From Coffee Shops to Sold-Out Shows, F Word catches up with Izzy Escobar Fresh off a sold-out night here in F Word’s home city of London, Cuban–Italian singer, songwriter, and pianist Izzy Escobar lets us step into a day in her life on tour - the coffee, the chaos, the quiet, and the rituals that keep her grounded between cities. London isn’t just another tour stop for Izzy. After a breakup, she took herself on a solo trip here - a reset, a reckoning, a place where she someh

WORDS RACHEL EDWARDS - PHOTOGRAPHY HASHIM MUSA JR Last Saturday marked the summer solstice, and if there's one thing people cannot get enough of, it's a reason to manifest. " The universe is not on a budget !" my friend shouts at me over a glass of wine, eyeing my two measly resolutions scribbled on the back of a receipt. It's one thing to make the vision board, quite another to follow through. But for singer-songwriter KATMORE , transformation wasn’t just a whim; it was an

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS It had been one of those weeks, the sort of week that ends with me in the bath with a Babybel (don’t knock it till you’ve tried it). With one soapy hand dangerously close to dripping my laptop, I pressed play on Yijia’s new album TU . There’s something about the thrill of risking breaking your laptop while discovering new music that makes it feel extra alive. The opening track, Willow Flowers , eases you in softly - a gentle, transportive piece tha

WORDS RACHEL EDWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY HAMPUS HJELLSTROM Swedish singer-songwriter and Ivor Novello nominee Elina returns with her most personal work to date, " A Place I Recognize ", out today. Written during a transformative period in her life, A Place I Recognize  was born after Elina made the huge decision to leave Stockholm and return to the countryside where she grew up. Returning to her roots turned out to serve her well, allowing her the space to reconnect with herself an

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS November is calling and, with it, ten days where London becomes a living instrument — the EFG London Jazz Festival returns from 14–23 November 2025 , bringing with it a global tide of music, movement and conversation. Now in its 33rd year, the Festival has built a world of its own: a meeting ground for icons, boundary-pushers and quiet radicals. This year’s programme leans into what jazz has always done best — collaboration, collision, and communio

WORDS RACHEL EDWARDS Last night the sky was lit up with fireworks, and if there’s one thing about a firework, it’s that it demands to be seen. It makes sense then that today, singer-songwriter Allegra  releases her brand new EP. Out now via Radikal Records, the five-track EP marks her most confident era yet. Having already built a loyal fanbase due to her candid lyrics and honesty regarding her own experiences in love, her recently released track Red  feels like a turning poi

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS “EGO” is the disco-synth-tinged track from pop-sensation Agnes , released on September 5th. This track comes with a hypnotic music video directed by Swim Club, and it’s nothing short of cinematic. As she rides on a motorbike through an open universe filled with flashes of neon, you can feel the song’s playful pulse echoing every rev of her engine. I caught up with Agnes to talk about the track, which she describes as the first song she wrote for her

WORDS RACHEL EDWARDS PHOTOGRAPHY A NDREW HUANG THOMAS Not many people can say they've written an album describing their time in a coma, but that's exactly what Latin singer songwriter Bruses did when she wrote Desde El Coma , out today. The five time Grammy nominated artist's sophomore album feels like a reclaiming of self and a sort of sonic rebirth. Bruses, born in Tijuana, Baja California, nearly lost her life at age 20 after a car accident left her with life-threatening

Green Man 2025 was its most political yet - where calls for freedom, the preservation of language, and the power of joy rang out across four unforgettable days. words maisie jane daniels - opening image marieke macklon It’s F Word’s fifth year at Green Man Festival , and there’s a reason I couldn’t wait to step foot on Welsh soil time after time. Green Man has become that sacred pocket in the year where I step out of the dystopian landscapes of everyday life and float into s

WORDS RACHEL EDWARDS Ron Dadon is (r)on our radar. The singer-songwriter, who returned from a five year hiatus with Sweet Nothing in...

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Leicester newcomers The Harbours channel indie nostalgia and guitar-driven charm on their feel-good debut EP Are We There Yet? words...