features the premiere of Microplastics (aya, 96 back, Jennifer Walton), alongside the “Lynchian” doom-folk of ØXN, Traidora, Milkweed and more. klofmag.com/2026/01/supe...
Digbeth’s Sonic Resistance: Supersonic Festival Announce Limited Edition Event for April 2026
Supersonic 2026 hits Digbeth April 25–26, featuring Microplastics, ØXN, and Traidora. This legendary festival remains a bastion of “undiluted creativity,” blending experimental heaviness with expert c...
klofmag.com
January 29, 2026 at 12:40 PM
Supersonic Festival returns to Digbeth on April 25–26 for a special limited edition. The lineup features the premiere of Microplastics (aya, 96 back, Jennifer Walton), alongside the “Lynchian” doom-folk of ØXN, Traidora, Milkweed and more. klofmag.com/2026/01/supe...
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IPECAC & VALVE BRING THE “HALF-LIFE: ALYX” SOUNDTRACK TO YOU ON APRIL 24TH!
Pre-order the 6LP Box, 4CD Digipak & 2LP Vinyl at valve.lnk.to/hla
Pre-order the 6LP Box, 4CD Digipak & 2LP Vinyl at valve.lnk.to/hla
January 27, 2026 at 3:11 PM
IPECAC & VALVE BRING THE “HALF-LIFE: ALYX” SOUNDTRACK TO YOU ON APRIL 24TH!
Pre-order the 6LP Box, 4CD Digipak & 2LP Vinyl at valve.lnk.to/hla
Pre-order the 6LP Box, 4CD Digipak & 2LP Vinyl at valve.lnk.to/hla
Listen back to Daniel P Carter's BBC Radio 1 #rockshow to hear the first play of Këkht Aräkh's new single "Three winters away" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
New album Morning Star arrives @sacredbones.bsky.social on March 27th.
New album Morning Star arrives @sacredbones.bsky.social on March 27th.
BBC Radio 1 - Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P Carter, Rifle, Violet Grohl and Showing Teeth
Rifle talk through their new record, plus Dan gets to know Violet Grohl and Showing Teeth.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 27, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Listen back to Daniel P Carter's BBC Radio 1 #rockshow to hear the first play of Këkht Aräkh's new single "Three winters away" www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...
New album Morning Star arrives @sacredbones.bsky.social on March 27th.
New album Morning Star arrives @sacredbones.bsky.social on March 27th.
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SUPERSONIC 2026 LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT AND TICKETS ON SALE - THURS 29 JAN AT 12:00‼💥
The time is nearly upon us. This Thursday at 12:00, we will be announcing the Supersonic Festival 2026 lineup. At the same time, all remaining tickets for this year’s festival will be released via our website!
The time is nearly upon us. This Thursday at 12:00, we will be announcing the Supersonic Festival 2026 lineup. At the same time, all remaining tickets for this year’s festival will be released via our website!
January 27, 2026 at 1:29 PM
SUPERSONIC 2026 LINEUP ANNOUNCEMENT AND TICKETS ON SALE - THURS 29 JAN AT 12:00‼💥
The time is nearly upon us. This Thursday at 12:00, we will be announcing the Supersonic Festival 2026 lineup. At the same time, all remaining tickets for this year’s festival will be released via our website!
The time is nearly upon us. This Thursday at 12:00, we will be announcing the Supersonic Festival 2026 lineup. At the same time, all remaining tickets for this year’s festival will be released via our website!
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Earth and Black Noi$e share surprise collaborative album 'Geometry Of Murder: Extra Capsular Extraction Inversions'
Earth & Black Noi$e Share Surprise New Collaborative Album: Listen
Dylan Carlson’s long-running, ever-evolving drone institution Earth helped invent doom metal back in the early ’90s. Carlson started Earth one year before Detroit native Robert Mansel was born. Mansel...
stereogum.com
January 21, 2026 at 3:15 PM
Earth and Black Noi$e share surprise collaborative album 'Geometry Of Murder: Extra Capsular Extraction Inversions'
A joyful sunn O))) / @maryannehobbs.bsky.social moment on BBC Radio 6 Music over the weekend www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #gloryblack #sunn @subpop.bsky.social
BBC Radio 6 Music - Mary Anne Hobbs, 18/01/2026
With a borderless spectrum of music, new experiments in Storytelling and sound.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 19, 2026 at 1:48 PM
A joyful sunn O))) / @maryannehobbs.bsky.social moment on BBC Radio 6 Music over the weekend www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... #gloryblack #sunn @subpop.bsky.social
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Today we officially announce the new dälek album. ..
“Brilliance of a Falling Moon”
Coming March 27, 2026
Available for pre-order today from Ipecac Recordings dalek.lnk.to/moon
and we drop the first joint off the album:
“Better Than” youtu.be/X4oE4tSyB6k
RESPECT TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT
“Brilliance of a Falling Moon”
Coming March 27, 2026
Available for pre-order today from Ipecac Recordings dalek.lnk.to/moon
and we drop the first joint off the album:
“Better Than” youtu.be/X4oE4tSyB6k
RESPECT TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT
January 14, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Today we officially announce the new dälek album. ..
“Brilliance of a Falling Moon”
Coming March 27, 2026
Available for pre-order today from Ipecac Recordings dalek.lnk.to/moon
and we drop the first joint off the album:
“Better Than” youtu.be/X4oE4tSyB6k
RESPECT TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT
“Brilliance of a Falling Moon”
Coming March 27, 2026
Available for pre-order today from Ipecac Recordings dalek.lnk.to/moon
and we drop the first joint off the album:
“Better Than” youtu.be/X4oE4tSyB6k
RESPECT TO THOSE WHO SUPPORT
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Drone metal duo Sunn O))) return with new self-titled album, their first full-length release on Sub Pop since signing to the label last October, and share new single "Glory Black".
sunn O))) announce new self-titled album
Sunn O))) have revealed that they are set to release a new self-titled album, and shared closing track "Glory Black".
buff.ly
January 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Drone metal duo Sunn O))) return with new self-titled album, their first full-length release on Sub Pop since signing to the label last October, and share new single "Glory Black".
"‘Ferrum Sidereum’ is the sound of human brains (and souls) firing in a manner that no machine ever will. Creativity is a sacred act that can produce wonders such as this" says Tom Morgan @clashmusic.com in this 9/10 review of the new album from Zu (out Friday!)
www.clashmusic.com/reviews/zu-f...
www.clashmusic.com/reviews/zu-f...
Zu - Ferrum Sidereum | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews
Although it’s hard to know whether Zu themselves will be happy to hear this image being invoked, there’s something slightly eerie about one of the first
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January 7, 2026 at 4:06 PM
"‘Ferrum Sidereum’ is the sound of human brains (and souls) firing in a manner that no machine ever will. Creativity is a sacred act that can produce wonders such as this" says Tom Morgan @clashmusic.com in this 9/10 review of the new album from Zu (out Friday!)
www.clashmusic.com/reviews/zu-f...
www.clashmusic.com/reviews/zu-f...
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simply huge in every respect: scope, scale, ambition, sound, production. It’s heavy, it’s inspired, and it’s an album to lose yourself in... auralaggravation.com/2025/12/23/z... @houseofmythology.bsky.social @rarelyunable.bsky.social
Zu – Ferrum Sidereum
House Of Mythology – 9th January 2026 Christopher Nosnibor Zu just keep on defying genre and creating music that lands from a different angle every time, even after the best part of thirty years. W…
auralaggravation.com
December 24, 2025 at 7:31 PM
simply huge in every respect: scope, scale, ambition, sound, production. It’s heavy, it’s inspired, and it’s an album to lose yourself in... auralaggravation.com/2025/12/23/z... @houseofmythology.bsky.social @rarelyunable.bsky.social
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⚡ New Review ⚡
Reza breaks down Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter 'Forever, I’ve Been Being Born' – an album of immersive dark folk and alt country. Read the full review over at The Sleeping Shaman👇
thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/jess...
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Reza breaks down Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter 'Forever, I’ve Been Being Born' – an album of immersive dark folk and alt country. Read the full review over at The Sleeping Shaman👇
thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/jess...
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Review: Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter 'Forever, I’ve Been Being Born' - The Sleeping Shaman
Reza breaks down Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter 'Forever, I’ve Been Being Born' - an album of immersive dark folk and alt country
thesleepingshaman.com
December 29, 2025 at 11:00 AM
⚡ New Review ⚡
Reza breaks down Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter 'Forever, I’ve Been Being Born' – an album of immersive dark folk and alt country. Read the full review over at The Sleeping Shaman👇
thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/jess...
@rarelyunable.bsky.social
Reza breaks down Jesse Sykes And The Sweet Hereafter 'Forever, I’ve Been Being Born' – an album of immersive dark folk and alt country. Read the full review over at The Sleeping Shaman👇
thesleepingshaman.com/reviews/jess...
@rarelyunable.bsky.social
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Gets the Aural Aggravation vote... auralaggravation.com/2025/12/11/w... @litronix.bsky.social @rarelyunable.bsky.social
Watch: ‘Bus Stop (BEAKᐳ Remix)’ by Litronix
Beak> have remixed ‘Bus Stop’ by Litronix and today share a video, directed by Alex Terrazas and filmed on the sunny streets of East LA by Ské üblé. Litronix comments, “Earth is a bus stop. …
auralaggravation.com
December 11, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Gets the Aural Aggravation vote... auralaggravation.com/2025/12/11/w... @litronix.bsky.social @rarelyunable.bsky.social
SANAM are touring the UK this week and @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social has posted a great review of their first show in Leeds y'day, calling it "a concert of such sonic integrity and invention that continues to survive in what is a fast disappearing world." www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/12/01/l...
LIVE: SANAM – The Attic, Leeds, 30/11/2025 - God Is In The TV
On the day that Pope Leo visits Lebanon on the second leg of his first overseas trip as Catholic leader, the Beirut-based sextet SANAM are more than 2,000
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December 1, 2025 at 2:20 PM
SANAM are touring the UK this week and @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social has posted a great review of their first show in Leeds y'day, calling it "a concert of such sonic integrity and invention that continues to survive in what is a fast disappearing world." www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2025/12/01/l...
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Jesse Sykes will not be rushed. On her first album in 14 years (and fifth overall), the Seattle explorer takes a leisurely excursion to the folkier side of psychedelia.
Read Jon Young's review below:
Read Jon Young's review below:
ALBUM REVIEW: Jesse Sykes Casts a Mighty Spell with ‘Forever, I’ve Been Being Born’
Jesse Sykes will not be rushed. On her first album in 14 years (and fifth overall), the Seattle explorer takes a leisurely excursion to the folkier side of psychedelia without pandering to ‘60s…
nodepression.org
November 26, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Jesse Sykes will not be rushed. On her first album in 14 years (and fifth overall), the Seattle explorer takes a leisurely excursion to the folkier side of psychedelia.
Read Jon Young's review below:
Read Jon Young's review below:
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Bassist and vocalist Leah Levinson from Los Angeles #blackmetal noise merchants Agriculture (@agriculturemusic.bsky.social) is a potent voice in the heavy music scene.
We caught up with Leah to ask about her "Five Favourite" albums! 🖤
Read the full feature here: getinherears.com/2025/11/21/f...
We caught up with Leah to ask about her "Five Favourite" albums! 🖤
Read the full feature here: getinherears.com/2025/11/21/f...
November 21, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Bassist and vocalist Leah Levinson from Los Angeles #blackmetal noise merchants Agriculture (@agriculturemusic.bsky.social) is a potent voice in the heavy music scene.
We caught up with Leah to ask about her "Five Favourite" albums! 🖤
Read the full feature here: getinherears.com/2025/11/21/f...
We caught up with Leah to ask about her "Five Favourite" albums! 🖤
Read the full feature here: getinherears.com/2025/11/21/f...
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Gets the Aural Agravation vote... and mine! auralaggravation.com/2025/11/19/w... @houseofmythology.bsky.social @rarelyunable.bsky.social
Watch: ‘A.I. Hive Mind’ by Zu
Legendary Italian experimental trio Zu recently announced their return with Ferrum Sidereum (produced by Marc Urselli), a big and bold double album arriving on House of Mythology on the 9th January…
auralaggravation.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Gets the Aural Agravation vote... and mine! auralaggravation.com/2025/11/19/w... @houseofmythology.bsky.social @rarelyunable.bsky.social
Jessica Moss interviewed on Juno Daily as she continues to embark on her tour supporting Swans www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/20...
November 10, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Jessica Moss interviewed on Juno Daily as she continues to embark on her tour supporting Swans www.juno.co.uk/junodaily/20...
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For another top issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social, I reviewed:
• new music by Sunn O))) @stephenomalley74.bsky.social on @subpop.bsky.social
• Lucrecia Dalt's mesmerising OST for Bryn Chainey's 𝘙𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘱 (feat. @grahamreznick.bsky.social) on @lakeshorerecords.com / @invadarecords.bsky.social.
• new music by Sunn O))) @stephenomalley74.bsky.social on @subpop.bsky.social
• Lucrecia Dalt's mesmerising OST for Bryn Chainey's 𝘙𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘱 (feat. @grahamreznick.bsky.social) on @lakeshorerecords.com / @invadarecords.bsky.social.
The Wire 502 is out now!
Featuring Mulatu Astatke on the cover, plus Griot Galaxy, Emergence Collective, Test Dept’s Invisible Jukebox, Konrad Smoleński, Alpha Maid, and much, much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
Featuring Mulatu Astatke on the cover, plus Griot Galaxy, Emergence Collective, Test Dept’s Invisible Jukebox, Konrad Smoleński, Alpha Maid, and much, much more.
Pick up your copy here: thewire.co.uk/shop/
November 4, 2025 at 3:29 PM
For another top issue of @thewiremagazine.bsky.social, I reviewed:
• new music by Sunn O))) @stephenomalley74.bsky.social on @subpop.bsky.social
• Lucrecia Dalt's mesmerising OST for Bryn Chainey's 𝘙𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘱 (feat. @grahamreznick.bsky.social) on @lakeshorerecords.com / @invadarecords.bsky.social.
• new music by Sunn O))) @stephenomalley74.bsky.social on @subpop.bsky.social
• Lucrecia Dalt's mesmerising OST for Bryn Chainey's 𝘙𝘢𝘣𝘣𝘪𝘵 𝘛𝘳𝘢𝘱 (feat. @grahamreznick.bsky.social) on @lakeshorerecords.com / @invadarecords.bsky.social.
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter's Forever, I've Been Being Born is Americana Album of the Month in this latest issue of Uncut Magazine. Thanks to Rob Hughes for the excellent write up 💚 The album arrives via Ideologic Organ on 28th November.
Uncut's essential Review Of 2025 is now on sale: the best new albums, reissues, films, docs & books of the year. Plus The Beatles, a Fabs posterzine and Collector's Cover, Pink Floyd,
JeffTweedy x Alan Sparhawk, Pulp, Robert Plant, Stereolab, Anne & The Caldwells, Suede & more! bit.ly/UncutROTY25
JeffTweedy x Alan Sparhawk, Pulp, Robert Plant, Stereolab, Anne & The Caldwells, Suede & more! bit.ly/UncutROTY25
November 7, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Jesse Sykes & The Sweet Hereafter's Forever, I've Been Being Born is Americana Album of the Month in this latest issue of Uncut Magazine. Thanks to Rob Hughes for the excellent write up 💚 The album arrives via Ideologic Organ on 28th November.
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BBC Radio 3
Late Junction
Now Playing
Drew McDowall & Kali Malone
The Sound in my Mind
Late Junction
Now Playing
Drew McDowall & Kali Malone
The Sound in my Mind
October 3, 2025 at 10:10 PM
BBC Radio 3
Late Junction
Now Playing
Drew McDowall & Kali Malone
The Sound in my Mind
Late Junction
Now Playing
Drew McDowall & Kali Malone
The Sound in my Mind
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NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: ‘Magnetism’ by Kali Malone & Drew McDowall
First collaborative album between the acclaimed drone composer and storied member of Coil.
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...
First collaborative album between the acclaimed drone composer and storied member of Coil.
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
NEW MUSIC FRIDAY: ‘Magnetism’ by Kali Malone & Drew McDowall
First collaborative album between the acclaimed drone composer and storied member of Coil.
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...
First collaborative album between the acclaimed drone composer and storied member of Coil.
www.normanrecords.com/features/bes...