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Tyler Damara Kelly

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Tyler Kelly is a music and culture writer for the likes of The Line of Best Fit and The Forty-Five. Starting out on the Times Culture desk, Tyler is also a musician and plays bass in duo Human Interest and has toured with Bimini.
Jade

45s of the week: 5 songs you need to hear immediately

Jade – ‘Angel of My Dreams’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gDm_bXB_Gac Even during her time in Little Mix, Jade has seemed like a wild card. As the final of the...
Orla Gartland

45s of the week: 5 songs you need to hear now

Billie Eilish – 'CHIHIRO'  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_AZJzYe7CU&t=303s Whilst it may be one of her most subdued songs, ‘CHIHIRO’ – which is inspired by Hayao Miyazaki’s film ‘Spirited Away’...
Rachel Chinouriri

45s of the week: Rachel Chinouriri, Phoebe Green, Willow Kane and more!

Rachel Chinouriri – 'It Is What It Is' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xEWI5dKWwoU Indie darling Rachel Chinouriri is back with a kick in the teeth to all fuckboys. Spliced in-between...
Phoebe Green

45s of the week: Phoebe Green, Nuha Ruby Ra, WILLOW and more!

Nuha Ruby Ra – 'Fetish 2 Forget' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOWJ-_cmyKY East London’s Nuha Ruby Ra’s latest release is the bastard child of Björk and Grace Jones. Soft hypnotic...
Kim Gordon 2024

45s of the week: Kim Gordon, Goat Girl, Warpaint and more!

Kim Gordon – ‘I’m A Man’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioKP3ORu0QY Formless distortion grabs the listener by the collar, holds them in suspension, and demands them to listen to Kim...
Rachel Chinouriri

45s of the week: Gossip, Rachel Chinouriri, Cassyette and more new releases

Gossip – ‘Real Power’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nVQjzru4Id8 Dance punk meets at the intersection of Beth Ditto’s riot grrrl lyrics which were inspired by the Black Lives Matter protests,...
Stefflon Don

45s of the week: Stefflon Don, Softcult, Rina Sawayama and more!

Stefflon Don – 'Deadly' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4PPcvh_F-M The brand new sultry Afro-R&B love song weaves Stefflon Don's dynamic patois-infused flow with Victony’s unmistakable vocal to create an insatiable...
Bully

Bully: “You’d have to cut off my arms and legs for me to not...

Bully Alicia Bognanno is ten years into a career writing and producing music and yet sometimes, imposter syndrome still creeps in. Tyler Kelly meets the...
Gossip

45s of the Week: Gossip, Mannequin Pussy, H.E.R. and more!

Gossip – ‘Crazy Again’ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E1S596MZjQ After over a decade, indie-rock trio Gossip have reunited. The song is about being in love and feeling a sense...
Caroline Polachek

45s of the week: Beabadoobee + Laufey, Caroline Polachek and more!

Picture Parlour – 'Judgement Day' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGgDvXR0094 Walking a fine line between the nonchalant swagger and poeticism of Alex Turner, and the all-or-nothing urgency and grit that...