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.
Lava La Rue backstage at Coachella 2023: “I’m embracing the moment!”
It’s a balmy Friday afternoon in the Californian desert and Lava La Rue has just come off stage after playing their first Coachella. With...
45s of the week: ENNY, The Linda Lindas, Laurel and more!
ENNY – ‘Charge It’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wxCMqH4BZSw
“I could never be a friend of a foe / But I fold at the sight of an ‘Are you up?’...
Arxx – ‘Ride Or Die’ review: a brilliant evolution from one of the UK’s...
The artwork for ARXX’s long-awaited debut album ‘Ride Or Die’ features a coming together of two worlds. On the front, singer and guitarist Hanni...
6 boygenius lyrics for your next Instagram caption
If boygenius were releasing their debut album 20 years ago, a litany of high school alt kids would be changing their AIM and MSN...
Lana Del Rey’s ‘…Ocean Blvd’ and the battle of the biological clock
“Don’t you know a singer can still be a side-piece at 33?” Lana Del Rey purrs on ‘A&W’, her half-eye-rolled question making me smirk...
A who’s who guide to Lana Del Rey’s ‘Did You Know That There’s A...
Lana Del Rey has always been a collaborative artist, frequently inviting other musicians to appear on her own songs (like The Weeknd-featuring ‘Lust For...
45s of the week: Arxx, Tommy Lefroy, Nia Archives and more!
TWICE – ‘Set Me Free’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w4cTYnOPdNk
The lead single from TWICE’s new mini-album ‘Ready To Be’ might just be one of their best releases yet. ‘Set...
45s of the week: Coach Party, Kelela, Flowerovlove and more!
Mae Stephens – ‘If We Ever Broke Up’
https://open.spotify.com/track/6maTPqynTmrkWIralgGaoP
There are TikTok viral moments and then there’s Mae Stephens’ TikTok viral moment. Ever since the start...
45s of the week: Miley Cyrus, Matilda Mann, Hemlocke Springs and more!
Vagabon – ‘Carpenter’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xl4xGGUwnWY
Produced by Rostam and Tamko, Vagabon’s first release of the year is a gentle celebration, her soft vocals cushioning a rippling electronic...
45s of the week: Lana Del Rey, Paramore, Biig Piig and more!
Lana Del Rey – ‘Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’
For a while, Lana Del Rey was going at a prolific...