LOUD WOMEN Fest London 2026: what DIY community sounds like
Cassie Fox looks back on LOUD WOMEN Fest London 2026: 19 wildly different artists, ten hours of live radio, international…
It’s never too late to start a band
Here at LOUD WOMEN, we're developing an exciting new programme designed to help women and non-binary people aged 40+ make…
marcy refuses the neat happy ending on ‘Pink Moon Tokyo’
marcy turns anxiety, pressure and one rare moment of freedom into ‘Pink Moon Tokyo’.
ĠENN get existential with Arab Strap’s Aidan Moffat on ‘Jaguar Sun’
Old LOUD WOMEN favourites ĠENN go beautifully existential with Aidan Moffat on the sprawling, hypnotic ‘Jaguar Sun’.
Valeria Litvakov and Deer park make envy shimmer on ‘Better Than Mine’
Valeria Litvakov and Deer park turn envy, chance meetings and two beautifully instinctive collaborations into something very cool indeed.
Mad Kitten find the sweet spot between noise and nerve on ‘Going Nowhere’
Mad Kitten’s ‘Going Nowhere’ is scratchy, noisy and cool as fuck while everything around it threatens to fall apart.
Feldspar put some hardcore elbows into power-pop on ‘Family Man’
Rome’s Feldspar give power-pop a hardcore shove on ‘Family Man’, with huge hooks, clashing voices and absolutely no interest in…
SLOT get weird, horny and political on Dry Swallow
Baltimore duo SLOT bring sex, self-possession and a very loud drum machine to the dancefloor on second album Dry Swallow.
The Meffs mean Business on furious second album
The Meffs have made a second album for anyone who’s ever been told to be authentic, but not like that.
Taleen Kali bare their fangs on ‘Viper’
Taleen Kali go darker, sharper and decidedly snakier on ‘Viper’, the first taste of forthcoming album Aepex.
Maria Ria turns embarrassment into a banger on ‘Turning Red’
Maria Ria turns blushing, shame and becoming “a full-on tomato” into a sharp, strange and very satisfying debut single.
Warlet: spotlight interview
Brazilian-born Halifax artist Warlet talks sexism in hip hop, emotionally unavailable men, working five jobs, championship beatboxing and the Spencer’s…