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Hyperpop duo 100 Gecs have truly come into their own with a joyously chaotic second album, while still being flippantly witty.
On the Rise: Gretel Hänlyn
“With this new EP, I feel like I really know what I’m doing now,” smiles Gretel Hänlyn. “I’m doing something that very much reflects who I am.” Hänlyn, aka Maddy Haenlein, has taken time out of her afternoon to catch up at a pub in central London for a chinwag …
Kierst is on the rise | Interview
With the arrival of her first EP release on Sad Club Records after a long string of self-released singles dating back to 2016, Kierst is inviting listeners into deeper depths of her world than she’s ever done before.
tendai is creating a new, boundary-pushing sound for his home city
With a voice like syrup and a deft hand for production, tendai twists R&B, Afropop and more through his singular, cinematic vision.
Abbie Ozard discusses growing up and keeping it real
Since her 2019 debut EP Growing Pains, Ozard has been refining an indie-fuelled aesthetic in her music. But with her upcoming release, Water Based Lullabies, she’s taken a different approach by diving head-first into a pool of blissful, poppy melancholy.
English Teacher on escaping the clutches of post-punk
Formed by Lily Fontaine (vocals, rhythm guitar, synth), Douglas Frost (drums), Nicholas Eden (bass) and Lewis Whiting (lead guitar, synth), English Teacher was born in 2020. They pricked the ears of listeners on a national scale when “R&B” dropped one year later. Now, they’ve been tipped by various corners of …
girlhouse’s “paul blart mall cop” is a portrait of an artist growing in confidence, skill and voice
Releasing two standout collections in the last eighteen months, with the girlhouse ep and the second ep, the Portland native’s rise is fast and furious. Her work is vibrant and witty - as you could guess from the title of her new single "paul blart mall cop". In the interim …
On the Rise: Kalisway
Thought funk was stuck in the 70s? Think again. After Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s collaboration Silk Sonic captured the hearts of TikTok teens, a new wave of artists are propelling funk into the 21st century. Take Toronto’s Kalisway, whose upcoming album Hit ‘Em With the Funk is set to …
Alexander 23 tells his old flames to “Hate Me If It Helps”
Chicago-based multihyphenate Alexander 23 considers the complexities of breakups, love, and acceptance in his new single, “Hate Me If It Helps”. Before sitting down to write his own post-breakup bops, Alexander 23 dabbled (to put it lightly) as a songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist. With a GRAMMY nomination and humble brags …
Sam Tompkins praises the pillars in his life with emotional single “Hero”
As the third track to be taken from his upcoming EP, Sam Tompkins deals in emotional messaging with his new single "Hero" - an ode to his father's mental health battle. Singer-songwriter Sam Tompkins has seen a lot in his formative era. Well experienced and well known by industry icons, …
On the Rise: Alewya
Alewya, aka Alewya Demmisse, is a born and bred Londoner. Her creative work embodies her African heritage to the full - from the tribal motifs which feature in her music videos to the percussive vocal music she references in her arrangements. But it was in the rave scene where Alewya …
Hildegard reimagine the dancefloor on an enchanting self-titled debut
It’s easy to get lost in Hildegard . If the airy vocals settle you down, a fuzzy bass ripple bounces you back up. Soothing strings offset by clanging percussion; thick electronica followed by sparse melodic arrangement. Hildegard feels like a debut shaped by the hazy allure of an all-nighter spent …
Where Shall We Begin is a blissfully bittersweet body of music from Chloe Foy
It’s so easy to fall in love with Chloe Foy ’s music. Her voice harbours millions of individual emotions, spanning from grief to love, love to peace, and peace to bitterness - whilst sheltering everything between and beyond - within her words. So, it would be wise to assume that …
Nowhere Generation is a bright return for political punks Rise Against
Taking aim at politicians, crooked corporations and a snide general public, Rise Against have, well, risen again. They’re aiming to expose the dismal realities of the American dream, through the method of visceral, and slightly on the nose, punk-rock.
Ghana’s golden boy Yaw Tog is bringing the Kumerica subculture to the forefront
Since its inception in Chicago in early 2010, drill music has now transcended life in the south side, appearing most notably in the UK with the likes of 67, in Australia with OneFour, and more recently in New York with Pop Smoke . You can now add Ghana to the …
Australian punks Skegss get close to creating their own paradise on Rehearsal
Reflection and comedy are always tricky themes to pair when writing music. One tends to over power the other, leaving a collection of decent but unpolished tracks, void of an end goal. Nevertheless, when achieved, the body of music in question is often a powerful insight into the minds of …
Life In Your Glass World is a brave and rewarding return from emo experimentalists Citizen
Citizen are finally in control. Arriving four years after their last full-length project, As You Please , they’re approaching Life In Your Glass World with a renewed vigour. After tackling differing genres over the years - to great success - the emo rockers are no strangers to altering their creative …
Blu DeTiger creates her own branch of gen Z funk-pop on her hazy debut EP, How Did We Get Here?
On the back of an ever-rising TikTok following, Blu DeTiger is proving she can do everything, and more, particularly when armed with her bass. Initially picking the instrument up at 7 - then DJing New York Clubs at 17 - it’s now, at 21, that DeTiger’s constructed an EP fit …
Nine Songs: You Me At Six
When Josh Franceschi sat down with the rest of You Me At Six to write their latest album, SUCKAPUNCH, he had planned it to be their last.
Margo Price fearlessly breaks free from the shackles of country music
Her experiences read like a list that’s usually reserved for the down-and-out characters that country music artists like herself usually sing about: becoming homeless, sleeping rough, losing your child, hitting the bottle, a stint behind bars, and pawning treasured belongings for one last stab at success. She sang about those …
Khruangbin offer up a meditative escape from the world on album three
Times in which you might be seeking out comfort and calm in music more than ever. Enter Khruangbin, the Texan trio, whose airy instrumentals float around you like swirls of soothing incense. Their first album, 2015’s The Universe Smiles Upon You, was rooted in their discovery of ’60s-‘70s Thai psychedelia, …
Moses Sumney remains as challenging and captivating as ever on new double-effort græ
Sumney was “the other” in a “lonely world”, a detached being, who was trying to come to grips with the way the rest of the world feels and perceives love. He asked questions like “Am I vital if my heart is idle?” It was food for thought, made all the …
Waxahatchee’s war still rages on, but a peace is on the horizon with the impeccable Saint Cloud
Katie Crutchfield, aka Waxahatchee , has made a major lifestyle change in the last year and a half: she’s ditched the drinking. It’s through her newfound sobriety that Crutchfield’s managed to reconnect with who she really is, and is once more seeing things through a clear lens. Her excellent new …
Beck continues to broaden his horizons on Hyperspace
He’s among that rare breed of artist that can take on any sound and put their unique stamp on it. There’s been the lo-fi dirty slacker-rock of Mellow Gold; the madcap sample-heavy art pop of Odelay; the richly textured, melancholic folk of the Grammy-winning Morning Phase; and most recently, the …
Kevin Morby shows us the light on new album Oh My God
The Kansas City native has his feet firmly planted in the folk-Americana world, and he imbues it with a sense of acute thoughtfulness and awareness, and a sort of world wanderer’s outlook, wrapped in quite gorgeous melodies that flitter between sombre, dusky, serene, bright and buoyant. Coupled with his languid, …
Margo Price fearlessly breaks free from the shackles of country music
Her experiences read like a list that’s usually reserved for the down-and-out characters that country music artists like herself usually sing about: becoming homeless, sleeping rough, losing your child, hitting the bottle, a stint behind bars, and pawning treasured belongings for one last stab at success.
Khruangbin offer up a meditative escape from the world on album three
We're living in strange, unsettling times. Times in which you might be seeking out comfort and calm in music more than ever. Enter Khruangbin, the Texan trio, whose airy instrumentals float around you like swirls of soothing incense.
Moses Sumney remains as challenging and captivating as ever on new double-effort græ
Moses Sumney’s 2017 debut – the striking, entrancing Aromanticism – was a concept album about lovelessness that sounded absolutely gorgeous. Sumney was “the other” in a “lonely world”, a detached being, who was trying to come to grips with the way the rest of the world feels and perceives love.