A Universal Soul: Clash Meets Curtis Harding
"If it feels good then it’s soul music, man..."We're backstage at East London venue the Moth Club and Curtis Harding is attempting to piece the past two years of his life together.Staring through...
View ArticleBlood And Chalk: EMA's Determined Creativity
"I want to go back to building these alternative structures..."Everything Erika M. Anderson says feels important.Sat outside a cafe in East London absorbing the last of the summer sun, the American...
View ArticleDJ Disasters: The Social Festival Edition
Featuring Sante and Sidney Charles, Emanuel Satie, BUTCH, and William Djoko...Five acts from this year’s 5th anniversary of The Social festival (September 29th - 30th in Maidstone, Kent) recall their...
View ArticlePremiere: I'm With Her - 'Send My Love (To Your New Lover)'
Adele gets an acoustic Americana makeoverYou may not yet have heard of I'm With Her, but the trio is made up of three independently successful artists all deserving of your attention in their own...
View ArticleTrack By Track: Jamie Lawson - 'Happy Accidents'
English songwriter guides Clash through his return...Jamie Lawson is perhaps best known through his association with Ed Sheeran.After all, the south coast talent became the first artist to be signed to...
View ArticleWorld Won't Stop: The Raw Power Of Jessica Lea Mayfield
An inspiring conversation with the American songwriter...When you first discover Jessica Lea Mayfield you feel like you’ve come across buried treasure, or an abandoned theme park in an unassuming...
View ArticleOutrageous! Death From Above Interviewed
The Canadian duo discuss the influence of Queen and, er, Death From Above on their latest record...Torontonian drums and bass duo Death From Above are feeling great. They’re feeling great because, for...
View ArticleAn Artful Return: Catching Up With Flight Facilities
The Australian duo plot new paths...Australia's electronic music scene right now is buzzing with energy.A series of artists have made dents internationally, with revered duo Flight Facilities leading...
View ArticleA Solitary Talent: Clash Meets Lone
Matt Cutler on his influences, future plans, and the role of a DJ...In his decade-long career, Matt Cutler, aka Lone, has proved himself to be quite the musical chameleon. From his 2008 debut hip-hop...
View ArticleMeet MXXWLL, The Snoop Dogg-Approved Sydney Producer Leading The Charge
Probing the hype surrounding the Australian beat maker...With a drummer/producer for a dad and a backing vocalist mum, MXXWLL's passion for music grew organically. Growing up around studios, having...
View ArticleRave Is Not A Crime: London's Free Party Scene Is Booming
Inside these clandestine events...The sound of leather on willow, the tinkle of a Morris dancer’s bell and the distance thud of a 50k rig as Joey Beltram’s‘Energy Flash’ is blasted in to the next...
View ArticleInfluences: Pinkshinyultrablast
Russian shoegaze group pick out some key sounds...A long time ago Pinkshinyultrablast stomped on their effects board, and they never looked back.The Russian band's shoegaze sound has a dedicated cult...
View ArticleC4 Reps The Nu-Breed: The Pick Of Birmingham's Emerging MCs
Grime artist writes for Clash...There are lot of talented MCs/rappers in Birmingham.What I like is the fact there are several artists making noise but all at the same time. It's never happened like...
View ArticleFor The Kids: The Twisted Path Of Baby In Vain
The full story of the Danish group's thrilling debut...There is now a Baby In Vain album. It’s right there, on my desk, and out there – points out the window, gesticulates toward The Cloud – on...
View ArticleGirl Power: The Diaspora Women Carving Out Their Lane In Afropop
There’s something to be said about that #BlackGirlMagic...Men dominate most musical genres. Whether it’s the cohort of emcees, singers and producers topping the charts or those making the decisions...
View ArticleThe Airwaves Are Clean: The Triumph And Tragedy Of The Verve's 'Urban Hymns'
Nick McCabe on one of British music's most iconic moments...The Verve scorched a trail across British music for a decade. A meteor, a flash of light across a guitar music pantheon imbued with more than...
View ArticleDjango Django Send In Some Snaps From The Road
Adventures in the Hebrides...Django Django have been a little quiet of late.Content to linger in the background, the band have been working on fresh material while Dave MacLean's production and label...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - off bloom
A startling mix from the Anglo-Danish pop boffins...Anglo-Danish pop collective off bloom have a magpie-like instinct for new sounds.Listening to their music, you can detect shards of maximalist...
View ArticleGigs Of The Month: Powered By Skiddle - October '17
The pick of the month's live music...As the long winter nights begin to draw in and the excitement of the summer’s festival programme has long since petered out, fear not, as October boasts an...
View ArticleThe Golden Child: Clash Meets Logic
Def Jam rapper talks saving lives, family matters, and whether his next album really is his last...Logic is on top of his game right now. With his latest single, ‘1-800-273-8255’, riding high on the US...
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