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Review

Cassandra Jenkins is a master of understated bliss

The 'Hard Drive' singer's headline show at Lantern Hall, Bristol is cosmic and cathartic

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MJ Lenderman has the chops to quiet a rowdy Bristol

Americana's latest star boy kicked off his UK tour in the West Country with emotive force

WTF is...?

WTF is… Midwest emo?

Next in our series of niche deep dives is this raw, twinkly and emotionally wrought sub-genre

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Plus One

The 11 best Metallica songs

With the Metallica: M72 World Tour headed to the UK next summer, here are our 11 favourite Metallica songs, ranked

Armlock: “A lot of the lyrics are trying to search for spirituality”

Simon Lam and Hamish Mitchell of Armlock discuss the making of their emo-tinged indie rock ahead of The Great Escape 2025

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Plus One

The 11 best HAIM songs

HAIM have announced a new album and a new UK tour for 2025. Get yourself ready with the band's best 11 tracks, ranked

Interview

Will Ospreay never had a Plan B

Ahead the return of AEW this summer, The Aerial Assassin takes us through his journey to become a modern great

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Interview

Stuck In A Lift With… Steve Backshall

Ahead of an autumn arena tour of Deadly Live!, we get to know the fervently friendly naturalist and broadcaster better

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Plus One

The 11 best ABBA songs

Why have a Top 10 when you can have one more? We take on the mammoth task of ranking ABBA's best hits

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The 11 best LCD Soundsystem songs

Why have a Top Ten when you can have one more? We rank the best LCD Soundsystem songs