The English songwriter reflects on revisiting his early influences, balancing distortion and restraint, and translating memory into layered, candid songs...
Interviews
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The interview for our Autumn 2018 issue gave us a chance to explore the inner workings of this iconic artist...
The late-blooming songwriter on slow-grown ideas, tender melodies hiding sharp truths, unfinished ‘babies’, creative doubt, and finally trusting his voice...
Written as a gift for his brother, this noughties classic track by James T. Slater still resonates with parents everywhere...
The five-Grammy-winning singer-songwriter sprinkled some of his brilliance over the Great American Songbook. Here, he told us all about it...
The Nashville-based singer-songwriter on presence, restraint, and the power of honesty on ‘Fatal Optimist’ – her most revealing record yet...
The Icelandic indie-folk icons return with their first album in six years and here Nanna reveals how it was made...
The rising Australian indie-folk star shares how late beginnings, creative flow, and personal honesty shaped his introspective, vulnerable new album...
The award-winning songwriter discusses her new album – a reflection on heritage, memory, identity, and the evolving dialogue between traditions...
As their debut album was about to land in 2015, we caught up with the UK’s hotly tipped rock outfit...
The British songwriter’s ‘Hitmakers’ journey spotlights songwriting camps, industry politics, and why visibility matters in the fight for creative recognition...
How the actor and writer gave voice to a fictional folk duo – and helped ‘The Ballad Of Wallis Island’...
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