By Alex Gonzalez These days, Nija Charles doesn’t have much time to sleep. In between business meetings and sessions with artists for whom she is penning and producing tracks, the New Jersey-born multi-hyphenate is booked and busy. With a resume boasting platinum tracks for...
“Everything changes when you change it,” as ’70s agit-punk band and North Frisia communards Ton Steine Scherben once advised. Frustrated drummer/percussionist Britta Neander took that to heart and left to form her own band in 1979, recruiting fellow resident Elfie-Esther Steitz as singer, guitarist...
Belgium has been the butt of jokes from the Anglophone pop world for decades – Technotronic, the Singing Nun and some hilariously hi-NRG gabba acts being the country’s prime pop exports – but the Belgian jazz scene has a long and noble history. Artists...
Imarhan have long been anointed as official heirs to Tinariwen’s desert-rock throne. Frontman Iyad Moussa Ben Abderahmane (aka Sadam) is the cousin of Tinariwen’s bassist Eyadou Ag Leche and has joined them as a touring member on occasion. The bond between the two bands...
Tamara Lindeman, aka The Weather Station, has announced a new album, How Is It That I Should Look At The Stars. The album is a companion piece to last year’s Ignorance – which was voted Uncut’s Best Album Of 2021. Lindeham has shared a...
By Grant Sharples “Watershed,” the closing track on indie-folk songwriter Anaïs Mitchell’s first solo record in 10 years, is a reflection of where her life has taken her. Despite releasing her last collection, Young Man in America, in 2012, she’s stayed notoriously busy throughout...
Coldplay delivered a stripped-back rendition of their recent single ‘My Universe’ on US TV last night – check out the video below. READ MORE: Coldplay and BTS’ new song ‘My Universe’ is a celestial ode to unity, hope and the power of love Chris Martin...
SXSW Festival has announced another wave of acts for its 2022 edition. READ MORE: SXSW live in Texas: rising talent shine despite showcase’s clunky format The annual music, film and media event is set to return to Austin, Texas between March 14-20 after its 2020 and 2021...
Toro y Moi has announced his forthcoming seventh studio album, with ‘Mahal’ set to arrive on April 29 via Dead Oceans. To coincide with the announcement, the singer-songwriter and producer – real name Chaz Bear – has shared two singles, ‘Postman’ and ‘Magazine’. The...
American emo band Sunny Day Real Estate are set to reunite and tour for the fourth time in their career, returning over a decade after their last split. READ MORE: 10 best 90s emo songs: killer tracks from the genre’s golden age SPIN Magazine confirmed the...