Spencer Hughes
Spencer Hughes is a freelance writer specialising in indie, punk and folk music. He has contributed to NME since 2019, with bylines also appearing in the Guardian, Pitchfork, Billboard, NPR, Stereogum, Bandcamp and more.
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Melody’s Echo Chamber – ‘Emotional Eternal’ review: pysch artist’s ode to the right track
Melody Prochet returns with a third album that finds her coming blissfully into focus
The Linda Lindas – ‘Growing Up’ review: a resilient, open-hearted statement of intent
The viral LA teen punks represent a new generation who are more aware of their power and committed to using it than any before them
Pup, ‘THE UNRAVELING OF PUPTHEBAND’ – review: destructive Toronto punks get meta
The quartet grapple with fame, fortune and their own inclinations to fuck it all up
The Linda Lindas: the fearless, fun-loving future of punk-rock
Armed with the support of their heroes – which include Paramore and Bikini Kill – the quartet are bringing a youthful vitality to punk music
Anxious: Connecticut hardcore punks fuse the scene’s spirit of old with the future
The Connecticut band started as a time-killer during high school, now their pummelling debut record is the type to make you want to form your own
Kills Birds – ‘Married’ review: a rich, vital rock album to rally behind
The LA trio's urgent second album laces together trauma, anxiety and social commentary with knife-sharp lyrics
Kills Birds: powerful, cathartic grunge from Dave Grohl’s favourite new band
The LA trio — who also count Kim Gordon among their famous fans — dissect their electrifying and "crucial" new album 'Married'
Hana Vu: contemplative indie-pop captures the disillusionment of young adulthood
Hana Vu spent much of her early adulthood displaced, hopping around Los Angeles and living under the shadow of a public storage facility. It's all documented on her charming debut
Liily: chaotic LA rock’n’roll for the internet generation
LA-based rockers Liily discuss their local scene and the importance shaking up rock tropes on their forthcoming debut album
Merpire: “The songs I’ve been writing wouldn’t be there without the anxiety that I feel”
The Melbourne indie pop artist on her unflinchingly vulnerable debut album ‘Simulation Ride’
PACKS: lo-fi slacker rock that confronts an unpredictable world
On their debut album 'Take The Cake', Canadian artist PACKS embraces her gnarly recording process to continuously rip things up and start again
Claud – ‘Super Monster’ review: a bedroom-pop coming-of-age saga
A vivid portrait of the giddiness and drama of love