Anna Calvi talks ‘Hunter’: “I wanted to capture a combination of beauty and ugliness”
No stranger to being shortlisted for the Hyundai Mercury Prize, she talks us through her visceral third album.
17th September 2019
Interviews
IDLES talk their Hyundai Mercury Prize-shortlisted ‘Joy As An Act Of Resistance’
The incredible Joe Talbot opens up about the band’s spectacular last twelve months.
17th September 2019
Health and Happiness: LIFE
For years, Hull’s LIFE have sat on the peripheries, but recently their socially-charged punk has started to resonate further out. We meet the band in their hometown in the year that it all went right.
16th September 2019
His Dark Materials: Pixies
Across a long and rich career, Pixies have built a canon of strange and singular work. On ‘Beneath The Eyrie’ they’re finally inviting people into their world, but don’t think it’s going to come easy.
13th September 2019
Cate Le Bon talks ‘Reward’: “Music became my cathartic outlet at night”
Ahead of the Hyundai Mercury Prize, she gives us a bit of insight into her unexpected fifth album.
13th September 2019
Class of 2020: Talk Show
Are the South London quartet one of the most vital new live bands around? Quite possibly. And if they’re not now, Talk Show are ready to make sure they take the title soon enough.
12th September 2019
“I’m really glad we didn’t hold ourselves back” - Foals reflect on ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part I’
The band’s Jimmy Smith talks us through their Hyundai Mercury Prize shortlisted album.
12th September 2019
Get To Know… Wallows
Hopping across the pond to support Vampire Weekend on some November European tour slots, we meet the LA-based indie rockers.
9th September 2019
Inside ‘Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost - Part 2’
Chomping at the bit to hear the second part of Foals’ epic two album double-whammy? We got Yannis on the blower to talk us through what’s coming. Spoiler alert: it’s Very Very Fucking Good.
9th September 2019
Progress Report: Gus Dapperton
Fresh from a huge tour and with a brand new vid out today, New York’s Gus Dapperton tells us what he’s planning next.
9th September 2019
Viva Forever: Metronomy
Having beaten to the sound of their own drum for over a decade, on sixth album ‘Metronomy Forever’, Joe Mount and his idiosyncratic cohorts are back and proving that anything still goes.
6th September 2019
Get To Know… Husky Loops
With their debut album ‘I CAN’T EVEN SPEAK ENGLISH’ out now, we meet the genre-blending newcomers.
6th September 2019
Progress Report: Shame
We catch-up with Charlie Steen and Eddie Green ahead of their show at Goose Island’s Hop Party to find out how album two is coming along.
6th September 2019
Get To Know… Vinyl Staircase
With their new track ‘Sidewalk!’ out today, we meet the Dorking-based rock’n’rollers.
5th September 2019
Get To Know… Master Peace
Dropping his official debut track ‘Night Time’ today, we meet the rising South London rapper.
5th September 2019
“I have massive ambitions – too big.” - Self Esteem talks her debut album
Former Slow Club singer Rebecca Taylor is back with a smart, sassy new project that might just make her pop’s most subversive new talent.
1st September 2019
Eternal Flame: Whitney
Returning with new LP ‘Forever Turned Around’, we find the duo in a more reflective, melancholy state of mind — but still finding beauty in what might seem bleak.
30th August 2019
Back To The Future: The Futureheads
It’s been over half a decade since Sunderland stalwarts The Futureheads bowed out quietly, but on new album ‘Powers’, they prove they’re back, bold and playing with the best of them.
27th August 2019
Get To Know… Shards
Meet the experimental vocal group ahead of the release of their debut album, ‘Find Sound’.
27th August 2019
A quick Reading Festival catch-up with Sundara Karma
We chat to the band before their Radio 1 stage slot and their Safe & Sound show tomorrow (28th August).
27th August 2019
We meet Alfie Templeman
The multi-talented young newcomer set to make you wonder just wtf you were doing at his age…
23rd August 2019
Comfort Zone: Jay Som
Gearing up to the release of second album ‘Anak Ko’, Jay Som is embracing her Filipinx heritage and diving into herself.
21st August 2019
Get To Know… iDKHOW But They Found Me
Ahead of their performance on the main stage at Reading & Leeds, we meet the 80s-inspired American duo.
20th August 2019
The Bitch With The Sauce: Kim Petras
Her words — not ours. From haters to heartbreak, with every obstacle thrown at her Kim Petras has only gotten stronger, and debut album ‘Clarity’ is just the tip of the iceberg.
19th August 2019
Featuring Yard Act, Death Cab For Cutie, Graham Coxon, Maisie Peters and more.