Category: Music Interview

NOISY: “We just want to be three new faces to the world”

NOISY: “We just want to be three new faces to the world”

“We’ve always been so obsessed with the great stories of bands like Oasis,” NOISY singer/rapper Cody Matthews tells NME from…

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Durand Jones & The Indications: “Not since the ‘70s has there been such an appetite for soul music”

Durand Jones & The Indications: “Not since the ‘70s has there been such an appetite for soul music”

Durand Jones & The Indications were initially here for a good time, not a long time. The poster for their…

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Wunderhorse: hard-won indie joy from shapeshifting surfer

Wunderhorse: hard-won indie joy from shapeshifting surfer

He might have been the frontman of propulsive indie band Dead Pretties, and may soon be playing Sex Pistols drummer…

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Binki: “My goal is always to try and make something that’s subversive”

Binki: “My goal is always to try and make something that’s subversive”

Baraka Ongeri is reading motivational quotes from his phone to NME when he realises that one particular sentiment rings true…

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Highlight on returning to the stage after their hiatus and repaying their fans’ love

Highlight on returning to the stage after their hiatus and repaying their fans’ love

“I’m still here, it’s not the end,” goes the chorus of ‘Not The End’, the first track on Highlight’s recent…

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BM of KARD: “I love expressing attraction and letting someone know how beautiful they are”

BM of KARD: “I love expressing attraction and letting someone know how beautiful they are”

BM is ready to show off his true artistic colours. The K-pop star born Matthew Kim, otherwise known as Big…

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SHERELLE: “The government has failed the music scene in a massive way”

SHERELLE: “The government has failed the music scene in a massive way”

For Sherelle Thomas, things moved fast. A viral Boiler Room set, enlivened by a high-energy, 160bpm mix of footwork, jungle,…

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Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Jake Shears

Five things we learned from our In Conversation video chat with Jake Shears

As the male lead singer and a primary songwriter in Scissor Sisters, Jake Shears brought an exuberant queer energy to…

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Jayla Kai: community spirit in Woodstock teen’s plucky alt-rock

Jayla Kai: community spirit in Woodstock teen’s plucky alt-rock

The lore of Woodstock, New York is a magical and ever-intriguing thing. Situated 43 miles northwest of where the culture-defining…

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Nonô: Brazilian pop hero in the pursuit of musical freedom

Nonô: Brazilian pop hero in the pursuit of musical freedom

Nonô’s Instagram bio describes her as “Made in Brasil • Shipped to London”: a snappy summary of the 6,000-mile journey…

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