Interviews

Abby Hwong, the musician and producer known as NoSo, makes music about breaking free – from the suburbs, from alienation, and from self-doubt.
As Big Joanie make their first-ever visit to Worthy Farm, playing their second set of the weekend up on the panoramic Park Stage, a perfect storm of events collide and jolt awake the hungover masses who have made it...
It's Saturday afternoon and Glasto vets, Haim, have returned to The Pyramid Stage to play a relentlessly joyful afternoon set. Complete with skits involving "U Up?" fuckboys and some of the most epic drum breaks we've heard all weekend,...
The sun is shining down on Margate as excited music fans play arcade games or whirl around on waltzers. Sophie Allison, aka Soccer Mommy, is supporting Mitski on the headline stage at Leisure Festival in about an hour. Her...
“We’re surviving,” MUNA’s Josette Maskin says optimistically, speaking to The Forty-Five on Zoom just over a week away from the release of the band's self-titled third album. The LA-based queer pop group, also made up of Naomi McPherson and...
EFÉ – AKA Irising Irish pop star Anita Ikharo – has just dropped an energetic self-directed video for new single, 'LIME'. We get the story behind its creation.
On new album, 'Big Time', Angel Olsen deals with both the weight of immeasurable grief and understanding herself for the first time. She tells El Hunt about a truly transformative period.
Last Thanksgiving, rising and refreshing new pop star Amelia Moore was playing an unassuming but silly game of Cards Against Humanity with her friend and producer. As they turned over cards, one, in particular, tickled them. “One of the...
“Owning a vagina is just like an adventure sport," Moonchild Sanelly says with a wry smile, “You need to know how to say 'fuck you' politely.” The South African musician is providing a lesson on how to navigate the world...
“As a band, we’re constantly trying to strive a safe space,” Crawlers’ singer Holly Minto says firmly. That’s an attitude that’s key to everything the Merseyside band does – from their live shows to their compassionate, captivating rock songs...