Category: Music Interview

ArrDee: fresh, fierce charisma from the UK’s next leading rap star

ArrDee: fresh, fierce charisma from the UK’s next leading rap star

ArrDee has done himself a mischief. As the 19-year-old rapper scoots around his label’s central London office, he cradles his…

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Confidence Man: Australian party-starters go full ‘Tilt’ on their “weird and wonky” second album

Confidence Man: Australian party-starters go full ‘Tilt’ on their “weird and wonky” second album

Confidence Man’s ebullient frontwoman, Janet Planet, has only one mode: full send. Her band have announced a 42-date international tour,…

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Arab Strap and Twilight Sad supergroup Gentle Sinners on their debut album

Arab Strap and Twilight Sad supergroup Gentle Sinners on their debut album

Aidan Moffat of Arab Strap and James Graham of The Twilight Sad have announced a new album together under the…

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MOONBIN & SANHA open up about their “darker, more mature” sophomore mini-album ‘REFUGE’

MOONBIN & SANHA open up about their “darker, more mature” sophomore mini-album ‘REFUGE’

Since their debut in 2016, ASTRO have made a name for themselves as the purveyors of joyful boyishness and lively…

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The Linda Lindas: the fearless, fun-loving future of punk-rock

The Linda Lindas: the fearless, fun-loving future of punk-rock

When a new punk band is championed by Kathleen Hanna, Alice Bag, Karen O, Jawbreaker and Best Coast all at…

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Kihyun reflects on finding peace in ‘Voyager’: “Right now, I’m more of a free person”

Kihyun reflects on finding peace in ‘Voyager’: “Right now, I’m more of a free person”

In the run-up to the release of his debut solo single album ‘Voyager’, Yoo Ki-hyun – best known mononymously as…

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Placebo: “David Bowie taught me how to be a better person”

Placebo: “David Bowie taught me how to be a better person”

“It makes me laugh, because in the ‘90s I used to go out a lot – I mean, a lot,” Placebo…

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Island Of Love: Meet the first band signed to Jack White’s Third Man Records London imprint

Island Of Love: Meet the first band signed to Jack White’s Third Man Records London imprint

Love songs are timeless, whatever the genre. From The Beach Boys’ tear-jerking, balladic horns in ‘God Only Knows’ to the…

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Shenseea: Jamaica’s dancehall hero plots out a path to superstardom

Shenseea: Jamaica’s dancehall hero plots out a path to superstardom

Shenseea exudes confidence with everything she does. When NME enters the video chat with the Jamaica star, she introduces herself…

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Soundtrack Of My Life: Kathy Sledge

Soundtrack Of My Life: Kathy Sledge

The first song I remember hearing Mary Wells – ‘My Guy’ “All those Motown sounds, it’s the backbone of how…

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