NEWS: The xx Release Alasdair McLellan-Directed Video For “On Hold”
“On Hold” is taken from The xx’s upcoming album, I See You. The trio have shared an Alasdair McLellan-directed video for their latest single. The four-minute clip
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 5 Minutes With… Empathy Test
Adam Relf and Isaac Howlett are the songwriting duo behind Empathy Test, one of the UK’s most promising young synthwave acts. Childhood friends who share a love for film, science
REVIEW: BOOKA SHADE AT ROYAL FESTIVAL HALL
(Words and images by Giorgia Tobiolo) Celebrating the 10th anniversary of seminal record Movements in this momentous show, Booka Shade’s performance at Royal Festival Hall ma
Interview: 5 minutes with big tide
Originally from Liverpool, Ben Thomas has been writing for bands since he was 13. His previous output as L’Etranger spanned over a period of six years, with a string of prior rel
Interview: 5 minutes with Sex of Insects
We catch up with the musings of duo Sex of Insects, a unique alternative music band, which was born in the consciousness of people, who are infinitely devoted to art. To those not
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: 5 MINUTES WITH SINKANE’S AHMED GALLAB
(Words by our Music Editor Natalie Wardle.) The London-born, Brooklyn-based Sudanese frontman of Sinkane – Ahmed Gallab has been an enigmatic force in world music over the last d
Interview: 5 minutes with Sands
Sands’ love for rock ‘n’ roll and new wave, as well as psychedelia and songwriting all merge into the sonic output he delivers. We caught up with the musician to chat about t
Objekt Releases New EP, Objekt #4
TJ Hertz, who formerly spent his workdays developing signal-processing algorithms for music technology company Native Instruments, has announced the fourth release in his self-titl
NEWS: Sweden’s ‘Into The Factory’ Extends Lineup
The festival – sited at an abandoned cement factory, has added eight more names to its whopping lineup. This is the first edition of Into The Factory, which is taking place in Ny
Kuedo’s Knives label announce debut Obsequies EP
Kuedo and Joe Shakespeare have announced the release of Obsequies’s debut EP via their label Knives. The label/creative agency was set up by Kuedo and Shakespeare in 2015 wit
