INTERVIEW: PEA SEA – NEW ALBUM ‘A PYKE OF PATINA SLATE’ FEATURES COLLABORATIONS WITH PETER BREWIS (FIELD MUSIC) AND TOM ENGLISH (MAXIMO PARK)

A musician who celebrates the natural world, alongside tales of lovelorn characters and the downtrodden, all wrapped up in a fuzzy melodic coating or a delicately beautiful acoustic guitar sheen, Pea Sea is back! The new album ‘A Pyke Of Patina Slate’ features collaborations with Peter Brewis from Field Music and Tom English from Maximo […]
With his fourth album ‘I Love People’, Cory Hanson gives the clearest example yet of his songwriting abilities, offering a beautifully arranged tunes that recall the melodic peaks of 1970s singer-songwriters. His solo career runs parallel to the different approach taken by his band, Wand, best known for their psychedelic explorations. To celebrate the pending […]

INTERVIEW – CORY HANSON

INTERVIEW – BRIGHDE CHAIMBEUL

The third album from Scottish smallpipes player, Brighde Chaimbeul, is released on 27 June 2025. ‘Sunwise’ is a collection of original and traditional compositions that display the emotional power of the pipes. An artist who is open to collaboration, she has again worked with the saxophonist Colin Stetson on the record while she has also […]
The smell of delicious fresh coffee greets my nostrils as we make ourselves comfy at the BC Camplight kitchen table. It’s been two years since we last met, before the release of the brilliant ‘Last Rotation Of Earth’, and although much has changed since then, one thing remains a reassuring constant – Brian ‘BC Camplight’ […]

FEATURE: BC CAMPLIGHT – STUNNING NEW ALBUM ‘A SOBER CONVERSATION’ OUT 27th JUNE. PLAYING MANCHESTER APOLLO 14TH NOVEMBER

INTERVIEW – AMMAR 808

  The latest album from Sufyann Ben Youssef under the moniker AMMAR 808, ‘Club Tounsi’, is a fearless display of heavy electronic rhythms combined with traditional Tunisian sounds. Ben Youssef’s back catalogue illustrates his alchemist’s skill in fusing disparate elements. His 2018 debut, ‘Maghreb United’, combined deep electronic elements with traditional North African instrumentalists, vocalists […]
Sometimes, a group can be so shape shifting and in such a state of constant musical flux that it can be hard to initially get to grips with them. That can be the only explanation as to why it took me so long to appreciate Trupa Trupa. It has taken their latest and most dynamic […]

INTERVIEW – TRUPA TRUPA

INTERVIEW – CAITY BASER

“This is just the beginning of a very long journey… and it is so beautiful.” Caity Baser radiates music, even her speech has a melody to it. She has the expressive nature of a Pixar character, one who you imagine could never be seen on screen without the company of a perfect score or their […]
Annie Dressner has released ‘For The Thrill Of It’ on 21 February 2025. A great standalone single, it is a song that combines the giddy rush of a cracking pop tune with a wonderfully crystal-clear voice while its lyrical list of micro aggressions point to its serious subject matter, male entitlement and misogyny in the […]

INTERVIEW – Annie Dressner discusses her new single and forthcoming tour

INTERVIEW: MOGWAI – Stuart Braithwaite discusses their new album, film and touring

Number one albums weren’t on the agenda when Glasgow post rock pioneers Mogwai launched their epic tunes back in 1995. Yet following on from 2023’s album ‘As The Love Continues’ going to number one in the album charts, Mogwai have released its follow up, the brilliant new album ‘The Bad Fire’. It’s an album that […]
Dev (WTSN) didn’t start his journey as an artist in the traditional sense. In fact in the beginning, he might not have called himself an artist at all. There was no moment of stepping into the spotlight, no attachment of his name, face, or persona to the music he was creating. Instead, he found solace […]

INTERVIEW – Getting to Know WTSN: Redefining UK Jazz and Hip-Hop While Dreaming of a Grammy