Each Friday we round up the freshest sounds from Bristol’s buzzing scene. From boundary-pushing underground acts to chart-ready anthems, discover the tracks and albums making waves this week. Dive in below and explore what’s new.
New Releases
Bristol Music Weekly
02 May – 08 May 2026
This week is stacked: chilled Bristol electronics, jungle pressure, heavyweight dub,
experimental folk, jazz chaos and plenty of speaker-wobbling drum & bass.
Mystic State and Phaeleh give the city a proper nod with Visit Bristol,
DJ Die keeps the GutterFunk flame burning, Elder Island return with Hello Baby Okay,
and Transparent Audio deliver another bass-heavy Bristol cut.
A chilled electronic love letter to the city. Visit Bristol brings together Mystic State and Phaeleh
for a spacious, soulful cut from the forthcoming Threads LP, due 5 June 2026.
It is Bristol in widescreen: warm, reflective and beautifully produced.
Mystic State describe the project as a chance to showcase their more soulful and organic productions,
without restriction on tempo or pressure to be boxed in by genre.
Bristol pioneer DJ Die lands on GutterFunk with a sharp, bass-heavy roller.
Jungle, dub, boogie and drum & bass collide in proper Bristol melting-pot style.
Taken from Elder Island’s new album Hello Baby Okay, released 8 May 2026.
Smooth, groove-led and electronic — and currently Bristol Music Weekly’s Album of the Month.
Run Logan Run, Samuel Fox, mossfellow “How Long Does This Last”
Run Logan Run pull this remix into their intense Bristol jazz orbit:
dark, experimental, rhythmic and sax-heavy. From the forthcoming An Ear In Place Of A Mouth, due 3 July.
A deep, patient electronic collaboration from two major names.
Taken from the forthcoming Exhale, due 30 June 2026, it sits between techno, bass weight and hypnotic atmosphere.
A Bristol jungle, dub and breakbeat cut from Arcane featuring Dub Princess.
The vinyl gets a special shout too: OG black wax, hand-painted sleeve by Nick Purser,
and limited edition presentation.
A deep experimental cut from long-running collaborators Dave Hares and Sean Henneberry.
Improvised, ambient, jazzy and progressive, with artwork photographed in Weston-super-Mare.
Easton Punk Festival sounded like a proper BS5 takeover: three days across The Plough,
The Chelsea and The Red Lion, with a welcoming DIY atmosphere and standout sets from
Split Dogs and Riskee and the Ridicule. Bristol punk is still loud, local and community-built.
Gigs Coming Up
Next Up
Cellar Door Truthpaste + Hank Bee + Of Iyrn
Experimental folk-pop, heartland indie and tropicália-edged alt-rock at Strange Brew.
Truthpaste return after a quick sell-out earlier this year, with Hank Bee and Of Iyrn also on the bill.
Trinity Centre celebrates 50 years of music with a free-entry Garden Party.
Expect Smith & Mighty, Stormy J, The Golden Guild Band, workshops, food, family activities
and a proper community atmosphere.
