Kele

From the Modfather to Jack Barnett via the most boundary-pushing bands, collectives and labels, in this week’s NME magazine we present the definitive run-down of NME’s biggest risk-takers.

They’re the people who are proving that, although it often feels like we live at the end of history – that everything’s been done already – there are still plenty more ways to bend music into bold new shapes.

On the cover: Kele Okereke, whose bold step away from guitars finds him creating a whole new sound that’s far from his Bloc Party beginnings. Read some of Kele’s best quotes and view the images from his NME photo shoot, download a free track and watch a video interview here.

In the meantime, read the opinions of some of our favourite artists here, as they name their most fearless pioneers in music. Who are yours?