Category: Music Interview

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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Advertisement: Chaotic rock anthems with Stones-sized swagger

Advertisement: Chaotic rock anthems with Stones-sized swagger

“Opening for the Oasis reunion tour, that would be nice.” Guitarist Ryan Mangione flashes a mischievous grin and singer/guitarist Charlie…

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Crack Cloud: multimedia collective channelling turmoil into exhilarating art-punk

Crack Cloud: multimedia collective channelling turmoil into exhilarating art-punk

As we begin our conversation via a temperamental phone connection, Crack Cloud drummer and frontman Zach Choy is leaving the…

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Here’s Alfie Templeman’s track-by-track guide to his ace new EP ‘Happiness In Liquid Form’

Here’s Alfie Templeman’s track-by-track guide to his ace new EP ‘Happiness In Liquid Form’

School may be out for summer, but 17-year-old Alfie Templeman is keeping up the hard work with ‘Happiness In Liquid…

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