Alison Craig
Music and culture writer. Last one at the indie disco.
Syd returns with her first new track in over three years – and it...
Three years is a long time in R&B. But for Syd — the once-Internet frontwoman turned Grammy-winning songwriter, Beyoncé collaborator, and all-round alt-R&B tastemaker...
Self Esteem brings her multidisciplinary vision to London Literature Festival 2025
Pop powerhouse and Mercury Prize nominee Rebecca Lucy Taylor, AKA, Self Esteem, is turning her pen to prose this autumn as she steps into...
Wanderlust fodder: the best songs about travelling and adventure
Heading out on an adventure or dreaming of skipping town? The road well travelled has long been a source of songwriting inspiration. From the...
45s of the week: Dream Wife, Black Honey, spill tab and more!
Dream Wife - ‘Leech’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x68IvRtRR5g
Power-grabbing gatekeepers and ‘It’s just a bit of banter’ apologists beware: Dream Wife have had just about enough of your shit,...
Jockstrap: Adventures in Sound
Jockstrap: Adventures in Sound
Jockstrap's debut album has been hailed as one of the year's best. We meet the experimental duo, making unpredictable and...
Metronomy – ‘Small World’ review: something a little less wonky from the electro-pop purveyors...
When you’ve built a career on soundtracking sticky dancefloors and sun-drenched good times, how do you negotiate the idea of growing up gracefully? It’s...
45s of the week: Grimes, Warpaint, Confidence Man and more!
Warpaint - ‘Champion’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AJznPy_iM4M
Revelling in the spaces between has always been Warpaint’s thing. Since emerging and defining a particular period of early ‘10s alternative guitar...
London’s best grassroots music venues
A great big, flashy stadium show spectacle can be a glorious thing. Are we happy that we live in a world in which Taylor...
Orlando Weeks – ‘Hop Up’ review: another left turn from the former Maccabees frontman
When carving out a solo career after a lengthy tenure in a beloved band, you have a choice to make. You can either take...
Yard Act – ‘The Overload’ review: not just another post-punk band
On paper, there’s a lot that sounds awfully familiar about Yard Act. Four lads from Yorkshire playing guitar music that could largely be described...