Decoding the hypnotic staging and choreography in Mitski: The Land
Shot over three nights of Mitski’s ‘The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We’ tour, new film ‘Mitski: The Land’ captures the album’s haunting beauty in a live setting.
Listen to a playlist of ‘sparkle-pop songs’ selected by Joviale
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Listen to a playlist of boundary-defying club tracks, selected by Nico Adomako
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
ADE 2025: This year’s essential panels and parties
The annual Amsterdam Dance Event returns next week for five days of sessions, panel talks, exhibitions, live shows and club nights.
In Photos: No Bounds 2025
No Bounds returned to Yorkshire last weekend to explore the theme of Grit & Graft, with highlights from These New Puritans, Tristwch Y Fenywod, Joy Orbison, Rainy Miller and more.
Pay it Forward: Quinton Barnes on Julius Eastman
Canadian rapper and producer Quinton Barnes on how the story of NYC’s once-forgotten experimental minimalist composer Julius Eastman emboldened him to push his own creative boundaries.
Brighter Days Family is the London collective redefining what it means to create together
Brighter Days Family is many things: label, artist collective, party… More than anything, it’s a close-knit group of friends reimagining new approaches to creativity that prioritise support and opportunity-building.
Sunday Mix: Sijya
South Asian composer, producer and graphic artist Sijya takes the reigns for this week’s Sunday Mix. Inspired by her new EP, ‘Leather & Brass’, it balances heavier sounds with moments of eerie calm and features tracks from ML Buch, Smerz and Alex G.
“We’re challenging the audience to be involved in the performance”: Lucy Railton, Rebecca Salvadori and Charlie Hope on their new collaborative live show
The trio reimagines the themes of Railton’s 2023 album, ‘Corner Dancer’.
In Photos: Festival season with Johnnie Walker Black
The Scotch whisky favourite teams up with five pioneering music photographers to capture All Points East, Wireless, Forwards and more.
Listen to a playlist of evocative sounds selected by Abdullah Miniawy
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Blawan is coming up for air
Over the past 15 years, Blawan’s feral techno productions have taken him into ever stranger and more unhinged territory. His new album, ‘SickElixir’, marks a return – in spirit – to his hometown of Doncaster, and to the raw emotions it continues to evoke.
Sasha Keable: Turn the Page
Years of industry frustration had Sasha Keable ready to give it all up. Then, last year, her single ‘Hold Up’ blew up on TikTok, reintroducing the south Londoner to an audience that resonated with her fierce lyrics and distinctive, unvarnished style.
Skullcrusher defies the idea that soft music can’t be devastatingly intense
On her intimate second album, And Your Song is Like a Circle, the New York artist conjures a heavy sense of desolation.
Iglooghost: Visiting weird or unfamiliar environments is a great creative prompt
The Bristol-based electronic producer heads north for a sampling session at Warrington’s Risley Moss peat bog.
Sunday Mix: Canva6
Italian sound artist Canva6 takes over this week’s Sunday Mix with just over an hour of atmospheric electronic, indie pop and ambient experimentalism.
Decoding the unusual world of The Durutti Column
Drawing on his books The Durutti Column: A Life of Reilly and Shadowplayers: The Rise and Fall of Factory Records Factory historian and Durutti catalogue curator James Nice traces The Durutti Column’s enduring influence and the intriguing stories behind it.
Listen to a playlist inspired by this year’s Biennale Musica curated by Caterina Barbieri
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Listen to a playlist to unwind to curated by Ouri
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
Crack Mix 609: Josi Devil
Bristol-based DJ and producer Josi Devil serves up over an hour of bass music exploration via deep cuts and unreleased tracks for his eclectic Crack Mix, exploring dub, techno, garage, ambient and more.
In Photos: Flow Festival 2025
Flow Festival returned to Helsinki’s historic Suvilahti power plant this month, with FKA twigs, Charli xcx, Little Simz, Fontaines D.C. and more on the line-up.
In Photos: WOS Festival 2025
The Spanish festival returned to Santiago de Compostela this September with a programme centred on immersive audiovisual installations, club nights, and cutting-edge electronic music.
Pay It Forward: Joanne Robertson on Jutta Koether
Blackpool-born creator of uncanny sonic (and visual) worlds, Joanne Robertson, explains the influence of Germany’s multidisciplinary abstract artist Jutta Koether.
Atlanta punks Upchuck are pushing into new territory
As they gear up to release their first album on the UK label Domino, Upchuck are tearing through Europe with a righteous onslaught of fury and mischief. It’s time to buckle up.
In Photos: All Points East 2025
The festival’s RAYE-headlined day saw performances from JADE, Tyla, and a last-minute set from FKA twigs.
Listen to Rainy Miller‘s soundtrack for moments of anemoia
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.
In Photos: Big Smoke Festival 2025
Skepta’s Big Smoke Festival returned to Crystal Palace Bowl last month for a two-day takeover, as part of this year’s South Facing Festival series.
Laura Misch on the classic synth at the heart of her sound
As the iconic synth gets a fresh lick of paint from designer Swifty, songwriter-producer Laura Misch describes her enduring love for Novation’s Bass Station II.
PARADE‘s strange sonic world explores the unsteady relationship between the real and imaginary
With their disorienting debut mixtape ‘Lightning Hit the Trees’, London-based collective PARADE harness the freewheeling energy of their longstanding friendships and eclectic tastes, gliding between free jazz, noise-rap, trip-hop, and more.
Listen to a playlist for transitional times, selected by Ava Rasti
Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.