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  • Decoding... Midwest emo according to American Football

  • iKeda is ready to spill

  • shy blossom: “It’s about people who feel things deeply"

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  • bed are here to break the system

  • My New Band Believe’s debut pushes against “stale and predictable” singer-songwriter music

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In Photos: The making of EarthSonic’s Flow

Go behind the scenes of EarthSonic’s latest project, where a multinational group of artists gathered to shape an album that gives voice to women on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

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The Love Inn to celebrate 12th birthday with three days of parties this month

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Memòri Festival announces first edition and line-up

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100+ artists added to this year’s ESNS line-up

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Duval Timothy and CJ Mirra collaborate on the film score for ‘My Father’s Shadow’

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Beyond The Valley drops official set times for its 10th anniversary edition

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The Collections, Vol. V is here featuring Oklou, David Byrne, Nemzzz & more

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Nuits sonores unveils first wave of artists for its 2026 edition

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East Pacific Trade announces December EPT Radio curators

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WHP reveals set times for this year’s Repercussion

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We’ve teamed up with MPB to commission photo series from three emerging photographers

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Rewire announces first artists and projects for 2026

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Best festivals of 2026: Our pick of the year’s most essential events

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond.

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In solidarity with Gaza: A guide to the music and resources that support the humanitarian effort

A regularly updated list of releases raising money for the relief effort in Gaza, and a list of resources and organisations doing crucial work on the ground.

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⌘R: The Best New Music, curated by Crack Magazine

A rolling playlist of the best new music, curated and regularly refreshed by Crack Magazine.

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In Photos: The making of EarthSonic’s Flow

Go behind the scenes of EarthSonic’s latest project, where a multinational group of artists gathered to shape an album that gives voice to women on the frontlines of the climate crisis.

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Decoding… Midwest emo according to American Football

As American Football gear up to release their new album, ‘LP4’, Steve Holmes gives us the lowdown on a genre they may be synonymous with forever.

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shy blossom: “It’s about people who feel things deeply”

The Florida group’s lead singer talks band dynamics, their creative process, and making music for emotional people.

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iKeda is ready to spill

With a run of dates supporting PinkPantheress next month and a new EP on the way, iKeda is locking in to her pop star persona.

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Egypt’s new underground: Listen to the mix series

Tune into mixes from five artists shaping Egypt’s new underground: Jana, Azzouni, El Kontessa, Rozer, and El Mokh.

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Egypt’s New Underground: Rozer

Half-Egyptian, half-Palestinian artist Rozer merges his deep knowledge of traditional regional sounds with modern experimental club music. This mix is for the late hours, when the floor settles and the crowd locks in.

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Cue Points: Oscar Farrell

This is Cue Points, a series where DJs get granular with current tracks in their sets, giving us the low-down on what makes them work.

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Daniel Blumberg: Louder Than Words

The much sought-after composer, musician and visual artist, now back in the limelight with his score for ‘The Testament of Ann Lee’, has only ever pursued the freedom to explore, experiment and follow his innate curiosity.

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Rising: anaiis on motherhood, devotion and expanding her capacity for love

On her latest album, ‘Devotion and the Black Divine’, London-based artist anaiis embraces grace, self-forgiveness and the work of nurturing her inner child.

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ESNS 2026 through five key performances

Sets from Dove Ellis, Wesley Joseph and Snuggle were among the highlights at the 40th edition of Eurosonic Noorderslag.

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A lifetime’s worth of collecting, selected by Dove Ellis

Welcome back to Selections, a series of artist-curated playlists from those in the know.

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“Young people will always create”: Why physical space matters to the Museum of Youth Culture

Emma Warren dissects the importance of documenting youth with the museum’s community programmer, Lisa der Weduwe.

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In Photos: Beyond The Valley 2025

Beyond The Valley marked its 10th anniversary with a genre-spanning line-up that included Addison Rae’s first official festival set.

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Watch Saint Abdullah, Eomac and Rebecca Salvadori create their collaborative audiovisual project, A Forbidden Distance

A new film traces the evolution of the TIMES-commissioned piece.

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“So loud it was shaking the ceiling tiles out”: The story of David Bowie’s secret 1997 drum ’n’ bass show

Producer Mark Plati and promoter Brian Spollen recall the rowdy Dublin rehearsal room gig where Bowie road-tested his ‘Earthling’ era live.

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Best festivals of 2026: Our pick of the year’s most essential events

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond.

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In Photos: Bristol’s The Island through the lens of local photographer Irene Haro

Irene Haro has built her practice around live music and the spaces that contain it. Here, the Spanish-born, Bristol-based photographer takes us inside underground music venue The Island.

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Crack Mix 612: Admina

Admina’s Crack Mix moves through experimental electronic sounds, global bass, leftfield club and abstract textures, featuring tracks by the likes of DJ Narciso and Exile Di Brave & Time Cow. Dive in.

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Decoding… The music trends that defined 2025

The revenge of the fatally online outcasts. DIY DJing. The rising tide of sloponomics. Power to the people. Artists defying Big Tech. A new wave of British rap. We asked some of our favourite writers, contributors and scene-setters to pick apart the bones of music and culture in 2025.

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In Photos: 10 Years of Australia’s Beyond the Valley

Beyond the Valley Festival returns to Victoria this December to celebrate its 10th birthday and welcome in 2026.

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Joy Crookes: “I could have easily been an artist that became guessable, and I didn’t”

On tour for her second album ‘Juniper’, Joy Crookes reflects on pushing her sound beyond her comfort zone, her favourite nights out this year, and creating spaces where people can feel free.

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The artists tapping into the mystery of the ancient and elemental

A new wave of artists is illuminating the present day with often strange, experimental music that blends traditional and elemental sounds with notions of queerness, ancestry, diaspora and resistance.

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How María Talaverano found creative freedom as valverdina

Now focusing fully on her alias, valverdina, the Madrid-based artist is moving away from the city’s indie-pop scene into a more experimental one.

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Live shows are still vital for emerging artists breaking through. This startup is streamlining the process

The live music bookings industry has long been tangled in red tape and middlemen. GigPig, a UK-based hospitality music marketplace, says it’s time for a cultural reset.

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