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Holly Humberstone describes her music as a patchwork of influences, stating, 'My sound is very much a patchwork: Taylor Swift's diaristic instincts; Phoebe Bridgers' arch folk intimacy; vocoders and synths that are pure 1975.'

For 18 years, Ben Cook has been making head-over-heels pop songs under a handful of similar names: Young Governor, Young Guv and the Scuzz, Young Guv. The project, recently rechristened as GUV, has outlasted Cook's time playing guitar on Fucked Up's punk operas and his stint as the frontman of Toronto hardcore band No Warning. But where other pop formalists write from a narrow frame of reference-'60s sunshine pop, , "Ticket to Ride"-Cook is a sonic mercenary, arriving at whatever genre he's into.

Summer's last breath already blew when Oasis held court over MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. On a cool Labor Day Sunday, beneath an ashen night sky painted with smog-courtesy of the apocalyptic refineries that haunt the New Jersey Turnpike-Manchester's greatest musical export shook the home for football of a different kind than these blokes in their fifties are used to.

Umbro isn't just looking back at history - it's reworking it with swagger. The brand's "Northern Quarter" collection, which debuted earlier this year, returns for its second act, and the Fall/Winter 2025 line-up leans harder into Manchester 's cultural DNA. This isn't just about football kits and outerwear; it's about a city that birthed genres, fueled rivalries, and set style agendas far beyond its borders.

Berghaus launched the Concert Collection, a limited-edition reissue of archival pieces featuring the iconic Meru jacket worn by Liam Gallagher in 1997, targeting nostalgia for Britpop fans.