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Interview

Northlane: “I want to bring the club to the metal world”

The Australian electronic-metal pioneers on their ambitious new album Anemoia, parallels with whodunit thrillers and finding confidence in their vision

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Plus One

The 11 best Courteeners songs

As the indie giants celebrate their God Bless The Band compilation with UK arena shows, we revisit the defining moments of their discography

Interview

DMA’S: “Some people really focus a lot on the genre, but for us it’s about the melodies”

Guitarist Matt Mason unpacks the new LP, reconnecting with the “magic” of their debut & how his love of hardcore helped shaped their Britpop roots

Interview

Overpass: “Writing songs is 100 times easier than it was two years ago”

The buzzy Birmingham indie-rock group unpick their debut album and how the common vehicle of this band helps them navigate the confusion of their twenties

Interview

Enter Shikari: “The current structure, with its self-maximisation focus, brings out the worst in us”

Rou Reynolds on the surprise release of eighth album LOSE YOUR SELF, the crisis of self-interest in society, and finding hope in human connection

Interview

The Twilight Sad: “If this message helps one person get through this absolute horror show of a disease, then the job is done”

James Graham on the duo’s heartbreaking comeback album and finding light at the end of the tunnel

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Plus One

The 11 best Enter Shikari songs

Ahead of their UK arena tour this November, we break down the career highlights from the genre-bending St Albans quartet

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Review

Keo’s emphatic London show explains why they’re the capital’s buzziest guitar band

The first of two nights at Camden’s Electric Ballroom is flooded with die-hard teens helping to carry this unflinching alt-rock quartet to the next level

Ross Cullen and Ben Goddard of the band Chalk - lying on the floorRoss Cullen and Ben Goddard of the band Chalk - lying on the floor

Interview

Chalk: “We wanted to be bold and push stuff to the extreme”

Ahead of their UK tour in April, the Belfast dance-punks discuss brave decisions, national identity and the visual world of their debut album

Review

The top five moments from Hans Zimmer’s The Next Level tour

The inimitable German film composer kicks off his UK arena tour in Leeds