As the Cumbrian quartet prepare to release their "'fuck you' to adulthood", Boy King, their singer and guitarist takes us through 13 LPs that shaped it, including Nine Inch Nails, Max Richter and Oneohtrix Point Never
As Paul McCartney reissues McCartney II, Stephen Dalton asks him about the creation of his most forward-thinking record, Delia Derbyshire, potentially collaborating with Gorillaz... and suggests that Macca's next LP should be death metal
Gerald Simpson is an acid house and jungle trailblazer whose groundbreaking releases have defined the course of UK dance music history. He talks to Jaša Bužinel about bringing the avant garde tradition of Sun Ra, Lee "Scratch" Perry and George Clinton into the 21st century, plus his Trip City collaboration
Ahead of their Quietus Social show in support of Alexander Tucker, Eden Tizard speaks to Gentle Stranger about audience responses, the dialogue between a musician and non-musician approach, and their own post-clown ethos. Pictures by Daniel Gatenio