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Throwback interview: English Teacher in 2021 Eddie Smith·September 10, 2024Following their Mercury Prize win, we've trawled the archives for an early interview with English Teacher and found a band on the verge of something specialFeaturesInterview
Chalk channel Aphex Twin in their paranoid post-punk blast “The Gate” Rob Hakimian·November 24, 2023Belfast post-punk innovators Chalk have signed to UK tastemaking label Nice Swan and shared their first single via...News & Track Reviews
Interview: Get to know Hallan and their EP, The Noise Of A Firing Gun Kristy Sawyer·July 4, 2023Beats Per Minute caught up via Zoom with Adam Mills, drummer of Portsmouth quartet Hallan, to talk about...FeaturesInterview
Album Review: English Teacher – Polyawkward EP Eddie Smith·April 22, 2022Wry lyricism has remained consistent across their early discography, yet Leeds indie group English Teacher have found a...Album ReviewsReviews
Anorak Patch take us into murky memory on the overcast beauty “Cousin Sam”, announce debut EP Rob H·February 7, 2022Essex-based quartet Anorak Patch have been picking up followers over the last couple of years with a series...News & Track Reviews
English Teacher cut through a hangover on the sweeping “A55” Rob H·January 17, 2022British newcomers English Teacher made waves last year with some barn-burning singles, and today they reveal that they’re...News & Track Reviews
Prima Queen explore idealisation and escapism on the snappy “Chew My Cheeks” Ray Finlayson·November 17, 2021Prima Queen are, in their original form, the duo of best friends Louise Macphail and Kristin McFadden (though...News & Track Reviews
English Teacher deliver the doom-laden confrontation “Wallace” Rob H·June 25, 2021Leeds band English Teacher came blasting onto our radar earlier this year with the cutting “R&B”, and today...News & Track Reviews
Post-punk newcomers English Teacher explore impostor syndrome and cultural identity on the ripping “R&B” Rob H·April 16, 2021UK indie label Nice Swan Records have been unearthing talent for a few years now, especially through their...News & Track Reviews
Oxford newcomers Mandrake Handshake deliver dizzying psych-pop on “Gonkulator” Rob H·November 20, 2020Mandrake Handshake are an Oxford-based collective who caused a stir with their single “Mandragora” earlier this year, and...News & Track Reviews