Ben Jolley, Author at NME

KennyHoopla & Travis Barker – ‘SURVIVORS GUILT: THE MIXTAPE//’ review: pop-punk lives!

Executive produced by the Blink-182 drummer, this 20-minute mixtape is a huge level up

glaive: teen hyperpop prodigy with fans in Lana Del Rey and Travis Barker

The 16-year-old’s quarantine-born glitchy guitar bangers have made Ash Gutierrez a labelmate of Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo

Craig David ‘Born To Do It’ livestream: nostalgic garage hits offer a throwback to simpler times

May 8: To celebrate the 20-year anniversary of his debut album, the king of sensual serenades performs a hit-filled show, with a full live band

India Jordan – ‘Watch Out!’ EP review: rave rockets to blow clubbing cobwebs away

The DJ and producer channels lockdown restlessness into a high-energy EP that explores the concept of movement after a year in lockdown

Porter Robinson: “I felt convinced that I wouldn’t be able to ever make music again”

The dance star tells NME how new album ‘Nurture’ gave him a refreshed perspective on life and music, having overcome a period of depression

Kero Kero Bonito – ‘Civilisation II’ EP review: impending doom never sounded so appealing

The pop trio remain as fun and thought-provoking as ever

Porter Robinson – ‘Nurture’ review: dance don trades bombast for blissed-out beats

The producer and DJ pushed through a period of hardship, emerging with a zen-like spirit that's all over this second album

Sofia Kourtesis – ‘Fresia Magdalena’ EP review: emotive electronic collages

The Berlin-based Peruvian artist effortlessly ties her artistic message and inspirations together on a second club-ready EP that’s bursting with life and personality

Creams: politically incensed dystopian dark-pop from Georgia

The Tbilisi-based writer, singer and producer's eclectic debut EP is a retaliation against the political tensions within her home country

Marie Davidson & L’Œil Nu live in Montreal: less a livestream gig, more a musical rebirth

Thperformance repositions the techno titan as a rock'n'roll frontwoman with charisma to burn