Never say die: Chvrches
Moving Stateside for album three, opening their doors to collaborators for the first time, and ripping up their rulebook in the process, Chvrches’ voice is bolder than ever on ‘Love is Dead’.
30th March 2018
From The Magazine
The Fantastic Mr George (Ezra)
Packing his bags and heading out on trip after trip to craft new album ‘Staying At Tamara’s’, George Ezra returns with a record overflowing with personality, providing the escapism we need right now.
26th March 2018
Ray of light: Sunflower Bean
Sunflower Bean’s second album might be inspired in part by political turmoil in America, but they’re using that tragedy to find strength in numbers.
21st March 2018
Welcome to rock school, with Demob Happy!
Equal parts hard-riffing monsters and sweetened harmonic seducers, Demob Happy have existed in their own unquantifiable box from day one. Let’s get to the bottom of this particular rock riddle.
19th March 2018
Bright young things: The Britanys
New York’s buzziest newcomers are upping their game and leaving their heroes behind.
15th March 2018
Whenyoung are your new favourite indie band
Hanging with Bono and penning sweet, infectious indie-pop, this London-via-Dublin trio are a supremely exciting prospect.
28th February 2018
“We got rid of all the half measures” — Peace are powering back up
It’s been three long years in the making, but Peace are finally back in the game with gloriously ballsy single ‘Power’ and a third LP around the corner.
27th February 2018
Building Bloxx
Brought together behind the bar, and penning attention-grabbing, straight-up bangers, Uxbridge upstarts Bloxx take things far more seriously than they first let on.
19th February 2018
Stand and deliver: Snail Mail
Signing to Matador for her upcoming debut full-length, Lindsey Jordan is an untameable force of youth, and is quickly gathering pace.
13th February 2018
Iceage: A New Age
Evolving once again on fourth album ‘Beyondless’, Iceage are still carving their own path and relentlessly sticking to their guns.
5th February 2018
Anteros turn sorrow into something you can dance to
Following up a series of exciting singles with a forthcoming debut album, these four Londoners are making huge strides.
5th February 2018
Nature Boys: Gengahr
Massive support tours and a critically-acclaimed first album made Gengahr’s first steps seem easy. For second LP ‘Where Wildness Grows’, however, the quartet had to tread the road less travelled.
3rd February 2018
Morris, dancing: Rae Morris
A blindingly bright album cover, a comeback single called ‘Reborn’ and a new palette of shiny, euphoric pop. It’s clear from the off that things are quite different for Rae Morris second time round.
2nd February 2018
Hit reset: Marmozets
Making their second album almost broke Marmozets, but defiant and bonkers all at once, ‘Knowing What You Know Now’ sees the band fuelled by new confidence.
31st January 2018
Playing For Keeps: The Vaccines
The Vaccines are on a journey. Of reconnection, refinement and reaching for the peak of their bare-knuckle rock’n’roll powers. On fourth album ‘Combat Sports’, they’re inching closer than ever.
26th January 2018
The Magic Gang: “We had to try not to be so self-indulgent”
It may feel like a debut album from this Brighton bunch is well-overdue but have no fear, it’s not all too far away now!
16th January 2018
Lost in Orchestration: Bastille
On the eve of perhaps their most grandiose show ever, Bastille talk working on new music, and just what it’s like to be playing the Royal Albert Hall with a fifteen-strong string section.
5th January 2018
Bad Witches: Dream Wife
Throwing punk spit and pop nouse, feminist fire and playful humour into one marvellous melting pot, Dream Wife are the art project that transformed into so much more.
2nd January 2018
Kurt ‘n’ Courtney
What ‘dya get when you blend one of Philly’s brightest talents with Melbourne’s finest? ‘Lotta Sea Lice’ — a meeting of minds, spanning the Pacific ocean — was an accidental collaborative album.
10th December 2017
The Importance of Being IDLES
IDLES’ debut album ‘Brutalism’ and its sarcastic blasts of socially-attuned ire has earned them across-the-board acclaim, and now, a spot opening up for the Foo Fighters…
10th December 2017
Accept no substitute: Dead Pretties
Injecting fun into London’s rising army of great new bands, Dead Pretties are guitar heroes-in-waiting — or one step away from the self-destruct button.
4th December 2017
EERA, EERA, EERA we fucking go!
Get to know Anna Lena Bruland, as she showcases the dark side of Scandinavia.
30th November 2017
On your Amber Mark, get set… go!
Meet the New York star with nothing to hide.
27th November 2017
The Big Moon: To the moon and back
From releasing their debut album, to performing at Glastonbury 2017 dressed as makeshift astronauts, Jules Jackson and co have had a big one…
24th November 2017