Singles Playlist and Reviews 13/12/2025
This week’s single of the week is drawing attention to, and raising money for, a very important cause.
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Singles Playlist and Reviews 06/12/2025
The music world hasn’t quite all knocked off for their Christmas Holidays just yet…
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Singles Playlist and Reviews 29/11/2025
Some great tunes this week but the winner goes local!
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Singles Playlist and Reviews 15/11/2025
A great newish local band head up the playlist this week.
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Singles Playlist and Reviews 8/11/2025
Young bands who have graced the Purple Turtle with live shows this year lead the way in a week with a lot of depth.
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Singles Playlist and Reviews 1/11/2025
An incredibly busy week for new releases which we just about cut down to 43 tracks worth a listen!
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Single Reviews 25/10/2025
The Sophs, Mouth Culture, Sleaford Mods, Cardinals and Jefferson Duke all have serious single of the week contenders.
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Single Reviews 18/10/2025
Alt-rock and the spirit of Britpop shine strong in our Liverpudlian single of the week.
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Single Reviews 04/10/2025
A band of teenagers run off with this installment of Single of The Week.
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Single Reviews 13/09/2025
Gorillaz are back with a bang and Baxter Dury sneaks out one more blinding single from his incredible new album.
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Single Reviews 06/09/2025
After a few weeks off for Reading Festival, our weekly singles round up is back and raring to go. We have thrown in a few of the best tracks from the last few weeks for a bumper edition.
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Single Reviews 09/08/2025
An absolutely cracking week for new tunes headlined by a magnificent new single from Wolf Alice.
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Single Reviews 02/08/2025
New tracks from a host of Reading Indie Life favourites, both expected and unexpected.
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Single Reviews 26/07/2025
Summer is in the air and the anthems to drive around to, with the top of the car down, are here to fill it.
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Single Reviews 19/07/2025
After a flurry of activity over the last week it was clear that The Last Dinner Party were well and truly back (not that it ever felt like they had gone away).
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Single Reviews 12/07/2025
Young indie whipper-snappers versus grizzled veterans in this week’s strong singles line-up.
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Single Reviews 05/07/2025
A clutch of great tracks including efforts from The Lathums, Sufjan Stevens, Of Monsters and Men and a number of up and coming artists.
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Single Reviews 28/06/2025
This week’s list has caused the longest deliberation this year over a pick for single of the week.
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Single Reviews 21/06/2025
A surprisingly heavy return from Muse and does anybody know what Jamie Oliver did to annoy CMAT?
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Single Reviews 14/06/2025
Angelic swearing and Irish magnificence battle it out for the top spot on our curated new singles playlist.
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Single Reviews 07/06/2025
Ethel Cain continues to defy any sense of normal musical practice and Wunderhorse put out a new single!!
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Single Reviews 31/05/2025
A week bursting with fresh sounds and new artists. A lot of good songs this week with 26 tracks selected for the playlist.
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Single Reviews 24/05/2025
It is another bumper week of new releases with a number of 90’s survivors rearing their heads alongside a range of newer talent.
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Single Reviews 17/05/2025
It is between a bold comeback, after 4 years away, and a remix of a 3 year-old track for Single of The Week.
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Single Reviews 10/05/2025
Serious issues underpin a number of the releases this week as Fiona Apple drops her first new music in five years.
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Single Reviews 03/05/2025
Like Game of Thrones, this weeks singles comes down to a battle of different houses. Will it be House of Women or House of Protection taking single of the week?
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Single Reviews 26/04/2025
A contentious pick for single of the week but I am standing by it. Alongside reflections on the direction of Sleep Token’s new album and the start of the farewell for Another Sky.
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Single Reviews 19/04/2025
Single of the Week: The Sick Man of Europe – Obsolete
Serious 80s vibes on this track bringing Gary Numan and Kraftwerk to mind, though with a bit more of an LCD Soundsystem freshness to it.
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Single Reviews 12/04/2025
So strong are the releases this week I have struggled to restrict the list just to 26 brilliant tunes! Some strong new bands are emerging and some older artists have resurfaced.
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Single Reviews 05/04/2025
An array of unexpected releases this week with plenty of quality to choose from.
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Single Reviews 15/03/2025
Sooooo many good tracks this week. All on the playlist, no time to discuss them all here. Single of the Week: Mark Pritchard and Thom Yorke – This Conversation Hard choices for single of the week but this collab between Radiohead and The Smile’s Thom Yorke and Warp records stallwart…
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Single Reviews 08/03/2025
Great new tracks from Reading Indie Life favourites The Certs and Baby Said this week along with locals The Dazed Minded. Single of the week: SOFIA ISELLA – Josephine Sofia Isella catches the eye and the ear more with every release. This gives full on early Nick Cave and the…
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Single Reviews 01/03/2025
A smaller selection this week, there were just too many good new albums to listen to! Single of the Week: Lucy Rose – Pale Blue Eyes An outstanding new single from Lucy Rose, a lush expansive tune designed for easy summer listening. The Raveonettes – Blackest Great new single from…
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Quite a few releases from local bands to enjoy this week amid a package of very good tunes. Single of the Week: Ex-Vöid – Down the Drain A great track from a phenomenal album. This really showcases the Ex-Vöid MO – lively, shimmering, jangling, guitars and a constant dual singing…
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Single Reviews 08/02/2025
Single of the week is going K-Indie (Well, we have K-pop, can we make K-indie a thing?) this week… Single of the Week: Balming Tiger – Wash Away Balming Tiger are a genre hopping alternative music collective from South Korea active since 2018. They will be at Reading Festival and…
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Single Reviews 01/02/2025
Expect the unexpected this week in single land, and a whole lot of Reading Festival bands. A few tracks from the previous week that I have since heard and enjoyed as well. Single of the Week: Sparks – Do Things My Own Way Bands whose key members are 80 and…
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Single Reviews: 25/01/2025
After a quiet few weeks there is a tsunami of new releases out there. A tough decision for single of the week. Single of the Week: Nova Twins – Monsters Like Bring Me The Horizon, Nova Twins represent the absolute bleeding edge of modern rock. This first release from their…
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Single Reviews: 18/01/2025
Many releases this week, Reading Indie Life sifts through for the good stuff on your behalf. Single of the Week: Mumford and Sons – ‘Rushmere’ Like Coldplay, Mumford and Sons seem to generate an unnecessary amount of hate to counteract the devoted love they also receive. This initial taste of…
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Single Reviews 11/01/2025
This week’s round up features new tracks from Heartworms, Wallows and Reading favourites The Amazons. Single of the Week: The Amazons – ‘My Blood’ There is something refreshingly old-school rock about this new release from Reading’s finest band. I can definitely see it soundtracking a series of Summer sporting events…
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New Singles 03/01/2025
This week’s round up features new tracks from Little Simz and Ekkstacy. Single of the Week – Celeste: Everyday No, not one half of Daphne and Celeste gone solo (For those of you old enough to remmeber the infamous Reading Main Stage bottling of 2000!). This Celeste is fast turning…
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