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Scowl: “Please don’t check out. I hope I can plant that seed in young people who I see myself in”

Scowl: “Please don’t check out. I hope I can plant that seed in young people who I see myself in”

Since 2021 debut How Flowers Grow, Scowl have become one of the best, coolest hardcore bands in the world. But away from huge victories like performing at Coachella and releasing 2023’s next-level Psychic Dance Routine EP, vocalist Kat Moss found herself struggling, suffering and very nearly giving up. Now, as they return with second album Are We All Angels, the singer is hell-bent on survival…

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Deafheaven: “If power is influence, we have a responsibility to be as understanding, empathetic and knowledgeable as possible”

Deafheaven: “If power is influence, we have a responsibility to be as understanding, empathetic and knowledgeable as possible”

Deafheaven frontman George Clarke has grappled with the self-examination through music for years now. Where his Californian pioneers’ icy blackgaze has often felt like an exercise in abstract deflection, however, awesome sixth album Lonely People With Power finds healing fire in its complex interrogation of human relationships and the art of influence over one another...

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L.S. Dunes: “Making music together is an intimate relationship. We’re not f*cking, but we are giving each other all of our selves”

L.S. Dunes: “Making music together is an intimate relationship. We’re not f*cking, but we are giving each other all of our selves”

L.S. Dunes was never supposed to be a ‘proper band’ but, even by the prolific standards of its esteemed personnel, the post-hardcore collective have gathered unheralded momentum. Ahead of sublime second album Violet, we join vocalist Anthony Green and guitarist Frank Iero to find how what started out “low stress” has grown into a towering monument to positivity and hope…

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The Home Team: “Be true to yourself and your tastes. If you hone your art as much as possible, you will create something that is unique”

The Home Team: “Be true to yourself and your tastes. If you hone your art as much as possible, you will create something that is unique”

They say that hard work pays off, and for Seattle’s purveyors of heavy pop The Home Team, they’re finally reaping the rewards after more than a decade toiling away. With a career-best album in their arsenal and a sold-out UK tour on the horizon, we sit down with mainman Brian Butcher to reflect on how they got here and why they had to keep on pushing – even when all felt lost…

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