First Aid Kit: “The next record might not be as sad”

Klara and Johanna Söderberg reflect on a jam-packed first half of 2018, and talk a new album set to feature a little less heartbreak.

22nd August 2018

Get To Know… Peluché

Introducing the London trio pioneering an emerging genre known as ​‘trip jam’.

21st August 2018

Stranger Things: Our Girl

A series of promising, formative singles and EPs has led Our Girl to their debut album ​‘Stranger Today’ — they talk us through the record in all its wonderful weirdness.

20th August 2018

Villagers talks faith, technology and new album ‘The Art Of Pretending To Swim’

We’re also sharing Conor O’Brien’s visceral new video for ​‘Fool’.

20th August 2018

LIFE to bring “total energy and slurs” to their set at Slaves’ album launch show

The Hull quartet will be warming up the crowd at London’s Old Blue Last this evening.

17th August 2018

Get To Know… Psychedelic Porn Crumpets

We introduce the mind-bending Aussie newcomers alongside their new track ​‘Social Candy’.

16th August 2018

Get To Know… Jade Bird

Presenting a raw, country tinge on debut EP ​‘Something American’, this songwriter is destined for big things.

14th August 2018

Westerman makes calming music for anxious times

Taking inspiration from the traditional folk canon to make something fresh and brilliant in its simplicity, Will Westerman’s music arrives as a quiet hand on the shoulder.

13th August 2018

Weird world: Fucked Up

On new album ​‘Dose Your Dreams’ — an 85-minute, genre-bending behemoth — Fucked Up reinstate themselves as one of rock music’s most fascinating voices.

10th August 2018

Get To Know… Hana Vu

The singer’s new EP ​‘How Many Times Have You Driven By’ is sleek and sophisticated bedroom pop straight from LA.

9th August 2018

No More Heroes: IDLES

Battling trauma and forging communities through championing vulnerability and exposing their imperfections, IDLES and their frontman Joe Talbot are offering an outstretched hand.

8th August 2018

Deaf Havana: “I knew I needed to do something different”

Venturing into entirely different territory this time around, fifth album ​‘Rituals’ sees Deaf Havana’s James Veck-Gilodi and co. facing their demons head on.

8th August 2018

Get To Know… Breathe Panel

This Fat Cat-signed Brighton bunch boast a member of Our Girl and a penchant for penning gorgeous, nostalgic indie-pop hits.

8th August 2018

No More Heroes: Slaves

On third album ​‘Acts of Fear and Love’, Kent duo Slaves are broadening their horizons, embracing their softer side and remaining as un-pigeonhole-able as ever.

6th August 2018

Meet Canshaker Pi, the Stephen Malkmus-produced Amsterdam hotshots

The Dutch quartet already have indie rock’s finest on side. It’s about time you joined them, too…

5th August 2018

Positive space: Hookworms

Despite being dealt their fair share of bad luck in the last two years, turns out a little distance was just what Hookworms needed. ​“It’s important to remember the positives,” they tell Joe Goggins.

2nd August 2018

Get To Know… No Rome

Watch the Dirty Hit signing’s new video for ​‘Saint Laurent’ alongside our interview.

2nd August 2018

Get To Know… Tomberlin

Against lush backdrops of piano and guitar, Tomberlin searches for answers in her debut album ​‘At Weddings’.

31st July 2018

Fighting Talk: Miles Kane

It’s apt that Miles Kane has named his third album after a wrestling move; on ​‘Coup De Grace’, the Scouser is back with a record that sees him fighting for his own glory.

30th July 2018

Seasons Change: Death Cab For Cutie

It’s no secret that as life marches on, our lives keep on changing. That’s something that Death Cab For Cutie decided to face head on with their new record, ​‘Thank You For Today’.

26th July 2018

Get To Know… Rachel Chinouriri

The Croydon singer-songwriter makes music sure to tug on the heartstrings.

26th July 2018

Get To Know… Chastity

Our new introducing feature kicks off via the blackened rock of the Captured Tracks-signed Canadian.

24th July 2018

Sound Of The Down Under-ground: Stella Donnelly

Tackling rape culture and heartache via sparse folk songs delivered with lashings of dry humour, this Perth-based songwriter is determined to make you feel.

18th July 2018

Sound Of The Down Under-ground

A new, vital young scene is bubbling up in the Australian underground right now: we speak to all the key players to find out just what’s in the water down under.

18th July 2018