Ya Tseen: the Alaska-based star mixing psych pop and giant political art Activist, musician, visual artist – the performer is always breaking down boundaries. His collab-heavy new album is potent, tender and all about togetherness Indian Yard may have been recorded in such far-flung locations as New York, Texas, Seattle and Lake Como in Italy Read more about The Guardian: Ya Tseen[…]
Cottage industry: the enduring power of the ‘cabin in the woods’ album From Bon Iver to Taylor Swift, artists and audiences continue to be drawn to the homespun allure of the isolation album For some, the “cabin in the woods album” aesthetic reached critical mass around 2011, with a headline in the Onion: “Man Just Read more about The Guardian: Isolation albums[…]
Lianne La Havas shares the story behind her new, self-titled album Lianne La Havas’s new, self-titled album was just released to critical acclaim on Nonesuch Records in the US. Here, she talks with writer Sophie Harris about her third album, which spans the arc of a relationship and reflects musical references as varied as Milton Read more about Nonesuch: Lianne La Havas[…]
Part of a year-long series of London Social columns I wrote for Time Out London to support the city’s small, often obscure community groups; other subjects included the Gay Gordons Scottish linedancing club, the Rat & Mouse Society, and the completely inspiring seniors at Age Exchange. ‘It’s touch move Paul, and you did touch it!’ Read more about Time Out London: Chess Club[…]
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Kiosk Magazine: To Boldly Go Honest Jon’s Alan Scholefield talks to Sophie Harris through some of the iconic London record label’s key releases. It is a London story like no other: In the 40-odd years since opening its doors as a record shop in Ladbroke Grove, Honest Jon’s has been, variously, a pillar of the Read more about Kiosk: Honest Jon’s[…]
Investigating why Russian people sniff bread while drinking vodka offers a portal into the realities of Russian life at a time when sympathetic cultural insight is sorely lacking. “Somebody in Bristol started making a vodka called Novichok,” said our host, Natasha Ward, faux-scandalised at the reference to the toxic nerve agent. “And they were immediately told, Read more about BBC Travel: Russia’s strange bread-sniffing ritual[…]
LCD Soundsystem’s ‘Sound of Silver’: 10 Things You Didn’t Know How tin-foil-covered walls, a Bulgarian psychiatrist, a certain sneaker giant and other factors helped shape James Murphy’s genre-defying 2007 opus Rolling Stone – see also 10 things on Vampire Weekend, Smashing Pumpkins and Arcade Fire “There’s too much music” declared LCD Soundsystem frontman James Murphy in 2007. “Major labels Read more about Rolling Stone: LCD Soundsystem[…]
What does healthy eating look like? Sophie Harris discovers the true meaning of ‘wellness’, with help from Little Beach House Malibu What does ‘wellness’ mean to you? Does it mean a gaggle of toned young things in Lululemon yoga pants cooing over a smoothie? Is it yet another newspaper profile of an attractive heiress who’s opened Read more about Soho House: Wellness[…]