PVA - No More Like This | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

It’s been almost a decade since South London trio PVA originally formed. Their bold, curious style of electronic/dance music caught the attention of Ninja Tune in 2020, with whom they went on to release their dynamic debut album ‘Blush’ a couple of years later. Sexuality, identity, vulnerability… these core themes pulsed across their far-reaching, forward-facing debut. Now though, on their follow up ‘No More Like This’, they’ve taken a big step up.

Wyldest - The Universe Is Loading album review: The Skinny

The title of this latest album from Wyldest (aka Zoë Mead) feels like an existentially accurate description on today’s world turmoil. An examination of the world on a micro and macro level, it sees the London-based singer-songwriter – who has long been acutely talented at portraying introspectiveness in her writing – look more outward for personal upheaval, finding more artistic freedom in the process.

dust - Sky Is Falling | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

Hailing from an altogether different type of Newcastle (down under) are an exciting new Australian outfit called dust. Their visceral brand of cathartic, confrontational guitar music not only picks up on the coattails of post-punk’s resurgence in recent years, but the four-piece also offer an acute lens of self-inquiry through their lyrics, honed by co-vocalists and guitarists Justin Teale and Gabriel Stove.

Acopia - Blush Response | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

Melbourne/Naarm trio Acopia are not just another band to lump in today’s burgeoning scene of classically shoegazey, modern anxiety-ridden guitar bands. The group walk their fine line of emotional weight and sonic restraint with poise. On album three, ‘Blush Response’, the band delve deeper into vulnerability whilst building on the fluidity of their multifaceted sound.

nabeel (نبيل) Discuss Their New EP, ghayoom (غيوم)

nabeel (نبيل) is an Iraqi-American project led by Yasir Razek. He moved from Iraq to Virginia in the US as a one-year-old, fleeing from conflict to the country he remains in today as a high school language teacher. He grew up excavating his family archives, a cut-and-paste collage of places, people and times he couldn’t return to – an obsession shared by many children from war-torn homelands. Today, music is the medium that brings him closest to his roots.

Next Wave #1133: PUNCHBAG | Next Wave | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

If your current music cycle is feeling a little beige, PUNCHBAG are the perfect remedy to shake things up. The South London sibling duo are made up of Clara Bach and her brother Anders. Their fluorescent brand of energetic pop is infectious. Pair this with their pertinent lyrical focus on the line between digital absurdity and real-life issues becoming ever more obscure, they’ve coined their sound as ‘aggressive hopecore’, which makes for a thrilling concoction...

Cloth - Pink Silence | Reviews | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

There aren’t many bands like Cloth. The Glasgow duo – made up of twin siblings Rachael and Paul Swinton – have a knack for being simultaneously dynamic and intimate. Soft vocals, gritty guitars and abstract rhythms pepper across their previous 2023 album ‘Secret Measure’, released on Mogwai’s Rock Action label, which rightly gained critical acclaim for its distinct strain of gently addictive guitar pop...

"I Just Needed To Live My Purpose" Emma-Jean Thackray Interviewed | Features | Clash Magazine Music News, Reviews & Interviews

Few modern figures in UK jazz can compare their rise in stature to that of Emma-Jean Thackray. Her individualistic versatility sprawled across her 2021 debut album ‘Yellow’. Its widespread critical acclaim came as no surprise, with appearances on the likes of Later… With Jools Holland soon following and her position as one of the figureheads in UK jazz scene being undeniable...
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