Nadine Hurley

Nadine Hurley’s self-titled debut EP releases digitally on 13/3/26, alongside a limited run of cassettes on Katpis Tapes. Among the most blistering acts to storm the north-east music scene of late, Nadine Hurley – a trio comprising Alex, Byron and James – have successfully translated the joyous, pulverising immediacy of their live show into their first record.

Crimewave

After spending 2024 playing with the likes of Kim Gordon, George Clanton and Machinedrum, Jake Wilkinson - aka Crimewave - makes his debut on New York’s Fool’s Gold Records.

On the surface, Crimewave’s debut album SCENES plays as a conceptual dance record about Northern UK nightclubs. Its true fixation lies in the subtle criminal acts and misdemeanours that go almost unnoticed within these spaces. Mastered by Rainy Miller, the project is conceived as a continuous DJ set, with each track bleeding seamlessly into the next. Glitched-out guitars, strobing chords and fractured breaks are utilised to convey both the euphoria of the dance floor, and the half-seen acts of criminality lurking in the club’s grimy corners. 

Sin Clair

Emerging from Glasgow’s grassroots scene, Sin Clair makes her debut with a double single of Affirmations #2 / Exhale, released by New York label STTT.

Self-produced and recorded with collaborators James Greenwood (Daniel Avery) and Joel Patchett (The Orielles), this collection of early works showcases both sides of her songwriting. Between a hypnotic textural club track and delicate piano ballad, the line between the organic and the mechanical are distorted. The imperfections and impurities of live performances are not only left in, but highlighted - demanding you to listen closer. 

Building from her collaboration with The Horrors, Sin Clair’s unique sonic perspective places herself somewhere between Sybille Baier and Blawan, bending the boundaries of where genres begin and end. Previously on tour with The Null Club (Gilla Band) and The Wants, her music has remained unreleased for years, only heard by those who encounter her performances live.

As part of Newcastle City Council’s support for the Mercury Prize Fringe, every Fringe gig is Pay As You Feel - making incredible live music accessible to everyone. Every penny contributed goes directly back to the local venues hosting the programme, helping strengthen the spaces that keep our city’s music scene alive year-round.