Culture Clash: CROOX
What they do in their spare time...CROOX like to remain in the shadows.But with the success of 2015's introductory EP 'EU', it's doubtful if they'll remain that way for long. New single 'Crying'...
View ArticleLost/Found: DIIV Interviewed
Zachary Cole Smith sets the record straight...It’s strange to think that DIIV have only released one album so far. The stories that swirl around them as a band – addiction, drug arrests, rehab,...
View ArticleGood Trip, Bad Trip: Tuff Love
Always bring your mp3 player...Tuff Love are perhaps the prime example that slow and steady really does win the race.The grunge-pop band are based in Glasgow, while their early releases eminated from...
View ArticleHands Unseen: Richard Dawson Interviewed
“I suppose that's the aim of the game...” Richard Dawson is an artist who is both instantly recognisable and nigh on impossible to describe. His work floats between Northumbrian folk song and qawwali...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Ambassadeurs
Shape-shifting Brighton talent...Change is a necessity.Ambassadeurs knows this. The Brighton-based talent is known for a certain sound, a certain method of approaching production.New EP 'Halos' though,...
View ArticlePremiere + Q&A: Rudimental
Check out this stripped down version of 'Rumour Mill'Rudimental know when to take things down a notch.When the band perform live, they're often a blaze of melodic energy, their hits under-pinned by...
View ArticleBloc Party: The Complete Guide
Each album assessed...Bloc Party are ever-changing.New album 'Hymns' is a case in point. The band's first as Bloc Party 2.0 - with an altered line up and a fresh approach - it comes on the back of some...
View ArticleBringing It Back: The Return Of Craig David
Slicker than your average...The year is 2016 and Craig David is one of the hottest, most powerful pop artists in British music. New single 'When The Bassline Drops' is an anthem everywhere from clubs...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Audiojack
Vibrant, soothing and definitely not live...Audiojack have been expertly piecing together house and techno for more than a decade now.In that time the dexterous duo have been able to build up a unique...
View ArticleTheir Library: Pure Bathing Culture
Literary influences explored...Pure Bathing Culture's music has a shimmering, near instantly infectious impact.The Portland, Oregon indie pop outfit have a seemingly inexhaustible supply of stunning...
View ArticleWee Small Hours: Suede Interviewed
The making of 'Night Thoughts'...It's an oft-observed phenomenon, but true: life, in the internet age, has sped up. And nowhere is this more nakedly evident than in music. Songs aren't heard, they're...
View ArticleInfluences: Your Friend
The sounds that inspire...Your Friend is an artist that seems to dwell at junctures, that lives in the space where styles collide.Finishing 2015 with a flurry of new material and participating in a...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Shift Work
A mix in two distinct parts...London imprint Houndstooth has stamped out a stellar reputation in a relatively short time.The in-house label for fabric, Houndstooth somehow manages to uncover new...
View ArticleNext Wave #672: Coasts
Set to explode in 2016...Clash is sat chatting with Coasts who met at Bath Spa university, as they autograph copies of their debut album which is out on major label Warner Records but as Liam Willford...
View ArticleCollaboration Is Key: James Yorkston
Behind the new Yorkston/Thorne/Khan project...James Yorkston tends to strike you as a solitary figure. Perhaps it's his songwriting – an often austere palette, that idiosyncratic wit – or perhaps it's...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Henry Wu
An eclectic, electric selectionHenry Wu is a name you should know. Part of Peckham’s 22a collective (which we included in our roundup as one of seven of the labels which defined 2015), the crew has...
View ArticlePlaylist: The Libertines
Straight from their tour bus...The Libertines are back.The good ship Albion is set to sale down the Thames once more this weekend, with the four-piece set to play a headline slot at London's O2 Arena...
View ArticlePhoto Gallery: The Libertines - O2 Arena, London
The fab four's biggest ever headline show...Believe it or not, but once upon a time the only way to hear The Libertines'music was to track the band down to a whichever decrepit boozer they were playing...
View ArticleTom Zanetti Reviews The Singles
"I'm secretly a big indie fan!"Tom Zanetti could be set to break out in 2016.The Leeds-based selector is already a name in demand, playing sets across the globe in the past 18 months. New single...
View ArticleAlessia Cara Hits London
Check out her incredible new video..."I'll be over here..."Alessia Cara is coming for you. The Canadian star-in-the-making recently hit London, with new single 'Here' virtually plastered to the air...
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