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FEATURE: It was all 'Yellow' – the story behind the song that set Coldplay on the path to stardom
Jul 9

Jul 9 FEATURE: It was all 'Yellow' – the story behind the song that set Coldplay on the path to stardom

Charlotte Krol
Features, Interviews

In the 20 years since the release of Yellow, Chris Martin and co have gone from bright-eyed wannabes to globe-conquering superstars – Charlotte Krol chats to drummer Will Champion and others to find out more.

REVIEW: Westerman – 'Your Hero Is Not Dead'
Jun 3

Jun 3 REVIEW: Westerman – 'Your Hero Is Not Dead'

Charlotte Krol
Album reviews

Will Westerman's debut album is a wonderful, complex thing – quite easily one of the year's most impressive and textured records.

INTERVIEW: On The Rise – Olivia Dean
May 25

May 25 INTERVIEW: On The Rise – Olivia Dean

Charlotte Krol
Interviews

Taking inspiration from the confessional soul singers of the past, east London native Olivia Dean is ready to share her kitchen sink dramas with the world.

REVIEW: Rina Sawayama – 'SAWAYAMA'
Apr 14

Apr 14 REVIEW: Rina Sawayama – 'SAWAYAMA'

Charlotte Krol
Album reviews
LIVE REVIEW: Big Thief, Hammersmith Apollo – the Brooklynites channel their inner grungers at biggest show y
Feb 28

Feb 28 LIVE REVIEW: Big Thief, Hammersmith Apollo – the Brooklynites channel their inner grungers at biggest show y

Charlotte Krol
Live reviews

The voguish folk-rockers turn up the noise and retain the intimacy despite a jumbo crowd.

REVIEW: Best Coast – 'Always Tomorrow'
Feb 18

Feb 18 REVIEW: Best Coast – 'Always Tomorrow'

Charlotte Krol
Album reviews

Five years since their last album, the Cali duo return with a fresh outlook – though they could do with some fresher hooks too.

REVIEW: (Sandy) Alex G – 'House of Sugar'
Sep 5

Sep 5 REVIEW: (Sandy) Alex G – 'House of Sugar'

Charlotte Krol
Album reviews

The prolific, inventive Philadelphia musician assumes various characters on his ninth LP, though in parts he's also invigorated with a new lyrical directness.

ALBUM ESSAY: Little Simz' 'GREY Area' is deserving of the 2019 Mercury Music Prize
Sep 2

Sep 2 ALBUM ESSAY: Little Simz' 'GREY Area' is deserving of the 2019 Mercury Music Prize

Charlotte Krol
Album reviews

‘GREY Area’ hears Little Simz at the peak of her powers.

INTERVIEW: Marika Hackman – “I’m an incredibly sexual being but technically I’ll die a virgin” (Copy)
Aug 22

Aug 22 INTERVIEW: Marika Hackman – “I’m an incredibly sexual being but technically I’ll die a virgin” (Copy)

Charlotte Krol
Interviews
COVER INTERVIEW: IDER – millennial malaise
Jul 1

Jul 1 COVER INTERVIEW: IDER – millennial malaise

Charlotte Krol
Interviews

IDER talk millennial angst and the making of their “genreless” debut Emotional Education.

INTERVIEW: Meet Pip Blom, the Amsterdam indie gang opening Glastonbury’s John Peel stage
Jun 3

Jun 3 INTERVIEW: Meet Pip Blom, the Amsterdam indie gang opening Glastonbury’s John Peel stage

Charlotte Krol
Interviews

The Heavenly Recordings-signed quartet are making waves across the North Sea, linked by history with the legendary John Peel. Their infectious melodies will rattle around your skull for days.

LIVE REVIEW: Miley Cyrus proves her latest reinvention is her best yet at triumphant Primavera Sound gig
Jun 1

Jun 1 LIVE REVIEW: Miley Cyrus proves her latest reinvention is her best yet at triumphant Primavera Sound gig

Charlotte Krol
Live reviews

Primavera Sound festival, Barcelona, Spain, May 31, 2019.

INTERVIEW: Rise and shine, Maverick Sabre
May 16

May 16 INTERVIEW: Rise and shine, Maverick Sabre

Charlotte Krol
Interviews

Irish soul’s leading man, Maverick Sabre, is wide awake as he swaps bombastic soul bangers for experimental sounds on his mighty third album, When I Wake Up.

LIVE REVIEW: The National, Royal Festival Hall – elder statesmen of indie take risks with new material
Apr 19

Apr 19 LIVE REVIEW: The National, Royal Festival Hall – elder statesmen of indie take risks with new material

Charlotte Krol
Live reviews
REVIEW: Fat White Family – 'Serfs Up!'
Apr 15

Apr 15 REVIEW: Fat White Family – 'Serfs Up!'

Charlotte Krol
album reviews

On their third record ‘Serfs Up!’ the rancid rockers finally realise their ambitions. Repulsion still reigns, but this time they have the tunes to pull you in.

INTERVIEW: Obongjayar – "Collaboration ups your game"
Apr 2

Apr 2 INTERVIEW: Obongjayar – "Collaboration ups your game"

Charlotte Krol
Interviews

The Nigerian-raised, UK-based artist's spoken-word polemics are bringing a modern, energy-filled twist to the Afrobeat sound.

REVIEW: Cosey Fanni Tutti – 'TUTTI'
Feb 4

Feb 4 REVIEW: Cosey Fanni Tutti – 'TUTTI'

Charlotte Krol
Album reviews

Like the soundtrack to a lost episode of ‘Black Mirror’, the avant-garde musician’s first album in 37 years is a remarkably intelligent and engrossing record, one whose ebb and flow reflects her entire career.

REVIEW: Sneaks – 'Highway Hypnosis'
Feb 1

Feb 1 REVIEW: Sneaks – 'Highway Hypnosis'

Charlotte Krol
Album reviews

Sneaks switches up her minimalist format for a motley of synthetic textures and syncopated beats that call on bigger hip-hop influences.

INTERVIEW: Little Simz is tackling life’s grey areas
Jan 28

Jan 28 INTERVIEW: Little Simz is tackling life’s grey areas

Charlotte Krol
Interviews

As she drops her third album, GREY Area, Little Simz explains how she tempers the uncertainties of mid-twenties adulthood with bold, honest songwriting.

INTERVIEW: DAWN – a new breed
Jan 27

Jan 27 INTERVIEW: DAWN – a new breed

Charlotte Krol
Interviews

“There is a new movement of people coming. It’s with creatives, it’s with artists, it’s with women. We are no longer silenced by the things we felt we had to be.”

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