With new album V, Bay Area duo Barn Owl soar into more overtly electronic territories than ever before, infusing the gorgeous, glacial drones of their earlier work with a dub-inspired sense of shifting space. Ned Raggett catches up with them to discuss this gradual evolution
The annual Eurosonic festival sets out to showcase Europe's best upcoming bands - Laurie Tuffrey headed to Groningen in the Netherlands to take in athletic motorik rock, excellent psychedelic pop and an analog synth orchestra. Pictures courtesy of Bart Heemskerk/Eurosonic Noorderslag
As Dizzee Rascal releases his first album since 2017, he guides Aaron Bishop through the songs that shaped him and how the artists behind them resonated with him from being the only black kid playing Nirvana on the estate to smoking with Snoop Dogg.