Marika Hackman: Sexual Healing

From difficult break-ups to unapologetic romps in the bedroom, ​‘Any Human Friend’ finds Marika Hackman with her heart on her sleeve and her hand down her pants, digging deep into both love and sex.

12th July 2019

The Murder Capital get ready for Citadel 2019

Between leaving tour managers behind and seeing heroes in the flesh, drummer Diarmuid Brennan reflects on the Dubliners’ festival season so far.

12th July 2019

Will Joseph Cook returns with ‘Hey Brother’

After an almost two year break, the singer is finally back!

12th July 2019

Pre-Pohoda Festival chats with Dream Wife

The ​‘Wives have been hard at work in the studio after a Really Quite Busy year — now they’re excited to return to the road.

11th July 2019

Unholy Communion: King Nun

First catching our eye as eager teens, King Nun have taken their time and played the long game. The result? Debut album ​‘MASS’: a darker, more mature move than any early adopters could have guessed.

10th July 2019

A chat with Milk Teeth ahead of their Mad Cool appearance

The Gloucestershire trio head to Madrid shortly after a tour with US rockers La Dispute — and before going full Gallagher. Vocalist Becky Blomfield tells us more.

10th July 2019

Metronomy on returning to Dour Festival

Main man Joe Mount talks returning to Belgium, and why you should never go near the rum and raisin *anything*.

10th July 2019

In the studio with The Big Moon

On their Mercury-nominated debut, The Big Moon soared to greater heights than they ever predicted. We catch up with the quartet as they prep LP2 with the stratosphere in their reach..

8th July 2019

The Tallest Man On Earth finally feels at home again

With new album ​‘I Love You. It’s A Fever Dream.’ and returning solo to the stage, Kristian Matsson is back to his effervescent best.

8th July 2019

Self Esteem: Independent Woman, Part 2

For the best part of a decade, Rebecca Taylor was one half of indie folk duo Slow Club. Now, she’s setting her powerhouse pipes free with a solo pop project full of humour, sass and wild ambition.

3rd July 2019

“If I’d have disappeared off the planet, there wouldn’t have been much trace of me.” - the ridiculous road to Yak’s second album

From living in the back of his van to signing with Virgin EMI, safe to say the route to album two has been as ridiculous as ever for Oli Burslem.

1st July 2019

Pale Waves’ Heather Baron-Gracie gets ready for Glastonbury 2019: “I have high expectations”

The band will be making their debut appearance at the festival this weekend.

27th June 2019

Friendly Fires gear up for Glastonbury 2019: “It’s nice to have something to prove”

We catch up with the band’s Ed Macfarlane to chat about their imminent return to the festival.

27th June 2019

Get To Know… Sequoyah Murray

Following the release of recent single ​‘Penalties of Love’, we check in with the Atlanta musician.

26th June 2019

“When Glastonbury 2019 was offered to us we couldn’t resist the feeling again” - The Killers talk their return to Worthy Farm

We caught up with the band’s Ronnie Vannucci Jr. ahead of their headline slot this weekend.

26th June 2019

“People should expect a lot of excitement and genuine joy” - Sløtface talk returning to London

Ahead of their London show this week, we also spoke to the band about their new track ​‘Telepathetic’.

24th June 2019

Pixx: Mercy Mercy Me

Taking down the patriarchy and writing from the perspective of a mantlepiece object; on second album ​‘Small Mercies’, Pixx is letting her creativity run wild.

21st June 2019

Get To Know… Egyptian Blue

Ahead of the release of their debut EP ​‘Collateral Damage’, we catch up with the new Yala! Records signees.

20th June 2019

Factory Reset: Mattiel

On her debut, Mattiel took the first steps on an intriguing path of idiosyncratic rock’n’roll. On follow-up ​‘Satis Factory’, she’s making bold and confident new strides.

19th June 2019

The weirdos are taking over: Surfbort and Viagra Boys

One’s a New York-dwelling riot of colour and precarious dental standards; the other’s a tattooed bunch of snarling misfits dredged up from Sweden’s gutters.

18th June 2019

Bastille: Rhythm Of The Night

Already having two ginormous, multi-million selling records under their collective belt, Bastille are diving deep into a much more intimate scene on their new album ​‘Doom Days’.

14th June 2019

Meet DIY’s new NYC collaborators Alt Citizen: “We feel like New York City is really our place”

We’re teaming up for a new regular club night, debuting next week.

13th June 2019

The Life Aquatic: Squid

Squid have spent 2019 staking a firm claim as the UK’s most exciting new band. We join them in London to find out exactly what all the fuss is about…

9th June 2019

Daddy issues: Vampire Weekend

With ​‘Father of the Bride’, Vampire Weekend have returned from a six-year break refreshed, and more creatively dextrous than ever. As Ezra Koenig explains, it was a much-needed expansion.

7th June 2019