Enter the Void: On Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, Harry Styles remains a blank slate

On his fourth studio album, Styles assembles a collage of references that never crystallise into his own artistic vision.

Ledbyher knows the haters are watching – and she loves it

Ledbyher’s breakout year captures the UK Ug scene’s hot streak, propelled by a sound that bounces between UK jerk, grunge and neo-soul.

In Paris, Geese kick off their European tour with what already feels like a victory lap

On the opening night of their European tour, Geese leave a devoted crowd at the Bataclan enraptured, reeling and clinging to every word.

Jawnino: Freedom of Movement

Wandsworth-raised rapper and producer Jawnino has already broken free of the suffocating constraints of faith and the anxiety of estate life – now he’s cutting loose of musical boundaries to become a pathfinder for UK Ug.

A music fan’s guide to Manchester with NTS’s Finn, ahead of Johnnie Walker‘s Keep Walking Live event series

The DJ, producer and party-runner shares his go-to club nights, gig venues, record shops and food spots, as well as his favourite piece of Manchester music lore.

Prostitute are catalysing anger into action: “Everything’s in free fall, so let’s jump”

Prostitute’s 2024 debut was a bracing response to a nation in freefall. As they prepare to re-release the album, the band are poised to channel their energy into something more constructive: action.

Decoding… The untold musical life of Alice Coltrane

In his new book ‘Cosmic Music: The Life, Art and Transcendence of Alice Coltrane’, journalist Andy Beta charts her expansive life in music. Here, he highlights the many worlds she moved through beyond spiritual jazz.

Rising: TaliaBle is bringing punk-rap chaos to the club

Channelling a feral theatricality and a vividly handmade aesthetic, the world of Talia Beale, better known as TaliaBle, is one where punk, queer futurism and north London grit coexist in a delirious tangle.

Manchester’s New Underground: Listen to the mix series

In Manchester’s underground, a disparate group of artists – Another Country $$$$, BUFFEE, Crimewave, Mogan and SILVERWINGKILLER – are blurring the lines between bands, DJs and performance art.