Big Red Machine plough some extremely fertile fields. The founding members alone – Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner – are noblemen of twenty-first-century indie folk, and as Big Red Machine, they map out that terrain...
In a week when we’ve lost an all-time iconic London musician, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts, it feels right to talk about a band steeped in London’s musical legacy. Of course, Chubby and the Gang – formed in west...
Though TikTok might have you believing otherwise, real visionary popstars don’t come around too often. You know the ones; where songs are vessels for a wider social mood, where every photoshoot and outfit change and video release is a...
At their best, Chvrches make their beloved eighties synth-pop influences (Depeche Mode, to name the obvious one – they even borrow that stylised ‘E’) sound futuristic rather than nostalgic. At their worst, the Scottish band fall into Imagine Dragons...
If you’ve ever wondered where Claudia Winkleman pinched that thick glossy fringe and hardcore eyelinered style from (aka the only thing I watch Strictly Come Dancing for, honest) then look no further than the divine Mariska Veres. As frontwoman...
Kacey Musgraves – Star-Crossed
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“Let me set the scene...” croons Kacey Musgraves gently in the title track of her newly announced fourth studio album. “Two lovers ripped right at the seams,” she continues, as the lyrics go on to recount...
A few years ago, declaring that a festival felt “normal” might have sounded like a bit of a dig. If anything, UK music festivals pride themselves on tapping into something altogether unnatural, a utopia of overpriced food trucks and...
Lizzo doesn’t give a fuck, except when she does. Known for her upbeat persona and impeccable, multi-faceted performance, her rise to pop-cultural omnipresence has been a true joy to watch, spreading self-love and the value of a committed work...
What released you from the malaise of the pandemic? For Lorde, it was the vibrancy of summer days, of dancing on the sand and the healing power of bright, exuberant sunshine.
Like a Pagan festival of hope, sunbeams are the...
No one – and I mean no one – has ever worn fringe better than Wanda Jackson. The undisputed Queen of Rockabilly, I’ll get to the greatness of her rasping, sleazy and wonderfully rude vocals later on, but first...