Despite the six-hour time difference between Nashville and London, I managed to meet with Oscar Lindsey ahead of his upcoming record release. Before Sunshine drops everywhere on the 16th of October, Lindsey reflects on his past albums and how his process and sound have changed from his first uploads.

Hailing from Chicago, Ratboys touch down in Tufnell Park to play Downstairs at the Dome. A couple of hours before their gig with Salarymen, we sat down with Julia Steiner of Ratboys to discuss how the band’s sound has changed, the experimentality of their most recent record and the future of protest music.

Photo by Eva Lau-Johnston I’m sitting on a ferry from Koh Phangnan to Koh Samui. It’s a blue-sky, 30-something-degree kind of day, and I'm defying the laws of pathetic fallacy by listening to Phoebe Bridgers’ newest record, Lost Weekend. Full of haunting melodies and crescendoing endings, Phoebe Bridgers is at her prime. Six years after Punisher, Bridgers returns with a distinctly space-themed rollout that included secret pop-up shows, planetariums, and a seemingly planned record release...