His pianist's fingers are the first thing that strikes you. No coincidence since, for MAXIIM, the piano was the start of a dream...

Self-taught on piano, guitar and production software, Jordan Olympus has learned to be independent

Jazz, rock and pop are effortlessly blended on A Side, the latest record from the Carrie Armitage Quartet. The Canadian band’s frontwoman...

ench is the fifth most spoken language in the world. It is used across swathes of Europe, Africa, and the Americas. Thus, Francophone...

From Finsbury Park Station, a trail of bucket hats stretched into the distance. This could mean only one thing: Community Festival had...

Formerly Super Inuit, Slim Wrist is an exciting, left-field pop duo from Edinburgh. Its members, Brian Pokora and Fern Morris, joined me...

Rarely do bands include both husband and wife. After all, music is inherently personal. Sharing one’s innermost thoughts is difficult...

Before we start, Minh explains that she has just recovered from COVID. “Sorry if I cough,” she sighs, gripping a glass of water...

You’d think we’d be used used to Zoom by now”, laughs Jocelyn as I try to start the recording. “I still have no idea how that works”...

A long queue encircled the Victoria Place Theatre last Wednesday as audience members waited impatiently to see Hamilton...

Once a solo performer, Ty Gallaway realised his music needed a little extra oomph. Since then, he has massively expanded his sound and...

5 must-listen tracks from across the rock spectrum featuring His Lordship, Ghost Arcadia, Nalgo Bay, Shishi and Blush Club.

Stefano Miella’s solo project, Nother, takes his career in an exciting new direction. Having worked for years as a drummer, producer and...

As lockdown 2.0 arrives in the UK, the music industry is hit with yet another crashing blow; the slowly rekindling flame of live music has been snuffed out once again. Thankfully, The Quarantine Mixtape and The Creatives Movement have teamed up to provide a space for emerging artists to perform during these strange times. These artists will all receive a resources pack with everything they could ever need to promote themselves in the age of social media. Through their series

In recent years, Ireland has been a breeding ground for talented individuals hell-bent on reinventing alternative music. Artists such as Fontaines DC and Sinead O’Brien have popularised punk-infused poetry, inspiring Irish vocalists to take full pride in their accent. The latest addition to the pack is David Balfe, who’s solo project, For Those I Love, perfectly conveys grief and confusion in a way that maintains a flicker of hope for the future. Balfe was anticipating this s

Continued: Click Here To Read Part 1 His Dark Materials Another apprentice of Hans Zimmer, Lorne Balfe grew up in Inverness, spending the majority of his time in his father's recording studio - one attended by the likes of Ozzy Osbourne and Inner Circle. As a result, Balfe never saw music as a risky career. In fact, despite being turned down by every conservatory he applied to, he continued to strive for his dream, landing him at Hans Zimmer's Remote-Control Company. Since th

Every TV show now begins with that insignificant little button in the right-hand corner, innocently urging you to ignore the opening credits. Each episode brings a new temptation to click it, a renewed desire to dive straight back into the story you love. The unrelenting nature of modern life designs us to be impatient, yearning for action before the events has even begun. However, I can never bring myself to choose that option. Just like with a piece of music, the introducti

Hailing from Asterdam, Benedict ’s forging as both a producer and songwriter comes from the tragic incident he experienced when only 17 years old. Since being stabbed, music has always been a way to let go of his emotions. His compositions explore the complex tangle of feelings that follow such a traumatic event. For such a raw topic, Benedict’s music is very controlled and intricate, whilst still dripping with emotion. Inspired by the likes of The National, Tindersticks and

‘In My Garden’ is the latest single from the London-based dream-pop artist, Brioni. The track is rich with vivid natural imagery, depicting her life as a garden and her feelings as flowers. The reason for this changes over the course of the track. At the start, nature is suffocating her. Lines such as “I’m drowning under a flower’s rain” show how wrong it is to defy what is natural. This auto-biographical track was penned about an extremely honest and personal revelation. Bri

Introduced by the unmistakeable whirring of an old film projector, the latest track from 17-year old Grace Keeling, or Greysha as she is known professionally, is a beautifully melancholic post break-up story. The unusual sound effects which begin Life Goes Fluently actually add meaning to her sombre tale; Greysha describes a girl who is lying not only to everyone around her, but to herself as well. She pretends that her new found freedom is a blessing whilst inwardly feelin