Anastasia Rydlevskaya makes rage feel methodical on Alchemia. Her fourth full-length album takes the four classical stages of alchemy and turns them into a hard-edged account of betrayal, trauma and feminine power. Nigredo, Albedo and Calcinatio, Citrinitas, then Rubedo each push the heroine into a new state. The result sits firmly in dark electronic music, but it also carries experimental pop and pagan motifs. That framing...

With the release of their high-voltage new single "Little Black Dress," Cannock-based rock trio Sig And The Fire Pilots throw an unexpected, fuzz-drenched party for high fashion. https://open.spotify.com/album/1PMOyiA4dlhXrLFtVKWBel?si=QSheC_EvTqKbySouxJHypA Coco Chanel’s original 1926 invention was a masterclass in elegant simplicity, famously acting as a revolutionary leap into modern femininity. Fast forward exactly 100 years to 2026, and this British three-piece honors that centenary with a tidal wave...