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Midrift – ‘Silhouette’ review: a promising debut building on big influences

The San Francisco trio’s debut doesn’t always escape its post-hardcore influences, but its emotional immediacy suggests a band already outgrowing their peers

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How drone metal forged the year’s most stressful game soundtrack

‘Scary Movie’ review: parody reboot is horrifyingly unfunny

Any Young Mechanic use folk traditions to go against the grain

Ecca Vandal’s rebellious return follows a path of her own

Vince Staples – ‘Cry Baby’ review: authentic punk outpouring from an energised hip-hop storyteller

TRENDING NEWS

Official Global Beatles Day announced

R.E.M, QOTSA, Screaming Trees supergroup Drink The Sea announce new album and 2026 UK and European tour

Alex G and Mac DeMarco’s sets at Primavera Sound cancelled due to “adverse weather conditions”

Every song on the ‘Masters Of The Universe’ soundtrack

Every song on the ‘Obsession’ soundtrack

Michael Jackson wanted to make a dark fantasy video game with original soundtrack

ALBUM REVIEWS

Vince Staples – ‘Cry Baby’ review: authentic punk outpouring from an energised hip-hop storyteller

Latto – ‘Big Mama’ review: embracing every version of herself

Fakemink – ‘Terrified .’ review: finding flashes of brilliance beneath the bravado

Midrift – ‘Silhouette’ review: a promising debut building on big influences

FEATURES

Kim Petras: “If you think I ruined my life, that’s fine – I’m going to write songs about it”

The personal stories behind Pedro Pascal’s impeccable band t-shirt collection

Nick Jonas is thinking bigger: “I want to continue to grow”

Paul McCartney: “Writing a song is still a magic feeling for me, and hopefully always will be”

In ‘Wax Heads’, you run an indie record store and fight for grassroots music

NME’s top 10 shows from The Great Escape 2026

GIG REVIEWS

Harry Styles live in Amsterdam: a hopeful celebration of community and connection

Rosalía live in London: a breathtakingly brilliant work of art

Dove Ellis live in London: a captivating voice

Olivia Dean live in Glasgow: a new popstar’s victory lap

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEWS

Modest Mouse on gnarly new album ‘An Eraser and a Maze’ and the “incredibly shocking” death of drummer Jeremiah Green

No Sleep Till… North Shields: Beastie Boys’ Mike D talks going solo and keeping weird venues alive

Any Young Mechanic use folk traditions to go against the grain

Belle & Sebastian tell us about their Scotland World Cup anthem ‘It Only Takes One Lion’: “Who needs three? I wouldn’t know!”

Kim Petras: “If you think I ruined my life, that’s fine – I’m going to write songs about it”

Paul McCartney: “Writing a song is still a magic feeling for me, and hopefully always will be”

THE COVER

Ecca Vandal’s rebellious return follows a path of her own

The wild, sweaty rise of Getdown Services: “We started off unhinged. Now, we’re a bit more refined”

In the eye of the storm with Florence Road: “We’re all in it for the end goal of a great song”

MORE NEWS

Blink-182 just announced their first huge shows of 2027, headlining Rock Am Ring and Rock Im Park

Ted Danson apologises for wearing Blackface and using N-word at celebrity roast in 1993

Florida Senator urges stadium in the state to cancel Kanye West concerts over “consistent anti-Semitic attacks”

The Cure air rarities and classics as they kick off 2026 European tour at Primavera Sound

Phoebe Bridgers calls out ICE “idiots” and thanks fans for “internet-free zone” during sold-out Madison Square Garden benefit show

Lizzo appears to address criticism from Nicki Minaj on alternate version of ‘Bitch’

M.I.A. opens up about being cut from Kid Cudi’s tour: “He didn’t even speak to me about it”

Watch Lorde open Governor’s Ball set with snippet of unreleased song

RADAR - NEW MUSIC

Villanelle are becoming rock’n’roll stars in their own grungy image

No Na: the fiery R&B girl group bringing Indonesia to the world

Saam Sultan lets his instincts guide the way: “Music is supposed to plug into your soul”

La Reezy makes hip-hop full of heart and humanity

FILM & TV NEWS

Disney created “decoy version” of ‘Toy Story 5’ to keep Taylor Swift’s involvement a secret

Watch Steven Spielberg make surprise appearance at London pub quiz

Ted Danson apologises for wearing Blackface and using N-word at celebrity roast in 1993

The ending of ‘Spider-Noir’ explained: does Ben become The Spider again?

‘Buffy’, ‘Little Britain’ and ‘Ted Lasso’ actor Anthony Head dies, aged 72

‘Top Gun: Maverick’ actor James Handy stabbed to death as girlfriend’s son is arrested

Taylor Swift shares warm and nostalgic ‘Toy Story 5’ single ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’

The ending of ‘Hacks’ season five explained: do Deborah and Ava reunite?

FILM & TV REVIEWS

‘Scary Movie’ review: parody reboot is horrifyingly unfunny

‘Cape Fear’ review: psych-thriller reimagining sticks closer to book than Scorsese’s classic

‘Backrooms’ review: meme-based horror runs on unsettling vibes and creepy visuals

‘Spider-Noir’ review: Nicolas Cage’s big, campy swing for the superhero crowd

GAMING NEWS

‘Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag’s viral sea shanty has been re-recorded by Woodkid for new remake

‘Hitman: World Of Assassination’ soundtrack hits streaming ahead of vinyl release

‘Devil May Cry’ to end with third and final season at Netflix

‘Elden Ring’ is coming to the Nintendo Switch 2 this summer

‘Grand Theft Auto 6’ fans questioned by police after snooping around game HQ

Michael Jackson wanted to make a dark fantasy video game with original soundtrack

‘007 First Light’ sequel will happen but it might look very different

‘God Of War’ sequels will return to Kratos’ story after new spin-off ‘Laufey’

GAME REVIEWS

‘007 First Light’ review: no video game has done Bond better

‘Lego Batman: Legacy Of The Dark Knight’ review: superhero-sized block-buster

‘Saros’ review: ballsy successor to modern cult classic ‘Returnal’

‘Pragmata’ review: ‘The Last Of Us’ meets ‘Alien’ in surprisingly wholesome space horror