Nian Tong
What’s On Your Mind London Independently minded and full of his own kind of talent, the intelligent pop singer songwriter Nian Tong opens his year with What’s On Your Mind. About being ghosted, something social media has amplified over the years, sometimes people stop talking to us and won’t tell us why. They claim not to dislike us but whenever the opportunity to show the contrary is presented, they turn it down. He worked his way up to the front of the stage; his background is in showbusiness from behind the scenes. Working with huge Chinese names like Kenji Wu, ICE, and Karencic, Nian Tong learned not only how the show is put together but how to behave like the ones who do the magic. Don’t be irritable, and be happy to see everyone, always. It’s easier said than done when they just give blank stares and shuffle their feet. Nian wrote the track when he first moved to London in 2023. A long-distance love was brewing, but when push came to shove, there were only wisps of smoke. C’est la vie, it takes a special kind of soul to find safe companionship with talented, creative, and culturally brave individuals. Let’s put the stylus on the groove and push this circle round. The music starts with a funky piano pulse, tonal chords on the treble notes bump along with a big-band style of drumming, slosh and kick frame the energy. Nian sings like a stage star; we can feel him strutting along in a colourful suit and hat, singing to props as if they were genuine. Upbeat, gentle, and fun melodies keep the pace as the memorable words keep coming back to remind us how to join in. There is a subtle jazz and funk in the style, muted by the upbeat and jolly sense of major key and fun dashes of emotion. The musicianship is fantastic, the voice is uniquely brilliant, and the song feels like we’ve always known it. You can follow Nian Tong on Instagram
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One Leg One Eye
Glistening, She Emerges Ireland The mysterious and generative side-project of Lankum’s Ian Lynch, the experimental folk edge takes a turn into the shadows. Finding a niche that feels right somewhere pressed between noise and drone with black metal and folk, One Leg One Eye set sail in 2026 with a 4th pressing of their sought-after album and tour supporting the colossus that is God Speed! You Black Emperor. And Take The Black Worm With Me is the record and it contains all the singles including Glistening, She Emerges and Only The Diceys. Together with live member George Brennan, Ian Lynch takes his inventive and artistically infused sound to new levels of awesome. You really shouldn’t miss out on this interesting and intelligent sound. The music begins with tranquillity, the peace and quiet calms the mind before the oncoming creation. Ambient tones then glow in the distance, together they climb the horizon and move inward towards us. A strange discordance meets grace and nature as the mixture of frequencies shifts and laps over one another. Infinity can be heard howling in the amalgam while the pressure of closing sound brings awareness. A lunge of bass then opens a gate where a deeply spiritual groaning hypnotism breaks free and rolls out the runway for the bringing glory. Entranced, we sit or stand in utter awe as the ocean of emotional representations washes over our audiosphere. Follow One Leg One Eye on Instagram 2026 EUROPEAN TOUR WITH GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR 1st March Tampere (FI) Tavara-asema 2nd March Tallinn (ES) Helitehas 3rd March Riga (LV) Hanzas Perons 4th March Vilnius (LT) Loftas 5th March Warsaw (PL) Progresja 6th March Poznan (PL) CK Zamek 3rd April Brussels (BE) AB Box 10th April London (UK) Troxy 11th April Antwerp (BE) Trix 12th April Eindhoven (NL) Effenaar Klokgebouw 13th April Antwerp (BE) Trix 14th April Reims (FR) La Cartonnerie Tickets 
MACY
Please Keep Talking South Wales Her music has been on the BBC Radio 1 Breakfast Show and BBC Radio Wales have given MACY an A-listing status. The fun and lively pop singer is finding her wings and floating in the direction of the warming up currents. She’s only in her mid-twenties and has already surpassed the performing arts milestones many work their lives to achieve. She has performed in front of thousands of people including the Cymru BAFTA Awards and at the Principality Stadium. The brains behind Cardiff’s Planet Pop mini-festival, Macy is becoming a real archetypal figure in the entertainment scene. Her latest song has been co-written by Owain Felstead and the highly acclaimed Zak Lloyd. He’s worked with Taylor Swift, Charlie XCX, Keane, and many, many more. This time, Wales's very own MACY brings her fundamental sense of fun and clarity with Please Keep Talking. The music starts with a deep and catchy bass. It bounces like a heartbeat as an ambient drone synth takes a pitch and makes it its own thing. Macy begins; her song is about people who won’t stop talking. We know the kind, maybe I’m one. I hope not, but the lyrics offer funny, real, and relatable stories about those who drain our time and energy. The music is great, the synths bubble along with catchy and upbeat melodies while the rhythm maintains a fun and motivating sense of drive. Macy’s voice is so polished, the words fall in like ice cubes into a tall glass. Let’s sip and roll our eyes until they let us get a word in. Find out more on the MACY website Follow MACY on Instagram TikTok and Facebook  KMFDM Sacha K by Justin Hill
KMFDM
YOÜ Germany The European goth and electronica veteran powerhouse KMFDM return to Sound Read Six with not only YOÜ but a new album, too. Released last Friday, ENEMY LP combats boredom and inertia with deeply hitting synth, bass, guitar, and vocal dance music. Like a cross between the punch of industrial and the gritty realism of hardcore, KMFDM continue to dominate the gloomy side of the weekend revel. As the music is sent out into the world, the message is clear. Fashionable fascism and redundant empathy are making things worse. Like two crossed wires, society seems to have got the message back to front. Was it too loud or have we just forgotten what it looks like when people stop supporting each other? Here to support YOÜ with mind-grabbing brand-new sounds, and a fresh tour to follow, it’s KMFDM. It begins, sliding and greasy synths move against one another in shifting tone. The light touch meets hard hitting as the various parts coalesce. Then, the drums, guitar, and bass join and a vocal throws the direction. Covetous people, envious and spiteful, they love to make a scene and put you in the worst light. The song takes the anger, the shame, the disappointment, and turns it into a vibrant anthem to self-empowerment and acceptance of humanity. Perfection is a weapon of mass destruction that can be turned on any one of us, so when something is good, better, or amazing, those little gremlins will look for a problem. The music does what it always does with this band, highlights great sounding vocal lines with moving and darkly interesting riffs. Get music by KMFDM on Bandcamp Find out more on the KMFDM website Follow KMFDM on Facebook And TikTok AUGUST 2026 2nd Munich (DE) Werk Free & Easy Festival 4th Budapest (HU) A 38 5th Krakow (PL) Hype Park 6th Berlin (DE) Columbia Theater 7th Jaroměř (CZ) Brutal Assault 8th Leipzig (DE) Täubchenthal 9th Hildesheim (DE) M'era Luna Festival 11th Oberhausen (DE) Kulttempel 12th Eindhoven (NL) Effenaar MARCH 2027 13th Bochum (DE) Matrix 14th Haarlem (NL) Paatronat 15th Köln (DE) Essigfabrik 17th Paris (FR) Le Petit Bain 18th Lausanne (CH) Docks 19th Winterthur (CH) Gaswerk 20th Milan (IT) Legend Club 21st Bratislava (SI) Majestic Club 23rd Prague (CZ) Lucerna Music Bar 24th Warsaw (PL) Progresja 25th Dresden (DE) Reithalle 26th Malmö (SE) Moriska Paviljongen 27th Stockholm (SE) Slaktkyrkan 29th Gothenburg (SE) Pustervik 
Licorice Chamber
Heavy Tacoma Tacoma, Washington State, not that far from Seattle, and the scene has gone goth. A new video and tune from the electro-wave post-punk Licorice Chamber is now blackening the airwaves. As they pack their gear and head out for a tour of the West Coast, Licorice Chamber present Heavy. A song about the inner weight of trauma, guilt, resentment, and unanswered questions, Heavy expresses the undeniable downward pressure of our own narrative. Like a heavy stone balanced on the frame of a glass ceiling, one slight nudge could cause the whole thing to shatter. Fronted by the enigmatic and bewitching Layla Reyna, the 4-piece uses all the power of theatre and dark romance to shade in life’s contours. A torrent of synth and guitar washes over a crack of drums as the rhythm surges onward. A hot lead guitar then climbs up and begins to spread sonic colour across the sky, all the way to the horizon. The chug of bass matches the rhythm guitar that glitters with a deeply silver sheen. As the verse takes hold, the vocal dreams into being with moody and attention-grabbing lines of sentiment and descriptor. The music boils up for the chorus; heavy guitars rage upward and lift the entire piece in topography. The gothic feel rings true throughout; a shaded greyscale of emotion greets poetic imagery that punches in symbolism. Doomy and dirge-like, the miserable feelings play nicely with the sense of adventure, provided the storyline is heavy enough. That it is. Get music by Licorice Chamber on Bandcamp Follow Licorice Chamber on Instagram and Facebook Licorice Chamber – Live: US West Coast, Feb-May 2026
Blue Bayou
Carousel Song Oxford Drifting in the realm between serendipitous profusity and enchanting vocal coordination, the Oxford-based chamber-pop outfit Blue Bayou return with Carousel Song. Drawing on images of tall Bakelite horses with proud unmoving expressions, coated children drawn from every corner holding on to the golden spiral rails, the symbolism reaches way beyond the mechanical bells and organ. They’ve only just got through the door from a run of festivals and a tour, with support and headline slots in dozens of venues. Produced by Chris Barker, the latest track made use of proper tape-recording like in the old days, with all the glow and hum of the old-fashioned technology in place. Creating an ethereal atmosphere to complement their euphonic arrangements, let’s see what Carousel Song brings round from the dark side. It begins with ambience, something like a frog croak breaks the quiet. Then, a shiny acoustic guitar begins to shimmer and flow. Pink Floyd like vocals then open, adorning the familiar hum with a melancholy yet hopeful tone. More instruments enter; strings, bells, and bass all gracefully join the dance and begin moving in absolute time. A violin takes the lead, mirroring the vocal with harmonic flow that elevates the feeling. Deep resonant vocals from the male voice sit beneath flowing and gentle female voices that decorate the tune in all the right places. Homely, moving, and full of pleasant imagery, Carousel Song brings us peace and romance. Find out more on the Blue Bayou website Follow Blue Bayou on Instagram And Facebook Get music by Blue Bayou on Bandcamp 
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