Interviews
Long-form conversations with the artists behind the music — on process, pressure, and the songs that almost never happened.
FeaturedNeon Vultures
Neon Vultures on Their Analog Obsession
The Berlin duo dig into why they refuse to go fully digital, the ritual of late-night studio sessions, and building a live show around vintage hardware.
Mara Kessler/2025-03-12/8 min read
There's a warmth in the wear and tear of old machines. When something drifts slightly out of tune, that's where the song actually starts to live.
Ashen Grove
Ashen Grove on Silence, Scale, and the Sea
Recording on a remote Icelandic coast shaped everything about their latest album. The band explain how landscape becomes structure.
2025-02-02/11 min read
Coral Bloom
Coral Bloom's Home Studio Diary
Self-produced, self-recorded, and entirely self-contained — the Lisbon duo on the freedom and pitfalls of doing everything themselves.
2025-01-18/6 min read
Iron Meridian
Iron Meridian on Precision and Power
A decade in, the Gothenburg four-piece talk about the discipline behind their crushing sound and why technicality should never bury the song.
2024-12-09/9 min read