Signal Mix 001 - Tarquin
Strap in and enjoy...Signal is a weekly mix series dedicated to showcasing to some of our favourite up-and-coming producers from all corners of the globe.Kicking us off is London-based producer...
View ArticleIn Conversation: The Cribs
“At that point you either just call it quits or move on.”The Cribs are one of British music's more remarkable – if under-stated – success stories. Three brothers driven by a love of underground rock...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: Sorren MacLean - 'Winter Stay Autumn'
An artistic triumph...Sorren MacLean has been making music since he was a child.A dexterous multi-instrumentalist, the songwriter has displayed admirable depth. Throwing himself into any challenge...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: Until The Ribbon Breaks - 'A Lesson Unlearnt'
Check it out now...In an odd sense, Until The Ribbon Breaks are being recognised everywhere except for their homeland.A British trio, the project has earned enormous acclaim in the United States, where...
View ArticleHEALTH Review The Singles
Scabrous - and possibly tongue in cheek - opinions...Los Angeles electronic-drenched noise merchants HEALTH recently broke cover, announcing new album 'Death Magic' and a batch of UK shows.Out on...
View ArticleTheir Library: Jenny Hval
Literary influences explored...Jenny Hval is an artist torn between extremes.Crafting truly transgressive pop music, the songwriter is able to ally often exploratory extremes to sweet, beautiful...
View ArticleKiko Bun: Studio One Picks
Island Records latest signing...Kiko Bun is half-Panamanian, half-Italian but 100% South London.Growing up south of the river, the aspiring singer was able to absorb all manner of different sounds....
View ArticleCash For Chaos: Behind The Sex Pistols Franchise
Ever get the feeling you've been cheated?The Sex Pistols finally ground to an ignoble halt at California’s Winterland venue in 1978. The PA was shoddy, the band were falling to pieces and the crowd...
View ArticleFoundations: Girls Names
Northern Irish group reveal the sounds which inspire...When Girls Names initially emerged, the Belfast band were pegged as an indie pop outfit.Sure, their glistening guitar lines and sighing harmonies...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Danny Scrilla
Infectious yet difficult to pin down...Danny Scrilla seems to epitomise the push and pull, the old and new in UK electronic music.The producer nods towards rolling jungle breaks, towards the furious...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Saint Etienne's Sarah Cracknell
The making of new solo album 'Red Kite'...“It’s even better than I imagined,” Sarah Cracknell tells Clash of her forthcoming album, ‘Red Kite’.The Saint Etienne singer’s second solo record comes a mere...
View ArticleTrack Of The Day 12/6 - Ang Low x Embody
'Drive' (MakeLove Remix)Embody was invited to remix Ang Low last year, an invitation which was to prove fateful for both artists.Hailing from either side of the Atlantic, the twin talents seemed to...
View ArticleMisty Miller Picks Sophie Muller Videos
Following their recent collaboration...Rising South London talent Misty Miller is keenly aware of her visual identity.Each video, each press seems carefully chosen, artfully shot to make the maximum...
View ArticleHandy Abandon: East India Youth
Inside his mottled world...I’m listening again to ‘Culture Of Volume’, William Doyle’s second album as East India Youth, and even now, three months after I first heard it, its warming glow hasn’t...
View ArticlePedal To The Metal: Walking On Cars
The new faces of Irish pop sit down for a chat...Walking On Cars are midway through a boozy brunch. Mexican beer and ceviche flies across the table the band are crammed round, five sets of sunglasses...
View ArticleWild Nights With PINS
From Manchester to California...PINS have been labelled almost everything under the sun. Shambling C86 evangelists. Indie pop darlings. Glam-stomping, leather-clad post-punks. New album 'Wild Nights'...
View ArticleHyde & Beast Review The Singles
"God, is this a set up?"Hyde & Beast are two friends, two songwriters sharing a common vision.Dave Hyde (The Futureheads) and Neil Bassett (The Golden Virgins) united to release last year's 'Open...
View ArticleBasically, Bill Wyman
Ex-Stone rolls alone…again!The erratic and convoluted machinations of Axl Rose in the wake of Guns N’ Roses’ 1993 album, ‘The Spaghetti Incident?’ meant that it took 15 years for its follow-up,...
View ArticleThe Art Of Noise: Maribou State
Hertfordshire state of mind..."There's an old skool trip-hop feel to Maribou State, but also with a modern, bang-on-the-money dubstep fidget!" Liam Ivory is recounting some of the more amusing ways...
View ArticleNTEIBINT: A Snapshot Of Greek Club Culture
The youth explosion underneath the economics...Greece looms large in the wider consciousness for all the wrong reasons.A cradle for democracy and the arts, the country has now become a pawn in a wider...
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