Noel Gardner's guide to the best of New Weird Britain returns, from watery worldbuilding hip-pop to isolationist, field recording-embellished ambient dub sessions Imogen, photo by Nicho Santini You probably realised this long ago, but the idea of people who write about music being some sort of omniscient analysts of the form is absurd. They’re...

Valentina Magaletti, Joe Andrews and Tom Halstead – aka Moin – tell Tony Inglis about deconstructing genre and putting things back together piece by piece, and the enticing new avenues they're exploring on third album You Never End Photo by Amy Gwatkin “I just wanna say I really appreciate this ‘cause nobody ever asks to use my voice for a track.”...

The much-acclaimed new noise rock foursome will play with support from M(h)aol in Dalson amid a slew of UK shows Photo by Helen Messenger Blistering noise rock quartet The None will bring their acclaimed live show to London this month, performing alongside special guests M(h)aol. Taking place on 30 October at The Victoria in Dalston, tickets can...

The Bug Machine Kevin Martin waves his sword about, abuses white goods, and bares his soul (just a little) Machine I by The Bug For the past eighteen months The Bug has been regularly releasing quickfire instrumental assaults on Bandcamp in a series known simply as Machine. The time has come to gather up these ‘floor weapons’ and discharge them...

As Jojo Orme announces details of debut Heartworms album Glutton For Punishment, she speaks to to Jeanette Leech about how fending for herself after a traumatic childhood led to her fierce DIY ethic, confounding sexist music blokes, and why you can love warplanes but still be anti-war “I don’t know how I find the balance in my songwriting,” Jojo...

A quarter century since Black On Both Sides, Stevie Chick dives deep into a savage display of talent from a young artist ready to take it all on, and reflects on the dispersed promise of what was actually to follow “People talk about hip hop like it’s some giant living in the hillside coming down to visit the townspeople… Me, you, everybody – we...