Category: Music Interview

Jean Dawson: Britpop-inspired creative maverick making sense of boundless inspiraton

Jean Dawson: Britpop-inspired creative maverick making sense of boundless inspiraton

As far as Songs of The Summer go, Jean Dawson’s latest single, ‘CLEAR BONES’, is an unlikely offering. A self-described…

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Sheryl Crow: “It’s shocking that after 231 years we’ve never had a woman President”

Sheryl Crow: “It’s shocking that after 231 years we’ve never had a woman President”

Sheryl Crow is speaking to NME down the phone from her Nashville ranch ahead of today’s release (July 31) of…

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Haiku Hands announce album with new song ‘Fashion Model Art’, a “match made in heaven” with Sofi Tukker

Haiku Hands announce album with new song ‘Fashion Model Art’, a “match made in heaven” with Sofi Tukker

Today (July 30), Haiku Hands are releasing their new song ‘Fashion Model Art’ featuring Sofi Tukker – and announcing their…

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Alex Kapranos shares new Clara Luciani duet ‘Summer Wine’ and tells us what’s next for Franz Ferdinand

Alex Kapranos shares new Clara Luciani duet ‘Summer Wine’ and tells us what’s next for Franz Ferdinand

“When I was recording this, I felt a sense of escapism,” Franz Ferdinand frontman Alex Kapranos tells NME about his…

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California pop hero ASHE on The Beach Boys’ influence: “Pet Sounds is my religion’

California pop hero ASHE on The Beach Boys’ influence: “Pet Sounds is my religion’

“If I had an altar to bow to, it would be ‘Pet Sounds’”, an inspired Ashe tells NME from the…

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Emma-Jean Thackray: Beat-laden jazz groovers to “move your body, mind and soul”

Emma-Jean Thackray: Beat-laden jazz groovers to “move your body, mind and soul”

“If someone asked me, ‘what would your life be like if you won the lottery and didn’t have to think…

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Courtney Marie Andrews: “Singing ‘9 To 5’ with Dolly Parton was a moment I’ll never forget”

Courtney Marie Andrews: “Singing ‘9 To 5’ with Dolly Parton was a moment I’ll never forget”

Everyone approaches heartbreak differently. Some of us like to cram our feelings into a box, lock it tight and chuck…

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“It’s bigger than anything else”: Mercury Prize nominees on why they’re gunning for glory

“It’s bigger than anything else”: Mercury Prize nominees on why they’re gunning for glory

The Mercury Prize nominations were revealed yesterday – with the likes of Dua Lipa, Stormzy and Charli XCX leading the acts vying for…

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Charlotte Lawrence shares new single ‘Slow Motion’ and teases “therapeutic” album

Charlotte Lawrence shares new single ‘Slow Motion’ and teases “therapeutic” album

Charlotte Lawrence has released her new single ‘Slow Motion’, as well as revealing that work is now complete on her…

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Katy J Pearson: Americana-glazed rock where West Country meets Wild West

Katy J Pearson: Americana-glazed rock where West Country meets Wild West

Katy J Pearson has an emotional articulacy that is beyond her years. At 24, the West Country singer-songwriter’s debut ‘Return’…

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