Giant Swan: The shape of noise to come

Giant Swan want to question everything you know about extreme music. We meet the duo in Bristol to talk noise, debut albums and their guiding philosophy

The Click: Bat for Lashes

In her own words, Natasha Khan remembers the Beat-inspired trip to America in 1999 that motivated her to pursue music seriously

M. T. Hadley is a Frank Ocean-endorsed enigma

We meet the singular songwriter and premiere the new video for breakout track Janet

Sudan Archives is conjuring alternative realities

With long-awaited debut Athena, Sudan Archives transmits visions of her own Afrofuturist utopia

20 Questions: Thurston Moore

After pioneering the new 80s punk movement as a part of Sonic Youth, Thurston Moore continues to experiment with the genre in his solo work – we get to know the living legend a little better.

Rising: vōx

Minnesota artist vōx talks her newfound spiritualism, church and the new EP I Am Not a God

Sleater-Kinney: Come out fighting

Galvanised by our fractious political era, the pioneering feminist band bristle with renewed urgency. We meet with Corin Tucker, Carrie Brownstein and Janet Weiss to talk politics, love and the #MeToo movement

Christina Aguilera’s Stripped was a watershed moment in 21st century pop

17 years after its release, we explore how Xtina’s Stripped gave pop an injection of fighting spirit and unapologetic raunchiness

Girl Band: Noise Machine

After withdrawing from the glare of the spotlight, Girl Band return stronger – and stranger – than ever