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Some artists discover music. Others seem to orbit around it for years before finally stepping into the centre of their own story.For RenzNiro, the journey began long before he ever recorded a verse.Growing up, he was always creatively inclined. Music was present from an early age, with various instruments filling his primary school years. But by secondary school, academics took priority. Music became something that existed around him rather than something he actively pursued.That changed in college.Studying photography, he found himself immersed in a community of musicians, producers and creatives. While others were making records, he was often behind the…
Weather Happy: It Leaks OutEasy Does It RecordsStreamOut NowDebut single, It Leaks Out, heralds the arrival of alt/rock duo Weather Happy; a release that augurs well for the future.With Weather Happy, her new collaboration with drummer Harry Carter, Holly Carter very much carries on where she left off with her band Berries, producing a typically intricate and hypnotic single in the shape of It Leaks Out. And if anyone thinks the ‘math rock’ reference often applied to Holly’s music implies something clinical and lacking emotion, nothing could be further from the truth. Her strikingly sonorous vocals intertwine with spiky guitar…
photo by Rob CroesAs a teenager, I would have been very sniffy about both country and soul music. However, years have made me wiser, and I now fully appreciate them both. Country-soul is a great hybrid, with soul lending songs extra warmth and complementing the swing and melody of the country. They both often deal with the heartache that relationships can bring, and so the fusion provides a good backdrop to songs about affairs of the heart.Country-soul compilations, for example, the Country Got Soul series, often seem to contain tracks where there is a lot of soul but little or…
As Humber Street Sesh 2026 barrels toward Hull Marina with over 100 acts across 11 stages and an expected crowd of up to 15,000 people, its co-founderMark “Mak” Page is brutally honest: this festival is not guaranteed to exist in 2027. “It’s not a given, it’s not a case of, miss out this year, maybe come back next year. We need your support now.” This year’s Sesh isn’t just another date in the city’s cultural calendar – it’s the product of financial risk, community faith, and two and a half decades of obsession with grassroots music. Across a long, candid…
Frank Skinner has shared what Tony Iommi and Black Sabbath’s connections to Birmingham have meant to him. The Room 101 comedy legend is a known metalhead – fun fact, he was spotted cutting about 2000trees just weeks ago – and was on hand to chat to Tony Iommi at the press conference in Birmingham where he announced his new solo album, From The Dark. Kerrang! caught up with Frank after the press conference to share what the Sabbath legacy and Tony’s enduring work in music means to him. “In ‘68, when Sabbath started, I was 11. I saw them in…
Photo credit: Sophie WenbanThere is a particular kind of pleasure in listening to crackly vinyl, hearing the ghosts of bluegrass and honky-tonk pioneers through layers of hiss and surface noise. But those records can sometimes leave you wondering what it must have felt like to be in the room. On Tuesday night at Birmingham’s Kitchen Garden Café, The Truffle Valley Boys answered that question in emphatic style. For two hours, the Italian four-piece band didn’t simply recreate the sound of 1940s and 1950s country and bluegrass; they breathed life into it, making music that can sometimes feel sadly trapped in…
Kneecap will release their first mixtape on vinyl for the first time next month.Featuring live favourites C.E.A.R.T.A. and Your Sniffer Dogs Are Shite, the right-song 3CAG originally emerged online in 2018. The West Belfast/Derry trio describe it as “rudimentary as fuck but still bangers.””Our label boss Jeff [Barrett] has been hounding us to put it on vinyl and we gave in,” the band say.The trio – Naoise Ó Cairealláin (Móglaí Bap), Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh (Mo Chara) and JJ Ó Dochartaigh (DJ Próvaí) – outline the tape’s origin story in a post on their website:Latest Videos From Louder”From inside a…
The Beatles’ 1965 album Rubber Soul is to receive a major new deluxe reissue this autumn, featuring newly remixed audio and previously unheard recordings including “Little Girl”, a previously unheard John Lennon song outline that has never before been released or publicly documented. Universal Music Group and Apple Corps Ltd have announced that an expanded Special Edition of Rubber Soul will be released on October 2. Newly mixed by producer Giles Martin and engineer Sam Okell, the collection presents the album in new stereo and Dolby Atmos mixes, alongside the original mono mix, the original US Capitol album and the…
Built around a stripped back, bass heavy production from Keys N Krates, Rise Up blends grime, dancehall and club energy with ease. Chip delivers a slick hook and effortless verses, while Spice brings her trademark charisma and Idris Elba adds his own confident presence to the track. The accompanying video, featuring cameos from JME and filmed at a lively party, also sees Chip sporting Arsenal’s newly unveiled 2026/27 away shirt, further tying together his long standing love of football and music.As the first artist to headline the Here To Stay campaign, Chip’s inclusion feels fitting. More than 20 years after…
Independent Australian hip hop artist Col Darcy returns with ‘Pay Up’, the second single from his forthcoming album Redemption. Built on confident lyricism, sharp wordplay and a laid back yet commanding delivery, the track is a powerful reflection on perseverance, self belief and the rewards that come from forging your own path. Blending classic hip hop influences with polished contemporary production, Pay Up highlights Darcy’s knack for thoughtful storytelling without sacrificing impact.Formerly performing as Caper, Darcy first gained widespread attention with his anti racism anthem How Would You Like To Be Me?, which later featured in the Netflix film A…
Dave East and Harry Fraud join forces on a brand new album, calledPrice Of Pain. It contains 14 songs and features from Snoop Dogg, Styles P, Benny The Butcher and more. Listen to the full project below: Share on Social Mediaxfacebooklinkedinemailwhatsapp View Original Article Here
Ninajirachi and Porter Robinson connect on WannaCry, a bright, volatile electronic collaboration inspired by one of the internet era’s most notorious cyberattacks. First previewed live at Coachella, the track has since surfaced across Primavera Sound, EDC Las Vegas, Project Glow, Dark Mofo and Ninajirachi’s Dark Crystal shows. Its release completes a personal loop for the Australian producer, whose first concert as a teenager was Porter Robinson at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre. More than a decade later, the pair turn their shared history with computer music and online culture into something deliberately synthetic. WannaCry is written from the perspective of the 2017…