Country charm and fated romance, tangled in music sheets and coffee talks: husband and wife duo Haley & Michaels recently released their single ‘Hail Mary’ in the UK. I caught them for a quick telephone interview where we talked about how they met, pregnancy and lockdown, and their love for country music. If you’re making […]Read More
Lucky Iris are a new breed of pop-duo, producing didactic tunes in their new electrically threaded EP, Turns Out We Should Have Stayed At Home. With Maeve on vocals, and Jasper on virtually everything else, the bubbly duo not only have an amazing connection in their music, but almost speak as one entity in everyday […]Read More
On the same day as their greatly anticipated Victoria Park gig, Kasabian's Tom Meighan provides an intimate interview with his fansRead More
In recent years much more has been done to ensure the existence of safe spaces for LGBTQ+ folk. Whether literal or abstract, bars, bookshops and genres have emerged to tell different stories and to help amplify queer voices. One such space can be found within the world of left-field pop music, which many LGBTQ+ artists — […]Read More
As a young 5-piece shoegaze band, Pastel aren’t letting the pandemic slow them down. Fueled by two Mancunian cousins – the Lead singer (Jack Yates) and rhythm guitarist (James Yates) – an Irish lead guitarist and songwriter (Aaron Tormey), and two Welsh boys on bass guitar (Liam Oshea) and drums (Rhys Wheeler), the band have […]Read More
HI SIENNA — an alt-pop band from Manchester, consisting of Poppy Jo (vocals), Ste Darling (guitar), Si James (drums) and Charlie Ellis (bass) — are still finding inspiration during the emotional time of Coronavirus by taking up new hobbies in video games, spending time with their 9-month-old baby, or developing a newfound love for whisky. […]Read More
A play-by-play review of Pitchfork's live-stream series, Listening Club. Read More
From creepy uncles and venue closure to Kazakhstan, Will Ainsley gets inside the head of anti-folk legends David Cronenberg's Wife.Read More
“For every glass high-rise building there’s always some guy vomiting on his shoes. That’s what I pick up on.” A couple of weeks ago, I was sitting at home listening to the latest batch of songs submitted to The Indiependent. There was the usual clutch of indie bands, folk artists, the odd R&B singer, and some […]Read More
You may remember Rednex because ‘Cotton Eye Joe’ was everywhere in the 90s – still retaining its popularity today. A hillbilly tribute with dance-influenced beats, it’s a ridiculously fun song. But the band have returned with a new track, ‘Manly Man’, which also has a relentless energy. The track is the bands first new release […]Read More
Ermis Madikopoulos speaks to Pete from Neverlanded about their latest record, Fluffy Unicorns United.Read More
Back in April Sydney’s DMA’S returned with sublime new record ‘For Now’, the follow-up to 2016’s hugely successful debut album ‘Hills End’. Charting at an impressive#13 in the official UK album chart and #2 in the independent album chart, thishas built on the fantastic reputation the band has carved out for themselveseven at such an […]Read More
Ahead of 2000Trees Festival, we caught up with performers Black Foxxes to talk about their passion for the festival, their music and everything in between. Read More
Birmingham has long been a thriving metropolis for myriad styles of music, and one of its most fervent champions has been Jack Parker. For nearly ten years, Parker – otherwise known as Jacky P – has been at the forefront of underground music, whether he be spinning local bands on his radio shows, supporting them […]Read More
Kieran Hunter chats to Steven Coltart (@coltartmusic) who composed the score for Planet of the Apes: Last Frontier about his craft.Read More
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