Becky Rogers, Author at NME

The Clockworks: Galway’s Alan McGee-approved breakouts relish the competition

Galway four-piece on working with the Creation Records co-founder, how a Talk Show gig changed their mindset for good and getting to grips with London life

NewDad: community-inspired lo-fi dream-pop from Galway

Galway’s shoegazing NewDad traverse their new EP, bare-footed buskers and fan appreciation

TV Priest – ‘Uppers’ review: tried and tested post-punk fused with swirling psych

Their debut doesn’t expect to fix the world’s problems, but is more than happy to have a pop at it in the meantime

Viagra Boys: “A lot of our output is a celebration of being a fuck-up”

Frontman Sebastian Murphy on addiction, working with Amyl and the Sniffers' Amy Taylor, latest album ‘Welfare Jazz’, dogs, shrimps and more

Viagra Boys – ‘Welfare Jazz’ review: satirical post-punk bangers with a ‘yeehaw!’ spirit

With album two, the Stockholm band lean into the madness of the modern era

CMAT live in Dublin: Irish newcomer bringing the festive cheer one Americana hit at a time

Drag queens a-dancing, Christmas gags a-plenty, and Country stars a-many

Coach Party: Confronting inner demons with dancefloor-filling indie bangers

The Isle of Wight four-piece are fighting back against spiralling thoughts of self-doubt with their new track ‘Really OK On My Own’

CMAT: Dublin cowgirl turning shitposting into Americana bangers

Life lessons from Charli XCX, breakdowns in chicken shops and a Western-meets-Dublin barbecues music video, meet the Irish cowgirl who’s all about "bastardising" country music

Walt Disco: Flamboyant goth-glam that doesn’t care what the boomers think

The Scottish six-piece’s new EP ‘Young Hard and Handsome’ draws influence from the post-punk legends of the ‘80s and modern-day art-pop chic

Gus Dapperton – ‘Orca’ review: a glimpse into life on-the-road in your twenties

By dropping his guard, Dapperton has reinvented his usual slacker-pop to accommodate his raw emotions