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Analogue Appreciation: Searows

Death in the Business of Whaling — In an ever more digital, online world, we ask our favourite artists about their most cherished pieces of physical culture. Today, Portland hauntologist Searows.

  • Music
  • Searows
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Unrolled oat perfection at the World Porridge Making Championship

The Golden Spurtle — Each October, hundreds of people descend upon Carrbridge, a tiny village in the Scottish Highlands, to find out who can make the best bowl of porridge. Constantine Costi’s new documentary captures its idiosyncratic community energy.

  • Culture
  • Kez Cochrane
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Meet Nepal’s singing seismologist centring earthquake safety through music

Tectonic Folk — In remote mountainous regions, potentially life-saving information in the face of disasters can be difficult to access. Shiba Subedi is blending ancient musical traditions and modern scientific knowledge to spread knowledge and awareness.

  • Huck 82: The Music Issue
  • Jyoti Thakur
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Katarina Barruk sings for Sámi culture and the Ume language

Dárbasjub Duv — Ume Sámi, spoken by just a handful of indigenous people in Sweden’s Sábmie region, is one of the world’s most endangered languages. With her songs that blend modern pop and indie aesthetics with folk rhythms and joik, the singer-songwriter and pianist is using music to keep the centuries of tradition and knowledge alive.

  • Music
  • Ben Broyd
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Amid tensions in Eastern Europe, young Latvians are reviving their country’s folk rhythms

Spaces Between the Beats — The Baltic nation’s ancient melodies have long been a symbol of resistance, but as Russia’s war with Ukraine rages on, new generations of singers and dancers are taking them to the mainstream.

  • Music
  • Jack Styler
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Uwade: “I was determined to transcend popular opinion”

What Made Me — In this series, we ask artists and rebels about the forces and experiences that shaped who they are. Today, it’s Nigerian-born, South Carolina-raised indie-soul singer Uwade.

  • Music
  • Uwade

Richard Dawson doesn't like Wetherspoons anymore

2020 vision — With his new record 2020, the critically-acclaimed songwriter is looking to the (close) future; a world of dead-end jobs, bigoted butchers and retractable extension leads.

  • Music
  • Jeremy Allen

Welcome to Angel Olsen’s second act

‘I'm trying to get back to myself’ — On her latest record All Mirrors, the alt-country singer confronts the problems of her past, and takes her sound in a bold new direction.

  • Music
  • Jeremy Allen

Spiritual soundscapes: The global influences of Hatis Noit

The Monday Mix — Japanese singer Hatis Noit takes us to a higher plain in the latest Monday Mix, mixing classical compositions with eerie, twisted experimentalism.

  • Music
  • HUCK HQ

Gypsy Groove's punk-infused folk is uniting a divided land

The Insider's Guide: Pristina, Kosovo — Balkan bands are refusing to be brainwashed and raising their voices against nationalism and divisive politics.

  • Travel
  • Freddie Reynolds

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