Joe Goggins
The wild, sweaty rise of Getdown Services: “We started off unhinged. Now, we’re a bit more refined”
An idiosyncratic blend of punk, disco and satirical lyricism and a live show that feels fantastically feral have scored the Bristol duo word-of-mouth success. Now, they’re honing in on what feels right as they put small-town British life under their microscope
Aldous Harding – ‘Train On The Island’ review: enigmatic singer-songwriter delivers mercurial masterwork
On album five, Harding subtly rewrites her own playbook by bringing together the playfulness of ‘Warm Chris’ and the experimental bent of records past
Foo Fighters – ‘Your Favorite Toy’ review: back to brawny basics
For album 12, Dave Grohl leads the Foos – including new drummer Ilan Rubin – in a return to the nervy, no-frills punk of their earliest days
Fcukers – ‘Ö’ review: indie sleaze revivalists serve up kaleidoscopic floorfillers
On their debut album, the Brooklyn duo compellingly diffuse their breadth influences through the prism of present-day club culture
Mitski – ‘Nothing’s About To Happen To Me’ review: wit and warmth define her best album yet
The indie darling-turned-pop favourite is deliciously wry as she confronts the weight of viral stardom and success on LP eight
Hatchie – ‘Liquorice’ review: a shoegaze reinvention to soundtrack an endless summer
On her third album, Harriette Pilbeam doesn’t just ape her influences, but channels them with stunning nuance and empathy
Sydney Minsky Sargeant: “To overcome some difficult thoughts and feelings, I had to put them out on the table”
While making his debut solo album ‘Lunga’, the Working Men’s Club frontman revisited old material he’d written as young as 14, finding profundity and peace in the work of his younger self
Shame: “You don’t have to look far for seedy characters – in life or on this record”
The south London band’s fourth album, ‘Cutthroat’, is one populated by bandits and hypocrites, delivering affecting character studies of society’s flawed figures. They tell NME about finding empathy and the group’s surprising diversions in sound
Folk Bitch Trio – ‘Now Would Be A Good Time’ review: sublime singing – and subtle strangeness
Breathtaking vocal harmonies, razor-sharp lyrical edge and delicate darkness set this Melbourne band apart
Westside Cowboy: the band bringing ‘Britainicana’ to Glastonbury
NME meets the winners of this year’s Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition in Manchester before they take the Woodsies stage
These New Puritans: “If you’re always trying to chase what sounds new, you’re bound to sound old”
Experimentation has always been the name of the game for Jack and George Barnett, and their new album ‘Crooked Wing’ is no different
Deafheaven – ‘Lonely People With Power’ review: ferocity and maturity
George Clarke reawakens his roar on the blackgaze band’s sixth album. It showcases the sheer scope of their sound to date – and breaks some new ground, too