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: Lauv and Conan Gray, Viji, Moneyphone and more!
LAUV AND CONAN GRAY – ‘FAKE’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFVUYBWfGw
Do you struggle with calling people out for being two-faced, terrible friends? Get caught in a trap of your own...
James Blake – ‘Before’ EP: A gorgeous, much-needed trip back to the dancefloor that’ll leave...
Like the rest of us, James Blake has been missing nights out during our continued quarantined existence. The superglue stickiness of grimy dancefloors, pints...
BTS turn virtual gigs into art at bittersweet ‘Map Of The Soul ON:E’ livestream...
Last year on the ‘Speak Yourself’ tour, BTS made a promise to fans – they would be back next year for more. At those triumphant...
BLACKPINK – ‘THE ALBUM’ review: a good-not-great first offering from one of the world’s...
In the west, taking four years to release your debut album isn’t that big a deal, but in the world of K-pop that time...
Conversations With Friends: Mel C & Shura on Spice Girls, gender fluidity and their...
On her banger-filled, self-titled new album, Mel C turned to a number of young female artists to collaborate on writing and delivering a vibrant...
Conan Gray: “Even if I’m in the mood to write a fun song, it’s...
You have your whole life to write your debut album and so by that logic, releasing your first record should be a pretty exciting...
A socially distanced VMAs happened – and they were actually quite good!
The phrase “socially-distanced awards ceremony” probably doesn’t instil you with a lot of excitement, even in the good times vacuum that is 2020. The...
45s of the week: Girl In Red, BLACKPINK, Baby Queen and more!
Blackpink & Selena Gomez - ‘Ice Cream’
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRXZj0DzXIA
In their second massive collab of the year (following June’s ‘Sour Candy’ with Lady Gaga), K-pop queens BLACKPINK...
Bully – ‘Sugaregg’ review: a fearless musician at the top of her game
Chumbawumba’s massive 1997 one hit wonder ‘Tubthumping’ isn’t an influence you see cited much in 2020, especially not by American artists. And yet, according...
The Killers – ‘Imploding The Mirage’ review: a winning formula from the world’s biggest...
American artist Thomas Blackshear’s 1996 painting Dance Of The Wind And Storm depicts two figures gliding across a glowing sky – a bearded man as...