Westside Cowboy's debut is indie rock with an alt-country streak, loose and warm and over before you want it to be. Play it from the top, and don't skip 'Well Done Kid, You Did It'. Last.fm

Artist of the month: Denzel Curry & Kenny Beats — II

Six years after Unlocked, the pair reunite for nine tracks in 24 minutes: soulful, sample-heavy beats with Curry switching flows like gears. JPEGMAFIA, Westside Gunn and Yebba drop in along the way. Last.fm

Film: The Odyssey — 2026

Christopher Nolan takes on Homer, shot entirely on IMAX cameras with Matt Damon as Odysseus. Practical, physical filmmaking that gives the myth real weight. See it on the biggest screen you can find. Letterboxd

Book: Vi er fem — Matias Faldbakken

A family in rural Norway gains a fifth member when a lump of clay comes alive. Part family novel, part sci-fi, part horror, with raw, warm humour. It won Faldbakken the Norwegian Critics' Prize. Hardcover

Book: Dramaholdet — Nick Drnaso

Lonely strangers join an acting class run by the enigmatic John Smith, and the line between rehearsal and real life starts to dissolve. Quietly unsettling, and a sharp portrait of modern loneliness from the author of Sabrina. Hardcover