Best indie rock debuts from the UK & Ireland

Bands with their FIRST RELEASES! Electrifying new bands from England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales, and the Republic of Ireland, all making their debut with first-ever song releases this year! This is a prime opportunity to unearth your next favorite band, fresh sounds, and incredible tracks – essential for bookers, agencies, radio stations, labels, other bands, and especially for fans. Experience the freshest from the UK & Ireland - debut songs packed with energy and hope. All in one curated playlist.

 Playlistcover: CONSOLERS (Antrim/ Belfast, Northern Ireland) • Photo by Casey Ryan

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Release months according to the release dates provided by the bands on Spotify.

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• Artist: Dream Delay • Release: Eye That Sees (single) • Country: London, England
• Artist: The PennyPound • Release: Blood Full of Metal (single) • Country: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Artist: Sawtega • Release: Tower (single) • Country: South Wales
• Artist: November Dog • Release: How I've Been (single) • Country: Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Artist: Vanirsonn • Release: Groovin Mad (single) • Country: London, England
• Artist: hometown • Release: Get Out The Cold (single) • Country: Bolton, England

• Artist: Brides • Release: Leche (ep) • Country: Liverpool, England 
• Artist: Pitfall • Release: Satan's In My Glovebox (single) • Country: Dungannon, Northern Ireland
• Artist: Echo Gate • Release: Break (single) • Country: Meath, Ireland
• Artist: Rivera • Release: This One's Gonna Be Different (single) • Country: South of England (Ashford (Kent) / London)
• Artist: Mad Morning • Release: Painkiller (single) • Country: Essex, England
• Artist: Polly. • Release: Ketch_up (single) • Country: London, England

• Artist: Andy Mulligan • Release: Fly Again (single) • Country: Warwickshire, England
• Artist: Superstar Nomads • Release: Clear (single) • Country: Waterford, Ireland
• Artist: Sun Merchant • Release: Hold My Sober (single) • Country: Cork, Ireland
• Artist: ISOLATION • Release: Static Bloom (single) • Country: Manchester, England
• Artist: Maiden Voyage • Release: Blue (single) • Country: London, England
• Artist: The Glass Key • Release: Stone The Crows (single) • Country: Glasgow, Scotland
• Artist: Static Airways • Release: Transatlantic Feedback (single) • Country: Barrow in Furness, England
• Artist: The Pit Monkeys • Release: Back of the Queue (single) • Country: Kettering, England
• Artist: Vexations • Release: Stone Vultures (single) • Country: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Artist: Moviegoer • Release: The Lonely Adventures of... (single) • Country: Southampton, England

• Artist: Diva Down • Release: I'm Your Girl (single) • Country: Glasgow, Scotland
• Artist: THE HERETICS • Release: Bends & Breaks (single) • Country: Cambridge, England
• Artist: enclaves • Release: SORN (single) • Country: Chichester, England
• Artist: Prince Regent • Release: Nature of the Game (single) • Country: Belfast, Northern Island
• Artist: This July • Release: Can't Get Through (single) • Country: Stroud, England
• Artist: WRETCH • Release: SWEET SHOPPING (single) • Country: Newcastle, England
• Artist: Broken Psychos • Release: Broken Psychos (album) • Country: North Devon, England
• Artist: The Colour Tree • Release: The Grand Marquee (single) • Country: Reading, England
• Artist: From The Sky • Release: In The End (single) • Country: Bath, England
• Artist: Lynney Williamson • Release: Shadow (single) • Country: Glasgow, Scotland
• Artist: Details • Release: Nice Try, God (instrumental, single) • Country: Essex, England
• Artist: Double Negative • Release: Nights Like These (single) • Country: Manchester, England

• Artist: Vendetta Television • Release: Radio Reload (single) • Country: Birmingham, England
• Artist: Darren Deadbeat • Release: Welcome To The Real World (single) • Country: Nottingham, England
• Artist: Why Horses? • Release: Far Away So Close (single) • Country: Cardiff, Wales (Note: Why Horses? is F.K.A. 'The Cheeky Habiris', see debut February 2025)
• Artist: Merricat • Release: Ladylike (single) • Country: Dublin, Ireland
• Artist: Aliens Under Oath. • Release: Gotta Get A Grip (single) • Country: Ayrshire, Scotland
• Artist: Beckon The Wyrd • Release: Rise (single) • Country: Bideford (North Devon), England
• Artist: Sweet Mischief • Release: Addicted to Blur(single) • Country: Kenilworth, England
• Artist: Velentress • Release: Follow Me (single) • Country: Guildford, England

• Artist: Ruby Doomsday • Release: Blood and Thunder (single) • Country: London, England
• Artist: Skyracer • Release: Howling (single) • Country: Sheffield, England
• Artist: Stonnythedonny • Release: Citylinez (single) • Country: Surrey, England
• Artist: Serotone • Release: Fool's Paradise (single) • Country: Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Artist: With Magazines • Release: Method To Remember (ep) • Country: Manchester, England
• Artist: Esther's Wife • Release: Holy Cow (single) • Country: Glasgow, Scotland
• Artist: Gallery Of Stolen Dogs • Release: I Need to Let It Ride Now (single) • Country: Alloa, Scotland
• Artist: The Niks • Release: Feeling Like a Beatnik (single) • Country: Kilkenny
• Artist: Wnsdy at 7 • Release: Honeymoon (single) • Country: South Yorkshire, England
• Artist: Eels! Eels! Eels! • Release: Glorious (single) • Country: Cambridgeshire, England
• Artist: FATECRIMES • Release: HELIOSPHERE (2-pc single) • Country: Brighton, England

• Artist: Tiny Enemy • Release: Tiny Enemy (album) • Country: Newry, Northern Island
• Artist: Bayou • Release: Coma Aroma (single) • Country: Norwich, England
• Artist: AIRFLO • Release: Weak Smile (single) • Country: Bristol/ Newport, England
• Artist: Static Switch • Release: In Between Us (single) • Country: Liverpool, England
• Artist: Juliette The Band • Release: Little Bits of Everthing We Like (album) • Country: Newbury, England
• Artist: Lost Velvet • Release: Endless (single) • Country: Reading, England
• Artist: CAN'T STOP TALKING • Release: Ronnie Pickering (single) • Country: London (England), UK
• Artist: Strange Ways  • Release: It's a Sign (2-pc single) • Country: Birmingham (England), UK
• Artist: Charcoal Greys  • Release: Sober (single) • Country: County Tipperary, Ireland

• Artist: Arid State • Release: Boa (single) • Country: Liverpool, England 
• Artist: Kibbo Kift • Release: Crossroads (Our Father) (2-pc single) • Country: Bristol, England
• Artist: Shugi • Release: Self image (single) • Country: Brighton, England
• Artist: Ikuki • Release: A Thousand Colours (single) • Country: UK
• Artist: Rusty Halo • Release: City Ballad (single) • Country: London, England
• Artist: The Catalyst Band • Release: Chance Come Round Again (single) • Country: Hertfordshire, England
• Artist: Wholesome Cult • Release: Worth It (single) • Country: Edingburgh, Scotland
• Artist: Heavy Heads • Release: Sam (single) • Country: Glasgow, Scotland
• Artist: Echoes of Dublin • Release: Echoes of Dublin, Vol. 1 (ep) • Country: Dublin, Ireland
• Artist: Consolers • Release: Inhale (single) • Country: Antrim/ Belfast, Northern Ireland
• Artist: Wired Euphoria • Release: The Greener Grass (single) • Country: Nottingham, England
• Artist: Late-Night Hologram • Release: Away (single) • Country: Ramsgate (Kent), England

• Artist: Rome Is Burning • Release: Real Easy (single) • Country:  Birmingham, England
• Artist: Louis Stone • Release: I'll Be Gone (single) • Country: Bristol, England
• Artist: Forever Forever • Release: Difficult Feelings (single) • Country: London, England
• Artist: Haeze • Release: Window In Time (single) • Country: Southampton, England
• Artist: John Denton • Release: Not The Same (single) • Country: Manchester, England
• Artist: Bravado • Release: Breakthrough (single) • Country: Cardiff, Wales
• Artist: The Cheeky Habibis • Release: Being Human (single) • Country: Cardiff, Wales
• Artist: Ray Joyce • Release: The Start (single) • Country: Bournemouth, England
• Artist: Charles Zaman • Release: HANG ME (single) • Country: London, England
• Artist: Vincent Bliss & The TV Casualties • Release: They Live (single) • Country: Edinburgh, Scotland
• Artist: Aryel Moon • Release: Bluebell (single) • Country: Dublin, Ireland
• Artist: Freak Pointing • Release: Vainglorious (single) • Country: Dublin, Ireland
• Artist: Dotwork • Release: Red Dress (single) • Country: Cork, Ireland
• Artist: Mantle • Release: Broken Bones (single) • Country: Cheshire, England

• Artist: Plastersun • Release: Death By Misadventure (single) • Country: Southampton, England
• Artist: Ramellos • Release: Heedless Hearts (single) • Country: Newcastle, England
• Artist: Another Day • Release: Doghouse Roses (single) • Country: London, England
• Artist: Marma Lad • Release: Pie (single) • Country: London, England
• Artist: Isabella Strange • Release: Unfinished Business (single) • Country: Glasgow/ Edinburgh, Scotland
• Artist: Crayfish • Release: Some Kind of Elsewhere (single) • Country: Dublin, Ireland
• Artist: The Jackets • Release: Losing It (single) • Country: Ayrshire, Scotland
• Artist: SQUIRE • Release: Breakneck (single) • Country: Waterford, Ireland

Check it out: The most exciting new bands from the UK and Republic of Ireland, dropping their first songs in 2025! These are incredible indie-rock debuts, blending influences from folk, post-rock, prog, and more. A crucial list for bookers, agents, labels, radio, and especially fans to discover. Expect brilliant new sounds and songs from fantastic new bands across England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Ireland!