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.
BTS’ 10 most underrated songs
Over the last decade, BTS have created a wealth of record-breaking, chart-topping bangers, and songs beloved by their fandom, ARMY. But, with a back...
BLACKPINK’s 10 most underrated songs
BLACKPINK have been in your area since 2016 and, over the last seven years, they’ve built up a strong catalogue of world-beating bangers and...
45s of the week: Wallice, Baby Queen, Kaien Cruz and more!
Wallice – ‘disappear’
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Wallice’s new single ‘disappear’ begins as a whisper, the California singer-songwriter lamenting all the things she tried hard to achieve but didn’t...
Jenny Lewis: “‘Am I a psycho?’ – you ever ask yourself that?”
Back in the wilds of 2021, while everyone else was still drudging onto Zoom to do quizzes with their mates or to try and...
Ashnikko: “I feel grief and heartbreak for my country”
Ashnikko
Ashnikko's debut album, due this summer, is a dystopian alt-pop tornado of a record that explores society's ills through a fantastical lens. Rhian Daly...
Miya Folick: “Cockroaches are universally despised but so resilient… I relate to that”
“Have you watched much Oprah?” Miya Folick inquires, tilting her head towards the screen. She’s mid-flow talking about the mythology of catharsis “as a...
Taylor Swift live in Philly: in her hometown, the star’s personal stories find new...
Taylor Swift might be standing on stage in the middle of a sold-out American football stadium, but, for the briefest moment, she sounds like...
The 45 best K-pop songs of all-time
Since the ‘90s, K-pop has been experimenting, inventing and innovating. From timeless R&B to edgy electronics, the scene has produced it all – and...
Taylor Swift’s 10 most underrated songs
On the surface, it might seem silly to consider any of Taylor Swift’s songs underrated – after all, she’s an incredibly beloved, iconic artist whose...