The turquoise castle that towers over Reading’s main stage could have been plucked from a Disney film, but there’s nothing saccharine about the figure who emerges from it. Dressed in black and purple lace, horns crowning her head, Chappell...
Despite going against the pop zeitgeist with her jazz fusions, Laufey has gained rapid mainstream traction. In just five years since the release of her debut single, the Icelandic-born, American-raised musician has embarked on a world tour, scored a...
When Wolf Alice returned with their roaring new single ‘Bloom Baby Bloom’ back in May, it was clear the North London quartet meant business. “Look at me trying to play it hard / I'm so sick and tired of...
Olivia Dean – 'Man I Need'
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Olivia Dean's smooth, soulful vocals are layered over an '80s rhythm in this easy-listening yet danceable track. Dean is rapidly cementing herself among the main pop girls of the moment, with a stronghold of...
Ethel Cain has always possessed a preternatural gift to make her songs feel deeply lived in. With her debut album ‘Preacher’s Daughter’, the Southern gothic-pop outsider – real name Hayden Silas Anhedönia – crafted an expansive, open road epic...
The opening of Reneé Rapp’s second studio album 'Bite Me' is a middle-finger-raising, rabble-rousing anthem. The aptly titled ‘Leave Me Alone’ sees Rapp assert right out the gate: "I'm a real bad girl but a real good kisser" before...
When Wet Leg first appeared back in 2021, fresh off the Red Funnel, adorned in prairie dresses, giant lobster claws and clutching a bag full of bangers, indie Britain didn't know what hit 'em. Before long, the then-duo were...
It’s been a while since a Sunday night Glastonbury headliner has actually managed to keep the crowds from packing up early to beat the Monday morning rush. But as the sun dips over Worthy Farm, the site feels busier...
Undeniably the most omnipresent, inescapable cultural phenomenon of the decade (and quite possibly, the century), it seems almost unfathomable to think that ‘Brat’ was only released a year and a matter of days before Lido Festival. Countless awards, a...
You’d be forgiven for thinking you’d bought two tickets to the gun show when Wet Leg arrive on stage at Brixton Academy on Friday night. Frontwoman of the now-five-piece band, Rhian Teasdale is on fighting form, fists clenched, ready...