Lisa Wright

As the first UK artist to sign to Phoebe Bridgers' Saddest Factory label , Manchester-based jasmine.4.t is already keeping top tier company; with

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First launching in Paris, Mexico and Los Angeles, the ambitious project aims to bring the great outdoors to the gig space

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Just two songs in, Edinburgh’s Jacob Alon is already delivering the sort of emotionally-flooring, community-fostering gems that cult heroes are made of.

British singer Jojo Orme, support act for St Vincent and more, may have cornered the market in gothic noir informed by a keen interest in the first world war

As frontman of TV On The Radio, Tunde Adebimpe spent the first section of the century at the forefront of New York indie cool. With his solo debut, however, he’s aiming to satiate a different kind of need.

This time last year, Myles Smith was a name still largely contained within the hashtags and shares of TikTok.

With some of the most iconic venues celebrating milestones, and new and exciting places for bands to play springing up, there's a lot to celebrate as a fan of live music during this year's Independent Venue Week, explains Lisa Wright.