Australian pop duo Dreaming Soda explore Barbie as a tool for queer expression with their upcoming single: “Kissing Stacey”.

Dutch Mustard’s first-ever headline tour has already proven to be something special. Frontwoman Sarah-Jayne Riedel’s voice and stage presence blew everyone away, the kind that makes you want to listen to her all over again. From the moment she stepped on stage, the band had the room completely under their spell.

There aren’t many people who manage to combine real talent with a genuine sense of community, but Anton Pentchev is the rare exception. The half-Polish, half-Bulgarian singer-songwriter from a town near Warsaw has become a fan favourite musician, drawing crowds outside major arenas and putting smiles on faces before the headliners even hit the stage.

The Bullingdon may not have the grandeur of other venues, but on a Tuesday night, it felt like the centre of the universe for Only The Poets and the hundreds of fans crammed into its sweat-slick walls. The band’s return to Oxford, a stop on their ‘Going Back To Where It Began’ tour, was equal parts homecoming and victory lap.

Blood Orange is back with the perfect autumnal album, exploring themes of grief and loneliness

“Hickey” pays attention to the good and the bad, the act of falling in love and the anxiety that accompanies the process.