Los Campesinos!: “We’ve never wanted to be a legacy act or a nostalgia thing”
Back with ‘All Hell’, their first new album in seven years, Los Campesinos! aren’t just rejoining the race, they’re also trying to reroute it from within.
19th July 2024
Interviews
Lava La Rue: Space Jam
Lava La Rue’s debut has been a long time in the making, but arriving in a spaceship full of sci-fi fantasy and wild ambition, ‘Starface’ is the sound of an artist fully coming in to land.
18th July 2024
Get To Know… October and The Eyes
The London via New Zealand multi-hyphenate carving out her own niche of “collage rock”.
17th July 2024
LA Priest: “Uncertainty is essential for a live show”
Sam Eastgate takes a break en route to Slovakia’s Pohoda Festival to chat ‘La Fusion’, living in Costa Rica, and what’s on the horizon for LA Priest.
11th July 2024
Black Honey’s Izzy B Phillips: “sometimes I think I should pick a lane but then I think, ‘fuck that’”
Before they jet off to Madrid and Lisbon for Mad Cool and NOS Alive 2024, we find out what the Black Honey frontwoman has been up to since their last release.
10th July 2024
Soccer Mommy: “The songs I’ve written over the past couple of years are all very personal”
Ahead of her set at this week’s Mad Cool Festival, we speak to Sophie Allison about stripping things back and the start of her next musical chapter.
9th July 2024
Kenya Grace: “It’s amazing to be next to Kate Bush’s name in a sentence”
With a Number One single and an Ivor Novello nomination already under her belt, Kenya Grace is making history with her delicate drum’n’bass.
8th July 2024
Towa Bird: “I think people want queer music”
The guitar polymath is redefining what it means to be a modern pop star on debut album ‘American Hero’.
21st June 2024
Walt Disco: “We wanted to write songs that showed off, and showed people a new side to us”
We spoke to Walt Disco’s Jocelyn Si about how, with second album ‘The Warping’, the band have evolved from their debut to find strength in vulnerability.
20th June 2024
MRCY: “If you can dream, you can make it happen”
A collaboration between two established behind-the-scenes figures, with MRCY, Kojo Degraft-Johnson and Barney Lister are stepping into their own spotlight.
19th June 2024
Starshaped: Been Stellar
Been Stellar might well be New York’s next great guitar band, but heading into debut ‘Scream From New York, NY’, they’re moulding that term into a new shape.
18th June 2024
Orlando Weeks: European Union
Having upped sticks to Lisbon, establishing a family and artistic base that’s allowed him to be more creative than ever, ‘LOJA’ is the sound of Orlando Weeks relaxing into a new era.
14th June 2024
Etta Marcus: “There’s something really lazy about calling something ‘sad girl’ music”
Having forcefully broken down her own musical boundaries on recent mini-album ‘The Death of Summer & Other Promises’, the South Londoner’s future is wide open.
14th June 2024
Goat Girl: For Better Or Worse
Having collectively weathered a series of significant personal storms, London now-trio Goat Girl are once more on solid ground. New album ‘Below The Waste’ sees them digging through the debris and laying the foundations for an expansive alternative future.
13th June 2024
Gia Ford: “Every time I stop and think about releasing my debut album, I can’t quite believe it”
Ahead of playing SON Estrella Galicia’s ‘Soundhood Hackney’ event this evening, the alt-pop auteur tells us more about her forthcoming debut album, ‘Transparent Things’.
13th June 2024
Alfie Templeman: He’s Got Soul
Armed with an all-star cast of producers and a zealous appetite for experimentation, Alfie Templeman’s ‘Radiosoul’ marks a brilliant (and sometimes bonkers) new chapter for the prolific musician.
12th June 2024
Ebbb: “By not focusing our attention on social media, we just put all of our energy into the music”
We chat to the elusive London trio ahead of their debut EP release and their set at Ipswich’s Brighten The Corners Festival.
11th June 2024
Gretel: “I’ve decided I just want to write good songs that create new paths in indie music”
To mark the release of her huge new single ‘Far Out’, we catch up with Gretel to find out more about what she’s got in store for her exciting next chapter.
11th June 2024
Aurora: With Every Heartbeat
Scandipop star AURORA knows a thing or two about bringing crowds together, and with a fourth album rooted in humanity and healing, she’ll be spending the summer in joyful communion.
7th June 2024
Cardinals: “We try to realise the importance of being subversive, thematically and sonically”
Ireland’s next great guitar hopes – this time, with added accordion.
6th June 2024
Lip Critic: “When people come see us, they can get involved without there being this huge wall of seriousness”
Throwing punk, hardcore and electronic influences into a uniquely frenzied blender, NYC’s most thrilling new exports just want to entertain.
31st May 2024
Sans Soucis: “the topics I sing about can spark conversations”
Born in Italy and based in London, Giulia Grispino is fusing languages and genres for a debut album that’s as political as it is party-ready.
29th May 2024
The Mysterines: Facing The Future
While The Mysterines’ debut saw the Liverpool quartet stand out as one of guitar music’s brightest new stars, on follow-up ‘Afraid Of Tomorrows’ they’re embarking on a foreboding but startling new chapter.
28th May 2024
Crumb: “This album feels a bit less manicured and timid – it’s not afraid to lean into the weirder sides of our sound”
Ahead of their turn playing Wide Awake this weekend, we catch up with NYC’s Crumb all about their hot-off-the-press new album, ‘AMAMA’.
23rd May 2024
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.