WORDS KATIE HILLIER Rising alternative-pop newcomer, Dandelion is continuing to shape her distinctive world of cinematic pop on her new single Scissors. Written from the perspective of wanting to enter a relationship without carrying the damage of the past into it, the song confronts the frustrating reality that healing cannot be achieved by simply cutting away the parts of yourself you would rather forget. The song was written four years ago in the first apartment Dandelion

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS I met Liv East in the back room of Soho’s Moon Rays on Denmark Street, just next door to Rough Trade, where she’d later be performing an intimate acoustic set from her debut album, FUNKSOULSEX. Upon meeting, Liv offered me crisps and we immediately got nattering, the dream! Some interviews feel like interviews, others feel like you’ve accidentally found someone you could happily sit and talk to for hours. Liv was very much the latter. We chatted abou

From her new single ‘Fall From Grace’ to life on the road with Suki Waterhouse, EMMMA takes us behind the scenes for a day in her life. Some songs deserve a little more than a pair of headphones and a walk around the block. EMMMA’s epic new single, 'Fall From Grace', which dropped yesterday alongside its accompanying music video, is one of them. Taking us on a cinematic journey that feels worthy of the big screen, the track finds EMMA exploring the grief of leaving behind a p

CREATIVE DIRECTION, STYLING & WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS - PHOTOGRAPHY SAMI WELLER - LIGHTING TECHNICIAN ROSS ZILLWOOD - MAKEUP ARTIST MATILDE RIBAU - HAIR STYLIST ASHLEIGH HODGES - LOCATION MASH CREATIVE There’s something beautifully fitting about an album called New Roots arriving at a time of both endings and beginnings. For Ayanna Witter-Johnson, this summer has held both: the loss of her grandfather and the release of a body of work that reaches deep into family, heritage

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS There’s something wonderfully contradictory about niina. Her music can feel like the soundtrack to a questionable 3am decision - messy, euphoric, romantic and very much “fuck it, let’s see what happens” - but underneath the chaos is an artist who has spent the last few years learning when to slow down, when to let go, and when to simply enjoy being alive. After nine years in London, niina found herself craving something different. Lisbon offered the

WORDS GRACEY MAE Seventeen years after creating what would become one of UK Funky’s most beloved anthems, Malika found herself back in the middle of it all, only this time, Go was travelling further than she could have ever imagined. From TikTok to packed dancefloors, radio sets to Notting Hill Carnival, a song released in the late 2000s has found a whole new generation of listeners. And, in true Malika fashion, she’s spent much of it asking the same question: “I don’t know w

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS We’re going back to Mother Nature. And where better to do a little soul-searching than tucked away amongst the trees, away from the noise of everything else? For Connecticut-born artist and creative Evenson, solitude became the setting for Eve. A debut album shaped by reflection, relationships, identity and the slightly messy business of figuring out who you are. Written largely during solitary cabin retreats in the woods, Eve feels like an album bui

WORDS ALICE LAMBERT Typically an artist's favorite F WORD will come at the close of our interview, but for FKJ it seems like the perfect place to start. When I posed the French musician the question, he took a moment to hesitate before he found his response. “Follow”, he says. “I think that’s the answer that I get at the end, that I should follow [what] my heart is saying deep inside.” It’s a notion he is conscious to live by these days, the idea of “not thinking, just to fo

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS One of alt-pop’s emerging artists on our radar, Swedish singer-songwriter Elise Elvira returns with her mesmerising new single, Postcard, out today via United Masters. We all know the feeling of a relationship ending and the pain that comes with having to let go when you still want to remain a part of someone’s life. But perhaps what makes it so painful isn’t just losing that person; it’s losing a piece of yourself, too. The version of you that exist

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS There’s something about the opening of MAIH’s new single, Rivers, that makes the world feel a little bigger. Atmospheric and cinematic, it arrives with the feeling of standing at the top of a mountain, looking out across an endless ocean. It’s expansive, emotional and just a little bit overwhelming...the kind of song that makes you want to roll the car windows down, sing at full volume and not care who’s listening. For Norwegian singer and songwriter

WORDS MAISIE JANE DANIELS Connecticut-born and Nigerian American, Africaine is a singer, songwriter and producer who blends R&B and soul with Afropop and wider Pan-African influences, creating a project rooted in love, vulnerability, self-discovery and the courage to choose yourself. Africaine’s Nigerian heritage, gospel roots and upbringing between Connecticut and New York have all shaped the artist she is today, giving her a rich perspective that feeds into both her music a

WORDS JENN LEHWALD All Points East is back, and while the festival always brings some huge names to London, we’re looking beyond the main stages to some of the newer artists we think are worth knowing. For this ONES2WATCH, we’re highlighting some of the emerging talent across the festival from their music and style to their overall aesthetic. These are some of the names we think you should have on your radar. FRIDAY 21ST ODEAL When we first sat down with Odeal, he was already