Multifaceted producer, artist and DJ Pool Girl, the solo project of California native Allie Nixon, releases her debut album Melancholic Beach Town.

London-based Swedish singer-songwriter Josefin Öhrn, previously of Grammy-nominated Josefin Öhrn + The Liberation, releases her debut album, Cherry.

London-based singer-songwriter Iris King returns with her latest single, ‘Through The Ceiling’. The track explores the whiplash of feeling great about herself one moment, only to be hit by waves of worthlessness the next.

Seattle indie rock band Chastity Belt announce their new album, All My Friends, out 6 November, alongside the dual single ‘To Decide’ / ‘Designs’.

Montreal-based experimental pop artist SUUNCAAT shares her latest single ‘the wash’. Exploring how routines remain a constant in our lives even as time moves forward and we change, the track moves through glitchy hyperpop vocals and a surreal, vibrant soundscape, reflecting on time, identity, and everyday life.

Girls Don’t Sync and Sheffield bassline legend Big Ang lead a huge Halloween night at Electric Studios Sheffield this October.

My ancestors roamed the hills of East Tennessee; Americana, folk, and bluegrass run through my veins and yet this ain't my daddy's bluegrass. Business Spice, the debut record from Big Benny Bailey released through Thirty Tigers is the collaborative music project of Shamir Bailey and Ben Pierce. It's chock full of intricate pickings, vocal harmonies, and sharp narrative lyricism that doesn't rely on nostalgic rural tropes, but rather it brings in present day-reality with tracks like 'Mr. Uber Driver.' Somehow the two created a collection of songs that feels both timeless and distinctly modern and I couldn't be more impressed.

LOUD WOMEN Fest Newport is sold out. If you can no longer make it, please return your ticket so somebody on the waitlist gets the chance to see this fantastic international lineup.

Toronto trio Sunlust bring DIY grunge, punk and a femme LGBTQ+ perspective to the first LOUD WOMEN Fest Toronto at Baby G.

HOT PINK! is a four-track EP in which Aderyn (aka Lisa Martin) turns a break-up into a small emotional rollercoaster. The songs don't stick to one sound; each one follows the mood she was in at the time. It's short, but it feels complete, and the production carries you from hurt and anger to something that looks a lot like acceptance.

Hanna Andréa takes on doomscrolling, self-doubt and the pressure to be perfect on cinematic new EP Braveheart.

Kim Deal is releasing her extraordinary 2025 Barbican show as a live album and film. We were there, and yes, it really was that good.

[TW: sexual abuse] Vancouver, B.C. noisy, genre-bending punk band PISS share ‘blocking a scene you can’t remember’, taken from their forthcoming debut album, you made me / skin on linen, out 30 October on LP, CD and DSPs worldwide via Sub Pop and in Canada via Paper Bag Records.

Los Angeles-based indie rock musician brookelen shares ‘omen’ from her upcoming third EP, dark side of the sun, out 23 October via Soliloquy Records.

London-born artist, producer and songwriter Sarah Meth shares ‘Fun’, the latest single from her debut full-length album, Something Shameful, out 30 October via her own imprint, Wishbone.

Cherry Bomb, the Los Angeles-based solo project of MisterWives' Mandy Lee, announces her debut solo album, The Pursuit of Pleasure, out 13 November. Mandy Lee steps into a new era with her solo project, built on rebellion, heartbreak, and unfiltered self-expression in a glitter haze.

Portland, Maine trio Weakened Friends release Live From Hell, a double-live record recorded at The Sinclair in Boston, MA, following their third album, Feels Like Hell, released last fall.

The moment you hit play on Isolation by Die Anstalt, there’s no way out. The Berlin trio have re-recorded it for the reissue of their self-titled debut, and it sounds like an underground club in the small hours: a relentless beat, dark bass and production that pulls you right in until you just give in and let it take over.

Some songs just seem destined to cross paths with a particular band. Crash, the classic by The Primitives, is one of those songs for Hayley and the Crushers. The Crushers don’t bother trying to reinvent a song that was already doing just fine in 1988. The riff, the melody and that irresistible bubblegum-punk DNA are all still there, but the amp gets a solid kick. The guitars sound meaner, the drums hit harder and the whole thing gets a little more feral. The funny thing is, they’re not really playing it much faster. It’s the attitude that shifts.

Just over five weeks until the first ever LOUD WOMEN Fest Toronto takes over Baby G, with artists from Canada, the US and UK, plus one special guest still under wraps.

Lelia turns big hair, dark disco and feminist defiance into a brilliantly camp new single on ‘Hair’.

marcy turns anxiety, pressure and one rare moment of freedom into ‘Pink Moon Tokyo’.

Old LOUD WOMEN favourites ĠENN go beautifully existential with Aidan Moffat on the sprawling, hypnotic ‘Jaguar Sun’.

Valeria Litvakov and Deer park turn envy, chance meetings and two beautifully instinctive collaborations into something very cool indeed.

Mad Kitten’s ‘Going Nowhere’ is scratchy, noisy and cool as fuck while everything around it threatens to fall apart.

Rome’s Feldspar give power-pop a hardcore shove on ‘Family Man’, with huge hooks, clashing voices and absolutely no interest in quietly settling down.

Baltimore duo SLOT bring sex, self-possession and a very loud drum machine to the dancefloor on second album Dry Swallow.

The Meffs have made a second album for anyone who’s ever been told to be authentic, but not like that.

Taleen Kali go darker, sharper and decidedly snakier on ‘Viper’, the first taste of forthcoming album Aepex.

Maria Ria turns blushing, shame and becoming “a full-on tomato” into a sharp, strange and very satisfying debut single.

Brazilian-born Halifax artist Warlet talks sexism in hip hop, emotionally unavailable men, working five jobs, championship beatboxing and the Spencer’s shift that somehow became a rap lyric.

Meet Blankslate, the Denver queer-femme indie duo bringing their genre-hopping, fiercely independent sound to LOUD WOMEN Fest Colorado at Boulder’s Fox Theatre on 7 November.

Austrian born Berlinite and self-proclaimed post-club visionary UCHE YARA releases her debut album BODYSCANNER, avaliable now via goldendays FM. This potent 11-track conceptual dance record is designed to manifest presence over performance.

Eilis Frawley talks spoken-word post-punk, climate anxiety, ditching presale tickets, surviving financially as a musician and her dream KEXP moment.

LOUD WOMEN is turning 11! Come celebrate with Alexandra Leaving, Lola Pony, I, Doris, Gemma Rogers and Pisces at the Hope & Anchor on 10 October.

The Molotovs bring blistering energy, sharp musicianship and a no-frills rock ’n’ roll spirit to a crowd spanning generations.

Multi-platinum-selling singer, songwriter, producer and DJ Tinashe releases her eighth studio album, Popstar.

Bristol post-punks ScareBears talk melancholy, rage, performative feminism, accidental songwriting and forming a band because the name was too good to waste.

Set times are here for the SOLD OUT first LOUD WOMEN Fest Newport at Le Pub on 3 October, plus we’re looking for a couple more volunteers to join the team.

Leicester-born, London-based songwriter SOFY releases her highly anticipated debut album, How To Perform Magic.

Hailey Forbes captures Altered by Mom, Jade LeMac, Loviet, MARIS and Natasha Bedingfield at SOMMO Festival 2026 on Prince Edward Island.

Cassie Fox joins East Coast DNA to talk LOUD WOMEN Fest Halifax 2026, the Nova Scotia music community, We, Cassie and how LOUD WOMEN went international.

More than 500 artists and 11 years of gigs, festivals, friendships and DIY graft. Welcome to the LOUD WOMEN Hall of LOUD.

Team LOUD WOMEN photographer Jeanie Jean announces Not Dead Volume 2, documenting the bands, crowds and grassroots venues keeping the UK’s DIY music scene alive.

Dark synthpunk band Die Anstalt has risen from Berlin's underground to reissue their first album Die Anstalt via CIty Slang. Unsurprisingly, their first independent run of the album was limited to 300 vinyl copies that sold out instantly.

The shortlist is in for the tenth annual LOUD WOMEN Hercury Award: 12 brilliant albums, one very important prize, and absolutely no corporate nonsense.

Queens-born R&B singer and songwriter Mai Anna shares her latest single, ‘Chameleon’, from her upcoming debut album, Sleepy Eyes, out 23 October via Epic Records / Not So Fast.

Brooke Law brings country-rock energy, big singalongs and an intimate Naked Heart show to the historic Golden Hinde.

Split Dogs mix old-school rock’n’roll muscle, punk attitude and plenty of swagger on third album Nice N’ Rough.

Lola Pony goes full superstar on ‘Last Superstar Alive’ ahead of a live session on LOUD WOMEN Radio and a spot at our 11th birthday party at the Hope & Anchor.