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Geese, Suede, Baxter Dury, Wednesday, Saint Etienne, Big Thief, Nation of Language, David Byrne, Jeff Tweedy, and More
Oct 04, 2025
By Mark Redfern
At the start of February we launched our new Albums of the Month series, where we highlight the best albums released in the previous month, starting with January’s albums and followed by February’s albums, March’s albums, April’s albums, May’s albums, June’s albums, and July and August’s albums (which were in one shared post). Now here is a roundup of September 2025’s best albums. We have included Bandcamp or Spotify embeds (some albums aren’t on Bandcamp) for each album and links to any reviews or interviews we did to support the release. More
Plus Gorillaz, Yumi Zouma, The Mary Onettes, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 12, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 32nd Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, and Scotty Dransfield helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 40 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
From Their Forthcoming Album Caramel
Sep 11, 2025
By Andy Von Pip
Coach Party team up with Black Honey on “Disco Dream,” a track from their second album Caramel which arrives September 26 on Chess Club Records. More
The Opening Track from Forthcoming Album Caramel Out Sept 26, Alongside UK Record Store Tour Dates
Aug 12, 2025
By Andy Von Pip
Coach Party announce UK record store shows as they release “Do It For Love,” the opening track from new album Caramel out September 26. More
Second album Caramel is out September 26 via Chess Club Records
Jul 09, 2025
By Andy Von Pip
Coach Party Release “Do Yourself A Favour” Ahead of New Album Caramel More
Plus Luvcat, Tune-Yards, Coral Grief, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
May 16, 2025
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 16th Songs of the Week of 2025. This week Andy Von Pip, Caleb Campbell, Matt the Raven, Scotty Dransfield, and Stephen Humphries helped me decide what should make the list. We considered over 25 songs and narrowed it down to a Top 12. More
And Announce Second Album Caramel
May 13, 2025
By Andy Von Pip
Coach Party have announced their second album Caramel, due September 26, 2025 via Chess Club Records. Alongside the news, the Isle of Wight band shared their punchy new single “Girls!” and its official video. More
Plus The Joy Formidable, John Raymond and S. Carey, Metric, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Sep 08, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Andy Von Pip)
Welcome to the 28th Songs of the Week of 2023. Despite it being a short week due to Labor Day, there were plenty of new tracks to choose from. Some of our writers voted and we ended up with a Top 13. More
The Final Advance Taste Of Their Upcoming Debut Album KILLJOY
Sep 05, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
With their debut album KILLJOY released this Friday, 8 September, rising Isle-of-Wight band Coach Party have released the final single from the album, “‘Be That Girl,” More
New Track from their Forthcoming Debut Album KILLJOY.
Aug 08, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
Rising Isle of Wight band Coach Party, who have already impressed with a trio of superb EPs, have unleashed a new single, “Parasite,”from their forthcoming debut record KILLJOY More
Plus Coach Party, Jamila Woods, Metric, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Jul 14, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar)
Welcome to the 24th Songs of the Week of 2023. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because of the July 4th holiday falling on a Tuesday, leaving less songs to consider. So, this week’s Songs of the Week is supersized and incorporates tracks from the last two weeks. More
Debut Album Killjoy Due Out September 8 via Chess Club
Jul 11, 2023
By Kat Ramkumar
British four-piece Coach Party have just shared a video for their song “What’s The Point in Life,” which is the latest release from their upcoming debut album, Killjoy. More
Plus Faye Webster, Sigur Rós, Palehound, Strange Ranger, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Jun 23, 2023
By Mark Redfern (with Kat Ramkumar)
Welcome to the 22nd Songs of the Week of 2023. We didn’t do a Songs of the Week last week because I was out of town last Thursday to this Monday in Washington, DC, covering Awesome Con. So, this week’s Songs of the Week is supersized and incorporates tracks from the last two weeks. More
Debut Album Killjoy Due Out September 8 via Chess Club
Jun 15, 2023
By Kat Ramkumar
British four-piece Coach Party have just released their latest track, “Born Leader,” off of their upcoming debut album Killjoy. More
The inaugural Beam Me Up takes place in February 2023
Nov 08, 2022
By Dom Gourlay
New festival launches in Lincoln and Oxford. More
Plus Field Music, Hovvdy, IAN SWEET, Gone to Color, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 01, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 37th Songs of the Week of 2021. Old school rock was alive and well this week, with new songs from The Rolling Stones, Elton John and Stevie Wonder, Sting, John Mellencamp and Bruce Springsteen, and David Bowie, but none of those tracks made our Songs of the Week list. More
Sep 28, 2021
By Joey Arnone
Isle of Wight, England four-piece Coach Party have shared a video for their new single, “FLAG (Feel Like a Girl).” The video, directed by Daniel Broadley, sees the band performing the song in 18th century attire, reflecting the antiquated politics of gender inequality. More
Interviews
Leaning Into the Extremes
Sep 08, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
Back in 2019, Coach Party announced their arrival with the frenetic fuzzed-up debut single “Oh Lola.” While they didn’t quite explode out of the Isle of Wight in the same way as fellow islanders Wet Leg did a few years later, Coach Party’s progress has nevertheless been thrilling to watch. More
Reviews
Jul 08, 2026
By Jimi Arundell
The 2026 summer edition of Paint By Numbers took place at the Bodega in Nottingham last Sunday (5th July) and featured stunning performances from Coach Party, Lemonsuckr, Kez and Cucamaras among others. More
Oct 01, 2025
By Andy Von Pip
Second album syndrome? Thankfully, Isle of Wight quartet Coach Party didn’t get the memo. More
Oct 16, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
Coach Party and Girl Scout are two bands at the top of their game right now and Under the Radar caught their show in LIverpool earlier this month. More
Sep 07, 2023
By Andy Von Pip
After releasing three acclaimed EPs and touring relentlessly, including playing to a sold-out audience of 97,000 at the Stade de France outside Paris opening for the French band Indochine, Coach Party finally release their debut album, KILLJOY. More
Nov 28, 2022
By Dom Gourlay
Wet Leg have been THE success story of 2022 and Under the Radar saw them play two incredible shows last week. More
Sep 05, 2022
By Andy Robbins
Coach Party are one of the most exciting new bands in the UK right now. More
Oct 12, 2021
By Andy Von Pip
Coach Party and Swim School slay Liverpool as live music continues its return with a bang. More
May 24, 2021
By Andy Von Pip
Isle of Wight, England four-piece Coach Party describe themselves as a “beige indie band with cracking personalities.” But as their second EP, After Party, adroitly demonstrates, there’s certainly nothing beige about their music which is imbued with a real sparkle and bounce. More
