As they return with a blistering fourth record, the Brighton duo discuss recording in Berlin, causing riots in Paris and surviving ten years in a punk band.

We talk to co-frontman Patterson Hood about the loss of close friends, the impact music can have on people and our planet, and why the Truckers will always be punk rock band at their core.

In celebration of their 10th anniversary, the Leeds five-piece chat crowdfunding, the local indie music scene, why group jamming is a no-go, and the impact of technology on modern life.

We talk to the Denver-born troubadour about taming negativity, a rural upbringing and his new soul band, the Night Sweats.

Annie Clark talks futurism, her major label move, and discovering the darkness that lies beneath all of us ahead the release of her astonishing new record.

Kevin Barnes talks shunning modern technology in favour of moral refuge, and the industry’s shift over the band’s two decades.

Sam Smith, winner of the BBC Sound of 2014 has the world at his feet. Ahead of his debut LP, In The Lonely Hour, we talk discovering vocal range and new genres, his most nervous moments, and how the spotlight feels.

With their fourth, highly anticipated fourth record about to drop, we talk world views, the North-South divide and grappling with a gloomy outlook with Tom Fleming.

Bridging the gap between classical and rock music sits Dessner – a trained classical musician and composer who also plays in one of the world’s biggest guitar bands. We talk colliding worlds in the creation of his new suite, St. Carolyn By The Sea.