Music
How creativity can be a lifesaver in psychiatric care
A musician opens up — After struggling with suicidal thoughts, Constance Keane found refuge in a hospital's music room. Now, having realised the role that played in her recovery, she wants to end the stigma around psychiatric care and fight for better resources.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Iceage: ‘We don’t look back and regret anything’
The great return — Ahead of the release of the post-punk band’s fourth album, we sit down with frontman Elias Bender Rønnenfelt to discuss urgency, getting older and why regrets are a waste of time.
Written by: Niall Flynn
Amen Dunes on finding the freedom to open up
Real talk — After years of honing a sound unlike any other, Damon McMahon has crafted his best work yet... but it also meant facing up to some difficult truths along the way.
Written by: Cian Traynor
Hinds: ‘We didn’t even know what sexism was’
Girls to the front — The lo-fi punk four-piece are back with their long-awaited second album, I Don’t Run. We meet them to talk love, politics, and the lessons they’ve learned so far.
Written by: Max Gayler
The Native American rapper turning rhymes into activism
A different kind of superhero — After a difficult upbringing and a foray into petty crime, Supaman found himself – and his purpose – through hip hop. Now he’s determined to elevate other voices.
Written by: James Stout
Surf scores: Soundtracking the waves with CJ Mirra
The Monday Mix — The composer, known for his dreamy and evocative surf film soundtracks, shares his Monday mix – featuring tracks from Nils Frahm, Colin Stetson and Boards of Canada.
Written by: HUCK HQ
Unknown Mortal Orchestra on the 'mistake' of being an artist
Outside the comfort zone — After a breakthrough album that exposed his personal life, Ruban Nielson is back with his best work yet – and some hard-won life lessons to go with it.
Written by: Cian Traynor
M.I.A: ‘They always use me as an advert for what not to be’
On fame & freedom — The rapper discusses fame, high-profile feuding, and MATANGI / MAYA / M.I.A – a new, years-in-the-making documentary about her life. ‘I hate it,’ she tells writer Daniel Dylan Wray.
Written by: Daniel Dylan Wray
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.
Written by: HUCK HQ
The fight to save Hong Kong’s underground music scene
A punk prayer — Despite the city’s darkening political climate, its youth have found a space of freedom and resistance in Hidden Agenda – a local punk venue on the brink of extinction.
Written by: Victoria Chan
