WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS - PHOTOGRAPHY MADELINE CARSTENSEN It was a grey, rainy London day when I met Danish-Zambian singer-songwriter Kwamie Liv in a Camden café, to talk about her new album, Yesterday for Tomorrow. Despite the hum of conversation and the usual hustle and bustle around us, there was something immediately warm and open about her presence. We found our little corner, settled in and got talking. When I asked what Yesterday for Tomorrow would taste like, Kwamie

DESIGNER MARIA GOUNDRY - PHOTOGRAPHER NICO BRADLEY-WYATT - STYLIST LAYLA - MAKEUP ARTIST EVA NIKOLAEVA - MODELS VENUS STAR & SINGITA DIEDERICKS - ASSISTANTS CHARLIE STEWART & NICOLE PALMIER What happens when the university workshops close, the student support runs out, but the creative drive refuses to go anywhere? Enter emerging designer Maria Goundry. An independent label born from a desire to keep creating, using what was already there. Built from fabric scraps, deadstock,

PHOTOGRAPHER ERYNN WAKEFIELD -STYLIST ALLYSON NIBUNGCO - MODEL MARISSA GIAM - PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT LYDIA FRIES Photographed by New York-based photographer Erynn Wakefield, Arrangement explores the relationship between people, objects and the spaces they inhabit. Through a playful interplay of fashion photography and scanned photographic prints, Wakefield experiments with the way images can be transformed through the simplest of interventions - from printing and scanning to

CREATIVE PRODUCER + STYLIST BIANCA NICOLE - VIDEOGRAPHER + PHOTOGRAPHER MARCUS HESSENBERG - MAKE UP ARTIST JULIA EDWARDS - HAIRSTYLIST ASHLEIGH HODGES - STYLIST ASSISTANT DAHLIA HELLERSTEIN - INTERVIEW JENN LEHWALD Genre bending, rule breaking and unapologetically alternative, BINA is carving out a space entirely her own. Blending alt-pop with indie, rock and punk influences, her latest mixtape, SOFT RAGE, explores the complexities of anger, vulnerability and the freedom of e

PHOTOGRAPHY GRAHAM TURNER - WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS There's something rather cinematic about Rosanna in Waves' debut album, Balancing Act. The kind of record that has you mentally flicking through scenes from your own life, each track offering a different snapshot, emotion or fleeting memory. Part coming-of-age montage, part late-night road movie, it's an energetic introduction to an artist who isn't afraid to look a little closer at the world around her. Released today, th

From navigating heartbreak to learning to trust her own path, Essence Martins’ new EP explores the messy realities of growing up and finding your feet. There’s a particular kind of London maths that never quite adds up. You leave the house, tap into the Underground, pick up a coffee and perhaps something for lunch, and somehow you’re £50 down before the day has even begun. Life moves quickly, money disappears even faster, and somewhere between trying to keep up and figuring i

Forget the 5am wake-ups and endless wellness rules. Discover how small, sustainable habits can help you feel stronger, more energised and nourished every day. You've probably seen the content: wake up at 5am, meditate for twenty minutes, squeeze in a workout, drink a green smoothie containing approximately seventeen ingredients, journal, cold plunge and somehow make it to work on time. Somewhere along the way, looking after ourselves became a full-time job. There's always ano

OPENING IMAGE: PHOTOGRAPHY SONYA MAZURYK - CREATIVE PRODUCTION MAISIE JANE DANIELS - STYLING BIANCA NICOLE - HAIR MATTHEW GAVIN - MAKEUP ROSIE MCGINN - PHOTOGRAPHY ASSISTANT ELLIS DUCKWORTH - LOCATION MASH CREATIVE STUDIO - WORDS ROB CORSINI When ZHU started his career, he strove to maintain his anonymity. At shows, he’d be shrouded in shadows, a faceless figure overlooking the crowds who’d come to see him play. At the time, this was what he knew he needed to present - placi

The Tamil-Swiss artist is bringing the South Asian-inspired grooves and a whole lot of feel-good energy with her new single ‘Madras’ - and trust us, you’ll want this one on repeat. You know that feeling when you’re in the back of a taxi with your best mates, heading out for the night or exploring somewhere completely new? The music’s on, the windows are down, someone’s singing at full pelt and the questionable bum-shuffling has officially begun. Suddenly, the whole vibe of th

With new single Pressure (Who Cares What’s Coming?), the London-based Turkish alternative-pop artist is turning unsolicited advice, simmering frustration and other people’s expectations into a reminder to back yourself. There’s nothing quite like someone who knows absolutely nothing about you telling you exactly how to live your life. Whether it’s unsolicited advice from people who haven’t tried to understand you or the endless noise of other people’s expectations, sometimes

WORDS & PHOTOGRAPHY MAX KESSELL It's 1:30 am, and I'm sitting here looking at the blinking cursor of Google Docs, rehighlighting the same sentence at the top of the page… “Electro psychosis”. It was the term I’d come up with to describe the band tightrope. Having attended one of their shows at the Shacklewell Arms two weeks before, I became enamoured by them. A bubbling rockstar duo whose sound sat somewhere between mythical siren-like music and your dad's old record collecti

Five DIY lash brands to know for a soft, barely-there finish, plus tips for getting that effortlessly wide-awake look at home. Minimal makeup has a funny problem. When you skip foundation, heavy liner and a full face of product, your lashes suddenly have to do a lot of the work. Mascara can only do so much, while a full strip lash against an otherwise bare face can sometimes feel a little… much. Enter DIY lash clusters. They can add subtle definition and density without requi