Category: Music Interview

Dhruv: TikTok storyteller blazing a trail for vital, anthemic queer pop

Dhruv: TikTok storyteller blazing a trail for vital, anthemic queer pop

There’s a singular, vivid childhood memory that beats inside Dhruv Sharma like a second heart. When the Singapore-raised singer-songwriter was…

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Hot Chip: “Making this record was one of the weirdest and darkest times for us”

Hot Chip: “Making this record was one of the weirdest and darkest times for us”

For an album as euphoric as 2019’s ‘A Bath Full of Ecstasy’, British dance-pop heavyweights Hot Chip’s seventh record came…

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EFÉ: a serotonin-boosting blast of sunny bedroom pop

EFÉ: a serotonin-boosting blast of sunny bedroom pop

Spend five minutes in the presence of EFÉ, and you’ll see that behind her playful pop, there’s a personality just…

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Kino on solo debut ‘Pose’, what’s next for PENTAGON and his artistic journey: “I still want to broaden my perspective”

Kino on solo debut ‘Pose’, what’s next for PENTAGON and his artistic journey: “I still want to broaden my perspective”

It was only a matter of time until Kino made his official solo debut. Aside from being one of PENTAGON’s…

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The Lounge Society: “Being pinned down is the most dangerous thing as a band”

The Lounge Society: “Being pinned down is the most dangerous thing as a band”

When you’re a teenager stuck in the same park every weekend, just about anywhere can feel suffocating – those long…

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Soundtrack Of My Life: DJ Premier

Soundtrack Of My Life: DJ Premier

The first song I remember hearing The Jackson 5 – ‘I Want You Back’ “I probably first heard it when…

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Wolf Alice’s Joff Oddie on post-Brexit touring: “We could lose this world-leading position if we don’t act now”

Wolf Alice’s Joff Oddie on post-Brexit touring: “We could lose this world-leading position if we don’t act now”

Wolf Alice guitarist Joff Oddie has written an op-ed for NME regarding the ongoing problems for UK artists wishing to…

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Gary Powell on The Libertines’ new album: “We’re not going to reinvent the wheel, but we can push the boat out a little more”

Gary Powell on The Libertines’ new album: “We’re not going to reinvent the wheel, but we can push the boat out a little more”

Gary Powell has spoken to NME about his forthcoming ‘The Steam Packet UK Tour’, as well as providing an update…

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Joe Keery: “I want my stage persona to surprise people”

Joe Keery: “I want my stage persona to surprise people”

It’s a roasting hot July day at Lollapalooza festival, Chicago, and Joe Keery is strutting confidently about the Bud Light…

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Ryan Castro: globetrotting superstar on a mission to “bring reggaetón back to its roots”

Ryan Castro: globetrotting superstar on a mission to “bring reggaetón back to its roots”

Ryan Castro is going global. We catch the Colombian rising star during the European leg of his summer tour: today…

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