Arca, King Princess, Hayley Williams & more remember Dolly Parton
11 artists reflect on what Dolly Parton’s music, words and example meant to them.
Rising: GB makes experimental pop for introverts and overthinkers
Recorded live to tape with a four-piece band, GB’s ‘Herzsprung’ finds the Danish artist embracing risk, improvisation and his own idiosyncratic take on pop.
Crack Magazine’s guide to MUTEK Montréal 2026
MUTEK returns to Montréal from 25–30 August, bringing close to 120 artists from 28 countries to venues across the Quartier des spectacles.
Sunday Mix: John Beltran
John Beltran’s Sunday Mix brings together formative tracks from his youth that continue to inspire him today, featuring music by Phil Collins, Kate Bush and David Bowie.
Screen Time: Sarah Davachi
Sarah Davachi shares the tabs she keeps coming back to, from creative tools and digital archives to her dream house listing and favourite NTS show.
Ypsigrock 2026 through five key performances
Annahstasia, Wednesday and Deki Alem were among the highlights at the 2026 edition of Sicily’s Ypsigrock Festival.
“The only one who could fully embody the look”: How Robert Wun created Björk’s balloon couture for the solar eclipse
Robert Wun’s sculptural creation found its perfect stage at Björk’s eclipse rave in Iceland.
Decoding… Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat
How the gear-obsessed Indian musician and composer Charanjit Singh reimagined ancient ragas with a brand-new synthesiser and arrived years early to acid house.
Pay it Forward: Evilgiane on DJ Premier
Surf Gang founder, sample drill pioneer and architect of one of underground rap’s most kaleidoscopic sounds, Evilgiane recalls the DJ Premier sampling masterclass that sharpened his ear.
Screen Time: Tony Njoku
Tony Njoku shares the tabs he keeps coming back to, from new albums and essays to digital archives, creative tools and internet rabbit holes.
Listen to a playlist inspired by 15 years of Soulection
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Christian Löffler: “I want to build a space that goes beyond the music”
German producer Christian Löffler discusses his new label, Until We Meet Again, and its upcoming open-air event series.
Alewya: Being and Nothingness
Alewya’s debut album sees the multidisciplinary artist transform a life lived across cultures, sounds and disciplines into a singular creative world – but ‘ZERO’ is only the starting point.
UNIIQU3 is getting her flowers
Five years after her breakthrough EP Heartbeats, UNIIQU3 has seen Jersey Club – a sound she helped take global – percolate into pop music, and her name dropped in all the right places. Time, then, to re-enter the chat with a new album that strikes out for new horizons.
Listen to a journey through Tracks on Tap’s essential UK sounds
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
ear are taking the scenic route
Less a band than a collaborative art project, ear have created a shared universe for two – intentionally closed, richly esoteric and all the more compelling for it. Time to listen in.
Get ready for Adiel & Quest’s HARD Summer b2b with this collaborative playlist
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
In Photos: Polifonic Puglia 2026
Polifonic returned to Puglia for its eighth edition this July, with Ben UFO, Shackleton (live), ISAbella and Donato Dozzy among this year’s line-up.
Dreams in Neon: Remembering Kavinsky
Kavinsky left behind a relatively small body of work, but his influence stretched from French Touch to Hollywood and some of the biggest pop songs of the 21st century. Here, we celebrate a producer whose cinematic, singular vision reached far beyond his own records.
Crack Mix 615: Jay Music
Fresh from TraTraTrax’s ‘Mzansi Bass’ compilation, Jay Music delivers a high-energy Crack Mix rooted in amapiano, gqom and South African bass culture.
Memòri Festival 2026 through five key performances
At its sold-out debut, Memòri paired dub, techno and psychedelic sounds with a strong sense of community and place.
SOUNDIT 2026: The Barcelona festival hits its stride
SOUNDIT returns for its second edition with standout sets from Helena Hauff, gyrofield and Kode9 b2b Tim Reaper, alongside takeovers from Ilian Tape and TraTraTrax.
9 films to watch after listening to Charli xcx’s Music, Fashion, Film
Nine films and documentaries that echo the themes of Charli xcx’s ‘Music, Fashion, Film’, featuring works by David Cronenberg, Martin Scorsese, Sofia Coppola and more.
Decoding… Mzansi Bass
Shannen SP breaks down the artists, parties and sounds driving South Africa’s ever-evolving bass continuum.
Live from Spot Lite Detroit: Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale and Ceri
To mark the closure of Spot Lite, Stacey ‘Hotwaxx’ Hale and Ceri revisit a special four-hour set they played at the Detroit institution last year.
In Photos: Limbo Festival 2026
A photo recap of this year’s edition of Limbo, the intimate Tuscan festival combining electronic music, wellbeing and nature.
Inside Spellbound’s sleeping concert: An interview with Nkisi
Acting as the centrepiece of Turin’s Spellbound Festival this year was a concert you are meant to sleep through, inspired by accounts of unexplained sounds heard in the desert.
In Photos: Down The Rabbit Hole Festival 2026
Dutch festival, situated in the lakeside surrounds of Ewijk, returned in July treating revellers to sets from David Byrne, The XX, Avalon Emerson and more
Listen to a journey through cosmic disco curated by Daniele Baldelli
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Pay it Forward: Kurt Vile on Neil Young
For Philly psych-folk wanderer Kurt Vile, no one does both in-the-moment rock ’n’ roll glory and pin-drop intimacy quite like Neil Young.