On and on and on: The First 15 Years of Hessle Audio
The history and future of Hessle Audio, a label which came to define an era of UK club music
Yeah Yeah Yeahs: Kill or Cure
In the aughts, Yeah Yeah Yeahs were the chaos agents who upended sterile rock conventions. Two decades on, the storied New York band are still raising hell – and hoping for a revolution
Naira Marley: Following the Leader
The Nigerian superstar’s career has been coloured by controversy. But where a conservative society sees a troublemaker, its youth find a new idol. Naira Marley is our Issue 133 cover star
The Cover Story: Arooj Aftab
The audio version of our Issue 132 cover story, featuring Grammy-winning composer and vocalist Arooj Aftab
Digga D: The Architect
Despite having his creativity stifled by the authorities, the west London rapper has continued to build on the foundations he laid when helping the genre rise to prominence. Now, a new era is beginning
Girlpool: Let the Light In
Los Angeles indie duo Girlpool are growing up, not growing apart. The pair are the cover stars of Issue 130
To Be Continued: Top Boy
Kano, Little Simz, Ashley Walters and Micheal Ward preview the return of Top Boy. This is the story of how converging forces of Black British creativity are changing the face of culture.
The Cover Story: John Glacier
The audio version of our Issue 126 cover story. Featuring rapper, producer and self-confessed nerd John Glacier
Deconstructing Jenny Hval
Few dare to blend high theory and art pop like the Norwegian musician and writer. But for her latest chapter, Jenny Hval is finding inspiration in the ordinary
Mitski: Stop the World
In 2019, Mitski announced a hiatus from music and disappeared from social media. Nearly two-and-a-half years later, she’s about to release her sixth album and take it on a global tour. So Mitski’s back? Kind of…
Blackhaine: Motion sickness
Through brutal narratives and choreography, Blackhaine is giving expression to a desolation that lives at society’s margins. The Salford-based artist is the cover star of Issue 125
Eris Drew: Keep reaching
Eris Drew has switched countless dancefloors on to the Motherbeat philosophy. With the release of her debut album, the Midwest rave mystic draws us deeper into her world
Moor Mother: Origin stories
As Moor Mother, Camae Ayewa has explored pain and protest through visceral words and sound. Now, she’s shifting her focus to decoding R&B
Kacey Musgraves: The sun also rises
Golden Hour made a household name out of country outlier Kacey Musgraves, even as her personal life was coming undone. For its follow-up, she leans into tragedy to find inner peace
Rema vs. the world
The stars have aligned for the breakthrough Benin City hitmaker, but he’s busy dreaming of a whole other galaxy
Anz: The Masterplan
In the most unusual of circumstances, Anz has risen to become one of the most compelling figures in club culture. As that world begins to open up again, she pauses to take it all in
The gospel according to Ivorian Doll
The self-anointed Queen of Drill is on a mission to conquer the world. We meet Ivorian Doll for a four-cover UK rap special
M1llionz: Never too much
The softly-spoken rapper from Birmingham is ready to show, not tell. One of Crack Magazine’s four UK rap covers, available to read in its entirety now
The universal language of Beverly Glenn-Copeland
It may have taken five decades for the singular artist to be discovered, but his sublime transmissions speak to the times we’re living in
Unknown T wants to be seen
Unknown T’s career was just taking off when it was unjustly derailed. Now, the east London rapper is looking forward
Burna Boy: All Rise
The Nigerian powerhouse has always believed in himself. In the wake of his global breakout album African Giant, the rest of the world is finally catching up
Giant Swan: The shape of noise to come
Giant Swan want to question everything you know about extreme music. We meet the duo in Bristol to talk noise, debut albums and their guiding philosophy
Steve Lacy: Easy does it
With just an iPhone and a guitar, Steve Lacy declared himself the sound of a generation. With his debut album, he proved he’s the sound of a fluid future
J Hus is ready for you
The east London rapper is back with new music, new reflections and the same charisma
Tierra Whack: Planet Whack
With a 15-minute album, the Philadelphia MC showed the world what she can do. We meet with her in London to trace her stratospheric rise
Thom Yorke: Daydream nation
Ahead of his next album, the Radiohead frontman calls for a shock to the system
Grimes is ready to play the villain
After watching her reputation implode, Claire Boucher leaned into destruction. For her latest album, she brings us the end of the world
Kelsey Lu’s neverending trip
The cellist, avant-pop alchemist and Issue 98 cover star is on her own divine path – we meet her to trace the journey so far
The Miseducation of slowthai
Everyday life in forgotten Britain, as seen by the anarchic rapper
Shabaka Hutchings has something to say
We meet the visionary leader ushering in London’s jazz revolution