Features

Sløtface: get ur freak on

Releasing a debut that’s playful, gritty and socially-conscious, Sløtface are one of Europe’s best new bands. We meet them in Oslo as they ready ‘Try Not To Freak Out’ to be unleashed on the world.

15th September 2017

Tracks: Björk, Rae Morris, Lao Ra and more

All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.

15th September 2017

Don’t Look Down: Death From Above

Death From Above are back with their new album, and they’re pushing themselves further than ever before.

13th September 2017

Get excited about… the 2017 Mercury Prize

This year’s ceremony comes to London’s Hammersmith Apollo tomorrow night (14th September).

13th September 2017

Get excited about… the 2017 Mercury Prize

This year’s ceremony comes to London’s Hammersmith Apollo tomorrow night (14th September).

13th September 2017

Class of 2018: Ten Tonnes

Moving out of home and writing with household names, Ethan Barnett continues to hit the ground running.

12th September 2017

Looking back on Friendly Fires’ self-titled debut

Longing for a bright noisy metropolis far away from the dozy suburbia of St Albans, Friendly Fires’ debut album was a standout moment from a year filled with hedonistic indie dreamers.

12th September 2017

Embers from the Ashes: Ibeyi

Presented against the backdrop of Trump’s isolationist America as well as a global rising tide of racial tensions, Ibeyi’s latest album seeks to instil hope for the future.

11th September 2017

The next life: Wolf Alice

Their debut marked them out as Britain’s most exciting band in years. Now Wolf Alice are back with ‘Visions of a Life’ — no longer the new kids and ready to challenge for the ultimate crown.

8th September 2017

The Only Way Is Essex: Rat Boy

Collaborating with Damon’n’Graham and finding himself sampled on the biggest album of the year, Rat Boy is releasing his debut album this month, and already looking years into the future.

8th September 2017

Game for a laugh: Matt Maltese

A South London troubadour putting wit back into the solo white male.

6th September 2017

An Avery far from home: Cameron Avery

Heading out alone, the Tame Impala and Pond member’s debut is a grand statement of ambition.

3rd September 2017

Could it be magic? The Magic Gang team up with Felix Maccabees’ Yala! Records

As the band prepare to release their third EP through Felix White’s new label, we met up to find out what brought them together in the first place.

3rd September 2017

In the Studio with Royal Blood

After a whirlwind few years constantly spent on the road, the Worthing duo decided to take stock, rediscover their passion for playing and then – and only then — dive headfirst into album number two.

2nd September 2017

Tracks: The National, LCD Soundsystem, Sløtface and more

All the biggest and best tracks of the week, rounded up and reviewed.

1st September 2017

Just like (In)heaven

Leaders of a pack of hungry, fresh new British bands, INHEAVEN’s debut album sees them stride out as torchbearers of fuzzy, full-of-heart rock’n’roll.

30th August 2017

You give me fever: Everything Everything

After third album ‘Get To Heaven’ pelted them towards the top of the charts, Everything Everything’s new LP sees them adapting and refining their leftfield pop into an even more potent beast.

30th August 2017

The Neu Bulletin (Headclouds, Luke Marzec, Caro & more)

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

30th August 2017

PVRIS is burning

Crashing to a halt after a relentless spell touring the world, PVRIS found themselves confronting darkness head on. Their second album exorcises all those demons.

29th August 2017