Mia Smith

Friends until the end, Carlotta Cosials and Ana Perrote tells Mia Smith how their enduring connection helped Hinds through the worst of times and crystallise their future.

As Alvvays prepare to return to the live stage, Molly Rankin talks Mia Smith through the pivotal songs in her life, taking in her love of guitars, melody and the beauty of singing.

Somehow finding time to piece together ‘Aperture’ between graduating high school in Texas and moving to college in New York, Hannah Jadagu’s debut shows her as an artist in flux, intricately joining the dots between moving spaces and growing up.

Summer 2024 has been hot for the early noughties pop girls. Claire Richards took on Bristol Pride, Girls Aloud reunited for their sell-out arena tour, and the Sugababes caused mass overcrowding at Glastonbury.

Now Keisha Buchanan, Mutya Buena and Siobhán Donaghy strut across the Amphitheatre, the harbourside soaked in sun and nostalgia.

South London post-punk pop collective Blue Bendy creates a mind-expanding sound that twists and turns at every corner.

As the sun sets on the Friday of Forwards Festival, Confidence Man are singing C.O.O.L Party. “Do you wanna come to the party of the year?” frontwoman Janet Planet croons breezily. But she doesn’t need to ask – we’re already here. Forwards truly is the party of the year.

When Adrianne Lenker steps out into Bristol Beacon, the cheers are overwhelming. Leader of Big Thief and general indie folk royalty, we can hardly believe our eyes and ears.

...forget festivities, the real Christmas present come early is of course list season - a chance to reflect on all the truly great music you’ve heard this year, and perhaps catch up on some gems you missed along the way too.

Sundara Karma’s third could well act as a rallying cry for 2010s indie kids; a call to fish out those checked trousers and Dr Martens.

Warming up for Self Esteem, it’s impossible for Lynks to ignore that it’s also the final night of Glastonbury. “F*ck Glastonbury!” they yell, and we cheer in agreement that we’d rather be on the harbour’s cobbles than the muddy Worthy Farm.

In our greatest feat yet, Epigram Music brings you our top 100 songs of 2021, as chosen and reviewed by our writers. We humbly present the soundtrack to another strange year (in no particular order as we don't believe in pitting great artists against each other):

Epigram catches up with theatremaker Linus Karp as he prepares to take his insanely genius 'How to Live a Jellicle Life; life lessons from the 2019 hit movie musical Cats' back on the road. We chat about making theatre in a pandemic and the queer joy of Cats.

Epigram catches up with the coolest band around in anticipation of their debut album.

I bought MIKA’s Life in Cartoon Motion on CD in a Woolworths in Birmingham when I was six years old – and, listening to the chatter of the crowd while we wait for his set, it’s clear I’m not the only one.

Review of Sorry's single 'Key To The City' and Biig Piig's 'Kerosene'