They are back.

Pleased to see yet another British Indie Rock band releasing a new song, the first one since their album ‘Buck’ back in September 2025.

Classic Red Rum Club, upgraded for 2026, yet still with that great tumpet from Joe Corby.

First got to know these guys from Liverpool, listening to ‘Kids Addicted’, released as a single in September 2019, which then included in the album “The Hollow of Hundrum”, which came out in October 2020.

That album also includes the very beautiful ‘Favourite Record’.

Looking forward to hearing more from Red Rum.

A new Australian indie-rock project from Melbourne, Victoria, Australia fronted by Piers Buxton.

This song is will part of their album release "Hop On It" on around October 29, 2026 (details from Bandcamp).

Really great indie rock sound. And you just gotta love that voice!

Second song this week from Aotearoa (New Zealand), with this one Tāmaki Makaurau / Auckland based four-piece project/quartet Echomatica.

A song to lose yourself in on a weekend going into autumn as the days shorten and life draws in.

The YouTube video is very cool too.

Give this one the time it deserves, and after that breakout around 0.40 this it really takes off.

As his Spotify profile says “InDuna is presented as an independent/self-taught Afro-pop artist and producer, with a distinctive South Africa–New Zealand cultural story rather than a generic pop positioning”.

And Africa you hear straight off with those banking vocals, so much so suddenly you're back in Jo'burg.

Check out 'Are You in Love' and 'Say What You Want'.

This artist was featured here om May 18, 2026 with 'Heart Has To Work So Hard'. That song, and this one are on her album 'Violins' released on 25 September 2026.

Now for some reason Spotify decides to feature on my 'Release Radar' today, Friday 16 Ocotober, with said Spotify blurb bing 'the latest music from artists you follow'.

Yea, right.

There are two reasons why I am including it as a 'new release' today:

• it's a great song from Blondshel! Yes, the music, and one that I missed when the album came out. Sure, it's much more 'pop' than the earlier feature. So take a listen.
• this is also a great representation of how Spotify tries to 'game' new song release drops. This song is pushed as a new release, when it fact it's a song that is already a month old, from an album, from which the first song was released over six months ago in May.

Sure, I get that this is a marketing strategy that draws out a full album release over a six month period. Dropping songs every once in while to build interest, something in music that has been done since like forever.

Only what happened to the words 'from her upcoming new album' or ‘on her new album’?

Why pretend in a feed that this is a 'single' new release? I mean, seeing as you follow, really like the artist, so some how you wouldn't notice?

Anyway, and the recommendation algorithm rolls on.