Ben Jolley, Author at NME

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

Emir Taha: “I want to put Turkey on the global music map. We deserve to be on there”

The Brixton-based alt-R&B artist wants to ‘do for Turkish music what Rosalía has done for flamenco’

Bicep live in London: Irish dance duo raise the bar for livestreams

The two-piece follow second album ‘Isles’ with an eye-popping audio-visual masterclass

How the robots rocked: Daft Punk’s 10 best songs

Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have sadly hung up their helmets

SG Lewis live in London: ‘times: The Live Experience’ is a much-missed night out

The one-man disco machine, along with his hero Nile Rodgers, transports us to 1970s New York

SG Lewis – ‘times’ review: kitchen disco bangers that ache with nostalgia

Pop’s secret weapon steps out of the shadows with a party-primed debut that features Nile Rodgers and Robyn