UTO cook up glitchy electro from their cosy country home
100%: The French couple chat UFOs, onion tatins and “upping” the “ante” on their excellent second album.
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Xsgacha are veterans of Hong Kong’s underground music scene
THE FACE meets the shadowy duo at Clockenflap festival to talk about surviving in one of the world’s most expensive cities.
The best new tracks, picked by our staff
Rated by The Face: a playlist featuring I. Jordan, Little Simz, Erika de Casier and GloRilla.
HiTech are on a mission to save club culture
The rowdy and raunchy trio are the hottest new act in Detroit’s club scene. They share their manifesto just before hitting the stage in London for the first time.
Long Beach rapper Seafood Sam wants to make you feel free
100%: The soul-soothing artist talks dreams, desserts and wanting to play Busta Rhymes in his biopic.
Inside Frost Children’s genre-flipping, crowd-surfing, guitar-smashing tour
We report from the buzzing sibling duo’s New York show, for which they were both the support act and the headliners.
Podcast: Maison Margiela, rap rivalries and Paul Mescal’s hot streak
Here’s your weekly cultural digest – rounding up the stories that you should care about in film, fashion and music.
The best new tracks, picked by our staff
Rated by The Face: a playlist featuring John Glacier, Jawnino, Daine and Zlatan.
Our New Noise show with HiTech and Chy Cartier was wild
And we've got photos to prove it.
Glastonbury has launched its Emerging Talent Competition
Here’s a chance to perform at the world’s most iconic festival.
Äyanna is making playful pop for a new generation
100%: With about 20,000 selfies on her phone, the Kingston-via-London musician is poised for superstardom. Here, she talks Megan Thee Stallion, bacon sarnies and never paying on dates.
Belfast rap group Kneecap: “Our music is provocative, but it’s a mirror to society”
Since 2017, the controversy-baiting trio have nurtured a DIY Irish-language music scene. Now, they're on the cusp of an international breakthough, and their drug-addled biopic has won an award at the Sundance Film Festival.
The best new tracks, picked by our staff
Rated by The Face: a playlist featuring Skepta, Ice Spice, Sainté and Megan Thee Stallion.
Meth Math’s path to a reggaeton revolution
100%: Ángel Ballesteros, the lead singer of the Mexico-based trio, talks Justin Bieber, their Nick León-produced debut album and finally listening to mum’s advice.
Dave: Streatham Vale to the World
Aniefiok Ekpoudom on the making of Dave – voice of a generation and creator of the defining British rap album of its time – taken from his new book Where We Come From.
The best new tracks, picked by our staff
Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring Nia Archives, Smerz, Kim Gordon and Teezo Touchdown.
How Naomi Sharon went from theatre kid to Drake protégée
100%: We quizzed the Rotterdam-based singer-songwriter about Sting, Real Housewives and healing from heartbreak.
Here’s the line-up for The Face’s first New Noise show of 2024
Our free event series is back. Sign up for fresh-sounding UK rap from Chy Cartier and hyperactive ghettotech from HiTech.
The best new tracks, picked by our staff
Rated by THE FACE: a playlist featuring Lil Nas X, 21 Savage, Ariana Grande and Erika de Casier.
J. Caesar is making poignant, sensual soul music
100%: The young romantic talks Liverpool F.C., morning curries and “far righteousness”.
The best new tracks, picked by our staff
Rated by The Face: a playlist featuring Shygirl, Central Cee, Tems and Felix Lee.
Up-and-coming soul singer Elmiene: “If I can’t make you cry, I’ve failed”
100%: We quizzed the fast-rising soul musician about D’Angelo, choccy Digestives and the beauty of perusing a really good menu.
9 rising music acts you should listen to
From neo-ghettotech to bilingual future-funk, here are THE FACE’s recommendations for refreshing your playlist.
The best music features we published in 2023
Our Music Director picks some of this year's highlights, including reports on Berlin club culture and British-Somali rap, as well as exclusive interviews with Casisdead and Jack Antonoff.
