Album Stream: Breakage - 'When The Night Comes'
Check it out now...It's been four years since Breakage last released a studio album.Four years in which James Boyle has re-evaluated his sound, with the notorious perfectionist adding new wisps of...
View Article7 Things We Learned At The Great Escape 2015
A general overview...So that was The Great Escape.Returning for its tenth instalment, the Brighton event welcomed down countless bands to a sprawling array of venues, with thousands upon thousands of...
View ArticleKnow The Score: Luke Abbott
Electronic artist picks his favourite soundtracks...Luke Abbott seems to thrive on new challenges.The producer was recently asked to score The Goob, a British film due to receive general release from...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Fabio Monesi
Wilson Records' boss delivers an enthralling mix...Italian-born but London-based, Fabio Monesi clearly likes to travel.The DJ's schedule takes him across the globe, with his always on-point selections...
View ArticleNext Wave #639: Sunflower Bean
Desert-scorched psych trio..."We all like Velvet Underground, Black Sabbath, Nirvana - ya know, all the good stuff!"Sunflower Bean's grungy, pyched-out rock patiently stews in maxed out reverb and...
View ArticleTheir Library: Peter Broderick
Literary influences explored...Peter Broderick is a songwriter of rare, rare depth.Capable of stretching his artistry to fit all moods and genres, new album 'Colours Of The Night' is a dazzling...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Hiatus Kaiyote
Multi-dimensional, polyrhythmic gangster steez...Hiatus Kaiyote are having the least relaxing of post-show experiences.They're in Austin, Texas - having just completed their set at Banger's (a...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: Dawes - 'All Your Favourite Bands'
Stream it in full...Dawes have always been rooted in their locality.A band dripping in SoCal atmosphere, the Los Angeles band have spent three albums exploring their surroundings in the best way...
View ArticleMonki Reviews The Singles
Vital selector delivers her verdict...Monki was drawn to music from an early age.Checking out London's pirate radio networks before hitting her teens, the aspiring selector would bunk off school to...
View ArticleInfluences: Jaakko Eino Kalevi
From Scott Walker to minimal krautrock boogie...Jaakko Eino Kalevi is a true original.The Finnish artist has a bewitching way with music, with 2013 breakthrough EP 'Dreamzone' introducing a talent who...
View ArticlePlaylist: Ben Pearce Picks Emo Classics
Yes, really...Ben Pearce is many things.A high profile DJ, tastemaker, label owner and producer, the Mancunian artist is most commonly associated with the varied strands of house.It's a little known...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Lone Wolf
An intimate audience with Paul Marshall...As an aspiring singer-songwriter, Paul Marshall found himself feted in certain circles upon the release of 2007’s ‘Vultures’, a folksy acoustic record...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix: Prince Rapid v Logan Sama
Two of grime's foundational artists go head to head...It's remarkable that more than a decade on from the release of 'Pulse X' no one can produce a decent, succinct definition of what grime actually...
View ArticleThe Twilight Sad Review The Singles
From Charli XCX to Waxahatchee...The Twilight Sad made their majestic return last year with new album 'Nobody Wants To Be Here, And Nobody Wants To Leave'.A work of rare intensity, the record was...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: Andrea Oliva - '4313'
Swiss producer blasts back...Andrea Oliva can do it all.Capable of rocking both Coachella and the Panorama Bar, the producer's breadth, his vivid imagination is something to be admired.New album '4313'...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: Tiefschwarz - 'Left'
Check it out now...Berlin-based brothers Ali and Basti Schwarz have been making music as Tiefschwarz since 1998, spending two decades refining a sound which is instantly recognisable.Across three...
View ArticleTheir Library: Grasscut
Literary influences explored...The whimsical, striking and always engrossing journey of Grasscut took another twist earlier this year.New album 'Everyone Was A Bird' made its bow via Lo Recordings, an...
View ArticleFoundations: METZ
Canadian three piece name their most vital albums...METZ are self-confessed music geeks.When the trio first emerged, it was what held them together. Aliens in the Toronto scene, the group's love and...
View ArticleElectric Selection: 12" Reviews Of June 2015
Walton, DJ Rashad, Ellen Allien and more...Though it might not feel like it, British Summer Time has just hit, and what better way to kick off all that festival-going than rounding up some of the...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: No Joy - 'More Faithful'
Stream it in full...No Joy have always cut an unrelenting slant.The band's approach - noise tinged with melody, melody tinged with noise - has resulted in some thrilling records, some quicksilver...
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