UK artist Bob Vylan is tuned into the sounds of community and isolation

Merging the twin energies of both British punk and foundational grime, Bobby Vylan is well-versed in music created from a desire to break free

Darkstar capture the energy of pre-lockdown life with new track Jam

We premiere Darkstar’s new single ‘Jam’ and talk to the duo about their first album in five years

The making of Normal People’s carefully-curated soundtrack

We spoke to Juliet Martin, the hit show’s music supervisor

On Primary Colours, The Horrors reinvented themselves as one of the most vital bands in the UK

in 2009, with the odds stacked against them, The Horrors released an album that ushered in one of the most convincing and arresting career rebirths in living memory

Track by track: Fred again.. takes us through his mixtape with Headie One

Fred again.. takes us through ‘GANG’ his new mixtape with Headie One, track by track

Madvillainy unlocked the promise of the rap album as a living document

Madlib and MF Doom’s 2004 joint LP turns 16 today

Coronavirus: Resources for musicians

A list of resources available to musicians and the general public during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic

20 Questions: Zebra Katz

Zebra Katz takes on this month’s edition of 20 Questions.

The Click: Cerrone

In his own words, disco pioneer Cerrone remembers how a single mistake changed the course of his career

Rising: Porridge Radio

Porridge Radio have always been lo-fi by necessity, now they’re learning to embrace pop’s potential

Meth Math are Mexico’s monstrous new reggaeton-inspired pioneers

We premiere the video for Meth Math’s new single El Vals De La Piedra

Greentea Peng won’t let London become a Ghost Town

Greentea Peng shares a new single and open letter decrying the struggles faced by young and working people in London

Darker Than Wax channels the spirit of jazz on dancefloors across Singapore and NYC

Co-founder Dean Chew, aka Funk B*stard, chats about the label’s globally-minded ethos and their new crackaud.io residency

Caribou Curates: crackaud.io Takeover

To mark the release of his new album ‘Suddenly’, Caribou curates five days of mixes from old friends and peers, exclusively for crackaud.io

Real Lies want to feel part of something

We premiere Real Lies’ new single and visual Boss Trick

Rising: Banoffee

Having already collaborated with Charli XCX and SOPHIE, Banoffee is ready to break out with her own take on futuristic post-pop