///A quick note from Adam...Hey, I’m Adam. I started Cool New Bands in 2022 because I love discovering new indie bands and helping great music find an audience.We now welcome over 2,500 music fans to our website every week, and receive hundreds of band submissions. We know how much work goes into making music and how difficult it can be to get people to listen. We want to help more independent artists get heard.To give every submission the attention it deserves, we charge a small £5 feature fee. This helps keep the number of submissions we receive manageable.Fill in the form below and we’ll email you with the next steps.Made something you’re proud of? We’d love to hear it.
Welcome to Cool New Bands a place for discovering the new bands, new music and emerging artists worth paying attention to in 2026.We’re here for the bands you haven’t heard of yet. The ones playing tiny venues, releasing their first few songs, building something from scratch and slowly finding their people. The cool new bands that might just become your next favourite.Every week, we search for the best new music from the indie scene and beyond, bringing you new indie bands, emerging artists and fresh sounds from around the world. No complicated algorithms. No industry hype. Just great music that we think deserves to be heard.Our flagship Spotify playlist, Cool New Bands Presents: Indie Radar 2026, is regularly updated with the latest tracks from exciting new and emerging bands, making it easy to discover your next obsession.But Cool New Bands isn't just about finding music. It's about giving new artists a place to be discovered, too.We believe there's an incredible amount of new music being made right now. You just have to know where to look.So if you're searching for new bands in 2026, discovering cool new music, or simply looking for something new to listen to, stick around.And if you're a band making music you think we should hear, submit your music and you could be our next feature.
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