Your music is known for its emotional resonance. How do you tap into those feelings when writing a song? I just try to push myself to be a honest as possible about the things I think, feel, and observe in the world around me. Moving from Baltimore to Nashville was a significant step in your …
Adeem the Artist stands as a unique and powerful voice in the evolving world of queer country music. Based in Tennessee, Adeem brings an eclectic mix of lived experience, humour and heart to their art, embracing themes of solidarity and community in their work. In an extensive interview, Adeem reflected on their journey, their community …
Can you tell us about ‘Messages in Blood’? What inspired the music and themes behind it? By the time of this new album I wanted to pull things back to where I’d started, just me and acoustic guitar and vocal, stripping back the excess. I’d experimented with a lot of different sounds before this, such …
Congratulations on ‘Change of Plan’! Could you share the inspiration behind the album and what the creative process was like? Thank you! ‘Change of Plan’ was a celebration of a collaboration of people who I met along my journey and gave me a chance to explore other genres and stories in my life. Your EP …
Can you tell us more about your latest musical project, ‘The Brig Lily’? How did this collaboration come together, and what inspired the lyrics? ‘The Brig’ was written as a performance poem and provided me with one or two moments of real satisfaction before the two young men were born. In the verse I postulate …
How did growing up in a musical family influence your songwriting and performance style? We grew up with our parents both in a band performing 60s/70s rock classics like The Beatles, Fleetwood Mac, etc., all harmony-focused bands/artists. So I guess that was a big influence on the style of our singing and songwriting. We were …
Your music blends country with rock elements seamlessly. What inspired you to merge these two genres? Whichever comes first, and it depends on how and what I’m feeling when I’m writing or coming up with a melody. I was very lucky to grow up around great music, be it country or rock, from Merle Haggard, …
Post Malone’s fifth studio album, ‘F-1 Trillion’, is perhaps one of the most ambitious projects to come out of 2024, representing an artist at the height of his creative powers and his growing ability to transcend genre boundaries. Known for effortlessly blending hip-hop, pop and rock, Post Malone’s latest album makes a striking foray into …
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Chayce Beckham’s rise in the country music scene isn’t just about winning the nineteenth season of ‘American Idol’. It’s about how his voice, lyrics and personality have brought a refreshing authenticity to the genre. The California native has carved a niche for himself, blending raw honesty with relatable storytelling, reaching out to listeners who may …
There’s a striking similarity in the circle of Gen Z artists: they—yes, even the men—are more willing to be open, vulnerable, even emotional. It used to be a dirty word; emotional. Take the idea of hysteria, the so-called ‘over emotion’ of women, taken out of context and more often than not, criticised by the very …
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