Emma Holbrook
Emma is a writer and video editor from North London who owns too much corduroy. She loves making excessively long mixtapes, being the tallest person at a gig, and watching Haim walk down a street. Lorde’s ‘Melodrama' is the best album of the past twenty years – change her mind.
Mitski’s back: listen to new single ‘Working for the Knife’
It only took one post from Mitski to break the internet. The indie queen of 'feeling your feelings' announced her official return – three...
Sound City+ Conference lineup announced
Festivals are finally back and so too are invaluable music conferences: it's almost time for Sound City+ 2021. The conference, which takes place in...
The best posthumous albums of all time
Posthumous records are never simple. For artists whose lives are cut tragically short, releasing more music might seem like the perfect way to honour...
Lil Nas X – ‘Montero’ review: viral superstar proves his staying power
Lil Nas X's superstardom should, by all accounts, be implausible. Everything from his stage name – a tongue-in-cheek reference to rappers who came before...
Green Man Festival 2021: Self Esteem is a dazzling standout; Porridge Radio and Georgia...
A few years ago, declaring that a festival felt “normal” might have sounded like a bit of a dig. If anything, UK music festivals...
Which UK Festivals can I still get tickets for?
It's been another not-quite-carefree summer so far, but despite all the calamitous disruptions to live music, the UK has a stack of excellent festivals...
TREMORS// Laufey is revitalising jazz for the 21st century
“Ella Fitzgerald sings like a cello – it's incredible. As a cellist, that felt like home to me.”
When Laufey first heard Ella Fitzgerald, she...
The 10 darkest lyrics in Billie Eilish’s ‘Happier Than Ever’
Hello darkness, my old friend; Billie Eilish is here again. It's been over two years since Billie's darkly comedic tone, blended with modern gothic...
Lola Young interview: “If I’m not open in real life, I should be open...
Lola Young is an open book and she likes it that way. The 20-year-old singer-songwriter from South London counts Joni Mitchell, Anderson .Paak, Prince...
45s of the week: Lorde, The Linda Lindas, James Blake and more!
Lorde – 'Stoned at the Nail Salon'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ycH3P8EiVv0
As opening lines go, “Got a wishbone drying on the windowsill in my kitchen / Just in case...