Music and Culture Journalist

Leaving home to realise your dreams is a bittersweet change of lifestyle and routine that doesn’t come easy and needs a lot of adjusting – an experience the upcoming singer-songwriter Katie Phelan used as inspiration for her brand new dreamy EP ‘Blues and Greens’. The Irish native left behind her beloved seaside town to move to England’s busy capital and dive headfirst into her music career. Inspired by the likes of Billie Marten, Adrienne Lenker and Niamh Regan, Phelan reflects on her life-alte...

Dhruv emerged into the international music scene in 2019 after his single ‘double take’ went viral. His music career has been skyrocketing since, having released his debut album ‘Private Blizzard’, toured multiple parts of the world and performed live on US and UK television at Jimmy Kimmel and Jools Holland in a matter of a year. We spoke to the London-born, Singapore-raised creative of Indian descent at the end of 2024 about how his multicultural upbringing impacted his music likings, how writ...

DIY singer-songwriter Claudia Kate has had a busy couple of years, from numerous live shows to her EP release, ‘How Sweet,’ and her BBC Radio 1 debut. The London-based indie-pop artist is an opinionated young woman who isn’t scared of singing or speaking about what she believes in. We talked to her about her household of music fans, her songwriting inspirations, and how friends and family impact her art.


Music has always been a big part of Claudia’s life: “At home, we always had music on, it...

2025 is already a big year for Australian pop newcomer Lyric, as she released a brand new single ‘Make a Move’ last month, is about to embark on a UK & Ireland tour next month – with the London show already being sold out – and is currently working on a new EP. The 21-year-old singer is not only a songwriter but also a producer for her own songs, making her a triple threat and someone to look out for on the pop star horizon. We sat down with the creative on a Tuesday morning – for her the evenin...