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Emma Thimgren

Emma Thimgren är frilansande journalist, redaktör och kritiker baserad i Stockholm.

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Lucy Niederman

Hi there! I am a Communications and Media Studies student at Pace University with a double minor in Arts & Entertainment Management and Digital Journalism & Storytelling. Based in NYC/NJ, …

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Elizabeth Aubrey

Freelance arts and culture journalist/lecturer. My work is regularly found in NME, Evening Standard, The Guardian, Empire, The Quietus, GQ, The Independent, MixMag, Crack and more.

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Oliver Kuscher

Copywriter with 10 years of experience in digital and print. Bitesized music reviews - IG @notesonmusicnom

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Jamie Wilde

Jamie Wilde is a Scottish music and arts journalist based in London. His bylines include Clash Magazine, NME, The Line of Best Fit, Wonderland, Notion and The Skinny Magazine.

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Latest Articles

Sofia Cordoba marks her English-language debut with bright acoustic ballad “Symptom of Love”

“Symptom of Love” introduces the first taste of Cordoba's forthcoming EP, and showcases the full breadth of her bilingual songwriting. Raised on a rich blend of American and British rock alongside Colombian and Cuban music, Cordoba’s relationship with music was shaped early by the sounds constantly surrounding her. “I remember …
By Gemma Cockrell
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Basht. channel generational unease on brooding new single “Perfume”

Through relentless touring and a growing reputation on the live circuit, Basht. have built a devoted fanbase in the lead-up to announcing Poor Advice. Knockout live shows on tour with the likes of DEADLETTER, Everything Everything and Wunderhorse, as well as appearances at festivals including The Great Escape and Truck. …
By Gemma Cockrell
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samxemma’s “SEE SEE WHERE WE GO” confronts toxic love through hyperpop intensity

Shaped more by the internet than any one city, samxemma’s Sam Cooper and Emma Kirsch describe their sound as distinctly online. “We don’t sound like we’re from Manchester,” Cooper admits. “All the music I find is online.” Yet their meeting was offline; at university. “Freshers week at Spoons,” Kirsch recalls …
By Gemma Cockrell
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My First Time skewer dopamine culture on snarling new single “Picture Of Health”

“Picture Of Health” tells the story of a fictional character who lives vicariously via online fitness and financial gurus, drifting through each day in pursuit of the next short-lived rush. “I’ve parted seas and I’ve smoked cigarettes, I’ve travelled a thousand miles just to make love in your bed. I’m …
By Gemma Cockrell
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Hirons’ “Vertigo” is a dizzying study in control and surrender

“Music has always been there for me,” says the British-American songwriter – real name Jenny Hirons. After learning piano for ten years as a child, she has turned a private habit into something intensely public. “I would play piano whenever I had access to one. I credit LA for bringing …
By Gemma Cockrell
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Fletcher: "There’s so much beauty in being open – but I also felt dissected"

In the quiet before release day, Cari Fletcher sits with the rawest album of her career, and the question that’s followed her through it: Would you still love me if you really knew me? The earthy smell of burning incense curls through the air in a dimly lit room, tucked …
By Lucy Niederman
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Ava Joe: "Music is never going to take anything from me or let me down or leave" | Interview

For years, SXSW has remained a springboard for breakout acts – among them one of Ava’s key inspirations, Amy Winehouse, who began gaining traction in the US after her 2007 debut in Austin, Texas. There is a quiet significance, then, to Joe performing at the festival’s inaugural London event; soul-rooted, …
By Lucy Niederman
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Emily Burns confronts matters of the heart on Die Happy

Yet, it wouldn’t have been released without the insistence of her producer Cameron McVey and girlfriend Grace. Invoking the likes of Lauren Aquilina and Wrabel, the 12-track anthology divides its time pretty evenly between piano and guitar to tell stories about finding, cherishing, and grieving love. The opening title track …
By Caitlin Chatterton
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