TIKTOK BREAKOUT ARTIST SARA KAYS ON THE ONLINE REALITIES OF BEING A MUSICIAN IN 2021
We caught up with indie-pop riser Sara Kays ahead of her upcoming London show supporting Cavetown at The Roundhouse, talking through her stellar EP ‘Struck By Lighting’ and how she navigates a career so heavily influenced by social media.
SELF ESTEEM: “I FEEL EVERYTHING SO FUCKING HARD, ALL THE TIME.”
VOCAL GIRLS chats to rising pop sensation Rebecca Lucy Taylor about her powerhouse second album, being unashamedly emotional, and why Sheffield will always be “the coolest place in the world”.
DEXTER: “LONDON IS MY FAVOURITE PLACE IN THE UNIVERSE”
As part of our VG London tour, we caught up with new artist dexter about starting out in lockdown, exposing her vulnerability through music, and the challenges of being a young artist discovering who you are.
RACHEL SERMANNI ON HOW HER PREGNANCY SHAPED THE SOUND OF ‘SWALLOW ME’
VOCAL GIRLS writer and songwriter Jess Edwards caught up with the ever-wonderful Rachel Sermanni to chat about her new EP, her writing process and how pregnancy affected the two.
PHOEBE GREEN: “I DON’T THINK I’D BE THE SAME PERSON IF I’D GROWN UP ANYWHERE ELSE”
We caught up with Manchester artist Phoebe Green, chatting lockdown introspection, the shaping of her identity and the challenges of navigating the industry as a young woman.
INTRODUCING: LEMONDAZE
With the recent release of their debut EP, we caught up with rising shoegazers, Lemondaze.
SHE DREW THE GUN: “GET READY FOR A FEMINIST REVOLUTION!”
Writer and mental health nurse, Claire Rothwell caught up with frontwoman of She Drew the Gun, Louisa Roach to chat about mental health, imposter syndrome and what we can expect from their recently announced third album and tour.
BILLY CULLUM ON HIS NEW SINGLE, HIS ROLE IN IT’S A SIN AND EMBRACING HIS QUEERNESS
“The success of ‘It’s A Sin’ has proved there’s a hunger for visual queerness, and I think now more than ever it’s needed”
INTRODUCING: MAKI FLOW
Everything you need to know about Dance music’s next big thing, Maki Flow.
INTRODUCING: SHANIA
Meet the London singer-songwriter making waves across Indie and House music.
“I WAS TAUGHT THAT…MEN DON’T LISTEN TO MUSIC BY WOMEN”
Annie DiRusso on living in Nashville, learning to be assertive and the limitations put on women in the music industry.
“I FEEL LIKE YOUR LOVER, YOUR SISTER, YOUR MOTHER”
Blossom Caldarone on the her new single ‘Girlfriends’ and why there’s often too much pressure on women to be everything for their partners.
INTRODUCING: PRETTY PREACHERS CLUB
Get to know Glasgow’s most exciting new duo.
INTRODUCING: MADDY STORM
Everything you need to know about new pop artist on the block, Maddy Storm!
NUUXS ON THE HEALING POWERS OF MUSIC
We caught up with pop artist NUUXS about how music has helped her heal from her cult upbringing - and the power of being ‘Dreamers’
KAH-LO ON HOW #BLACKLIVESMATTER IS CHANGING THE MUSIC INDUSTRY FOR GOOD
Nigerian house vocalist Kah-Lo spoke to Vocal Girls about her experience as a black woman in house music, the lack of black female artists on the UK music scene, and the impact of Black Lives Mater on the industry.