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Latinx Meditations
Opinion 04.11.19

Meditations… on the white-washing of Latinx music

As Latinx music climbs up the charts, it has increasingly become subject to miscategorisation in mainstream pop culture. Here, Rachel Grace Almeida considers the consequences, and how they affect Latinx…

Octavian Jools Holland
News 19.10.18

Octavian makes his TV debut with Little on Later… with Jools Holland

…performance on TV, and his first on the show. Spanish flamenco artist Rosalía also appeared on the show. Both Octavian and Rosalía feature on Crack Magazine’s list of 25 artists…

The top 100 songs of the decade

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…

Feature Lists 04.12.20

The Top 25 Tracks of 2020

With the clubs shut and parties called off, this year saw music fans denied of the ritual thrill of anointing the year’s club banger or song of the summer –…

Mixes 14.04.22

ELLLL

Today’s Crack Mix starts as it means to go on: club-minded, off-kilter and a whole load of fun. Stitched together by Cork-born, Berlin-based DJ and producer ELLLL – who is…

News 19.01.23

Björk announces remix featuring Shygirl and Sega Bodega out at midnight

…year, titled Sunset – while also contributing production to Shygirl’s Nymph. Björk shared her appreciation for Shygirl, Rosalía and more last September on BBC Radio 2, saying: “I love –…

list article 02.06.23

Crack Magazine’s Festival Guide 2023

A rolling, regularly-updated directory of essential events in the UK, Europe and beyond – handpicked by Crack Magazine. Check back in monthly for new line-ups, eye-opening curation, stunning locations and…

Feature Lists 11.12.18

The Albums of 2018: Honourable Mentions

It’s time for Crack Magazine’s Annual Report, our chance to take stock of the year in music. Yesterday, we posted our Top 50 albums of 2018. Obviously, any attempt to…

Arca
News 17.06.20

Arca shares new single Mequetrefe

…due for release on XL Recordings next Friday (26 June). Last month, Arca confirmed that KiCk i will feature contributions from Björk, SOPHIE, Rosalía and more. Listen to Mequetrefe below….

Future List 12.09.18

25 Artists Shaping the Future of Music

Do you believe in the future of music? We’ve always kept the faith. Since day one, Crack Magazine has been shaped by our confidence in the power of artists to…

uk music video awards
News 25.10.19

FKA twigs, Stormzy and Loyle Carner win at the UK Music Video Awards

…to prominence after last year’s success with Flohio by being named Best New Director and picking up an award for Obongjayar‘s Never Change. Rosalia, Ashnikko and A$AP Rocky also took…

News 21.12.21

Ryuichi Sakamoto releases Diana Kunst-directed video for track silence

…for silence was directed by award-winning filmmaker Diana Kunst, who has previously worked with musicians such as James Blake, Rosalía, A$AP Rocky and Mykki Blanco. More recently, Kunst directed FKA…

I May Destroy You
Long Reads 22.06.20

How music underscores the nuanced depth of Michaela Coel’s I May Destroy You

…and drawing us closer into the character’s worlds, with tracks from the likes of Little Simz, Tierra Whack, Rosalía and Sons of Kemet all making an appearance. Music supervisor Ciara…

Glastonbury Festival
News 15.03.19

Glastonbury drops line-up revealing The Killers and The Cure as final headliners

…Stefflon Don, Jon Hopkins, Kamasi Washington, Rosalía and The Comet is Coming. The announcement was made via Glastonbury Festival’s Twitter account this morning, see the full poster below. Here is…

Nuits Sonores 2019 © Gaetan Clement
Live Reviews 05.06.19

Nuits Sonores 2019: The longstanding French festival continues to intrigue

…the late afternoon sun as Joy Orbison blended house and UK funky tracks with the distinctive transfixing vocals of flamenco-pop sensation Rosalía. Daytime dancers took refuge inside the dimly lit…

Arca
Album Reviews 26.06.20

Arca – KiCk i

…for a friend) feels like a reimagining of Charli XCX’s Shake It (translation: menealo) between two of the queer underground’s finest. Standout KLK sees flamenco-pop force Rosalía flung headfirst into…

FKA twigs CAPRISONGS
Album Reviews 14.01.22

FKA twigs: CAPRISONGS review

…Spanish producer best known for spearheading the tropicália revival of the late 00s and, more recently, being Rosalía’s primary collaborator. Their partnership gives the mixtape a nasty edge; honda, which…

Profiles 22.12.21

Cut and reset: The Class of Three Minutes

Album Reviews 08.10.21

James Blake – Friends That Break Your Heart review

…years, Blake has added unparalleled distinction to records by everyone from Jay-Z and Kendrick Lamar to Rosalía and slowthai. Here, both the SZA-featuring Coming Back and JID and SwaVay-assisted Frozen…

Bilbao BBK LIve
Live Reviews 18.07.19

Bilbao BBK Live 2019: A triumph in the Basque mountains

You may never guess that in Bilbao, it rains nearly twice as much as it does in England. You may also never believe that the city, now buoyant with energy,…

News 17.12.21

FKA twigs and The Weeknd release video for new single Tears in the Club

…songs with the likes of Post Malone, Rosalía and Swedish House Mafia. A new single from The Weeknd and the late Aaliyah, entitled Poison, was released today (17 December). The…

Burberry SS21
News 17.09.20

Stream Burberry’s SS21 show, In Bloom, on Twitch now

Burberry’s stunning SS21 show, titled In Bloom, was live streamed via Twitch today (17 September). The witchy, cultish performance featured a pre-show conversation between Erykah Badu, Rosalía, Steve Lacy and…

Feature Lists 15.12.20

Staff Lists 2020: The Crack Magazine team on their highlights of the year

We might have waved goodbye to office life and not seen each other for the majority of the year, but that isn’t enough to stop us disagreeing on the greatest…

RADION
Events 21.02.19

Orpheu the Wizard and Elena Colombi to play Lasai stage at Bilbao BBK Live 2019

…extensive music programme including former Crack Magazine cover stars IDLES, along with Brockhampton, Rosalía, Nils Frahm, Modeselektor, Vince Staples, Yaeji, Princess Nokia, Bicep, Courtesy, Midland, Octo Octa, Moxie and DJ…

NOS Primavera Sound review
Live Reviews 13.06.19

NOS Primavera Sound 2019: Rosalía lives up to the hype as the Portuguese festival comes into its own

Porto is a city of understated vibrancy. Sitting on the northern coastline of Portugal, the city’s hilly, baroque surroundings are jolted into motion with the arrival of NOS Primavera Sound…

Robyn © Róisín Murphy
Live Reviews 06.06.19

In photos: Primavera Sound 2019

…– sadly – to revel in a programme that is gender-split 50/50. From hyper-pop’s reigning queen Charli XCX to Spanish superstar Rosaliá, Objekt’s debut live show to the arena-sized subversion…

Mixes 12.05.22

TSVI & Loraine James

London-based producers Loraine James and TSVI need little to no introduction. James, a former The Collections cover star, is renowned for her freewheeling experimentalism and urgent narratives. Earlier this year,…

Bicep
Events 01.02.19

Bicep, Honey Dijon and Octo Octa added to Bilbao BBK Live 2019

…DJ Seinfeld. These acts join an already stellar line-up including former Crack Magazine cover stars IDLES, along with Brockhampton, Rosalía, Nils Frahm, Modeselektor, Vince Staples, Yaeji, Princess Nokia and Kero…

Arca
News 09.03.20

Arca announces fourth album KiCk i

…the LP is themed around fluidity and freedom, and fluctuates from pop to drum’n’bass. Rosalía appears on a duet with Ghersi, and Björk has lent her vocals to the LP….

Mixes 09.08.22

Queer House Party: Mixed by Harry Gay, Wacha & passer

Crack Magazine is marking Pride season with a series of specialist mixes and playlists dedicated to LGBTQ+ club nights and promoters. From the iconic parties of bygone eras through to…