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UnCL's Albums Of The Year
UnCL writers reflect on ten of our favourite releases of 2021, presenting a diverse range of records from indie folk to pop-punk to...
Mar 5, 2022
IDLES: Crawler
Crawler is a definite shake up of IDLES formula, seeing the band take a far more personal and experimental approach than any of their...
Dec 30, 2021
Collaboration, Artistry and Female Empowerment with Ray BLK
Interviewed by Alexia Mihaila Ray BLK is an RNB beam of unapologetic artistry, the self-proclaimed ‘prime-minister of enjoyment’ who had...
Nov 27, 2021
Parquet Courts' Sympathy For Life
Sympathy For Life marks perhaps Parquet Courts' boldest change in genre, seeing the band embrace dance-punk and synth-rock in an attempt...
Nov 11, 2021
Becky Hill: From Feature Vocalist to Pop Star
Becky Hill spoke to UNCL about rebranding, the industry and reaching for stardom with her latest single “Space”. Words: Katie Beaton...
Jan 27, 2021
unlabelled: GULZ
Interviewed by Katie Beaton Just before Christmas, I chatted to GULZ, the self-taught singer, songwriter and producer about his new...
Jan 26, 2021
Shygirl: On the rise, and not stopping for air
The London rapper and DJ doesn’t miss a beat in her first album ALIAS. Words: Bella Richards Over a staccato, bouncing, electronic beat...
Jan 25, 2021
unlabelled: Hannah Lev
Transcribed by Alex Rednaxela Interviewed by Omotara Edu Video edited by Yu Kakinoki On a cold Friday in November, I got the opportunity...
Jan 21, 2021
Nightmare Vacation? Lemme get my passport rq
Words: Charlie Johnston After 4 years and 7 mixtapes, the Maryland native rapper’s debut album is finally here. Despite the delays, the...
Jan 6, 2021
Warmduscher to play socially distanced shows at EartH
The London-based band are set to play two socially distanced sets at the Hackney venue on Saturday 12th December Warmduscher’s live shows...
Dec 9, 2020
Into The Rookery
I spoke to Giant Rooks, the German indie-rock band about their upcoming debut album ROOKERY and the impact of COVID on the band. Words:...
Nov 19, 2020
The Show Must Go On: Live Music In the Age of Coronavirus.
When you think of the last gig you went to, what do you remember the most? Perhaps it was queuing in the rain for hours to get to the...
Oct 31, 2020
Why The Long Faces?
“Old and new” – that’s how five-piece alternative rock band The Long Faces describe their sound in three words. Words: Saskia Norman Art:...
Aug 15, 2020
Meeting Mellah
South London's Punk Voice in Disguise Words: Emily Murphy I speak to Liam Ramsden, perhaps known better as the multi-instrumentalist...
Jun 6, 2020
Fiona Apple's Fetch the Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple’s Fetch the Bolt Cutters is a victorious display of the importance of self-examination Words: Seeham Rahman Until now, Fiona...
May 11, 2020
Kvelertak's Splid
By: Austin Scheerer I had a pretty solid Valentine’s Day this year: I went to visit a friend out in Cornwall and we spent the evening...
May 3, 2020
Joy Crookes @ NikeLab 1948
Having been a big fan of Joy Crookes’ music for a while, going to her secret show at NikeLab 1948 in Shoreditch was an opportunity I...
Apr 7, 2020
The Darkness @ The Roundhouse
From the moment frontman Justin Hawkins ran out on stage to smash out the high note of “Rock and Roll Deserves to Die” in a white,...
Apr 2, 2020
Haruomi Brut
Words: Alex Rednaxela Carpenter Brut is the greyhound of dark nostalgia. Leaner than Harry Dean Stanton in Escape From New York and cut...
Mar 12, 2020
5 acts not to miss at this year’s BBC 6 Music Festival in London
Words: Callie Winch The BBC Radio 6 Music Festival begins this Friday in London, featuring over 40 artists in four iconic Camden venues,...
Mar 2, 2020
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