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Drawing from post-hardcore, twee and emo, the Exeter trio's intoxicating energy feels like an invitation to form your own band
The Midwestern band's latest record looks back to help them move forward. They tell NME about reconnecting with and reframing the past, ambient anxiety and the power of openness
The LA-based powerpop project's triumphant debut is a celebration of low-stakes creativity in the slacker-skater tradition
From Acid Bath and Goatwhore to Exhumed and Exodus, some of metal's biggest names are queuing up to collab with Michael W. Klein
London trio Ebbb search for joy in connection through transportive choral hooks, thrilling live shows and hyper-relatable lyrical catharsis
Chanel Beads' second album might share its name with his first, but here the New York artist is all about refinement rather than repetition.
Zoh Amba earned wide critical acclaim as a saxophonist in New York's free jazz scene. Now they've forged a whole new musical identity
"I play a lot harder than most." Kashus Culpepper has been on a whirlwind guitar journey, and he's just getting started.
Driven by a multi-disciplinary need to make art and forge community, Chicago trio Lifeguard are thriving by doing things their own way
Who needs Worthy Farm? From woodland raves and psych freakouts to fell walks and barbecue hoedowns, there's a festival for everyone this summer. And some of them don't even require a tent
Switching from convulsive rhythmic thrills to shimmering introspection, the Brooklyn indie-rockers' music defies expectations and is viscerally of the moment
Lindsey Jordan aka Snail Mail on troublesome but magical Gibson SGs, trying stuff out, and making label-backed records feel DIY
Byrne again reimagines the possibilities of the live gig, creating a vision of egalitarianism backed by elastic bass and polyrhythms
Converge's Kurt Ballou on capturing the kinetic energy of a live show and the need to "exercise restraint" with digital technology
These artists on the NME 100 of 2026 have the potential to shape the future of music. If they're on our radar - they should be on yours
Spawned from hardcore icons Turnstile and Trapped Under Ice, Angel Du$t has always been a little different - here's why
Theo Zhykharyev, the Ukrainian wizard working low-profile under this brand since 2017 has pivoted to a new realm which blends ferocious energy with freewheeling fun
On her new EP 'Her Side', the London composer seeks to provoke and delight with emotionally intelligent songs that attack convention
Emerging from Cork with a debut album that embraces emotional ambiguity and granular storytelling, Cardinals won't be pigeonholed as just another Irish band
Dry Cleaning's Tom Dowse picks out his five formative guitar influences - but don't expect Le Bon to be spinning any mathcore any time soon...
The band's melodic new indie-punk album seems a change of pace. But it can't mask the frontman's brutal honesty. He talks about childhood trauma - and partying with Post Malone
Snarling, genre-mashing Austin quartet Die Spitz are the most exciting new rock band on the planet, and they're doing everything their way
Bryan Garris speaks to NME about Knocked Loose's banner 2024 and why sticking up for hardcore values feels like second nature to them.
The US singer-songwriter graduates to the UK's biggest venues with a theatrical show to match, featuring a house on fire, Allen Ginsberg recitals and some very real tears
Since its release last year, Friko's debut album has taken the band around the world and built community from Illinois to China
There will always be tension between where you come from and where you’re going. On their new record, Guided Tour, High Vis bend this reality to their will.
As Patti Smith's debut single turns 50, punk musicians and music writers pick the songs that define the genre's resistance, rebellion and refusal
Huw brings together a panel of musicians and experts to discuss the week's new releases.
Wishy's 'Triple Seven' is a thrilling mix of dream-pop textures and shoegaze guitar bliss-outs that will hit people like a 40-minute headrush
Drain, Terror, Scowl, End It and Angel Du$t discuss the Good Good tour for the summer cover of Alt Press
Whether as an artist or working behind the mixing desk, from major-label megastars to drone-metal auteurs, here's a selection of the late musician's greatest work
From GEL's sensational debut to giving rising stars Militarie Gun their first-ever release, Convulse Records are on the cutting edge of what's happening...
'Wastelands of my Fathers' is a new exhibition taking a vivid look into an under-reported chapter in punk's story.
Keith Morris is annoyed with himself. It’s just after nine on a Monday morning in Los Angeles and he is still in bed, having missed an email confirming our interview. “I'm seven minutes late,” he grumbles. “Normally, I'll be the first guy to the party.”
Al and Nancy Barile discuss 'How Much Art Can You Take?', a new book compiling commentary from the band and never-before-seen photography by Philin Phlash.
They've spent years toying with journalists, using fake names or sending actors to interviews. Now the ad guy behind the elusive Detroit band lifts the lid on the Armed multiverse
In the words of co-owner Che Figueroa: "This is as big as I've seen hardcore in my whole life." That's thanks in no small part to Flatspot Records, and...
The destruction of Fuzzbrain studios dispossessed the local bands who recorded there for free - until owner Ben Spence's neighbourhood gave them a second chance
Spot, who has died aged 71, went from rollerskating jazz head to in-house producer for SST Records, home to Black Flag, Hüsker Dü and more - and defined the expansive sound of US punk
The frontman and guitarist for some of the most influential post-hardcore bands was a self-deprecating talent who inspired generations with his fearless approach
Touché Amoré’s Jeremy Bolm discusses the monster undertaking of documenting screamo's resurgence at home and abroad
Before they take to the stage with Cale for his 80th birthday concert, the three reflect on how Wales's greatest living musician subverted what it means to be a Welsh musician
As the Beeb celebrates its centenary, we take a look at its most memorable pop moments, from the birth of grime to the first sightings of Bob Dylan and Bob Marley, plus TOTP goes Madchester and countless classic Peel sessions
From bleeding noses to crowd surfing, three image-makers reflect on capturing the scene in all its wild glory.
at Flynn's scream of "U-S-M-A!" hangs in the air at the Underworld in Camden, London. A guy in a billowing white T-shirt dives from the stage and is held aloft by the crowd - a typically energetic snapshot from a hardcore show. Except that, on this occasion, it's not all that typical.
In this week's Bay Watch, Andrew Kline of Berthold City chats about the rise of hardcore, the motives behind his important Los Angeles label WAR Records,...
Jim Saah's new book featuring hundreds of bands brings together images he shot of DC's riotous punk gigs in the '80s and '90s.
The US songwriter beautifully combines the bright indie-folk of new album Reality with the unruly energy of his earlier days
As Gulch continue their farewell run this month, we look at the Bay Area hardcore heroes' incredible ascent, and why their decision to call it a day so...
Photographer Melanie Nissen recalls capturing the characters, fashions and rarefied chaos of a rapidly-expanding set of punk bands who helped to redefine...
As the former Sonic Youth guitarist reveals his sixth new solo album, we caught up with 62-year-old noise pioneer to talk weird tunings, writing "straight up pop songs", how he's learned to be a band leader, and why he can't separate his songs from the guitars he recorded them with.
A mass of bodies huddled together outside the 100 Club in London before work, sipping coffee, and waiting to see Savages.