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Absolutely is making room for a little magic
With her Reading Festival debut behind her, Absolutely finally feels like the universe she imagined with ‘Paracosm’ is fully alive.
By Ali Shutler·
Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.
Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.
With her Reading Festival debut behind her, Absolutely finally feels like the universe she imagined with ‘Paracosm’ is fully alive.
Maisie Peters returns to Reading Festival with ‘Florescence’, huge ambitions and plenty of new music already taking shape.
Heartbreak, health struggles and horrible depressing songs? Nieve Ella’s dancing her way through all of it on her debut album, she explains at Reading Festival.
Baccarat leaves considerable room for visual invention.
Baccarat leaves considerable room for visual invention.
A Wembley Arena headline show before a debut album, a George Michael cover his own team tried to talk him out of, one torn ACL, and now the biggest stage Reading & Leeds has. Arthur Hill keeps doing things in the wrong order, and it keeps working out.
A Wembley Arena headline show before a debut album, a George Michael cover his own team tried to talk him out of, one torn ACL, and now the biggest stage Reading & Leeds has. Arthur Hill keeps doing things in the wrong order, and it keeps working out.
A decade of lore leads to this weekend in a park in east London, at the only UK Twenty One Pilots show of the year. Plus Wunderhorse return - maybe with new material to show - and a lower order of some of the most engaging and exciting rock has to offer.
A decade of lore leads to this weekend in a park in east London, at the only UK Twenty One Pilots show of the year. Plus Wunderhorse return - maybe with new material to show - and a lower order of some of the most engaging and exciting rock has to offer.
Ten years into a career spent taking K-pop to new places, NCT 127 are back together, re-energised and ready for ‘BLINGY’ to fly.
Ten years into a career spent taking K-pop to new places, NCT 127 are back together, re-energised and ready for ‘BLINGY’ to fly.
First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.
First crushes, first heartbreaks and first moments of self-belief all collide on flowerovlove's debut album 'MINI SKIRT WARRIOR' - a coming-of-age record that wears its heart on its sleeve.
Two first-time headliners tonight, a secret set that honestly genuinely 100% got booked off an Instagram video (Glance to camera here - Ed), a redrawn site and a thunderstorm warning over both sites. That’ll be Reading & Leeds again, then.
Two first-time headliners tonight, a secret set that honestly genuinely 100% got booked off an Instagram video (Glance to camera here - Ed), a redrawn site and a thunderstorm warning over both sites. That’ll be Reading & Leeds again, then.
The aim of this article is to provide readers with a detailed view of the special characteristics of this game.
The aim of this article is to provide readers with a detailed view of the special characteristics of this game.
Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.
Friendly Fires are back as a duo, with a new single, a new approach and, thankfully, no plans to disappear again.
Because falling for a city during a festival is easy.
Because falling for a city during a festival is easy.
Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.
Three years ago, Westside Cowboy started a band because it seemed like a fun thing to do. Now they're releasing one of the year's most exciting debut albums.
A decade into his solo career, Niall Horan has little left to prove. There was a time when he was focused on the next hit; these days, he's thinking about the next tour, the next album and the fans who keep turning up for both.
A decade into his solo career, Niall Horan has little left to prove. There was a time when he was focused on the next hit; these days, he's thinking about the next tour, the next album and the fans who keep turning up for both.
Manchester's hardcore institution takes over Victoria Park with living icons Deftones fully at it. The loudest day of the east London fortnight, and one of the best.
Manchester's hardcore institution takes over Victoria Park with living icons Deftones fully at it. The loudest day of the east London fortnight, and one of the best.
With nothing left to prove, Aaron Bruno has gone back to sweaty rooms, stage dives and the hardcore he grew up loving.
With nothing left to prove, Aaron Bruno has gone back to sweaty rooms, stage dives and the hardcore he grew up loving.
On Friday 21st August (today!), Bricknasty play the biggest bill of their career at London's All Points East. Their frontman would rather you didn't make a fuss about it.
On Friday 21st August (today!), Bricknasty play the biggest bill of their career at London's All Points East. Their frontman would rather you didn't make a fuss about it.
With ‘Louder, Please’ still finding new fans, Rose Gray is already looking ahead. At Boomtown, she talks festival confidence, theatrical ambition and a second album that’s nearly finished.
With ‘Louder, Please’ still finding new fans, Rose Gray is already looking ahead. At Boomtown, she talks festival confidence, theatrical ambition and a second album that’s nearly finished.
A snakebite in 1946 and a Polish explorer who kayaked the Atlantic in his seventies: Arkayla's second EP is a record about people who wouldn't give up.
A snakebite in 1946 and a Polish explorer who kayaked the Atlantic in his seventies: Arkayla's second EP is a record about people who wouldn't give up.
More than two decades into their career, Interpol have returned home to New York with a renewed hunger to make their best music yet. For album eight, perfection is still the only goal.
More than two decades into their career, Interpol have returned home to New York with a renewed hunger to make their best music yet. For album eight, perfection is still the only goal.