There are two things guaranteed to make excellent song fodder: the first is all-consuming, monstrous love. The second is being consumed by something of the chemical variety. For generations, songs have been written under the influence. From unshakable addictions...
In the most distant reaches of Worthy Farm, the South-East Corner has a tendency to feel like a completely different planet. By night, it’s the festival’s stand-out destination for after-hours debauchery, hosting all manner of chaos across its ramshackle...
Claire Rosinkranz – 'i’m too pretty for this'
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2rnaTYvTCE
With a song title that perfectly embodies our ‘back-to-work-after-Glastonbury’ attitude, Claire Rosinkranz hasn’t got time for any of your nonsense. Her main issue? A crap boyfriend who delivers aesthetically but has no...
Before I went to Glastonbury, I insisted that I wasn’t going to become a Glastobore.
I didn’t want to be that person who constantly ranted to everyone I know about my transformative experience, and yet as I gorge myself on...
The backstage area at Glastonbury is always a who's who of music. We sent our photographer, the charming and tenacious Jenn Five and her ever-poised camera behind the barriers to see who she could find. The answer: everyone of...
THURSDAY
Jolting things into action on Thursday night, I.Jordan brings a giddy blend of thumping hardcore and sherbet-laced Eurotrash to the WOW tent – and where else on Worthy Farm could anybody dream to witness a hulking slab of donk rolling...
In the closing moments of Billie Eilish’s Glastonbury show, a cacophony of golden fireworks spew up into the night as ‘Happier Than Ever’ erupts into its epic headbanging portion. As bright white lights strobe from the Pyramid, Eilish – the...
It only took three records, a pandemic, and a helping hand from Phoebe Bridgers for enough people to finally realise that it’s MUNA’s world and we’re all just living in it. The L.A.-based trio – comprised of Katie Gavin,...
As a music journalist with a nerdy penchant for lists, I sometimes like to play a game where I think back on all the summers where music set a real tone for the season. Being a fan of Drake...
Phoebe Bridgers played Queens, New York's Forest Hills Stadium at the weekend, with a little help from her friends. The LA singer-songwriter was supported by label signees MUNA and boygenius bandmate Lucy Dacus (who was the night's surprise guest)....