…the Edge via OTIH Records – a rich, 13-track LP with a substantial cast of features, including the likes of Sampha, Coby Sey, Lafawndah, Mica Levi, LEILAH, James Massiah, Tirzah,…

The record is slated for release on 9 September via AD 93. A member of London-based collective CURL, along with Mica Levi and Brother May, and frequent Tirzah collaborator, Coby…

When gazing at the vast expanses of the festival site, it was hard to believe that Green Man received the green light to go ahead over a month before its…

…These curators also performed at the festival, where the likes of Moin, MC Yallah, Deena Abdelwahed, Special Interest and Tirzah were among those touching down for weekend of exploration –…

Starting at lunchtime on Saturday and ending at 6am Sunday, Simple Things 2018 is not for the faint of heart. That’s if you plan to power through both day and…

There’s something strangely fitting about Pitchfork Paris being held in Grande Halle de la Villette. The vast heritage building – an abattoir active until the late 70s – sits near…

We’ve spent the last month or two here at Crack Magazine trawling through everything we’ve listened to this year and working out what stuck. Mixes, EPs, singles, albums, reissues and…

…April respectively. The pair join a programme of events across April including Tirzah, Vashti Bunyan and Lucy Rose. There will also be a collaborative performance from Lonnie Holley and Matana…

The Budapest festival has unveiled the full line-up for its upcoming edition. From 29 June to 2 July, Kolorádó Festival is set to host the likes of Loraine James, Tirzah,…

…of are Verite, Tirzah, Laraaji, Jacques Greene, Nala Sinephro, DJ Python, and Kim Ann Foxman. Over the last two years of the festival artists like former Crack cover stars Charli…

From club moments to podcasts and recipes, this is what got us through the year

For this year’s Unsound, the Kraków festival adopted Dada as its theme. As an avant-garde festival renowned for its forward-thinking and intriguing explorations of music, art and technology, the 20th…

Music venues in England can reopen on Saturday (15 August). Last month, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced in a press conference that indoor gigs in England can return from 1…

From the rise of UK drill to AI-augmented music, to post-genre explorations via pirate radio stations, here are the 50 albums that captured the many faces of 2019

Domino is one of the most beloved independent labels around. Home to the likes of Blood Orange and (Sandy) Alex G, the label boasts an impressive roster of artists that…

London’s musical underground is a tapestry of inventive new artists, constantly collaborating and developing new mutations of genre together; Keyah/Blu is an essential thread. Perhaps best known – thanks to…

“Damn, I’m fuckin’ cold. I thought this was summer!” Cardi B is shivering on the massive Orange Stage at Roskilde Festival, clad in nothing but a green two-piece leotard, as…

In case you’ve missed it, our 100th issue landed this month. The milestone cover is a particularly special issue – not just because Thom Yorke agreed to give us a…

Captured Tracks’ sister label Sinderlyn – home to Homeshake’s neon soul and Sarah Mary Chadwick’s rootsy songwriting – begins its crackaud.io residency today with new signing TATYANA. Her debut single…

We spent a week rummaging in Giles Peterson’s record box Spread over an otherwise sleepy fishing town in the south of France, Gilles Peterson’s Worldwide Festival in Séte has just…

Irish singer-songwriter and producer Cosha is back with new music – and a new set for our Sunday series. Let her soundtrack your day with a smooth, open-hearted blend of…

Initially headed for indie-pop stardom back in 2016, Danish band Liss instead opted to pause and let singer Søren Holm recover from a mental health crisis. Now living communally in…

Barcelona born and bred, now London-based singer-songwriter Bikôkô has been carving her lane through injecting lush weirdness into smooth r’n’b and neo-soul sounds. Her recently dropped single, FORÇA, teases her…

Bristol-based director Will Dohrn made his directorial debut last year with the dreamy video for Club Kuru’s Ribbons – which was hosted via Nowness and featured highly on Crack Magazine’s…