Features

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

The Neu Bulletin (Moreish Idols, Lunch Money Life, Joey Maxwell and more!)

DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.

12th September 2019

A brief look into… Dave’s ‘Psychodrama’

Ahead of the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.

12th September 2019

A brief look into… The 1975’s ‘A Brief Inquiry Into Online Relationships’

Ahead of the 2019 Hyundai Mercury Prize, we’ve taken a brief look at some of the shortlisted albums.

11th 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

Tracks: Bombay Bicycle Club, Foals, Grimes and more

All the biggest and best tracks of the past two weeks, rounded up and reviewed.

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

The Neu Bulletin (The Wha, Slow Hollows, Deb Never and more!)

DIY’s essential, weekly guide to the best new music.

4th 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