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.
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Royel Otis are still riding their wave: “The pressure and the drive is really good, even though it might be taxing”
The Aussie duo meet NME in London to discuss coping with burnout, the rapid turnaround for second album ‘Hickey’ and why they’re in no rush to escape the shadow of their ‘Linger’ and ‘Murder On The Dancefloor’ covers
Meet the C25 artists: Zimmer90
The German indie-pop duo unpack ‘what a life’, their chilled-out new summer jam
Reading & Leeds 2025: 12 new acts you need to see
Headliners, step aside – these are the hottest emerging names who will descend on the UK’s favourite twin festivals next week
From Auckland to NYC, Balu Brigada radiate indie swagger
Game-changing hit ‘So Cold’ and a Twenty One Pilots world tour put the Beasley brothers on the map. Their sharp, affable debut album ‘Portal’ could make them indie-pop superstars
President live in London: a brief but commanding inaugural address from rock’s latest mystery
The Garage, July 30: The divisive anonymous band meet the online noise with a triumphant debut headline show – though they might need more songs to sustain their hype
Soundtrack Of My Life: The Hives’ Howlin’ Pelle Almqvist
Rock and roll's best-dressed lead singer on the songs that shaped his life
Måneskin’s Damiano David: “I was really facing the pressure, the anxiety, the fatigue, and I needed a fresh start”
The Måneskin frontman meets NME in London to discuss his debut solo album ‘Funny Little Fears’, the sense of belonging he’s found in LA, and the lessons he'll take forward when the band returns
Yungblud is ready to leave his idols behind
Ahead of the first part of ‘Idols’, Dom Harrison talks to NME about the rebirth of Yungblud, the “darker, downward spiral” of part two and why he feels “intertwined” with Charli XCX
Sports Team – ‘Boys These Days’ review: still goofy, with a renewed sense of purpose
The London indie cult heroes swap the mosh pit for old school pop and country-tinged rock on a typically satirical third album
Sleep Token – ‘Even In Arcadia’ review: another jaw-dropping ascent towards immortality
Spearheaded by the piano and some of Vessel’s most human lyrics to date, the metallers’ fourth album seals their status as the overlords of their scene and generation
Jessica Winter is injecting maximalism into her intriguing avant-pop sound
Having upscaled her craft through former bands, writing for other artists and her theatrical solo live show, the London-based artist has just announced her debut album – and it’s packed with larger-than-life pop hooks
You Me At Six bow out with career-spanning Wembley Arena show: “Just like that, we’re dead”
20 years to the day since their first band practice, the Surrey rock stalwarts ended their illustrious career with a triumphant final show – check out the setlist, footage and more from what went down here