The Line of Best Fit • 31st March 2024

The best songs by Ride and Mark Gardener | Interview

Ahead of the release of Ride’s seventh album Interplay, Mark Gardener talks Jamie Wilde through five pivotal songs of his career, taking in solo work, collaborations, and his reunited band.

The Line of Best Fit • 21st March 2024

Turning inwards with Sam Evian

A prolific producer nestled in the woody tranquillity of his home and studio in upstate New York, Sam Evian has worked with the likes of Big Thief, Palehound, Blonde Redhead and Cass McCombs, and is also a brilliant artist in his own right.

The Line of Best Fit • 12th July 2023

Molly Burman is on the rise | Interview

Sitting outside a pub in East London’s Broadway Market, a smile rarely leaves Molly Burman’s face. She has every reason to be chirpy: her new music is her best material yet, with the 22-year old exploring new horizons in the studio with her upcoming EP Worlds Within Worlds.

The Line of Best Fit • 13th March 2023

On the Rise: Gretel Hänlyn

“With this new EP, I feel like I really know what I’m doing now,” smiles Gretel Hänlyn. “I’m doing something that very much reflects who I am.”

Hänlyn, aka Maddy Haenlein, has taken time out of her afternoon to catch up at a pub in central London for a chinwag over a pint. She sips on her Guinness contently...

The Line of Best Fit • 8th November 2022

Kierst is on the rise | Interview

With the arrival of her first EP release on Sad Club Records after a long string of self-released singles dating back to 2016, Kierst is inviting listeners into deeper depths of her world than she’s ever done before.

The Line of Best Fit • 7th July 2022

tendai is creating a new, boundary-pushing sound for his home city

With a voice like syrup and a deft hand for production, tendai twists R&B, Afropop and more through his singular, cinematic vision.

The Line of Best Fit • 27th June 2022

Abbie Ozard discusses growing up and keeping it real

Since her 2019 debut EP Growing Pains, Ozard has been refining an indie-fuelled aesthetic in her music. But with her upcoming release, Water Based Lullabies, she’s taken a different approach by diving head-first into a pool of blissful, poppy melancholy.

The Line of Best Fit • 22nd April 2022

English Teacher on escaping the clutches of post-punk

Formed by Lily Fontaine (vocals, rhythm guitar, synth), Douglas Frost (drums), Nicholas Eden (bass) and Lewis Whiting (lead guitar, synth), English Teacher was born in 2020. They pricked the ears of listeners on a national scale when “R&B” dropped one year later. Now, they’ve been tipped by various corners of the music press to be one of this year’s breakout bands. But is this heavy sense of expectation weighing them down?

The Line of Best Fit • 24th February 2022

On the Rise: Kalisway

Thought funk was stuck in the 70s? Think again. After Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak’s collaboration Silk Sonic captured the hearts of TikTok teens, a new wave of artists are propelling funk into the 21st century. Take Toronto’s Kalisway, whose upcoming album Hit ‘Em With the Funk is set to take her career to a new level.

The Line of Best Fit • 14th October 2021

On the Rise: Alewya

Alewya, aka Alewya Demmisse, is a born and bred Londoner. Her creative work embodies her African heritage to the full - from the tribal motifs which feature in her music videos to the percussive vocal music she references in her arrangements. But it was in the rave scene where Alewya first connected with music on a deeply spiritual level.