Oct 18, 2022 By Mark Redfern Photography by Nwaka Okparaeke Little Simz has won the 2022 Mercury Prize. It was announced tonight in a ceremony in London that was originally supposed to happen in September, but was postponed at the last minute when the Queen died. Little Simz won for her 2021 album, Sometimes I […]
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Mercury Prize 2022 Nominees Announced: Wet Leg, Yard Act, Gwenno, Harry Styles, and More
Jul 26, 2022 By Mark Redfern Photography by Hollie Fernando This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by Wet Leg, Yard Act, Gwenno, Harry Styles, Jessie Buckley & Bernard Butler, Self Esteem, and more. The full list is below. Wet Leg (Rhian Teasdale and Hester Chambers) are nominated […]
Arlo Parks Wins the 2021 Mercury Prize – Watch Her Acceptance Speech and Performance
Sep 09, 2021 By Mark Redfern London-based singer Arlo Parks has won the 2021 Mercury Prize for her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, released back in January via Transgressive. Watch her accept the award and perform the album’s “Too Good” at the ceremony tonight. The BBC have also shared ceremony performances from other nominees, including […]
Arlo Parks Shares Unknown Mortal Orchestra Remix of “Too Good”
Jul 28, 2021 By Mark Redfern Photography by Alex Waespi London-based singer Arlo Parks released her debut album, Collapsed in Sunbeams, back in January via Transgressive. Now she has shared a remix of the album’s “Too Good,” done by Unknown Mortal Orchestra (mainly the project of New Zealand-born Ruban Nielson). Listen below, followed by the […]
Mercury Prize 2021 Nominees Announced: Wolf Alice, Arlo Parks, Mogwai, and More
Jul 22, 2021 By Mark Redfern Photography by Jordan Hemingway This year’s Mercury Prize nominees have been announced and they include the latest albums by Wolf Alice; Arlo Parks; Mogwai; Black Country, New Road; Floating Points and Pharoah Sanders; Laura Mvula; and more. The full list is below. Wolf Alice previously won in 2018 for […]
Sons of Kemet Share New Song “To Never Forget the Source”
Apr 23, 2021 By Mark Redfern Photography by Udoma Janssen British jazz quintet Sons of Kemet are releasing a new album, Black to the Future, on May 14 via Impulse! Now they have shared the album’s second single, short instrumental track “To Never Forget the Source.” Listen below. In a press release, saxophonist and band […]