Unruly Folk

21/03/2026

A few more. 🙌

📸 Dani Davies

08/02/2026

TOMORA, the newly revealed duo of Tom Rowlands (of The Chemical Brothers) and Norwegian alt-pop force AURORA, have officially announced their debut album Come Closer, landing April 17 via Fontana. This is where I smash my keyboard in excitement.

Sometimes a mystery name on a festival lineup is just marketing fluff. Sometimes it’s this. TOMORA, the newly revealed duo of Tom Rowlands (of The Chemical Brothers) and Norwegian alt-pop force AURORA…

08/02/2026

There is a handwritten manifesto tucked into the world of‘snake eyes’ that goes something like this:

don’t be a prick. share the love. no music on a dead planet. let’s have a damn boogie.

It is blunt, sincere, and a little scrappy, which makes it a pretty solid summary of ‘cash rich‘, the Brighton duo’s long-awaited debut album.

There is a handwritten manifesto tucked into the world of’snake eyes’ that goes something like this: don’t be a prick. share the love. no music on a dead planet. let’s have a damn boogie. It is blunt…

08/02/2026

Laneway Festival 2026 in Gold Coast sold out yesterday. Sydney is sold out today. That is 36,000 people in Queensland and 50,000 people in New South Wales who had the exact same thought: “Yep, I’m going.”

Laneway Festival 2026 is moving like a group chat deciding to go out, and somehow, everyone is already dressed. Gold Coast is sold out today. Sydney is sold out tomorrow. That is 36,000…

08/02/2026

If you’ve ever done the “why did I agree to this” late-night text because a festival tipped you over the edge… same. I wrote a Perth Festival 2026 survival guide for q***r and neurodivergent folks who want the highlights without the overwhelm.
Inside:

Capacity-based itineraries you can steal and send to your group chat
Free events for low-pressure festival joy
The East Perth Power Station hub breakdown (including the Chill Out Space)

Here’s the guide:

Perth Festival is back from 6 February to 1 March 2026, and I am here with a public service announcement. You do not have to “push through” a festival to deserve it. You can plan for your brain…

11/01/2026

What if the biggest crime scene wasn’t a dark alley or a locked room, but a VTuber studio mid-livestream?

That’s the very cursed and extremely online premise of The Real Face of a VTuber, a new PC murder mystery launching on Steam on January 13, 2026.

What if the biggest crime scene wasn’t a dark alley or a locked room, but a VTuber studio mid-livestream? That’s the very cursed and extremely online premise of The Real Face of a VTuber…

10/01/2026

MIKA’s first English-language studio album since 2019 lands on 23 January via Republic Records, and instead of a big glossy launch, he’s opting for something far more personal. A few songs. A piano. And a real conversation about how this album came together.

MIKA is celebrating the release of Hyperlove by stripping things right back and heading into UK record stores for a short run of intimate performances and talks this January. MIKA’s first English…

10/01/2026

Skye Newman has officially been crowned the winner of BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2026, following a vote by more than 170 industry insiders who collectively went: Yeah, it’s her.

Big main-character energy incoming. Skye Newman has officially been crowned the winner of BBC Radio 1’s Sound of 2026, following a vote by more than 170 industry insiders who collectively went: yeah…

10/01/2026

The Intemperate Sons have kicked off 2026 with a moody, muscular reworking of Julien-K’s ‘Photo Voltaire‘.

Some covers are polite nods. This one feels like a late-night confession shared between bands who speak the same strange, electric language. The Intemperate Sons have kicked off 2026 with a moody…

10/01/2026

A new Collector’s Edition 180g picture disc vinyl celebrating the collaboration between Billy Morrison and Ozzy Osbourne is out now. Not only does it look stunning and sound fantastic, but it also preserves Ozzy Osbourne’s final studio recordings in physical form.

A new Collector’s Edition 180g picture disc vinyl celebrating the collaboration between Billy Morrison and Ozzy Osbourne is out now. Not only does it look stunning and sound fantastic…