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.

Iglooghost: Visiting weird or unfamiliar environments is a great creative prompt

The Bristol-based electronic producer heads north for a sampling session at Warrington’s Risley Moss peat bog.

Atlanta punks Upchuck are pushing into new territory

​​As they gear up to release their first album on the UK label Domino, Upchuck are tearing through Europe with a righteous onslaught of fury and mischief. It’s time to buckle up.

PARADE‘s strange sonic world explores the unsteady relationship between the real and imaginary

With their disorienting debut mixtape ‘Lightning Hit the Trees’, London-based collective PARADE harness the freewheeling energy of their longstanding friendships and eclectic tastes, gliding between free jazz, noise-rap, trip-hop, and more.

David Byrne: Head in the Clouds

David Byrne’s latest solo album, ‘Who Is the Sky?’, reveals an artist who can’t, won’t keep still.

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.