As another week of new releases comes to an end, which ones have become the IINAG team favourites? Continue reading to find out!
Wolf Alice – Bloom Baby Bloom
Finally, Wolf Alice are back. This time around, the new album cycle is hotly anticipated, endlessly hyped through teasers, seeds in the post and snippets of the brilliant accompanying video. Bloom Baby Bloom sees the band evolve into their next iteration: it’s relentlessly bold, sonically diverse and executed to utter perfection. Roswell sounds simply incredible, switching from soaring falsetto to an Alex Turner style croon via punky shouted vocals like it’s nothing. If this is a taste of what’s to come, then it feels like Wolf Alice are gearing up to blow minds. They’re a band with unlimited potential, realising it with aplomb. – Charlie Brock
Black Honey – Insulin
Black Honey’s ‘Insulin’, a powerful preview of their August 15th album Soak, explodes with grunge-infused intensity. Frontwoman Izzy B. Phillips reveals the track’s accidental depth: a throwaway lyric becoming a haunting metaphor for emotional chaos, mirroring insulin’s link to wellbeing. Tense and disorienting, ‘Insulin’ channels personal trauma through raw distortion. Its jagged energy aligns with Phillips’ looser, more instinctive lyrical style, hinting at Soak‘s shift towards nuanced complexity, moving beyond previous polemics to explore deeper emotional terrain. This track promises a compelling evolution for Black Honey. – Katie Macbeth
Luvcat – Lipstick
Following the scornful, dark-pop style that has fuelled a stellar rise to prominence, ‘Lipstick’ is guaranteed to maintain that momentum. Released alongside a stunning self-directed music video, the latest single from Luvcat is extremely exciting. Presenting a gritty and provocative sense of yearning, this release explores themes of power dynamics, control and surrender, a sultry and moody track that asks the compelling question of who holds the upper hand. – Zoë McCormick
Alessi Rose – Same Mouth
Opening for Dua Lipa on the Radical Optimism tour, following a sold-out UK headline tour of her own, Alessi Rose has turned heads this year. Leading the recently announced ‘Voyeur’ EP, ‘Same Mouth’ is an evocatively introspective ballad that is as vulnerable and relatable as ever. Always consistent with her sound and lyricism, this track explores heartbreak with a maturity and rawness that feels both personal and universal. – Zoë McCormick
Dog Race – Return The Day (Colours)
Dog Race have been turning heads: a mixture of avant-garde, spoken word poetry combined with broody and industrial musicality gives the band the feel of Dry Cleaning covering Joy Division tunes. They’re back this week with a fantastic new effort, Return The Day (Colours). This number is a little more on the New Order end of the spectrum: a frantic dance beat breaks down into bleak Northern-sounding melancholia. The chorus is a whiplash moment of power before that driving beat kicks in again. It’s a staggeringly good effort, to add to their ever-growing collection of brilliant singles. – Charlie Brock
Pile – Born At Night
“Born at Night” is the first single from Pile’s upcoming ninth studio album, “Sunshine and Balance Beams”. Rick Maguire’s lyrics conjure dusk-lit dread and existential unease—“darkness comes without surprise.” The track builds through typically emotional verses and a hypnotic, mantra-like chorus before stalling, then erupting into a gripping instrumental crescendo, driven by layered guitars and shifting rhythms. Both gritty and atmospheric, “Born at Night” captures the tension at the heart of Pile’s new material. It’s a compelling, slow-burning introduction to what promises to be a bold and introspective. – Henry Dunn
Billie Marten – Swing
Billie Marten’s “Swing,” the fourth single from her upcoming album Dog Eared, blends indie country charm with subtle melancholy. Despite lyrics that touch on isolation and despair—“Give me two tickets for the end of the Earth / It’s sold out”—the track is vibrant, thanks to strings reminiscent of Bright Eyes and Marten’s delicate, yet distinct vocals. There’s a strength in her understated delivery, making the emotional weight of the song all the more powerful. “Swing” is a further glimpse into Dog Eared, which is shaping up to be a superb record. – Henry Dunn
