Clash Magazine

Chaos & Commotion… it’s an accurate description for most of our mad, modern lives where things don’t always make sense. In SOFY’s world however, things are a little bit brighter. Navigating moments of transience over the last 18 months with her indelibly tongue-in-cheek tone, the artist’s new mixtape offers a …

Swedish underground artist on her love of alternative culture, signing to a label and her new pop focused music...

The group’s retro-driven pop truly stands out in the era of Dua Lipa’s more commercialised brand of disco.

“Out of all the music I was making, this made me feel the most me.” This is how artist Georgia Notts, one half of New Zealand electronic pop titans BROODS, describes her new solo project Georgia Gets By. Her debut EP ‘Fish Bird Baby Boy’ is due for release on …

Friends of The Last Dinner Party, Dream Wife and even Wolf Alice who they toured with last year, Glasgow’s Lucia & The Best Boys are cementing their status as one of the UK’s hottest bands. They’ve been in no rush to rise to the top; forming eight years ago, this …

Summer nights, Spanish beers, delicious food and great live music. This could be the ideal set up for an evening on the streets of Barcelona. But with the return of SON Estrella Galicia’s showcase event, it is Paper Dress Vintage on Hackney’s Mare Street where the fiesta of music, beer, …

Summer… no other time of year compares to the sun-soaked few months of bliss, where cans in the park with pals and showing off dodgy tan lines become more important than anything else. But nothing beats being able to soundtrack this time with music that blends into the moment so …

Hamish Hawk is living the dream. The last 18 months of his decade-long musical career have been his most fruitful yet. His music is reaching more ears than ever before and he’s also bagged critical acclaim and awards nominations along the way, including last year’s SAY (Scottish Album of the …

Age is just a number, so they say. Our wisdom may grow along with our time spent on Earth. But with No Windows, a young Edinburgh duo years ahead of their game made up of vocalist Verity Slangen (aged 18) and multi-instrumentalist Morgan Morris (aged 16), it’s safe to say …

Saint Jude’s journey into the world of music hasn’t been an easy one. DJing was the South Londoner’s first pursuit. But his prospects were hindered significantly due to developing tinnitus at a very early age. However, cutting out music completely wasn’t an option for Jude. He found solace in creating …

Imagine finishing school early to pursue music, being picked up by a record label from a DM and later finding your music gaining the seal of approval from Matty Healy of The 1975. Sounds pretty dreamy, right? For beaux, this was his pathway into the music industry. He’s now set …

‘Cold Memory’ is soaked in Australian sunshine, flavoured with relatable songwriting and tastes sonically serene. The new album from Melbourne trio Jade Imagine follows on from their 2019 debut, ‘Basic Love’, and is imbued with notions of connection. Listening to this is like a comfort blanket; soothing at first, then …

As the likes of Black Country, New Road have championed in recent years, it’s becoming fashionable for bands to fit an inconceivable number of band members onto cramped live stages. KEG, a quirky seven-piece outfit of self-confessed “stinky boys”, are no different...

After five patient years, SZA has finally released the Deluxe version of her second studio album, 'Ctrl'. Now, we all remember when the original 'Ctrl' dropped back in 2017 - after all, it was a pivotal moment for contemporary R&B. And - if you were anything like me - you …

A lot has happened in the six years since Glasgow’s godfathers of punk Baby Strange last released a full-length album. Pandemics, politics and pertinent new faces in music have all taken to the fore. Yet, in ‘World Below’, Baby Strange distil the same tenacity and straight-talking viewpoints of the world …

Still only 19 years old, JBee’s music is an incredible reflection of his personality; honest, straight-talking and emotional, whilst at the same time emphatic in the way in which he attempts to motivate and inspire those around him. Through making music that is deliberately more reflective and vulnerable, JBee has …

Glasgow has long been a city for producing creative talent in abundance. But one of its latest musical exponents, The Ninth Wave, have been setting themselves apart from the pack...

A raw, poetic scholar in the purest form, Kojey Radical has teased his debut full-length LP like one would a soap opera cliff-hanger. Radical’s latest work reads like an exploration of the Black British experience in musical form. Oscillating somewhere between socially conscious brainstorms and bravado-filled outbursts, Radical feels more …

On her sophomore LP, the Queens-based vocalist delivers a sun-soaked wanderlust framed under airy R&B, lush South Asian grooves and futurist pop. When we last heard budding songbird Raveena on her 2019 debut studio record ‘Lucid’, she left quite the impression. The 12-track LP was the culmination of years of …

“I feel like with art there's only so much you can say through visuals, which is why I've found music such a great emotional release and almost therapeutic.” With 17M TikTok followers, Abby Roberts is undoubtedly the platform's biggest beauty creator. Now she sets her sights on the music industry. …

The ‘p’ word may be starting to get tiresome with every gruesome mention in our day-to-day lives. But with ‘Archive Material’, Dublin quintet Silverbacks have used the pandemic as a prism to document the monotony and strangeness we’ve all encountered since March 2020 in an amiable fashion.

What a year it's been for Nasty Nas. After kicking the year off by winning Best Rap Album at the Grammys for his 2020 album 'King's Disease', the hip-hop titan quickly followed up with the critically adored . 'KD2' further cemented the ironclad bond between the 48-year-old MC and instrumental-crafting …

Perth and Kinross isn’t exactly known for its musical talent. But with the arrival of Parliamo, that could be about to change. Since evolving from a rapturous five-piece to a silky sextet, the band recently signed a mini-album deal with Modern Sky (The Coral, The Latuhms, Crawlers). The fruit of …

The last time we caught up with Mick Jenkins was at the start of 2020 when he took us to 'The Circus'. Although brief, the project was a welcome reminder of the 30-year-old rapper's sprawling capabilities, touching upon US race relations and personal struggle over muted, silky beats. Almost two …

There’s a term in music known as ‘third album syndrome’, where artists, looking to change up their sound or cause a stir, can end up creating something so divisive people aren’t sure whether to call it groundbreaking or disappointing. In the case of NCT 127, and the release of their …

Black Marble is a class act. Now four albums deep with ‘Fast Idol’, he continues to amalgamate his sound whilst progressing through different bodies of work - a sound that seeks to channel the future while simultaneously imprinting residue of the past.

Beyoncé, Kanye West, John Legend… songwriting sensation KIRBY has penned tunes with some of music’s all-time greats. But now she’s paused her songwriting career to focus on her own artistry and things are going from strength to strength.

Introducing Äkta Norr, a contemporary, Manchester-based menswear label rooted in British workwear and fine craftsmanship. Designed by Mark Rigby and Olly Lloyd-Taylor, the team are building their brand on boxy silhouettes, intricately designed, hand sewn details and ethically sourced materials. Released at the end of 2020, the ‘Made in England’ …

Dreams are interesting things. They can fill us with aspiration as quickly as they can haul as back down to earth. For French-Senegalese artist anaiis, divulging the paradoxical dualities of dreams from the viewpoint of her own arduous life experiences is central in the make-up of her vulnerable debut album, …