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Vintage disco: Franz Ferdinand return to the dancefloor

The Monday Mix — The Glaswegian five-piece celebrate the release of their fifth album, Always Ascending, with an exclusive mix of synth-pop anthems and rare retro floor-fillers.

  • Music
  • HUCK HQ

How Michelle Zauner is healing through sound

Japanese Breakfast — Michelle Zauner wrote her first album as way of coping with the loss of her mother. Now, with her new album Soft Sounds From Another Planet, she is looking to feel again.

  • Music
  • Biju Belinky

How Dirty Projectors found salvation with a beautiful break-up album

Kaleidoscopic heartbreak — An in-band split left indie maestro Dave Longstreth lost and depressed. But after collaborating with the likes of Kanye and Solange, he's pulled off a remarkable U-turn to up the stakes of an unpredictable career.

  • Magazine
  • Cian Traynor

This long-awaited debut album is already one of 2017's best

Defeating self-doubt in style — Sir Was never took himself seriously as a musician, refusing to share his work. But just as opportunity threatened to pass him by, he's dropping a gem of a record that's been 10 years in the making.

  • Music
  • Cian Traynor

The indie developers bringing ‘90s fun back to gaming

A retro reawakening at Prospect Games — How a group of mates founded their own independent studio in Manchester to take on the multi-million dollar gaming giants.

  • Culture
  • Alex King

The best of self-publishing at Offprint London

Huck’s favourite DIY print projects — Offprint London showcases the best of indie publishing at Tate Modern, May 20-22. Here are our top picks.

  • Print
  • Alex King

Unearthing sounds from electronica's dark underground: an interview with christ.

Sublime imperfections — To coincide with a crowd-funded vinyl release of early experiments, musician Christopher Horne discusses the enduring grit of '90s electronica, standing apart from Boards of Canada and resisting computerised perfection.

  • Music
  • Cian Traynor

Video: Mad bikers tear it up on the Alpine ice at Snow Quake

Sideburn x Deus Ex Machina — Europe’s finest custom motorbikes go head-to-head around a hazardous icy track high in the Italian Alps. This is the notorious Dirt Quake - on ice.

  • Culture
  • Alex King

A merry fortress of alternative music at Citadel Festival

Field Notes — The first ever Citadel Festival announced its presence with a glittering lineup and good vibes in East London’s Victoria Park.

  • Top Picks
  • Ricardo Miguel Vieira

Sub Pop's greatest hits playlist

Underground sounds — Bruce Pavitt’s iconic label Sub Pop lead the indie charge out of Washington state and introduced Nirvana to the world. Here are some of the label’s biggest moments.

  • Magazine
  • Alex Robert Ross

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