Matthew Palladino, ‘The Room’, 32” x 26”, watercolour and ink on paper, 2020
We are excited to begin 2021 with our thirtieth issue
In Galway, Ireland, NewDad have been turning heads and
and a magazine that is full of exciting prospects for the
slowly taking over the radio. We zoom the four piece and
year ahead. One band who are ready to seize the new
discover their beginnings, art direction and where they
year is Dry Cleaning and they’re on the cover. As the
can’t wait to play next.
band prepares to release their debut album ‘New Long Leg’ via 4AD, we catch up with them and discuss how
From a warehouse in East London, Nuha Ruby Ra talks
they’ve filled the pandemic silence with gear and volume.
us through her upcoming debut EP, ‘How To Move’ as
Denmark’s Iceage are another band ready to unleash
well as her artist residency in Margate. One album that
an album this year. With a move to label, Mexican
has already seen the light of day is Robbie & Mona’s
Summer, complete, we speak with frontman, Elias Bender
‘EW’. The Bristol duo spare a few minutes with us to chat
Rønnenfelt about the new album, religion and focusing on
David Lynch, building atmospheres and creative spaces.
what’s next.
Photographer, Will Reid is fast becoming the go-to for a lot of exciting new bands that are emerging, creating
In London, deathcrash have had a busy twelve months.
really stand out pieces to accompany their releases. We got
Touring their brand of post-rock with Black Country,
to know more about his process and career so far. You’ll
New Road and releasing a string of singles, the band have
not find a more interesting journey than that of Oracle
emerged as a post pandemic must see. We give the band
Sisters. The band’s roots span far and their adventures
a zoom call to chat about the London guitar scene and
wider. We catch them between ‘Paris I’ and ‘Paris II’ to
switching the focus from social media to just releasing
reflect on singing Irish songs with Fontaines D.C. and
music. A similar stance is shared by Glasgow sibling
sounding like ‘being in love’. Rounding off the issue, we
outfit, Comfort. Excited by their take on politically
speak to Liverpool’s Courting and Amsterdam’s Personal
charged, industrial art-punk, we sent over some questions
Trainer about their imminent debut EPs, brothers, Sons of
to find out about their charity work, their relationship with
Raphael who are gearing up to release their debut LP and
Slow Dance and shouting “SCUM” at Tories.
head to New York where Palberta have released their fifth album ‘Palberta5000’.
3 Nuha Ruby Ra How To Move 8 Personal Trainer Gazebo 11 Robbie & Mona EW 16 Palberta Palberta5000 20 Dry Cleaning Scratchcard Lanyard 24 NewDad Waves 29 Will Reid Fucking new builds, man
31 Comfort Received Life 33 Oracle Sisters Paris 38 Sons of Raphael Full Throated Messianic Homage 42 Courting David Byrne’s Badside 45 Iceage Seek Shelter 49 deathcrash Bind
Artists
Josh Whettingsteel Matthew Palladino Andrew Tseng Joe Cruz
Anna Boulogne
Darren Shaddick
Editors Sam Ford
Ollie Silvester Joost Stokhof
Pamela Guest
Josh Whettingsteel
Sam Moore
Writers
David Huang
Will Reid
Sam Ford
REN
Laura Pegler
Niv Bavarsky
Rhys Buchanan
Kaye Song
Josh Whettingsteel
Cover Photos
Al Mills
Sarah Fabre
Sammy Clarke
Lauren Doughty
Phoebe Scott Brad Sked
Harley Cassidy Emma Flynn Dan Pare
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