Meet Snail Mail, the artist who captures teenagerhood in all its awkward splendour

Lindsey Jordan’s guitar pop is shot through with a specific kind of anxiety and heartbreak. We find out what it’s like setting your growing pains to music

In Photos: Primavera Sound 2018

Lil Wayne carved out an eccentric future for hip-hop on Tha Carter III

With a bulletin from Planet Weezy to New Orleans, Lil Wayne captured the attention of the whole world

Eartheater – IRISIRI

Experimental songwriter Alexandra Drewchin makes her PAN debut with an LP combining technology with nature and sexuality, drawing upon the power and danger of the digital age

Lykke Li – so sad so sexy

The Swedish artist may have tapped big name rap and RnB producers for so sad so sexy, but her sound remains resolutely her own

Snail Mail – Lush

In a world of ghosting, situationships and an innate fear of ‘catching feelings’, Snail Mail reminds us authentic emotional connections really are out there

The 20 Best British Balearic Records Ever

Somewhere between Radio 2 on a Saturday afternoon and the pool at Pikes on a Sunday morning, we delve into 20 of the best Balearic records to ever come out of this miserable island

We caught a bus to Kanye and Kid Cudi’s album launch bonfire in the middle of nowhere

The listening party of Kanye West and Kid Cudi’s much-anticipated collaborative album Kids See Ghosts was as weird as you’d expect

Jorja Smith: Real Talk

There’s a timeless elegance to the breakthrough pop star, but her modern soul speaks directly to today’s youth