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2013's Bleakest Stars: Daughter Interviewed
Elena Tonra on the band’s breakthrough year…As the year comes to a close and album shortlists are collated, Daughter’s debut set ‘If You Leave’ will be getting plenty of mentions for its bittersweet...
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Rapture & Verse #29: The 2013 Concluder
The wrap-up for the year's beats and rhymes...Was it Jay-Z’s or Kanye’s? Did Eminem have dibs over Drake? Was your money on 2 Chainz or Macklemore? Was New York back, or left behind? Or was it UK over...
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In Conversation: Run The Jewels
Getting deep with Killer Mike and El-P...One of 2013’s standout rap records is also one of 2014’s best, as Run The Jewels’ eponymous debut LP (review) is re-issued in an expanded style – with new track...
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Next Wave #542: Denai Moore
A Plan A courtesy of Plan B...Twenty-year-old Denai Moore’s music has the intimate, confessional feel of fellow Londoner Lianne La Havas: a bare-bones backdrop of piano and guitar set the scene for her...
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Divine Alchemy: Clash Meets Genesis P-Orridge
Throbbing Gristle’s boundary breaker…Visual artist, musician and ‘cultural engineer’, Genesis P-Orridge is an identity shifting prankster, poet and provocateur. Famously branded a “wrecker of...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: Bishop Nehru
DOOM, sure, but no gloom...Many young, hungry artists exhibit determination, to make something of their obvious potential. That relatively few achieve it is no tragedy: it simply highlights the voices...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: Charlotte OC
Rarely has a Hangover felt so sweet...WithCharlotte OC’s debut EP having dropped in November, the Blackburn-born vocalist is being hotly tipped as one to watch out for in 2014.While the anatomy of...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: Dan Croll
From a broken leg to Beatles-approved ambition…Dan Croll might look like the nerdy white guy Azealia Banks is yelling profanities at in her viral ‘212’ YouTube hit, but he used to work as a doorman and...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: Indiana
Dark and soulful, up all night and all day...It’s hard out here for a female in pop. Especially one who’s recently given birth to her second child.“I’m up all night but not for any rock star reason,...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: Ben Khan
Dali-inspired, future-facing neo-soul...There are only two tracks so far from this deep-thinking, guitar-wielding producer, but sometimes that’s all it takes for you to recognise the alignment of...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: Rosie Lowe
Working on instinct, whatever the situation...With a love of music pre-dating birth, Rosie Lowe found herself playing an impressive seven instruments by the time she was 13, and faced the decision of...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: SOHN
Rich, wounded soul, this voice is a direct hit...In the moment before our phones connect, Clash has been gazing at a photo of SOHN on tour. An artist enamoured by mystery, this is one of only a few...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: The Mispers
Not yet millionaires, but when they have the answers...“I feel like we’re on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire, and I don’t always know the right answers,” explains Joey Arnold, vocalist and guitarist for...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: Lucius
G'wan, brighten up your dull winter...If you’re finding yourself in dire need of an antidote to brighten up this grey and endless English winter, you may need to look no further than Lucius, whose...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014
Clash's tips for the year to come...It's (still) that time of year. A time for lists: of what was, and what will be.Having done our whole albums-of-the-year thing - seriously, go check it out - now...
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Clash Reviews The Singles (Of January 6)
Nelly, Cher, Eliza And The Bear (ooh, that rhymed)...Clash’s guest-reviewer-helmed singles columns will return soon enough. But to kick off 2014, it’s muggins in the hot seat. And it is hot. The cat’s...
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Premiere: MIK vs OH91
Rising grime stars collide...MIK is certainly no stranger to the wealth of grime talent currently residing in Bristol, having worked with scene lynchpin Kahn across the best part of three years -...
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Living In The Musical Moment: Clash Meets Aidan Smith
Home recordings, kung fu and Indulgent Friends…“I didn’t even know this could be done. This is great!” exclaims Aidan Smith. As his face appears on screen, he is clearly chuffed at the arrival of Skype...
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Next Wave Class Of 2014: The Very Best Of The Rest
From The Hics to Jungle via Courtney Barnett and Dornik…As Clash runs new band features in our Next Wave section all year round, our spotlight interviews with a select few may-they-do-wells – find them...
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Sam Smith And The Sound Of Reality
Can the BBC's blessing be a curse? D'uh, yeah...The BBC’s annual Sound Of list concludes tomorrow (January 10th), and it’s pretty likely, given who’s been announced already, that Sam Smith (pictured)...
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