Issue Forty-Seven is here, and with it we wave goodbye to 2023. On the cover are rising stars, English Teacher - a band we’ve written about and spoken with since Spring 2021. As the band builds towards its inevitable ‘bigger project’ moment next year, and off the back of a sold out Scala in London, we caught them between their debut headline shows in the USA. We discuss old bands, Jools Holland and what a good debut album should do.
London’s Folly Group are edging closer to a long awaited debut album. ‘Down There!’ will be released in January 2024 and we gave the band a call to discuss making an album between jobs and distancing themselves from the post-punk pack.
The name Bill Ryder-Jones has often featured within our pages with reference to the records he’s produced (Hotel Lux, The Rhythm Method), but he’s now back with a new record of his own. ‘Iechyd Da’ will land in January and we joined him at The Social in Soho for a chat that spans family, ripping himself off and the influence of Wu-Tang Clan.
