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  • Jerskin Fendrix on grief, memory and growing up in the sticks

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Thundercat: The Long Game

As he gears up for his next act, Thundercat is channelling the wisdom gleaned from his friend Mac Miller and his beloved boxing regime to stop forcing it and trust the process.

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Mix With The Masters announces 2025 ReBalance Scholarship alongside masterclass with Catherine Marks

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Simple Things completes its main festival line-up with Nala Sinephro, Clark, The Bug and more

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No Bounds Festival reveals the next phase of its 2025 programme

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All Points East reveals new artists for opening show with Cleo Sol

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Mura Masa launches new zine celebrating grassroots music culture across the UK

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Sicily’s Ortigia Music announces line-up for 2025

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SON Estrella Galicia’s Soundhood Hackney returns this September

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Simple Things completes week-long programme with Moin, John Maus, Autechre and more

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WOS Festival announces first wave of acts for 2025

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Palomosa Festival reveals the line-up for its 2025 edition

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Get tickets for Motion’s closing event in collaboration with Just Jack

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SHAPE+ announce its final artist list and new Bandcamp compilation

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Festival Guide 2025

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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Thundercat: The Long Game

As he gears up for his next act, Thundercat is channelling the wisdom gleaned from his friend Mac Miller and his beloved boxing regime to stop forcing it and trust the process.

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In Photos: Glasgow’s DIY club scene through the lens of local creative Jock Thomson

The photographer and DRIP co-founder documents the energy of his city’s queer scene with photographs that feel sweaty, immediate and alive.

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The New Eves: “If people still think we’re whimsical, they won’t after this”

The Brighton band on their debut album, ‘The New Eve Is Rising’, being real, and being ready to get called weird.

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The Top 50 Tracks of 2025

The tracks that defined the year, in ways big and small.

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The Top 50 Albums of 2025

Where to start with 2025? Start here.

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In Photos: Inside London’s Paraíso School of Samba, shot by Mariana Pires

London-based photographer Mariana Pires documents a community keeping Brazil’s samba culture thriving through music, movement, and collective practice.

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Circuit des Yeux
'Halo on the Inside'
Central Cee
'Can't Rush Greatness'
Shigeto
Cherry Blossom Baby
Nídia and Valentina
Estradas
Beabadoobee
'This Is How Tomorrow Moves'
Remi Wolf
Big Ideas
$uicideboy$
'New World Depression'
I Saw The TV Glow review Various Artists
I Saw the TV Glow (The Original Soundtrack)
Mount Kimbie
The Sunset Violent
Erika de Casier
Still
The Smile
Wall of Eyes
Shabazz Palaces
Robed in Rareness
Mitski
The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We
Kylie
Tension
Beverly Glenn-Copeland
The Ones Ahead
Anohni and the Johnsons
My Back Was a Bridge For You to Cross
Amaarae
Fountain Baby
Bar Italia
Tracey Denim
Avalon Emerson & the Charm
Avalon Emerson & the Charm
Yaeji
With a Hammer
μ-Ziq
1977
boygenius
the record
Yves Tumor
Praise a Lord Who Chews but Which Does Not Consume; (Or Simply, Hot Between Worlds)
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10,000 gecs
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Decoding the art-school ambient of Telepathic Fish

To celebrate the release of the new compilation ‘Telepathic Fish: Trawling the Early 90s Ambient Underground’, Mario Aguera traces how Telepathic Fish became a psychedelic counterpoint to the full-on bludgeon of rave.

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How mixer Amy Sergeant built her career as a music maker

Mixer and producer Amy Sergeant reflects on the Mix With The Masters seminar that deepened her confidence, instincts and skills.

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Listen to a playlist for fireside summer nights by the lake, curated by Loukeman

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

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Field Maneuvers 2025: The best ‘worst rave’ on the planet

The Norfolk-based festival brought the heat for its 11th edition, with standout performances from Big Ang, Kode9 and more.

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Sam Austins: “That viral moment saved my life”

Sam Austins’ rise hasn’t been straightforward. A period of houselessness followed his isolated teenage years, while label rejection forced a rethink – hardships that have shaped the contours of his uncompromising avant-pop. Then, ‘Seasons’ went viral – and a new chapter was written.

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RALLY 2025 through five key performances

RALLY returned to South London’s Southwark Park last weekend for its third edition, spotlighting left-field pop, stirring live jazz and esoteric house, with standout sets from Moin, Geordie Greep and Nosedrip b2b Orpheu the Wizard. 

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Decoding the quiet influence of The Raincoats

In her new book, ‘Shouting Out Loud: Lives of The Raincoats’, author Audrey Golden traces how the band inspired generations of music and movements, from Sonic Youth to riot grrrl to queercore.

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Listen to a party playlist selected by Sir Hiss

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

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james K is hopping between soundworlds with curiosity and precision

Inspired by the communality of the club,  james K’s vision of connection coalesces on her latest album ‘Friend’ – a pop-forward hybrid evoking both nostalgia and futurism.

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In Photos: Brunch Electronik Barcelona 2025

Over 90 artists and DJs performed across four days at this year’s edition of Brunch Electronik, which took place across Barcelona’s Poble Espanyol and Parc del Fòrum.

  • Long Reads

We Out Here 2025 through five key performances

This month, We Out Here returned to Dorset with a four-day programme spanning music, talks, art, wellness and more.

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“Stand with justice. Don’t stand with genocide” – On the ground with protestors outside the Kneecap court hearing

Hundreds gathered on Wednesday morning to demand that the terror charges against Mo Chara be dropped.

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Pay It Forward: Brìghde Chaimbeul on Martyn Bennett

Scottish smallpiper Brìghde Chaimbeul reflects on the influence that Canadian-Scottish musician Martyn Bennett had on her mesmerising sound.

  • Profiles

Jeshi: “Sometimes physically removing yourself from your bubble helps you gain clarity”

The UK rapper swaps east London for leafy Richmond Park for a sampling session.

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In Photos: Neopop 2025

For its 18th edition, Neopop Festival returned to Portugal’s Viana do Castelo with the theme ‘Interplanetary Dance Music’.

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Montréal hip-hop trio Planet Giza are keeping it real

The trio are tapping into personal experience and the lesser-spotted influence of early 2000s rap-R&B link-ups to create something timeless.

  • Long Reads

In Photos: Nowadaze 2025

Returning for its third edition, Nowadaze championed its local community for a weekend of creative freedom and expression.

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Enter the otherworldly realm of Sex Week

Listen to an intimate and personal playlist from Sex Week.

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