Belfast based electro-punk act Chalk have filled every nook and cranny on their new single Tongue, a dark and dense banger that hits hard. Ross Cullen (vocals) and Benedict Goddard (guitar, synth) have nailed bottling anxiety and make it sound like having fun in a weird way.
February 13, 2026
Fischer-Z: three extra shows in The Netherlands
New Wave band Fischer-Z have announced three extra shows in The Netherlands as part of their 50th anniversary tour:
Live dates:- 09/23 Podium Victorie, Alkmaar
- 11/07 Paard, Den Haag
- 11/08 Doornroosje, Nijmegen
In Loom: Once Upon Time b/w Tails
Dutch musicians Gijs Kerkhoven (Showdog) and Sander van Munster (No Ninja Am I) have joined forces for a new duo. Naming themselves In Loom they have woven two lo-fi shoegaze songs, using only bass and guitar and their voices. Once Upon Time is dreamy and melancholic and Tails is a bit more upfront, with the muffled vocals gradually getting louder.
Kerkhoven usually plays bass and Van Munster takes care of the guitar, but for this project they switched it up, stepping out of their comfort zone in order to create a quiet intensity that worked out very well.
February 12, 2026
Royal Ottawa: Here Comes Everybody
The members of Canadian indie band have been playing since the 80s, hoping to catch to college rock wave. They never made it big, but as Royal Ottawa they landed a couple of high profile support slots and made some inroads at becoming cult favourites.
Their latest EP Here Comes Everybody is a bit two-faced, with three soft-spoken melodic songs leading up to the sprawling title track, which finds them locked in a groove they particularly liked, so they kept it going for a little over 10 minutes. Want to bet that this will rule live? This kind of rambling rock 'n' roll never goes out of style.
John Cale: "Antarctica Starts Here" for "Haunts" VR experience in Cardiff
John Cale's Cale's Antarctica Starts Here is part of the soundtrack for Haunts, a "single user VR experience" at the Wales Millennium Centre in Cardiff, that runs from March 1 until April 12. The exhibition looks back at the Welsh party scene in 2006.
The year is 2006, Tony Blair is Prime Minister, Twitter has just been launched, and young people are quickly getting used to a world where social media and technology are beginning to take hold. 16-year-old Morgan, voiced by Callum Scott Howells (It’s a Sin), is searching to understand where he belongs, his journey set against the backdrop of a community in Llanberis - a small town at the foot of Snowdon in Wales.
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