Hop onto TikTok and you’ll find hundreds of hopeful musicians trying to make it big but for Isimeme 'Naomi' Udu – AKA hemlocke springs – that dream has become a reality. Far from a quirk of the algorithm, hemlocke...
17-year-old Joyce Cisse – AKA Flowerovlove – has her sights set on superstardom. Her summery pop tracks have earned her a loyal Gen Z following, young people who resonate with her effortless confidence and inventive songwriting about teenage life....
We've had our eyes on Jessica Winter since she released her debut EP, 'Sad Music', back in 2020. Her gothy blend of synth-pop sad bangers had us longing for a (then locked-down) dancefloor. Two years on, she's got a...
2022 proved to be a pivotal year for indie duo Tommy Lefroy. Between TikTok virality and a support slot for Sigrid on her recent UK tour, the project has seen more success than the pair were ever expecting, so...
If there is one group that has got everyone talking over the last few months it's FLO. The London trio, raised on a diet of Brandy, Aaliyah and TLC, have already bagged the prestigious BRIT Rising Star Award (the...
Samia
On second album 'Honey', Samia is revisiting her darkest moments with fresh eyes, a new perspective and the same "pathologically confessional" songwriting.
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“I’m just now hearing that people don’t like it”. Samia is outside a...
Weyes Blood
As Natalie Mering prepares to release the follow-up to her critically acclaimed album 'Titanic Rising', Celia Almeida uncovers the inherent darkness of Weyes Blood.
STORY: Celia Almeida. PHOTOS: Neelam Khan Vela
Natalie Mering is still singing about the end of...
Cast your mind, if you are able, 25 years. The Britpop battles of the 90s were dying down, Britain had a new Labour leader and TFI Friday was the buzziest show on TV. A shift was coming in...
Ashe is not your average pop star. Despite the viral success that the 450-million stream song 'Moral Of The Story' gave her, writing "hits" has never been her motivation. Through thirteen incredibly raw and honest pop songs, her second...
On the opening track of Witch Fever’s debut album ‘Congregation’, singer Amy Walpole furiously wails the pious mantra ‘Blessed Be Thy’ – the song’s title, but also the name of a hymn she used to sing in church every...