Add to playlist: the nervy breakbeats and acid delirium of Silverwingkiller and the week’s best new tracks

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Key context: <p>The industrial dance duo make music for this summer’s heatwave: filled with dread and jangling with pent-up energy</p><p><strong>From</strong> Manchester, via Peterborough and Shanghai<br><strong>Recommended if you like</strong> Crystal Castles, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/05/mandy-indiana-urgh-review-grimy-thrashing-purgative-attack-on-injustice-is-the-years-first-great-album">Mandy, Indiana</a>, acid house<br><strong>Up next</strong> Festival dates including East London Block Party, Brighton Psych Fest and End of the Road</p><p>Salford’s Silverwingkiller sound how this summer’s heatwave feels: delirious, dread-filled and jangling with pent-up energy. Named after the Chinese title for Blade Runner, they build pummelling industrial dance music from nervy breakbeats, the acid sounds of the Roland TB-303 synthesiser and the shared sense of creative freedom that James Baca and Yushang Ni discovered on moving to Greater Manchester, from Peterborough and Shanghai respectively.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jul/17/add-to-playlist-silverwingkiller-and-the-weeks-best-new-tracks">Continue reading...</a> This development from The Guardian highlights ongoing changes in the sector.