song stories Archives

Blogs

The Japanese House reveals the meaning behind ‘Maybe You’re The Reason’

The Japanese House released her debut album 'Good At Falling' last month, and it's a heady electro-pop dissection of falling out of love and...

El Hunt - 29th March 2019

Blogs

Dilly Dally On How Their Track ‘Desire’ Came From ‘Feeling So Turned On’

Ah, your teenage years. Parties, feeling carefree, meeting boys at a friend-of-a-friend’s birthday party when their parents were out of town; you were so...

Helen Meriel Thomas - 8th November 2016

NME Blogs

Song Stories: Big Narstie On How He Wrote ‘BDL Skank’

Big Narstie is a great and funny man, no doubt. The south London rapper has been on the grime scene for a decade, releasing...

Jordan Bassett - 26th October 2016

NME Blogs

Song Stories: Girli On How She Wrote ‘Girl I Met On The Internet’

We chatted with London singer/rapper/producer Girli about how she wrote her single 'Girl I Met On The Internet'. Look out for her buddy Oscar...

Jordan Bassett - 24th October 2016

Song Stories

Slaves, ‘Consume Or Be Consumed’ – NME Song Stories

Slaves talk about writing new song 'Consume Or Be Consumed' and collaborating with legendary Beastie Boy, Mike D

NME - 13th October 2016

Song Stories

Black Grape, ‘Kelly’s Heroes’ – NME Song Stories

Shaun Ryder and Kermit talk through the changes Kelly's Heroes took in order to make it a hit

nme - 3rd August 2016

Song Stories

Blossoms, ‘Charlemagne’ – NME Song Stories

Blossoms talk about their hit single Charlemagne at the NME and TOPMAN Sounds of Summer gig with Austin, Texas earlier this month

nme - 25th July 2016

Song Stories

Banks & Steelz, ‘Love + War’ – NME Song Stories

Paul Banks and RZA talk through how they wrote 'Love + War' for NME song stories

nme - 25th July 2016

Song Stories

Bastille, ‘Good Grief’ – NME Song Stories

We caught up with Bastille's Dan Smith to find our what inspired 'Good Grief', the first song from their new album 'Wild World'.

nme - 20th July 2016

Song Stories

Wolf Alice, ‘Bros’ – NME Song Stories

Ellie Rowsell talks through 'Bros' for NME song stories

nme - 20th July 2016