Rishi Shah
Rishi Shah is a freelance journalist, with a particular interest in indie, rock and metal. His byline has also appeared on Kerrang!, DIY, Rock Sound, CLASH and PRS For Music. He also regularly presents on camera and produces multimedia content for NME, as well as Kerrang! and DIY.
NYC trio Chanpan make fresh, unpredictable alt-pop that plays by their own rules
After a triumphant homecoming slot at Governors Ball Festival, the group talk to NME about “Chindie sleaze”, embracing experimentation and the sense of duty they feel towards Asian communities around the globe
Any Young Mechanic use folk traditions to go against the grain
Formed in Adelaide’s close-knit DIY scene, the folk band join NME in Brighton to explain how they combat capitalism by standing for human connection, trust and patience, three values which define their debut album ‘The Modern Shoe Is Ruining The Foot’
Ecca Vandal – ‘Looking For People To Unfollow’ review: an endurance test of high-octane punk
The South African-born artist’s first album since 2017 resurrects her potential as a major player in the future of alternative music
Meet the four dynamic acts taking over the NME Stage at The Great Escape 2026: Any Young Mechanic, Chanpan, Girl Scout and Mandy, Indiana
Here’s why you should see the NME-curated bill bring the house down at The Old Market in Brighton this Friday
Post-hardcore crew Static Dress are crafting a consummate creative world
Bandleader Olli Appleyard on how the Leeds quartet fight the fast fashion of the music industry with multimedia escapism and unflinching dedication to the art form
Failure tell us about longevity, working with Hayley Williams, and uncertainty for the future: “Everything gets a little bit heavier as you get older”
As the "rebooted" LA cult favourites release seventh album ‘Location Lost’, frontman Ken Andrews reflects on the trio's career of two halves, their "fateful" collab with the Paramore frontwoman, the band's “bittersweet” time with Troy Van Leeuwen, and teases what's next
Look Outside Your Window – ‘Look Outside Your Window’ review: Slipknot members harness a different type of fear on their long-lost album
Released exclusively on vinyl for Record Store Day, Slipknot’s long-awaited spin-off from 2008 is eerie, unsettling and operates on its own fascinating metal-adjacent wavelength
Liam Fray talks Courteeners’ legacy, survival and unfinished business: “To be still breathing and wanting to do it is a fucking miracle”
We catch the Manchester indie legends playing Night & Day Café for the first time since 2007 as frontman Liam Fray tells NME why Courteeners’ staying power “is not to be sniffed at”, and why their next album will be a “left turn” after their ‘best of’ compilation ‘God Bless The Band’
Holly Humberstone: “You’ve got to roll with the punches and realise that it takes time to find your feet in the modern world”
The Grantham-born artist sits down with NME to discuss the “dark fairytale universe” of her second album ‘Cruel World’, building a new life in London and why she’s learning to accept the confusion of navigating her twenties
The Strokes’ delicate, sun-kissed comeback single ‘Going Shopping’ is an item you’d try on but wouldn’t buy
The NYC rock veterans head to retail therapy by way of polarising autotune, tidy guitars and flashes of energy as they introduce their seventh album ‘Reality Awaits’
Chalk – ‘Crystalpunk’ review: a knockout collection of arresting dance-punk
Contending with identity on both a human and national level, the Belfast duo’s stunning debut album wields intensity to unite industrial, post-punk and techno soundscapes
The Sophs’ impulsive alt-rock is messy by design: “A pretty distinctive theme throughout is lack of identity”
Having secured a record deal by cold emailing the CEO of Rough Trade, the rising LA six-piece tell NME about their “brutal, provocative honesty” as they let the chaos reign on imminent debut album ‘Goldstar’