Shabazz Palaces – Quazarz: Born on a Gangster Star / Quazarz vs. The Jealous Machines

The duo are back with not one but two albums of afrofuturist rap escapism chronicling the sentient being Quazarz in a fictional land

In Photos: Lovebox 2017

Vicky Grout captured Frank Ocean’s highly anticipated set and the atmosphere on ground at the Victoria Park blowout

The blockbuster bookings of NOS Alive make Lisbon even more appealing

Sheer Mag – Need To Feel Your Love

The Philadelphia band meld rock ‘n’ roll riffs and a political heft to create an album in thrall to the past but looking to the future

Five Mixes You Need to Hear This Week

Take control of the aux.

Five New Releases You Need To Hear This Week

Listen to brand new music from Shabazz Palaces, Japanese Breakfast, Waxahatchee, Boris and Sheer Mag

The overlooked genius of Missy Elliott’s Supa Dupa Fly

US rap critic Kathy Iandoli honours Missy Elliott’s debut album, exploring how it changed the game by shifting the direction for women in rap

Photographer Steph Wilson destabilises regressive beauty norms through image

Get to know the photographer behind Crack’s M.I.A. cover shoot

Japanese Breakfast – Soft Sounds From Another Planet

More polished than its predecessor ‘Psychopomp’, Michelle Zauner’s latest offering nonetheless captures a sense of grief that’s palpable