Album Stream: The Black Seeds - 'Fabric'
New Zealand dub soul titans return...The Black Seeds are a touring phenomenon.The New Zealand band have been able to take their impeccable dub soul fusion across the globe, playing to thousands upon...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Doldrums
Dive into The Nu Normal...Montreal producer Doldrums wants to open things up.Each track from the electronic composer seems to ask a myriad of questions, probing the limits on what he can achieve.New...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Nick Mulvey Interviewed
Talking his new album, Brian Eno, and the migrant crisis...It's been impossible to watch the news over the past 12 months without a gnawing feeling of paralysis.The roll call of appalling headlines -...
View ArticleIn Conversation: Roddy Woomble
Scottish songwriter talks to Clash about his wonderful new album...Roddy Woomble is a wanderer.The Scottish artist became used to travelling as a child, spending time in the United States and France...
View ArticleRage And Responsibility: Travis Scott Interviewed
"I love the pressure, it boosts my motherfucking mental."“AstroWorld?” the Uber driver echoes solemnly, as if being reminded of a long lost friend. “I used to have season passes for the kids. Used to...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Guy Andrews
An exploratory selection from the Houndstooth producer...It all begins with a delayed flight.Stuck in the Norwegian city of Bergen for a few hour, Guy Andrews decides to scale the hills that loom far...
View ArticleNext Steps: Orlando Weeks Interviewed
Maccabees singer on his new solo project...“I don’t mind interviews, especially at this point where I’ve only done two or three about the project,” declares Orlando Weeks in the heart of Shoreditch...
View ArticleR.L. Boyce Unbottles The Distilled Essence Of The Blues
An astonishing glimpse of a vibrant American art-form...The blues is one of America's oldest and most poetic art forms.A vessel for the African-American experience, it's enjoyed its fair share of ups...
View ArticleGrime Was The De Facto Sound Of The Festival Season
Reflecting on a superb summer...Since its emergence in the early 2000s, grime has illuminated the stories of countless artists. First broadcast on UK pirate radio stations, grime has ascended into the...
View ArticleNo Turning Back: Alvvays Interviewed
“I never went into this second record really thinking people would be crazy about it from right off the bat.”Alvvays’ second album, ‘Antisocialites’, has just been released to widespread critical...
View ArticleLosing All Sense: Clash Meets Grizzly Bear
As the group emerge from their slumber...‘TRX 250’ – a seemingly random collection of letters and numbers, hangs in the thick air of ‘Wasted Acres’: the sinister, dream-high introduction to cryptic,...
View ArticleBehind The Scenes: Angus & Julia Stone
As the duo shoot their new video 'Chateau'...Angus & Julia Stone have always wanted to tell a story with their music.The internationally successful Australian duo have crafted many a tale, with...
View ArticleIf We're Gonna Do It, Do It Right: Anne-Marie Interviewed
"More people know who I am but I don’t feel any different within myself..."“CELEBS! THEY’RE JUST LIKE US!” the tabloids love to squeal, as if us mere mortals would be astounded by the fact that just...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: Intergalactic Lovers - 'Exhale'
Artful post-punk infused songwriting from the hugely respected Belgian group...Intergalactic Lovers are already huge across mainland Europe.The Belgian group can sell out massive venues in their...
View ArticleHyundai Mercury Shortlist 2017: What Clash Said
Our take on each of the nominated albums...So: tonight is the night.In a few hours time the winner of the Hyundai Mercury Prize 2017 will be announced, ending months of arguments, debates and...
View ArticleA Few Thoughts On The Hyundai Mercury Prize 2017
Right now, everybody loves Sampha...If the Hyundia Mercury Prize didn’t exist, it would be necessary to invent it.After all, what greater musical conversation starter than a list of the year’s best...
View ArticleCulture Clash: Enter Shikari
Rou Reynolds on his extra-curricular commitments...Enter Shikari have never been ones to turn down a challenge.So when the band felt like opening up, that's exactly what they did - producing some of...
View ArticleAlbum Stream: Cold Specks - 'Fool's Paradise'
A haunting return that finds solace in music...Cold Specks has always used music as a vehicle for discovery.But recent discoveries pushed her harder than ever. The Somali-Canadian artist found out more...
View ArticleThe Sound Of The UK: Clash Meets J Hus
Up close with the Mercury nominee...The narrow street outside of Clash’s office is consumed by a pair of Mercedes-Benzes.Stratford’s J Hus wanders between them - one black, one white, as in his hit...
View ArticleGlowed Up: Paigey Cakey Interviewed
Part of a new wave of female talent within UK rap...Meeting at West London’s Metropolis Studios on a typically British rainy afternoon, Paigey Cakey is taking a breather after recording a live session...
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