Brooklyn’s Model/Actriz talk upcoming set at Wide Awake: “I’m excited to play music and meet people outside of our bubble”

We caught up with the band ahead of their set at South London’s favourite alt all-dayer.

25th May 2023

Temps: Serious Fun

Comedian James Acaster has made a record — but it’s no joke. Curating his favourite musicians under the project named Temps, ​‘Party Gator Purgatory’ is the sound of a music nerd in his element.

22nd May 2023

Hannah Jadagu: Life Through A Lens

Documenting the transition into her twenties with frankness and honesty, Hannah Jadagu is shedding a light on herself on debut album ​‘Aperture’.

21st May 2023

Sir Chloe: “I think a lot of the lyrics just ended up being pretty pervy…”

Full of insatiable, idiosyncratic riffs, debut LP ​‘I Am The Dog’ is the sound of Dana Foote putting her best one forward.

20th May 2023

Water From Your Eyes: “It does feel weird that people are taking notice now”

The Brooklyn cult duo are finally bringing their weird and warped electronica overground.

19th May 2023

King Isis: “Being accessible is not the intention of how I write.”

Digging deep and emerging with a debut EP that refuses to conform to any boxes, the Californian’s ambitions are as wide as the scope of their ideas.

18th May 2023

Mandy, Indiana: “The day we write an album that’s expected is the day this band is dead.”

Manchester’s darkly ecstatic new dancefloor innovators, invested in the social power of the club.

18th May 2023

Another Sky: “We’ve pushed ourselves into the unknown again”

We caught up with the quartet to discover more about their new material.

12th May 2023

Benefits: “We’re untried as a festival band so these gigs are exciting for us”

Ahead of their slot at The Great Escape this week, we catch up with the Teeside outfit.

10th May 2023

Get To Know… METTE

Fresh from sharing her new video for ​‘Mama’s Eyes’, we learn a little more about the Minnesota multi-hyphenate.

4th May 2023

NELL MESCAL: “I LOVE HAVING SOME REDEMPTION OR HOPE IN MY SONGS”

Fresh from releasing her latest darkly-tinged single ​‘In My Head’, the Irish singer gets us up to speed on life right now.

3rd May 2023

MATT MALTESE: ALONG FOR THE RIDE

Life’s motorway is full of unexpected bends and, on fourth album ​‘Driving Just to Drive’, Matt Maltese is embracing them with his most self-assured effort yet.

2nd May 2023

JESSIE WARE: FEEL GOOD INC.

Riding the joyous second wave of her career into evermore sparkling territory, Jessie Ware is having the time of her life — and inviting everyone along to join her.

28th April 2023

Get To Know… Eaves Wilder

With debut EP ​‘Hookey’ now out in the world, get acquainted with the Secretly Canadian-signed 19-year-old.

28th April 2023

Indigo De Souza: Complete Surrender

Written in the midst of upheaval, Indigo de Souza’s third LP sees her finding comfort in the great unknown.

25th April 2023

Baba Ali: Blowing Up

Refining their dance-punk hybrid on second album ​‘Laugh Like A Bomb’, Baba Ali are concocting a late-night world worth staying up for.

21st April 2023

Alice Longyu Gao: “We Have To Fight For Everything We Want”

The China-born, LA-based hyperpop star making social statements as strong as her explosive musical imagination.

20th April 2023

Fenne Lily: Everything I Know About Love

Emerging from the bubble with LP3, Fenne Lily’s latest is a real-time document of a doomed romance.

14th April 2023

EMPIRE STATE BASTARD: LET THE GAMES BEGIN…

After months of mystery, Biffy Clyro’s Simon Neil and former Oceansize frontman Mike Vennart are finally ready to unveil their new monster of a project. Please welcome, Empire State Bastard…

11th April 2023

Katie Gregson-Macleod: “I have moments where I’m going about my day, and my life looks completely different”

From playing in folk bars in Inverness, to working with Greg Kurstin in LA; meet the 21-year-old songwriter whose entire life changed overnight.

8th April 2023

Wednesday: “The album is me retelling stories I’ve always wanted to share”

With new album ​‘Rat Saw God’, the diaristic storytelling and country leanings of songwriter Karly Hartzman should finally get their wider-world breakthrough.

7th April 2023

Tender Is The Night: Arlo Parks

In three short years, Arlo Parks’ life has changed beyond recognition. Yet, between global acclaim and a move to LA, on second LP ​‘My Soft Machine’ she’s learning the importance of the small things.

3rd April 2023

Heartworms: “Its quite hard to feel relaxed listening to [the EP], but I want that”

With a gripping line in cold musicality and an obsession with Alan Turing, Jojo Orme is creating her own enigma code with every new Heartworms release.

27th March 2023

Get To Know… Sister Ray

The Canadian songwriter is releasing their new EP in May.

22nd March 2023