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Jehnny Beth on Oasis, working as a solo artist, and new album ‘You Heartbreaker, You’

Jehnny Beth: Violent Delights

Moving away from the more collaborative focus of her early career, on second solo album ​‘You Heartbreaker, You’, Jehnny Beth is stripping things back in every sense.

8th October 2025

New York quartet Geese talk new album ‘Getting Killed’ and dealing with hype

Geese: Cult Classics

From first emerging in lockdown with their brand of restless, chaotic rock and roll, through to playing frenzied secret shows and shutting down streets in Brooklyn just a few years on, New York’s Geese are very much the band of the hour right now. With their latest album — the expansive, experimental ​‘Getting Killed’ — they go one step further to prove they’re more than worth the hype.

6th October 2025

King Princess talks leaving her label, returning to Brooklyn, and latest album ‘Girl Violence’

King Princess: New York State Of Mind

Before making her thrilling third album, King Princess — aka Mikaela Straus — left her record label and moved back to Brooklyn. Now, she truly appreciates the value in trusting her gut and her brain.

1st October 2025

Glasgow band VLURE on their dance-punk debut album ‘Escalate’

VLURE: Dare To Dream

Through electrifying debut album ​‘Escalate’, Glasgow quintet and DIY Class Of 2023 alumni VLURE upscale their thrilling rave-punk to ascend into another dimension.

29th September 2025

Biffy Clyro on friendship, navigating the tough times, and new album ‘Futique’

Biffy Clyro: A Little Help From My Friends

After over 25 years as a band — and longer still as friends — anyone would be forgiven for needing a bit of a break. On their gorgeous new album ​‘Futique’, Biffy Clyro prove that sometimes you need to head off in different directions to come back together stronger.

25th September 2025

Dublin band Sprints talk break ups, break downs, and fiery new album ‘All That Is Over’

Sprints: Forged Through Fire 

For over 18 months now, Sprints have barely paused for breath. The success of their 2024 debut album saw them play stages from Brooklyn to Berlin but, closer to home, the ground was shifting beneath them. As a series of seismic changes shook their very foundations, they had no option but to rebuild — themselves, and the band — in a new, stronger image.

24th September 2025

Joy Crookes on self-discovery, sexuality, and second album ‘Juniper’

Joy Crookes: Joy De Vivre

Four years on from the release of her rich, Mercury Prize-shortlisted debut ​‘Skin’, Joy Crookes is back with a confessional, exploratory follow-up that sees her delve deep into herself, and come out all the stronger for it.

23rd September 2025

Big Thief on becoming a trio, self-acceptance, and the expansive world of new album ‘Double Infinity’

Big Thief: Cosmic Dancers

Since 2022’s ​‘Dragon New Warm Mountain I Believe In You’, Big Thief have contracted and expanded, breathing new life into their ever-animate body of work. Turning their gaze outwards as a means to make sense of our innermost workings, the now-trio are back bearing cosmically-inclined sixth album ​‘Double Infinity’ — their most distilled, disarming record to date.

15th September 2025

Shame’s Charlie Steen on paradoxes, performance, and the band’s return to primal instincts for fourth album ‘Cutthroat’

Shame: Cut To The Chase

Four albums and 11 years in, if you thought Shame might be losing their edge, think again. On new album ​‘Cutthroat’, the South Londoners delight in all things paradoxical, and return to their urgent, basic instincts.

1st September 2025

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