An annual event for multidisciplinary collaborations and a diverse range of music, Rewire will take place on 6-8 April across multiple venues in The Hague. SOPHIE has been confirmed for…

…humble and swaggering. Enigmatic oddball Sophie was superb in support, riding rough 303s and pinging elastic basslines around at will, but struggled slightly to rouse a static crowd with his…

…electronica producer poolsideconvo, lo-fi rave adventurer yunè pinku, illustrator-selector anu and superstar DJ Jayda G, this was packed, loud and moving. London-via-Leeds photographer Sophie Jouvenaar was there to capture the…

From the crypto-commercial nu-pop of SOPHIE to the viral juke of Footcrab, an eerie Fugees sample and an ill-fated cockroach, these are the tracks that defined a decade…

…likes of Hudson Mohawke, SOPHIE and Mosca. As REMOTE, he’s responsible for bringing these creations into the visual domain with a vivid potency. We got in touch with Rodgers to…

It’s time for Crack Magazine’s Annual Report, our chance to take stock of the year in music. From glossy sounds to shapeshifting oddities and artists finding purpose in uncertain times,…

It’s the last look of the day and Kelsey Lu is propped up like a priceless porcelain doll on a large, vintage sofa. There’s a hint of electric blue on…

“The Breeders, wasn’t it?” Lead guitarist Sophie Nathan is trying to recall the one artist that every member of The Big Moon can agree on. “I still haven’t listened to…

…focused on those teasing at the limits of pop’s potential, we can see the kind of artistry they admire: SOPHIE’s neon crunch, Sega Bodega’s future R&B and A.G. Cook’s bubblegum-experimentalism….

…an incredible line-up that featured Lauryn Hill, slowthai and Stefflon Don. Crack Magazine hosted the official afterparty of the event, following Lauryn Hill’s performance with SOPHIE, Jimothy Lacoste, Jam City,…

As our end of year reviews draw to a close, we wanted to present the personal picks and highlights of the Crack Magazine family. These are the albums, tracks, tweets…

…and SOPHIE who add to the electronic opera. We got in touch with Lunice to take us through each track on the record and help unpack what’s within. Read on…

…avenues, ranging from the peppy-sounding Boom Clap to last year’s more eccentric, SOPHIE-produced Vroom Vroom EP. Having expressed frustration about her label withholding her next album, Number 1 Angel was…

Ruminations on death, loneliness, identity and hyperreality. The album didn’t die in the 2010s, it just got really, really weird

We’re three minutes into the interview and Charli XCX is making me inspect her insides. “Look at my tonsils!” she croaks, flipping her head back. Christ, wow. They are possibly…

There’s the theory that the album format is dead, that the industry has moved on, that the kids these days just aren’t interested in lengthy, cohesive collections of songs anymore….

…Charli XCX, the late SOPHIE, Dua Lipa, Stormzy and more with Aphex Twin’s face superimposed on their faces. In response to photos of her appearing during the set, the former…

New York quartet altopalo put their spin on the Pop Zone with a heady mix of tracks from the outer reaches of pop. Featuring the likes of Caroline Polachek, SOPHIE…

…herself in lo-fi bedroom ambience, then on 2017’s Ripe, her swirling verses were broken up by the dissonant jerks of super-producer SOPHIE. Last year’s Muscle Memory bore a darker sensuality…

…photographer Róisín Murphy to shoot the festival, capturing performances from slowthai, Robyn, SOPHIE, Yves Tumor and more. Plus – as a bonus – a few candid backstage shots too. Enjoy….

…the year’s most eagerly awaited albums, PC Music affiliate SOPHIE will be bringing her synthetic universe to the stage, along with the hotly-tipped, Drake-approved south London rapper Octavian and viral…

It’s 4.30 in the morning and SOPHIE’s reeling off a heady mix of grinding, mid-noughties electro and Charli XCX bangers to a crowd on top of Bilbao’s Mount Cobetas. Behind…

…deserve. This year a last minute cancellation from SOPHIE was a big disappointment for many, but SOPHIE was quickly replaced with a surprise show from Mykki Blanco (who had previously…

…and Sudan Archives, with Bonobo also headlining. Aphex Twin’s set included visuals from long-time collaborator Weirdcore, and saw the likes of Dua Lipa, Stormzy, SOPHIE and Charli XCX incorporated into…

Last weekend, Charli XCX hinted at a new mixtape featuring former Crack cover star Mykki Blanco, Carly Rae Jepsen, SOPHIE, PC Music’s A.G. Cook, CupcakKe and others. Now the news…