Thomas Smith

Cala Mijas: the rising local talent to see at this year’s festival

Check out the local talent joining the bill alongside The Strokes, Foals and more

Avalon Emerson on her shift from the club to dream-pop magic: “It’s fun to be a beginner again”

After establishing herself as one of the club scene's most beloved DJs, her debut album called for a recalibration

The National on pulling back from the brink: “It’s felt fragile before, but this time was different”

Amidst creative troubles and an uncertain future, the indie-rock stalwarts find salvation on new album ‘First Two Pages of Frankenstein’

Everything But The Girl – ‘Fuse’ review: how reunion albums should be done

'Fuse', their first album since 1999, is imbued with the sounds of today for a shimmering, immensely satisfying return

Daft Punk’s ‘Random Access Memories’ at 10: how it became the era’s most hyped album

A decade on from from the album campaign that shook the world, NME looks back at The Robots' final transmission

C23 Live: relive all the action from our SXSW mixtape release party

Blondshell – ‘Blondshell’ review: raw rock anthems amongst the year’s best

Urgent, funny and fearless, the LA artist's debut album sees her imbue her rage with wit and fierce ambition

DMA’s – ‘How Many Dreams?’ review: rave-rockers swing big

The band's fourth album includes some of their most intriguing compositions. If only they'd fully gone for it...

Depeche Mode – ‘Memento Mori’ review: their best work this century

Black Country, New Road – ‘Live At Bush Hall’ review: a marvellous return from one of our greatest bands

After the departure of a key member, the Londoners had to find a way forward. This live album proves a celebratory rebirth

Bose x NME present C23 Live at SXSW in glorious pictures

'Bose x NME: C23' is out now and we've headed to SXSW to kick off with C23 Live. Here's what went down...

C23 Live: Bose and NME announce line-up for SXSW showcase

The C-series returns alongside a one-off showcase at the iconic new music festival