For a minute we thought boisterous Londoners YOWL had calmed things down on their melodic new single. ‘Warm (in the Soft White Fire of Modern Living)’ rubs sharp and cynical lyrics against wiry guitar work in the unusually catchy verses before exploding into a visceral chorus. Channelling nuances of everything from Pavement to Speedy Ortiz, Ought and Parquet Courts, YOWL bring a distinctly British feel to the discordant slacker rock of their contemporaries. You can catch Yowl live at Portsmouth Psych Fest this Saturday (28th of April) headlining the So Young Magazine/Crocodile Nightmares-curated stage alongside the likes of Flamingods, The Wytches and Madonnatron. -Holly Mullineaux