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NOAHFINNCE on Dave Grohl, watching his mom’s cover band and the last gig he went to
Get an insight into the life of pop rock’s breakout star, NOAHFINNCE. The artist discusses the last song he listened to, the last book he read and more.
NOAHFINNCE on ‘My Brain After Therapy’: “It's important to really look inside yourself”
Until recently, Noah Finn Adams (aka NOAHFINNCE) had never been to therapy before. When the time finally came to sit down in front of a therapist and spill his guts, he found himself able to join the dots between his present and his past. Traumatic events from a decade ago were still rippling into his […]
KILLBOY: “I have a fire inside me that ignites when people tell me not to do something”
***This article contains sponsored content*** The most important thing there is to know about KILLBOY is that she doesn’t give a fuck. If she hadn’t been this way, she’d have never started making music in the first place, refusing to let the opposition of her conservative family deter her from engaging with the creative outlet […]
Dorothy on how faith and spirituality inspired third album ‘Gifts From The Holy Ghost’—interview
Three years ago, Dorothy’s eponymous frontwoman had found herself drawn to prayer by the most desperate of situations. The band’s guitar tech had overdosed on their tour bus and, when Dorothy Martin found him, lay mere inches from death. She instinctively began praying for his survival, eventually forming a prayer circle near his body with […]
The new wave of deathcore is expanding the possibilities of what the genre can be
In 2022, breakdowns, pig squeals and gutturals are back in fashion. After years spent lying dormant, deathcore has roared back into life, setting TikTok alight and enjoying a commercial and cultural relevance unlike anything it has had within the past decade. But even though it might seem like the clock’s wound back 15 years, musical […]
Willow Kayne’s genre-smashing music will make you feel more confident
Willow Kayne is here to make you feel like a badass. Hailing from London via the rolling hills of the West Country, the 20-year-old is taking no prisoners with her endlessly sassy putdowns, quick-witted rapping and genre-smashing sound. Fresh off the release of her debut EP, Playground Antics, Kayne’s thinking bigger than taking over the […]
LIGHTS embraced confidence and self-love for fifth album ‘PEP’—interview
When Canadian polymath LIGHTS found herself in a spiral of negative mental health, she didn’t want to dwell on her misery. Instead, she found the antidote in the form of a good old-fashioned pep talk with herself, using positivity as her motivation to get out of bed and try to feel OK again. She gave […]
LIGHTS on the meaning behind 'PEP' single “Prodigal Daughter”
LIGHTS will return with her fifth album, PEP, this Friday (April 1). Ahead of the record, she told us 10 of her “lasts,” from seeing Letterkenny live to cooking some delicious veggie tacos. THE LAST BOOK I READ… It was a book about sexual confidence called Come As You Are. It’s a very empowering book. […]
Holly Humberstone explores growing up in AltPress issue #402 cover story
Whenever she’s asked to describe her sound, Holly Humberstone is never sure quite how to answer. In all truth, she doesn’t think about it in great detail. “I just make the music that I’m into at the time,” she reasons. “I’m generally just trying not to overthink it.” Those of us who devoutly listen to […]