Fresh from a sold-out hometown headline show at Manchester’s Deaf Institute, and winning Best Breakthrough EP for Looking For Trouble at the 2026 Musos Awards; Dirty Blonde today release brand new single and video ‘Indie Sleaze.’

The song made its live debut at London’s Electric Ballroom in February as part of The 2026 Musos Awards. Written in a euphoric blur after seeing Oasis last summer ‘Indie Sleaze’ drags the spirit of the 2007 NME Awards into 2026, an indie-pop banger dripping with swagger, in debt to the era of Pete Doherty and Kate Moss. Lyrically inspired by Sabrina Carpenter, musically by The Dandy Warhols. The band say “it’s an indie disco anthem built for sticky dancefloors, neon lights and skintight jeans.”

Speaking further on the new single, the band say: “We were around to witness a golden age of indie music in the early 2000’s, but we weren’t old enough to get into the clubs. Sometimes we just want to go back in time and be Kate Moss in 2005! The best thing we could do was write a song influenced by that feeling, and picture ourselves on the dancefloor back then.”

The mesmerising performance-led music video for ‘Indie Sleaze’ was shot at L16 Studios, the home of Lime Pictures and Hollyoaks, and produced by a team of local Manchester fans and volunteers. Speaking on the video shoot, the band say: “it was an incredible experience to shoot in such a massive studio with a full crew. As independent artists, it’s tough to make your ideas come to life in videos, but we managed to capture the energy of the song in the biggest way possible. We couldn’t have made it happen without the help of local fans.”