James Yorkston Reviews The Singles
Scottish folk singer on Jessie Ware and more...Soon to release his new album, ‘The Cellardyke Recording And Wassailing Society’ (again via Domino), Fife-born folk favourite James Yorkston is in charge...
View ArticleThe Best Albums Of July 2014
La Roux, the Manics, EXES and more…The best albums of July 2014, as heard by the ears of Clash reviewers.Let us know your favourite albums of last month on Twitter. Maybe you were particularly taken by...
View ArticleOutKast: The Complete Guide
André 3000 and Big Boi’s studio sets in focus...One of rap’s most influential duos, OutKast are back in action this summer. Since reuniting for Coachella in April, the pair of André 3000 and Big Boi...
View ArticleOut Now: Clash Issue 97 With Rita Ora
Number-one singer is in Control of our new cover…We all like to think we’re in control. There are moments when life unfolds in line with how you planned it, an alignment of the planets, a reward for...
View ArticleFrom Scotland… With King Creosote
On films, independence and Fence…Kenny Anderson is in a talkative mood.The Fife-based, Fence-founding folk musician, known better as his musical alter-ego King Creosote, has a fire in his belly that he...
View ArticleAlchemical Transitions: Goldie Interviewed
His past is powering our musical futures…Goldie is talking absurdly. And typically fast.“There’s a great scene in La Haine, where there’s a f*cking riot going on. And then suddenly there’s a f*cking...
View ArticleHate Music: Scott Hutchison's Owl John Project Explored
Scottish songwriter talks frankly to Clash...Scott Hutchison was scunnered. Seek. Knackered.Frightened Rabbit’s growth spurt – a move to a major label, a Top Ten album and a sold out tour – had been...
View Article7 Of The Best: Angus & Julia Stone
Australian duo reveal their tour bus soundtrack...Well, they have to spend those long hours on the road somehow.Since debut album 'A Book Like This' arrived back in 2007 sibling duo Angus & Julia...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - Roy Davis Jr.
A true house legend sits in...Ever wondered why Chicago is hailed as the home and hotbed of house music? Because it spawns producers like Roy Davis Jr., an undisputed virtuoso who rolls out a fine...
View ArticleClash Film Column: Dead Hand Gang
David Brent, Raccoons and a certain bunch of Inbetweeners...That was the week in which...It was announced that Ricky Gervais will reprise the role of The Office’s David Brent in the new film 'Life on...
View ArticleSouth London To Shanghai: Hyperdub At 10
Iconic label celebrates a decade of success…When interviewing an artist, you don’t expect to walk away with your own record label as a result. But when Steve Goodman went for a tête-à-tête with The Bug...
View ArticlePremiere: The Magic Numbers - 'Alias'
Listen to their new album in its entirety...A perennial summer favourite, The Magic Numbers' August harmonies are built for sweeping, soaring choruses and killer middle eights.True craftsmen, the...
View ArticleLucid Dreaming: Nocando Interviewed
LA artist on battle rapping and his new LP…Within a music industry apparently intent on making us believe that stars rise effortlessly from a YouTube video or a track uploaded to a SoundCloud account,...
View ArticleClash DJ Mix - A Made Up Sound
"...sometimes it’s nice to just be the DJ and nothing else."For the latest exclusive Clash DJ mix, we piece together a little of the twisted selector genius that sets apart Dutch producer A Made Up...
View ArticleFoundations: The Kooks' Luke Pritchard
Frontman on some important influences…Brighton-formed indie-pop sorts The Kooks arrived with a whopping great slap about the cheeks of the British charts in 2006, with the band’s ‘Inside In/Inside Out’...
View ArticleClash Meets Benjamin Booker
Blues bangers born from backstreet bedlam…Onstage, Benjamin Booker is a blur, a seething mesh of influences. Too soulful to be punk, too damn unhinged to fit into any R&B outfit, the New...
View ArticleTheir Library: Cymbals Eat Guitars
Joseph D’Agnostino on literary favourites…Soon to release their third studio LP, ‘LOSE’, New York City indie-rockers Cymbals Eat Guitars are hitting some career-high form and no mistake. Every aspect...
View ArticleLogical Progression: Clash Meets Daniel Avery
As he launches Divided Love at Fabric…2013 was Daniel Avery’s breakthrough year. The London producer’s debut album ‘Drone Logic’ (review) attracted rave reviews far beyond his electronic heartland,...
View ArticleDrinking Beer With Pissed Jeans
No way was this a bad idea…Pennsylvania punks Pissed Jeans aren’t just a bunch of pretty faces – they really, really know their beer. I found this out when drinking with them ahead of their Camden show...
View ArticleThe Clash Film Column: RIP Robin Williams
And The Rover is our big film pick…A sad time for anyone who loves movies.- - -That was the week in which...Robin Williams died.The reasons behind his suicide have been speculated upon ever since news...
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