Ben Jolley, Author at NME

Charlotte Plank: the underground star rewriting the rules of UK drum ‘n’ bass

The 21-year-old's refreshing experimentalism dazzles across high-tempo dance anthems as well as offbeat pop

SG Lewis – ‘AudioLust & HigherLove’ review: a stadium-sized dance party

A turbo-charged second album is more ambitious than anything the producer and songwriter has made before

Låpsley – ‘Cautionary Tales of Youth’ review: multi-layered pop storytelling

“I’m in the riptide, swimming against my own life/in the nighttime I’m fighting for the daylight,” sings Låpsley on the elegant yet searingly honest...

Venbee: thrilling, cathartic drum ‘n’ bass from ‘Messy In Heaven’ hitmaker

Following years of health issues, the planets are finally aligning for Erin Doyle as her thoughtful and dynamic tunes race up the charts

Fred again..: the producer’s meteoric rise in 10 banging tracks

As he releases the third part of his 'Actual Life' album series, we track the super-producer's rise through the ranks

bbno$ on new album ‘Bag Or Die’: “Everyone’s too serious and there’s too much negativity in the world”

The viral Canadian rapper tells NME how new album ‘Bag Or Die’ is basically “me, saying absolutely nothing on all these songs"

TSHA – ‘Capricorn Sun’ review: euphoric debut certifies producer’s scene-leading ascension

Created with live music in mind, the London-based artist, producer and DJ's debut album transforms lockdown frustration into gradual catharsis

Khruangbin and Vieux Farka Touré: “There’s wisdom in honouring your ancestors”

The Texan trio have teamed up with Malian singer and guitarist Vieux Farka Touré for 'Ali', a semi-improvised tribute to his father Ali Farka Touré

Eliza Rose: the DJ behind this summer’s most empowering dance anthem

After her viral hit ‘B.O.T.A. (Baddest Of Them All)’ became one of the defining tracks of this year’s Glastonbury, the east London artist is finally having her moment

Glaive: hyperpop king on why the genre “will never die” and touring with The Kid LAROI

North Carolina's glaive on touring with The Kid LAROI, collaborating with Machine Gun Kelly and heading into arenas