Some songs arrive at exactly the right moment in people’s lives. Others grow beyond the artist who wrote them and start belonging to everyone. For Yorkshire songwriter Sam Scherdel, “Somewhere in the Middle” has now firmly become one of those…
Track of the Week ★★★★★ Swindled – Endless Depression and Sexual FantasiesOut now If there was ever a title destined to raise eyebrows and start conversations, it’s Endless Depression and Sexual Fantasies. But beneath the brilliantly over-the-top name, Sunderland’s Swindled…
There’s something quietly reassuring about Dodgy releasing a song called “It’s Not The End” in 2026. Three decades on from their Britpop breakthrough, the band aren’t chasing former glories – they’re building on them. And on this evidence, they’re doing…
Dodgy’s triumphant return continues, with their brand-new single “Hello Beautiful” storming into the official UK singles sales chart at number 22 and climbing to number three in the physical singles chart last week. The result marks the band’s first Top…
Track of the Week ★★★★★Dodgy – “Hello Beautiful”Flip Flop Records – Out 26th September 2025 Well, hello again. And hello beautiful indeed. After a decade away from the studio, Dodgy have returned – not with a whisper, but with a…
Sunderland art-pop five-piece Swindled return this September with their third EP What A Nightmare!, released on Friday 12th September. The record completes their dream-and-sleep-inspired series with four bold new tracks, including the ferocious lead single ‘The Hangover’, which lands the…
If there’s one artist who’s quietly—and now unmistakably—taking 2025 by storm, it’s Charlie Floyd. With a brace of brilliant singles already under his belt (Do It Again and Take It Or Leave It), Floyd’s latest release, ‘2000’, is his most…
EP of the Month ★★★★★The Rosadocs – The City’s No Good for Reflection Some bands flirt with potential. The Rosadocs slam it into top gear and don’t look back. Their latest EP, The City’s No Good for Reflection, is a…
Sunderland’s own Swindled are making cosmic waves with their latest offering, Cosmic Immigrants — a suave, groove-laced slice of art-pop that confirms what many on the live circuit have long suspected: this band is something special. Out April 11th, the…
We haven’t had the pleasure of wrapping Cherie’s music before, but boy are we glad we have. Emotive and poignant, this is the Gig Slutz track of the week and super solid 5/5. Until next time Cherie. Cherie D’Avino,…