After the end of jazz outliers Polar Bear, their leader Seb Rochford underwent monumental personal change. He speaks to Patrick Clarke about re-connecting with his Indian heritage, studying under master musicians in Mysuru, and the ancient texts that informed his staggering new project
London's Shabaka Hutchings and Tom Skinner sit down with Tristan Bath to discuss the free-flowing and vibrant grooves of their new quartet Sons Of Kemet, and how they emerge from a desire to explore the hidden currents linking the world's musics together
Lou Doillon's debut album of enigmatic folk pop Places has been a surprise hit in her native France. In advance of a London show at Queen Elizabeth Hall this week, she speaks with Jeremy Allen about the pressures of growing up in a family of famous musicians
As she releases the first track 'Heels' - which you can listen to below - from a new EP, Billy Nomates, aka Tor Maries, speaks to Patrick Clarke about class barriers, the fragility of DIY musicianship, and the government's 'sinister' disregard for an industry on the edge of collapse