John Calvert is a "guilt-ridden ultra-fan" of "misogynist" Canadian R&B star The Weeknd and here, instead of brushing the themes of his music under the carpet or attempting to explain them away as 'theatre', he takes a forensic look at his lyrical content
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
Ahead of performances of Thar Farraige (Over Sea) in Bradford and London for the New Music Biennial, Patrick Clarke speaks to composer Linda Buckley and musicians The Maxwell Quartet and Brìghde Chaimbeul about the work's blending of Irish and Scottish music, its guiding themes of migration and connection to place, and more