VLURE: Glaswegian post-punks relishing the return of sweaty club ragers
The Scottish band on reinventing their sound during lockdown, their emotional return to live music and their city's creative scene
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Julia Bardo: Manchester-via-Italy songwriter finding her creative home in the North
The former Working Men's Club musician is readying the release of her debut solo album ‘Bauhaus, L'Appartamento’
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
Melin Melyn: idiosyncratic surf-poppers reimagining Welsh history
The six-piece’s debut EP ‘Blomonj’ interweaves references to Celtic folklore with fun and frenetic choruses
Witch Fever: Manchester doom-punks ready to smash toxic masculinity
The Manchester group talk their gnarly new EP and what to expect from support slots with Bob Vylan and IDLES
Dexter: rebellious bedroom pop that champions self-expression
The south-west London teen discusses rejecting beauty standards and her sun-splashed debut EP, which looks to uplift and empower
Wunderhorse: hard-won indie joy from shapeshifting surfer
Once the frontman of indie band Dead Pretties, Jacob Slater is now calm, collected and returning with piercing solo music
Jayla Kai: community spirit in Woodstock teen’s plucky alt-rock
Jayla Kai on her intimate new EP, growing up in Woodstock, and the story behind her mentorship with Four Tet
Jackie Hayes: gritty guitar greatness from Chicago grafter
Jackie Hayes on how growing up in a church band, her emo roots and a move to the Windy City inspired her glorious new EP
Cathy Jain: dreamy teen pop from the coolest kid you know
With Taylor Swift in one ear and a guzheng beneath her fingertips, Cathy Jain wants to represent both her heritage and her present with charming tales of teen life
Geese: Brooklyn band’s bruising debut single is a perfect arrival
Get to know Brooklyn's Geese, who've signed to Partisan Records (Fontaines D.C., Idles) for one of the year's best guitar debuts
Malady: a potent blend of post-rave beats and indie-gloom
London quartet Malady are shaking up the capital with their blend of post-rave, early-dubstep and throwback indie