Music Interviews
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Earl Slick on bringing back David Bowie’s Glastonbury 2000 band: “The best configuration of people he ever had”
"When he got in the shit, he called me," Slick tells NME, looking back on his time with the icon and how "the hope was always there" for a tour in his final years. This comes ahead of the 'Live On The Loch' charity event
Wu Lyf on doing things their way: “Spotify is not made for musicians – it’s for a corporation to make money”
As they return with the beautiful ‘A Wave That Will Never Break’ – their first album in 15 years – the Manchester indie heroes tell us about their split, the power of community, and playing the long game for "freedom, adventure and joy"
Saam Sultan lets his instincts guide the way: “Music is supposed to plug into your soul”
The Florida-born, Brighton-raised artist is building his sound beyond ‘Ydoifeel?’, the cloud rap hit that first put him on the map
Sofia Isella looks into the abyss
The Los Angeles alt-pop star and NME 100 alum delivers cultural critique that’s cutting and captivating. Ahead of her new EP ‘Something Is A Shell .’, she talks to NME about misogyny, religion and more
The Anchoress returns with ‘I Had a Baby Not A Lobotomy’: “An anthem for anyone ever written off for daring to procreate”
Check out the Depeche Mode-inspired new single featuring Gwenno as the acclaimed Welsh star and Manics collaborator tells us about her "star-studded" and "most sonically adventurous" album yet, 'As We Once Were'
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’
Lime Garden on being 23 and surviving: “I’ve learned to appreciate the beauty in not knowing what I’m doing”
Frontwoman Chloe Howard tells NME how stellar second album 'Maybe Not Tonight' explores why “it's important to show the realistic side of self-destructive fun behaviour"
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
Enter Shikari talk surprise new album ‘Lose Your Self’: “At its core, it goes against that idea that we’re divided”
Frontman Rou Reynolds tells us about fighting the temptation to be “sucked into a digital, self-interested and disconnected world”, their biggest tour to date, and how grassroots venues create an “indiscriminate” sense of community
La Reezy makes hip-hop full of heart and humanity
The prolific rapper from New Orleans is determined to make music with a message, reaching the everyman: “More people live like me than like these rappers talking about material things”
Serge Pizzorno on being fuelled by “imposter syndrome” and why new album ‘Act III’ is “all that’s great about Kasabian”
Check out new single 'Great Pretender' as Pizzorno tells us about conquering doubts and naysayers as a frontman, leaning into guitars and Kasabian's early days for their feel-good new album, and how they're "just going to give the people what they want – that’s the story of this summer"
Tom Misch on returning and recovering from burnout: “If I’m not enjoying it then there’s no point”
As the acclaimed singer-songwriter shares 'Full Circle' – his first solo album in eight years – Misch talks to NME about taking time for himself, how to navigate the music industry, and advice for others on the edge