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Photo by Tom Gaiger Wyldest, real name Zoë Mead, has been steadily on the rise since her debut Dream Chaos in 2019. Inspired by Shoegaze, dreamy pop and various film soundtracks, she combines a love of music with immense technical skill to evoke atmospheric, dream-like soundscapes. Not only does she write and record her songs, but she also plays a major role in the accompanying visuals, drawing upon a background in Media Production and videography in her creation of immersiv

Writer Hannah Breen reviews Maya Delilah's show as the supporting act for Lawrence at the O2 Academy Brixton

Photo by Emma Todbjerg As Ona Mafalda steps on stage in the quaint Dalston pub, The Victoria, the warm lights behind her cast an ethereal gleam over the space, occupied solely by Mafalda and her drummer, Alex Moreno. The two are magnetic – not only with each other, but in the way they pull the audience effortlessly into their orbit. The audience seems to become part of their duet. This synergy is evident from the moment she appears. Having already conquered some of Europe’s

Writer Arielle Sam-Alao sits down to interview Blakey ahead of the release of his latest single, "You! Girl...x" to discuss creative processes, career milestones, and threats to the music industry.

Writer Emily Henman interviews Australian musician Mekyja, in which she shares her ambitions, her successes, and what's next in her story.

Photo by Alice Rose Lee British-Greek singer-songwriter Eleni Drake has built a devoted following since her first single ‘Ceilings’ arrived in 2019, blending alternative, indie, and soul influences with intimate, self-written storytelling. Now pulling over 345,000 monthly listeners, she’s become best known for ‘King Street,’ a track that has surpassed eight million streams and introduced many to her warm, hazy, emotionally grounded sound. Drake’s musical world has been shape

Five years after their first release, the band returns with More Time More Speed, a beautifully evocative album that explores the concept of time with warmth and subtle ambition.

Photo by Jonny Nolan Before Black Country, New Road became one of the most distinctive and unpredictable bands to emerge from the South London scene, drummer Charlie Wayne was a Classics student at King’s College London, spending his evenings playing shows and his days immersed in ancient texts. It’s a split life that makes surprising sense for someone whose musical instincts were born long before university: as an eleven-year-old sneaking every lunch break to the school drum

Photo Courtesy of Universal Music Group Lily Lyons has always lived between places. As a teenager, she spent eight-hour drives shuttling between London and Somerset, tracing the stretch of motorway. Those journeys became her earliest classrooms. In the backseat, headphones on, she absorbed the softness of Simon and Garfunkel, Nick Drake, Nora Jones, and Joni Mitchell, finding in their tenderness a version of herself that didn’t yet have space in her day-to-day world. Since r

Image by Pearl Murphy courtesy of French Press PR The Grace, long one of my favourite London venues, carried a familiar sense of anticipation that only an intimate venue of its kind can summon, where every note and movement is entirely magnified by proximity. Located in Islington, the iconic music venue has been celebrated for hosting the city’s greatest emerging talents as they find their footing; its past guests only underline the venue’s well-deserved reputation, with arti