Nadine Shah: “There’s nothing a man hates more than being laughed at”
The alt-rock musician on T-shirt politics, poking fun at misogyny and her new album, Kitchen Sink.
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Joanna MacGregor: “Virtuosity is something you are born with”
The pianist on the serenity of Beethoven.
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“I want to be in the world and in my body”: Perfume Genius on illness, desire and his new album
On his fifth album, Set My Heart on Fire Immediately, the American art-pop musician feels more at home in his…
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“To be creative, you need naivety”: Laura Marling on lockdown, trauma and re-learning how to write
The acclaimed songwriter explains how she lost and found her creative freedom on her seventh album, Song For Our Daughter.
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Soccer Mommy: “I can’t just be myself”
Sophie Allison – the singer-songwriter behind Soccer Mommy – on fame, therapy and looking forward to death.
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“We made it out of the wreckage of late 2000s indie”: Bombay Bicycle Club on staying relevant while growing older
After a six-year hiatus, Bombay Bicycle Club are back with the introspective Everything Else Has Gone Wrong. Jack Steadman and Jamie MacColl…
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“Music should be generous”: the Big Moon on mixing down-to-earth lyrics with dancefloor fun
Following the success of 2017's Love in the 4th Dimension, the London quartet chase maximum emotion on their new album, Walking Like We Do.
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Mercury Prize favourites Sons of Kemet: “We are surrounded by the rise of fascism”
The London band talk British jazz, politics, and what should happen to the monarchy.
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Michael Kiwanuka: “Mine isn’t a smooth rock’n’roll name that’s up in lights”
On the eve of the release of his third album, the guitarist talks imposter syndrome, learning from collaborators, and wishing…
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Brett Anderson: “I deeply regret taking drugs. It wasted years of my life”
The Suede frontman on Brexit, the band’s rebirth and his self-critical memoir.
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“I can accept my limits but I’ll push against them”: Aaron Simmonds on ambition and identity
The comedian discusses disability and the evolution of his act.
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“I don’t always feel in control”: Angel Olsen explains how she let go on her expansive new album, All Mirrors
All Mirrors is the Missouri-born musician’s grandest album yet. But for Olsen, letting multiple musicians into her private sonic world wasn’t…
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“Maybe it’s divine”: Brittany Howard on breaking away from Alabama Shakes and finding her own God
She was the frontwoman that powered Alabama Shakes to international success. Now, she’s taking a risk on her first solo album, Jaime.
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James Lovelock at 100: “My life has been one mass of visions”
At home in Dorset, James Lovelock talks about climate change, green politics, the mysteries of existence, the resilience of the…
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Charlie Brooker: “Everything’s gone a bit Black Mirror – but it’s free publicity for us”
The co-founder of the hit tech dystopia show on keeping up with reality.
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“For civilisation, it’s a bit depressing“: Charlie Brooker on Black Mirror’s relevance
Black Mirror has been going for eight years. That’s almost the whole of this decade, the majority of the… has…
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“I look like Uncle Fester”: the second life of Shaun Ryder
His success with the Happy Mondays dissolved into debt, drug addiction and a 12-year battle with lawyers. Then all his…
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Nicci Gerrard: On my father’s dementia and the joy of dancing
He was old and bashed about by time and sickness, words were failing him, yet his body remembered how to move…
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“I deal in details”: sweating the small stuff with Toby Jones
Toby Jones talks yoga, Bognor, Brexit, and making art from the moral anxiety of everyday life.
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Jamali Maddix: “Social media has created a whole new layer of celebrity – one that craves fame”
The Essex-born stand-up comedian on the evolving sociology of the internet.
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