Thomas Smith
Thomas Smith is NME's Commissioning Editor (Music) and joined the team in 2015. In that time he has interviewed artists such as Billie Eilish, Coldplay, Vampire Weekend, The Killers and more.
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Blur – ‘The Ballad of Darren’ review: their brilliance continues
The band's joyous reunion only gets more emotional with this tear-jerking, soaring epic
Blur: every album ranked in order of greatness
The Colchester band have reunited for a string of shows and a new album. NME looks back at the story so far.
Gabriels – ‘Angels & Queens’ review: a record to knock you off your feet
The trio's debut album touches upon soul, gospel and beyond, powered by an astonishing vocal performance from frontman Jacob Lusk
Bdrmm – ‘I Don’t Know’ review: Hull rockers remain on red-hot form
The band’s 2020 debut chimed with mid-pandemic gloom. This brighter set of songs finds a new way forward
Arctic Monkeys live at Glastonbury: mercurial, magical stuff from a band on fine form
Alex Turner beats illness to cement their legacy as their generation’s finest band with a powerful headline slot
Foo Fighters live at Glastonbury: Dave Grohl shuts up and plays the hits
The not-so-secret set is a brief but brilliant return for a band who’ve etched themselves into festival folklore
Queens of the Stone Age – ‘In Times New Roman’ review: dark, sludgy, brutal
Informed by a turbulent period – including a messy divorce, cancer treatment and death – the band’s eighth album is suitably bleak.
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds – ‘Council Skies’ review: brighter than before
The elder Gallagher's fourth solo album was inspired by his formative days growing up in Manchester. No wonder it shows flashes of the glory days
Arlo Parks – ‘My Soft Machine’ review: a subtle step forward
The Mercury Prize-winner's second album treads familiar ground, though the turns of phrase remain remarkable
Durand Jones on honouring the Southern Black experience: “I don’t want my home to live in memory”
The Durand Jones and The Indications frontman’s debut solo album is raw, rugged and one of the year’s finest soul records
Lewis Capaldi – ‘Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent’ review: overwrought and frustrating
The break-up ballads sound tired, but when he turns inwards there’s clear growth in Capaldi’s capabilities
Durand Jones – ‘Wait Til I Get Over’ review: soul man turns to raw, rugged riffs on debut solo
Jones' solo venture is a deeply personal one, detailing the Southern Black experience in his Louisiana hometown