New music on our radar this week: Coucou Chloe, Nightmares on Wax, Kneecap

Welcome to Mixmag’s round-up of upcoming music releases that you should take note of

Cobrah is ‘Torn’ on her debut album

Experimental pop artist Cobrah is releasing her debut album ‘Torn’ via Atlantic Records on March 6.

“With Torn, I am way more ‘me’ as a person, the songs pull from my real life. It’s a little bit scary. I love doing characters. I love making things up and being extreme - and I’m still doing that on this album - but I’m also peeling it all off and presenting my real self as a character,” says the Swedish artist.

The release has been preceded with a single titled ‘Hush’ and accompanying video. 

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Nightmares on Wax celebrates ‘In A Space Outta Sound’ for 20th anniversary

Nightmares on Wax is marking the 20th anniversary of his seminal album ‘In A Space Outta Sound’ with a new box set out on April 3.

The 3LP deluxe release includes a bonus eight-track dub reconstruction by Adrian Sherwood, plus new artwork, glow-in-the-dark print finish, cut-out speaker box, and sticker sheet. 

It’s coming out Warp, with Nightmares on Wax, real name George Evelyn, the label’s longest-serving artist. 

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fakemink drop 'The Boy Who Cried Terrified' EP

fakemink has released a new seven-track EP titled 'The Boy Who Cried Terrified'.

The closing track ‘fml.’ samples Burial, and arrives alongside an accompanying music video.

MJ Cole links up with PinkPantheress on ‘Still Sincere’

MJ Cole has updated his 1998 UKG classic ‘Sincere’ with help from PinkPantheress.

Speaking about the new version ‘Still Sincere’, PinkPantheress said: “I’m so thrilled I got to work with MJ Cole on this remix. He’s honestly a garage legend and it’s kinda surreal collaborating with someone whose legacy inspired bits of my early work.”

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New York’s xaviersobased drops debut, self-titled album

New York rapper xaviersobased has dropped his debut album ‘Xavier’, out today (February 1) via 1-chance / Surf Gang Records, complete with 20 tracks.

The eponymous record features the likes of Rio Da Yung OG, Yung Sherman, and OsamaSon, and lands at an exciting time for the US artist, who’s set to embark on the second leg of his The Riverside Tour after the album’s release.

COUCOU CHLOE drops new single ‘VENOM’ inspired by post-punk

COUCOU CHLOE has released a brand new single, her first of 2026, inspired by post-punk and “lo-fi digitalism”. The track, titled ‘VENOM’, is said to usher in “a fresh era” for the London-based artist.

‘VENOM’ marks her return to production after a quiet period through 2025 – a track that thrashes energy and pulsates tense, menacing melodies.

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Proc Fiskal to return with new EP on Hyperdub, ‘Exchequer’

Edinburgh’s Proc Fiskal is set to return to Hyperdub with his next EP, ‘Exchequer’, a five-tracker exploring “a happy, sweet spot of electronic music, folk and synthesised classical strings”.

Influenced by pop, grime, and hyperpop, the record marks his second on the legendary London label, and is unveiled with the release of a brand new single, ‘ADDICTIONZ’.

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Kneecap announce new album 'FENIAN'

Irish rap trio Kneecap have shared details of their forthcoming album 'FENIAN', which is set for release via Heavenly Recordings on Friday, April 24. 

Members Mo Chara, Móglaí Bap, and DJ Próvaí, have described the new album as a response to those "who tried to stop us by branding Kneecap 'terrorists'", alluding to terror charges brought against Mo Chara by the Met Police this Summer, which were later thrown out of court. 

"Made with Dan Carey, a producer we are honoured to have worked with. It's a more sinister sound...because these are sinister times. But also defiant and triumphant," they continue. "Inspired by, and proudly named 'Fenian', who were warriors in Irish folklore, and later a derogatory term for the Irish. Now we're using it to name everyone speaking truth to power."

Kneecap have also shared the first single from the record, 'LIAR'S TALE', which takes shots at - among others - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, against a tough-edged bassline produced by Carey. 

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Namasenda shares fizzling new single 'Cola' 

Swedish avant-garde pop maestro Namasenda has just shared her effervescant new single 'Cola', which landed via Stockholm-based imprint Year0001 on Thursday (January 29). 

Sugary hyperpop riffs and richocheting percussion underbelly Namasenda's smooth-edged vocal as she runs through an intoxicatingly catchy hook, signalling an incredible return to form for the artist, with her first release since 2023.  

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