Rhian Daly
Rhian Daly is a freelance music journalist with over ten years experience interviewing some of the world's most famous pop stars. As well as writing for The Forty-Five since launch, she's contributed work to NME, DIY, Time Out and Rolling Stone UK. Between 2013 and 2016, she was also the assistant reviews editor at NME. She likes K-pop and indie discos in equal measure and is proudly ARMY.
45s of the week: Flowerovlove, Halsey, FLOHIO and more!
Flowerovlove – ‘Hannah Montana’
https://youtu.be/3dLLIv-h91Q
The word on the street for a while has been that Flowerovlove is an inventive new star destined for big things and...
Mxmtoon – ‘rising’ review: sparkling indie-pop that refuses to let the world drag it...
“Will I always be the words I wrote when I was 17?” mxmtoon – aka now-21-year-old singer-songwriter Maia – asks on the chiming, ‘90s alt-pop of...
TREMORS// Crawlers are the compassionate new rock band to believe in
“As a band, we’re constantly trying to strive a safe space,” Crawlers’ singer Holly Minto says firmly. That’s an attitude that’s key to...
45s of the week: Sarah Kinsley, My Chemical Romance, Shygirl and more!
Sarah Kinsley – ‘What Was Mine’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ou4KbA7Pe5E
“Somehow the sweet ones always hurt me,” Sarah Kinsley sighs on ‘What Was Mine’. The stunning second single from...
Sunflower Bean – ‘Headful Of Sugar’ review: freewheeling fun and uninhibited highs from New...
“Everything in the world was up in the air, our record was up in the air and our lives were up in the air,”...
45s of the week: Angel Olsen, MUNA, Beabadoobee and more!
Angel Olsen – 'Big Time'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MG7vZRyyj4
Angel Olsen has always had a tinge of country to her voice and her music and, on the title track...
45s of the week: Wallice, Syd, IVE and more!
Wallice – ‘90s American Superstar’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lpppHirKTK4
LA-based rising indie star Wallice has already teased brilliant things to come on her upcoming EP ‘90s American Superstar’ and, now,...
The Linda Lindas – ‘Growing Up’ review: viral punk newcomers are here to make adolescence (and...
“Growing up isn’t something we can make happen when we want it to / But since we’re all growing up together, I guess I’ll...
Saddest Factory’s Corporate Retreat was the best all-staff meeting we’ve ever been to
“Saddest Factory Records Corporate Retreat (Q1) invite all SFR “employees” for a day of team building, bonding and togetherness,” reads a mocked-up email announcing...
45s of the week: Florence + The Machine, Greentea Peng, Jordana and more!
Florence + The Machine – ‘My Love’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9CNGPy11Jc
If you spent any time during the pandemic longing for a sticky dancefloor, a stranger’s sweat glistening on...