Some music documentaries reinforce or dispel the mythos around our most beloved musicians, some are tragic, some mysterious, some down right hilarious. Here’s some you need to see:
Author: Tom Curtis-Horsfall
BRODKA: “I don’t calculate, I don’t try to please everybody.”
Evolving from reality show hopeful to empowered pop music provocateur, BRODKA locks horns with the patriarchy on her new album BRUT.
Wyldest: “I found myself talking about all the imbalances in society, constantly.”
The process of writing her new album, Monthly Friend, helped Wyldest realise the limitations that are put on women – not only just in music, in life as a whole – but also the advantages.
LIVE: Silvertwin @ Paper Dress Vintage
In an excitable and long-overdue return to live music, the retro soft rock revivalists bring 70s sonics and carefully studied three-part harmonies to the Hackney venue.
Descendents announce new album 9th & Walnut + new single ‘Baby Doncha Know’
The punk veteran’s new album has been in works since 2002, but was scrapped by the band’s classic lineup after the death of guitarist Frank Navetta.
Ventnor Fringe 2021: Gengahr, Billy Nomates, Los Bitchos, Do Nothing join lineup
The boutique, multi-disciplinary festival held on the Isle of Wight reveals their first names for 2021’s edition.
Juan Wauters: “I try to make a point of my music describing me as a person.”
Wauters’ new album Real Life Situations is a patchwork of the Uruguayan’s life experiences, a testament to invaluable friendships he’s made along the way, and an ode of gratitude to his career in music. We spoke to him about his collaborative new album which is out now on Captured Tracks.
Communions: “Things are slowly disintegrating. It’s hard not be at least a little dystopian.”
Communions are grappling with an existential crisis. The result? Their most accomplished work to date. We spoke to the Copenhagen indie band about the conception of their latest album, Pure Fabrication.
Faye Webster announces new album, I Know I’m Funny haha, + new single ‘Cheers’
The Atlanta artist’s new album, led by the chuggier, rhythm-heavy ‘Cheers’ is set for release on 25th June via Secretly Canadian.
LIVE: Tame Impala – Innerspeaker live from Wave House
CBD softbois Tame Impala return to their riff-heavy roots with a live playthrough of stellar debut album Innerspeaker, in a move that shows how far the band has come but brings the psych-rock purists, the stoners, and the loners back on side.