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Bobby Long

‘We just wanted everyone to not be weighed down by schedules and keep it as free and easy as possible,’ says British singer-songwriter Bobby Long.

Kawala

Kentish Town indie pop duo Kawala’s music pulses with the warm glow of summer, ahead of the release of their second EP Counting the Miles and a UK and Ireland tour in support of Dodie, Daniel McCarthy and Jim Higson share a few of their favourite tracks…

Artist and band festival application guide

With an ever-growing number of events in the calendar it can be an overwhelming process, so we’ve compiled a handy guide to UK and international festivals taking artist submissions…

Julian Azkoul, United Strings Of Europe

'We’ve actually been discussing the importance of sharing other cultures through the arts, as a way of bridging and maybe undermining some hostility that might exist, or counteracting some of it,' says United Strings of Europe’s artistic director Julian Azkoul.

Fake Laugh

Ahead of the release of his double A-side single Honesty / Surrounded Fake Laugh, aka Kamran Khan, guides us through the tracks that are exciting him right now…

Circa Waves

‘I think our ambition to be a bigger band has pushed our sound more commercial. We couldn’t keep making garage indie forever,’ says Circa Waves frontman Kieran Shudall.

Teeth Of The Sea

Alexander Wolfe

For this week's playlist singer-songwriter Alexander Wolfe has picked out ten choice cuts, from enduring influences to current favourites...

Markers

‘It was very interesting to do something different, to leave the distortion behind, the heaviness, and try to be more tonally heavy and bring together all those elements of music we’ve liked over the years,’ says Jodie Cox of experimental guitar duo Markers.