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The world, according to Mustafa | The Cover | NME.com

The Sudanese-Canadian artist shares his experiences of faith, loss and community on his debut album ‘Dunya’. Each song, approached with grace and striking vulnerability, is part of his process of figuring out the world around him, and his place in it

Stepping into London’s packed-out EartH Theatre, Mustafa ascends the stage dressed in something of a uniform for him: a bulletproof vest emblazoned with the word ‘POET’. It’s a stark image, a reminder of the warring forces that converge within his...
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The world, according to Mustafa | The Cover | NME.com

The Sudanese-Canadian artist shares his experiences of faith, loss and community on his debut album ‘Dunya’. Each song, approached with grace and striking vulnerability, is part of his process of figuring out the world around him, and his place in it

Stepping into London’s packed-out EartH Theatre, Mustafa ascends the stage dressed in something of a uniform for him: a bulletproof vest emblazoned with the word ‘POET’. It’s a stark image, a reminder of the warring forces that converge within his...
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Mustafa praises Dua Lipa's activism at ‘Dunya’ listening event: “It’s our responsibility as artists to hold up a mirror to our world"

Mustafa praised Dua Lipa‘s activism during a listening session for his second album last night (September 25), telling her “it’s our responsibility as artists to hold up a mirror to our world”.
The Sudanese-Canadian singer-songwriter and poet will release ‘Dunya’ – roughly translating to “the world in all its flaws” from Arabic – tomorrow (September 27) via Jagjaguwar. Pre-order/pre-save here.
It’ll follow on from his 2021 debut ‘When Smoke Rises’, which chronicles life in the violent Toronto ne...
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NIKI: “For the first time, I feel like I’m finally awake” 

Ahead of the release of third album, 'Buzz', Cordelia Lam meets NIKI to talk growing up, strength in vulnerability and her more freeing new sound.If you were ever to go looking for NIKI, you’d probably find her in the garden. A beautiful oasis in her backyard in Los Angeles, it’s one of the places she loves most. She grows an impressive range of fruits, vegetables and herbs here, from strawberries to bok choy to just about every salad ingredient you can think of. “Lately I’ve been harvesting pas...
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Sarah Kinsley is letting the light in | The Cover | NME.com

It was Sarah Kinsley’s birthday in July. Freshly 24, she joins NME from her New York City apartment the morning after her celebrations. “I’m glad we’re talking today!” she laughs. “Every birthday of mine is always so pensive. I’ll just be full of reflections.”

The corner of her apartment she’s dialling in from is lovely. Decorated with ornaments and art, a Monet-hued painting of purples and blues hanging in a golden frame, the space suggests a love of beautiful things, a passion ignited perhaps...
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Sarah Kinsley is letting the light in | The Cover | NME.com

It was Sarah Kinsley’s birthday in July. Freshly 24, she joins NME from her New York City apartment the morning after her celebrations. “I’m glad we’re talking today!” she laughs. “Every birthday of mine is always so pensive. I’ll just be full of reflections.”

The corner of her apartment she’s dialling in from is lovely. Decorated with ornaments and art, a Monet-hued painting of purples and blues hanging in a golden frame, the space suggests a love of beautiful things, a passion ignited perhaps...
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Sarah Kinsley is letting the light in

It was Sarah Kinsley’s birthday in July. Freshly 24, she joins NME from her New York City apartment the morning after her celebrations. “I’m glad we’re talking today!” she laughs. “Every birthday of mine is always so pensive. I’ll just be full of reflections.”
The corner of her apartment she’s dialling in from is lovely. Decorated with ornaments and art, a Monet-hued painting of purples and blues hanging in a golden frame, the space suggests a love of beautiful things, a passion ignited perhaps...
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Karin Ann – 'Through The Telescope' review: intricate, emotional folk-pop with a dark edge

Listening to Karin Ann’s debut album ‘Through the Telescope’, you’d be forgiven for not realising that the Slovakian singer-songwriter is just 21-years-old. There is a knowing darkness to this music, which brims with observations earned through experience and the mystique of an author with many stories to tell.

“All his skin eaten by worms / Nothing left there / A pile of bones”, Ann sings on ‘Pile of Bones’. For all its macabre imagery – a through line across the album’s 14 tracks – the song i
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Lana Lubany: “It never occurred to put elements of my culture in pop music” | The Cover | NME.com

The Palestinian-American’s latest bilingual material fuses her affinity for both Arabic and Western music. She tells NME how she’s finally captured an honest portrait of her artistry

What does it sound like to truly hear yourself? After years of searching, Lana Lubany has finally found out. With her dark, futuristic fusion of English and Arabic music and language, the Palestinian-American artist has landed on something truly authentic to her, a sound that rings true to all the multitudes she co...
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Lana Lubany: “It never occurred to put elements of my culture in pop music” | The Cover | NME.com

The Palestinian-American’s latest bilingual material fuses her affinity for both Arabic and Western music. She tells NME how she’s finally captured an honest portrait of her artistry

What does it sound like to truly hear yourself? After years of searching, Lana Lubany has finally found out. With her dark, futuristic fusion of English and Arabic music and language, the Palestinian-American artist has landed on something truly authentic to her, a sound that rings true to all the multitudes she co...
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The Last Dinner Party: the newly-coronated monarchs of baroque-pop | The Cover | NME.com

With their wildly theatrical debut ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’, the five-piece are ready to claim the crown as the UK’s most talked-about new band

The clothing racks are lined with tunics, velvet waistcoats and corsets. A suitcase lies open on the floor, overflowing with fabric and puff sleeves. Follow the trail far enough through this north London photo studio and it leads to a shoot for The Last Dinner Party, this year’s most talked-about rock band, who are currently holding elaborate poses in front...
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The Last Dinner Party: the newly-coronated monarchs of baroque-pop | The Cover | NME.com

With their wildly theatrical debut ‘Prelude To Ecstasy’, the five-piece are ready to claim the crown as the UK’s most talked-about new band

The clothing racks are lined with tunics, velvet waistcoats and corsets. A suitcase lies open on the floor, overflowing with fabric and puff sleeves. Follow the trail far enough through this north London photo studio and it leads to a shoot for The Last Dinner Party, this year’s most talked-about rock band, who are currently holding elaborate poses in front...
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