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.

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.

Tortoise are covering new ground

Chicago’s returning motorik post-rockers Tortoise prove there’s always fresh terrain to explore with ‘Touch’ – a shape-shifting project crafted across cities and pulsing with restless curiosity.

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.

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.

Jessie Reyez is learning to live in the moment

Jessie Reyez is unstoppable. She’s collaborated with Lil Yachty and Miguel, penned hits for Dua Lipa and, most recently, released her second book of poetry. Now, after years of laying the groundwork, the Canadian-Colombian is stepping into a radical, fearless confidence.

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

Jerskin Fendrix emerged from south London’s idiosyncratic Windmill scene before being tapped by Yorgos Lanthimos to compose the scores for ‘Poor Things’ and ‘Bugonia’. His second album is a similarly strange and evocative meditation on memory and grief.

For Marla Kether, the dancefloor is a space for community-building and collective joy

The bassist, producer, DJ and Kilengi Dance Party founder reflects on reconnecting with her Congolese heritage through music, learning through collaboration, and how shared intention can turn a crowd into a community.

IB Kamara: Vision Quest

Not content with shaping contemporary fashion, both as an editorial trendsetter and a creative director known for his trailblazing aesthetics, IB Kamara is embarking on a new challenge – one that reconnects him with his earliest passion: music.

Moonchild Sanelly on movement, ritual and reconnecting with nature

For the third and final episode of ReRooted – a video series exploring artists’ connection to nature – The South African musician heads to Eastbourne’s coast for a sound sampling session by the sea.

TTSSFU makes music for messy nights and messier mornings after

TTSSFU, a.k.a. Wigan-born, Manchester-based Tasmin Stephens, situates her bratty alt-rock firmly in the unchecked messiness of life in your twenties: romance, friendship and, of course, regrettable nights out.

Lucrecia Dalt: “I’m not fearing genre. I’m not fearing a lot”

After a health scare forced Lucrecia Dalt to reassess her usually high-velocity life, the experimental composer discovered both obsession and creative liberation in the stillness making her new album, ‘A Danger to Ourselves’.

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.

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.