Rowena Wise: Bad Things Feel Beautiful
Naarm/Melbourne-based alternative indie folk artist Rowena Wise releases her second solo album on 7th August. Having just released a new music video featuring four minutes of improvised, interpretive dance, one might have expected her to have compiled a positive collection of songs. “There’s a song about realising that the most loving act is to let go of someone, and there’s also a song about sort of complex intimacy within like family dynamics, or within a romantic one, or with friends, or with someone you can’t really label your connection with. And there’s more themes about mental health, all throughout this new album”.
Alexandra Kay On Second Wind, Self-Belief And Country Music’s Biggest Stages
Fresh from making her BST Hyde Park debut alongside Garth Brooks, Zac Brown Band and Ashley McBryde, Alexandra Kay is firmly establishing herself as one of country music’s fastest-rising stars. With her sophomore album Second Wind now out and a growing international audience behind her, the Illinois singer-songwriter continues to prove that persistence can be every bit as powerful as overnight success.
Des Rocs: To Hell And Back For “Spiritual Nourishment”
“Profoundly emotional and intense, yet extremely entertaining rock and roll roller-coaster that will take you on a journey of emotions, all the way that a great film would”. New York’s Danny Rocco, with his Des Rocs project, is a man on a mission of rock n’ roll...
Janet Devlin: Embracing The Chaos And Owning The Narrative
Sitting in a London studio amid the constant churn of filming, editing, releasing, and preparing for another run of live shows, Janet Devlin is exactly where you’d expect her to be: in motion. Even before the conversation properly begins, she’s laughing about the whirlwind surrounding her latest release.
Anella Finds Himself In Motion On ‘Ask Me How I’ve Been’
Sitting inside the New York offices of Def Jam Recordings, Anella is rarely still. Conversations blur into handshakes, introductions fold into ideas, and somewhere between it all, his latest project Ask Me How I’ve Been takes shape—not just as a release, but as a reckoning.
Midge Ure: Two Worlds, One Vision – The Relentless Return Of A Synth Pioneer
It has been twelve years since the release of Midge Ure’s last album of original material. Since the 1970s, he has been a prominent, innovative force whose wild musical ambition has known no bounds. He was the frontman of new wave band Ultravox, the guitarist and...
Alana Springsteen: Turning Vulnerability Into Strength
When I caught Alana Springsteen live at the Long Road Festival last summer, the performance felt like something special. The sun was blazing, the crowd was buzzing, and Springsteen’s effortless connection with the audience turned the set into one of the highlights of...
Like A Pomeranian With A Switchblade — Starbenders Unleash The Beast
Atlanta glam-rock firestarters Starbenders have never been a band to sit still — stylistically, geographically or emotionally. Over the past year they’ve drip-fed singles from their fourth album The Beast Goes On, each accompanied by increasingly surreal visuals,...
&U&I: Back From The Break, In The Room, And In Their Element
There’s a particular kind of electricity that happens when a band reunites after years apart. Sometimes it’s cautious, sometimes nostalgic, but sometimes, like tonight at Muthers Studios in Digbeth, it hits like a jolt of familiar voltage: instant, loud, chaotic, and...
Cody Pennington: From Nashville Roots To UK Arena Dreams
Country music may have its home in Nashville, but Cody Pennington has found an unlikely second heartland across the Atlantic. The Tennessee-born artist is half way through one of his biggest UK country tours selling close to 25,000 tickets, a leap from the 5,000 he...
“It Has Been a Whirlwind” — But Hannah McFarland Is Just Getting Started
Alabama country singer Hannah McFarland has barely had a chance to catch her breath. Since releasing her Broken Hearts EP in February, her career has skyrocketed with opportunities she once only dreamed of.
Maya Lane On The Hurt And The Healing: From Vulnerability to Growth
On a rain-soaked evening in London, rising singer-songwriter Maya Lane celebrated the release of her brand-new EP The Hurt And The Healing with an intimate show at The Grace. Just weeks earlier, we had met under sunnier skies at The Long Road Festival, beers and whiskies in hand, denim and sunshine everywhere. Now, umbrellas and storm clouds in tow, it felt fitting that Lane’s new project, a record that navigates through storms towards moments of calm, should arrive on a night like this.
Robbie Cavanagh: Confidence, Craft, And Capturing Audiences
It was a wet evening in London when I met singer-songwriter Robbie Cavanagh at The Grace. Fresh from playing The Long Road Festival, Robbie reflected on his style, stage presence, and the evolution of his music.
Sykamore Shines At The Long Road Festival
The late summer sun bathed Stanford Hall in gold as festival-goers wandered the grounds, the hum of distant stages blending with laughter and chatter. It was here, amid the vibrant energy of the festival, that I caught up with Sykamore, whose warmth and approachability are as inviting as the storytelling in her music.
Maya Lane: Storytelling On Every Stage
The Long Road Festival prides itself on being a home for all shades of Americana, from boot-stomping honky-tonk to delicate folk storytelling. On Friday, I caught one of those quieter, more intimate moments when Maya Lane stepped onto the Front Porch stage. Her...
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