Music

The sound of England

Inspired by cyphers, sound systems and local music heroes, these cutting-edge artists are keeping folk tradition alive.

What hyperpop did next

After 2023, PC Music will stop releasing new music, while cutting-edge artists at the forefront of the sound are switching up their style. Does hyperpop have a life beyond the label that birthed it?

Nate Brazier wants to rewrite the pop formula

100%: With three EPs and a few viral TikTok tracks under his belt, the 20-year-old is cooking up a distorted, breakbeat-influenced flavour of R&B. We asked him all about Lorde, Mexican food and the perils of indecision.

Podcast: Fans behaving badly

Doja Cat is beefing with her own stans and no star is safe from being pelted with random objects during their live performances. Is this the year that music fandom fandom got out of control?

Say Zen

The angry Irish girl – the Sinéad of the savage crop and mouth to match – is a thing of the past. At 22, Sinéad is discovering the joys of marriage, motherhood and, not least, mysticism. You can hear this in the softer, more spiritual songs written for her new LP. It is, says Sinéad, like being visited by the Holy Ghost…

The best of THE FACE. Straight to your inbox. 

Loading...
00:00 / 00:00