Xenya Genovese's upcoming album ‘Amulet' is the second LP to be released under her moniker Freak Slug. It slams onto the table two major aspects of her identity she refuses to keep contained any longer: her connection to spirituality,...
Julia Jacklin
Julia Jacklin has never sounded more certain of uncertainty. As she returns with fourth album 'The Gem', the Australian songwriter talks fame, freedom, and why she's finally stopped trying to be special.
Words: Lisa Wright. Photos: Eva Pentel.
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At the peak of their powers, a pop star can often seem like an otherworldly thing: a being operating on a slightly different frequency to the rest of us mere mortals. Under her musical guise of Au/Ra, however, Jamie...
Towa Bird
Six years after first becoming a TikTok guitar hero, Towa Bird is leaning into every side of herself on second album 'Gentleman'. We meet a star finding power in the grey areas.
Words: Lisa Wright. Photos: Katie Stratton.
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Lava La Rue
After recharging in the Japanese mountains and immersing themself back in the underground scenes that made them, the West London multi-hyphenate returns with their first project since debut album ‘Starface’ nearly two years ago – this time...
Over the past few decades, the pipeline between actor and musician has become an increasingly busy one. Right now, you can’t move for pop stars – from Charli to Dua to Twigs – taking prime positions on the big...
Violet Grohl
It's been a long time coming but Violet Grohl is finally ready for her closeup – with a debut album that rivals some of the 90s greats, she's here to forge her own path.
Words: Charlotte Gunn. Photos: Milly...
If you can tell a lot about a person by the circles they keep, then Toronto’s Charlotte Cornfield clearly must be onto a winner. A seasoned purveyor of acutely observed, often gut-wrenchingly personal slices of everyday life, for sixth...
Courtney Barnett
With a pep in her step and Warpaint’s Stella Mozgawa on drums, Courtney Barnett returns with 'Creature of Habit' – leaving parts of her old self behind, and learning to be a little kinder to the rest. Gemma...
“I sometimes do feel like an apple tree under the sea. I don’t really know what it means right now, but I think that I can find a meaning that I feel drawn to,” pop star Isimeme ‘Naomi’ Udu...