Festival season has begun. You can feel it in the air, thick with about-time-tent upgrades, group chats named "Glasto Gals 2025", new-age wellies with sustainable soles, high street shops with FSTVL SZN stock, persistent checking of BBC, Met Office and iPhone weather apps (putting trust in the sunniest and driest) and essentials-only shopping lists ft. breakfast bars, wet wipes, tinnies.
Read MoreOk, first: We LOVE Grandma’s House. From their Post-Punk, adrenaline-fuelled drums to their sludgy Grunge-woven guitars, they are a band we have been following with anticipation. After returning from their most recent tour in Germany last month, debuting their new EP ‘Anything For You’, we had the pleasure of catching up with the band to discuss their creative process, who they’d like to collaborate with and why they’d label their music as a ‘Chilli Heatwave Dorito’.
Read MoreA respected and reliable name in the UK indie, electronic and dance scenes, Joe Goddard reveals another layer of his stratified production mind with the MC-laden EP, Kinetic, released in early May.
Here we see the electro aficionado host a dream selection of collaborating artists, similar to previous projects. On this instance, his proven record of birthing basslines gives us 5 tracks, 4x4s to fill the floor, 3 MC features and a post punk duo all firing off in this one extraordinary siege of UKG.
Read MoreLondon/Melbourne rap duo Teether & Kuya Neil released their debut album ‘Yearn IV’ on May 2nd. The futuristic and experimental hip-hop record is an impressive debut and marks the start of an exciting career. I spoke to the duo on the genesis of their project, real life influences, and navigating the underground scene
Read MoreWhen the opportunity came to my inbox to interview A.D. Scruffs I jumped at the chance just from the description I was given ; “a totally independent, Bristol based ‘Roots Revival’ band. I was already intrigued, but it took less than ten minutes of listening to, and watching, their incredibly energising performances and collective musicianship to know I wanted to talk to this musical palette cleansing band further.
With their debut self-titled album release last month and some exciting live dates ahead of them, I knew we’d have a lot to talk about. I met up with Jake, Will, and Nick to dig deeper into their roots.
Read MoreAlmost two decades on, a marriage and four studio albums, the LA based duo JOHNNYSWIM complete the pentalogy with the raw and recently released album, When the War is Over, providing an insight into their individual feuds with self discovery, heritage, emotional and health challenges.
Read MoreGrammy Award Winners, OK Go's long-awaited return with The Adjacent Possible marks a striking evolution in their musical journey, as the band takes bold steps into new sonic territories - whilst still maintaining their signature creativity.
Read More“The album itself, swallowed whole (ideally after a meal. Don't take this one on an empty stomach, folks), is simply stunning. Tracks like 'Burn The Mall' and 'Nine Years' WILL install themselves in your cranium and take up permanent residence in there, all while not paying any rent and destroying the furniture at any given opportunity. You know what? You won't even mind.“
With punchy lyrics that hit the feels written by Dinning, a strong and melodic production, and best-selling vocal work, this song makes it easy to see why Dinning has been penned as ‘writing the soundtrack for the queer kids’. “Look Who’s Holding the Gun” for Dinning is not so much about love in general, it goes deeper in meaning. He hopes the song helps people recognise that you can’t help who you love but you can begin to see when someone isn’t in a position to give love to us.
Read MoreKayleigh Noble is a 24 year old emerging singer hailing from Dublin. Her electro-pop sound and honest, heartfelt lyrics on her debut album Just A Girl charts the emotional rollercoaster that comes with painful breakups. Her second single (Am I Asleep?), due to be released at the end of February, takes a different turn and sees her explore her newfound singledom. With her warm and bold personality, Kayleigh is shaping up to be an exciting new voice on the European pop scene. We sat down with her to chat about therapy, female empowerment and Charli xcx.
Read MoreAn Aussie festival staple, the producer behind the A-League’s theme song, winner of Queensland’s 2021 best electronic track, Young Franco has popped up from Down Under with his debut album, It’s Franky Baby!
Read MoreThe seventh album of the Grammy-award nominated producer, TOKiMONSTA, continues her journey of genre-bending, electro-focused, fearless yet progressive stamps on the US dance scene. More importantly this project illustrates a meaningful tribute to her late friend - prior to its recording TOKi took a career break to experience their friendship’s last moments.
Read More“Go to as much live music as possible. Whatever music you’re into, go and see it live. Another big issue is all the independent venues closing. Music is being attacked from multiple fronts. “
‘Life Forgetter’ is the first single from Twins’ debut EP, alongside a misty and intimate music video, depicting Loz’s current 2025 caravan residency on a farm outside of Bristol.
Read MoreComing off the heels of announcing their first UK Tour with some of their biggest headline shows to date, The Redroom have released their brand-new single “The Fear”. This is the first single from the upcoming debut EP, ‘Liminal Space’, recorded in Liverpool’s iconic Motor Museum Studios.
Read MoreFractal began almost six years ago in the summer of 2019, following my time in Durham during the end of exams. At that moment, I found the local scene to be hollow, lacking in diverse and experimental events.
Read MoreThe fact that Chappell Roan became so famous after flying under the radar for years says something about the need for queer artists (and people generally) to be their authentic selves. However, being yourself in the limelight comes at a price. Since the human brain is an extremely malleable thing, it’s not surprising that becoming a celebrity can have drastic effects on a person's mentality.
Read More“Somewhere in the 15 or so metres between the imposing backdrop of Brandenburg Gate and the stairs that would deliver us onto stage left, the adrenaline hit me. Hard. In one moment, the combination of a freezing Berlin evening and the usual nerves associated with live performance were gone, replaced instead by pure, unadulterated excitement.”
Read More“The debate around dynamic pricing has largely focused on the greed of the music industry and Oasis as a band in a horrid dance that the music industry must perform anytime there is a gig.”
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