From DIY roots to Ipecac Recordings, Cor de Lux discuss the influences behind YEAR OF THE HORSE, their most expansive record yet.

Angel weren’t just ahead of their time; they were building a world, a mythology, a sound that still feels fresh fifty years later. Step inside, drop the needle, and let the adventure begin.

Heavy, urgent and unflinchingly direct: Wealthy Women discuss the influences behind their politically charged new album.

Raw punk energy, dark humour and hard-earned resilience: Slovenians discuss the influences behind Birds of Disgrace.

It’s an album where the blues is stretched, bent, electrified, and pushed into something bigger, stranger, and more ambitious without ever losing its grit.

The Scottish, genre-mashing post-rockers share three “records” that have hugely influenced their just-released debut album, Descents.

More than fifty years after its original release, Chris Squire’s singular vision continues to inspire and captivate, standing as one of the greatest solo albums ever produced by a member of Yes and one of progressive rock’s most enduring achievements.

For longtime fans, it’s a rewarding alternate angle; for newcomers, it may even be the most accessible entry point yet.

‘Bloodwork’ has always felt like a live performance piece to us, so we wanted the video to be a companion to the music rather than an illustration of it. The track comes from a very personal place, and we wanted the visuals to capture that feeling of vulnerability, tension and release.

Doom, shoegaze, noise rock and collaboration collide on (des). Troy the Band shares the influences behind the album in our latest Under the Influence feature.

From northern Italy’s summits, through clouds and airplanes, a wall of sound spirals downhill as hijss marks its birth.

This box set isn’t just a retrospective, it’s a living document of a band that thrived on the edge of precision and chaos.

In celebration of her forthcoming new album, The Weaving, Emmaleen shares four records that have been a major influence on her unique gothic folk compositions.

A water droplet’s ten-billion-year journey through space, time and transformation. Kilter discusses the influences behind their remarkable new album.

  Wire Worms emerged from the Leeds underground scene in 2023. The six-piece seek to explore European folk music in a manner that “…delves deep into tradition but isn’t shackled by it” (Louder than War). Drawing from black metal, experimental no …

To celebrate the release of Helen Svoboda’s Headwater, Svoboda shares three key influences behind its two-bass, two-voice, electronic tapestry.

In the end, whether every experiment hits you the same way or not, the creative force Belew unleashed during his Atlantic years is undeniable.

In support of Hammock’s new album The Second Coming Was A Moonrise, the duo share the three key influences that guided its sound and themes.

Rooted in jazz tradition yet shaped by a wide range of influences, from flamenco and bossa nova to neo-classical minimalism, funk, soul and 90s hip-hop, Robin Katz has performed widely across the UK, collaborating with artists including Disclosure, Reuben James, Georgia Cecile, Giacomo Smith, Kourosh Kanani, the London Django Collective and Joseph Lawrence.

To celebrate the re-release of Kludde’s Langs Scheld- en Denderland, we asked the band for the 3 key influences behind it.

With their live performances getting you as close to real magic as you can get, Sans Froid are undeniably one of the UK’s most exciting bands. The Froid’s intent is clear, to make you feel like you’re not the only one going crazy.