Vegyn is exploring the subtle art of letting go

Vegyn’s transportive music resonates with a generation of listeners who are equally curious and overwhelmed. Ahead of his second album, the London producer connects with Emma Garland for our February issue

Olof Dreijer is shifting rhythms

As part of sibling duo The Knife, Olof Dreijer made daring, defiantly queer electronic music that broke into the pop mainstream. But as Dreijer’s creative practice has evolved, so has his perspective

Purelink: Together Is the New Alone

New York-based trio Purelink quietly won everyone over with one of the best ambient and dub techno albums of 2023. But, as ‘Signs’ demonstrated, their approach to music is anything but insular

Slowdive’s Neil Halstead on travel epiphanies and musical development

In his own words, the Slowdive singer and guitarist remembers a period of travelling that forced him to rethink his relationship to performance

M1onTheBeat is connecting forces

M1onTheBeat’s steely yet melodic productions have come to define an era of UK drill and seen him crowned a star in his own right. Now, the game-changing producer wants to pay it forward

Rising: SoFTT are serious about having fun

Trevor McFedries and Kablito, a.k.a. Karen Freire, are replicating the vibrancy of Miami’s wildly varied club landscape through their ostentatious blend of Eurodance, trance and pop. Here, the duo discuss emo, influences and having fun

Bar Italia: The Rest Is History

Intentionally or not, Bar Italia have cultivated an air of inscrutability with their approach to being a rock band that, depending on your POV, is standoffish, wry or just the right side of pretentious. As they bid the underground goodbye, the time is apt to find out who they really are

How composer James Jacob bottled the exhilaration and ugliness of the post-exam holiday in How to Have Sex

James Jacob explains how he gave shape to the reckless hedonism of youth – the sticky highs and anxious, disorientating lows – through the film’s unconventional soundtrack

Speakers Corner Quartet: “Sincerity reigns supreme”

This is Signing Off, our year-end series with the artists who defined 2023. Finally, we meet Speakers Corner Quartet, the experimental south London band fusing spoken word, jazz and hip-hop to deliver a message of kinship and resilience

2C Perrea: “We wanted to throw a party for the girls”

This is Signing Off, our year-end series with the artists who defined 2023. We meet 2C Perrea, the queer Latinx collective bringing the rapturous sounds of reggaeton to UK clubs

Slauson Malone 1: “I hope that we can be better listeners”

This is Signing Off, our year-end series with the artists who defined 2023. Today, it’s the turn of Slauson Malone 1, the Warp affiliate creating complex, uneasy meditations on society’s pitfalls – and finding hope in the rubble

Marina Herlop: “It feels like my career is just starting to take off”

This is Signing Off, our year-end series with the artists who defined 2023. Here, Katie Hawthorne chats to Marina Herlop, the classically trained Catalan pianist pushing the boundaries of her voice to gorgeous, uncanny effect

Nikki Nair: “A good pop edit done tastefully can be really exciting”

This is Signing Off, our year-end series with the artists who defined 2023. Here, John Thorp connects with Nikki Nair, the Atlanta-based producer and DJ bringing pop to the rave underground – and leaving pretension at the door

Anohni, the truth-teller

As 2023 draws to a close, the world more broken than ever, Anohni is unequivocal: we must face the truth, however hard that may be. Read the landmark December cover story

Brother May: Bathed In Light

London-based MC and producer Brother May believes in the universe. Here, he chats about his 2023 album ‘Pattern With Force’ and reflects on how spirituality influences his creative practice

Blonde Redhead are sourcing strength from the shadows

The volatile dynamic at the heart of Blonde Redhead worked, until it didn’t. Now, after a period of reset, the NYC legends are back with a new album that carefully balances conflict and resolution