Nathan McLaren Stewart
Nathan McLaren-Stewart is a freelance journalist and photographer based in Brighton, England. Alongside writing, Nathan runs Bad Luck Magazine and is fuelled by coffee and Mexican food.
LONG READ•Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats: Hell of A View
Bursting with soul, honesty and hope - three things he's been holding close to him these past couple of years - Nathaniel Rateliff prepares for the release of The Night Sweats new album, The Future.
GUIDE•A Guide To: Outlaw Country
Nelson, Jennings and Kristofferson set out to change country music's future in the early 1970s. The result of their work, now some 50 years on, is still prolific in paving the way for Nashville and country music as a whole.
INTERVIEW•Introducing: Riddy Arman
For Riddy Arman, songwriting is therapy; from when she started crafting songs in her early twenties to today, writing has helped her find a meditative state when the going gets tough.
ALBUM REVIEW•Todd Snider - First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder
First Agnostic Church of Hope and Wonder is a rebirth for Todd Snider. It’s not so common for an artist to change direction 18 albums in, but then there’s really nothing that common about Snider’s new release.
INTERVIEW•Cuts, The Deepest: Pearl Charles
Following the release of her sophomore album Magic Mirror, L.A's Pearl Charles picks five of her favourite and most evocative songs of all time for Cuts, The Deepest.
INTERVIEW•One Hot Minute: Lord Huron
Ben Schneider shares the inside scoop on Long Lost, discussing nostalgia, personal reflection in songwriting and the art form of concept albums.
INTERVIEW•In Conversation: David Crosby
While his new record comes with influence from great musicians, it's ultimately yet another example of how David Crosby’s definitive, ethereal musicianship is still very present in 2021.
STAFF PICKS•Pearl Charles - Magic Mirror
Filled with infectious, 70s-kissed sounds and lucid journeys of self-discovery, Pearl Charles' second full-length record is a 10-track trip through heartbreak and fragility - with an added dose of country disco.
ALBUM REVIEW•Tonstartssbandht - Petunia
On paper, Petunia should be a somewhat challenging listen, but it’s the total opposite of that. It’s a record with so many interesting qualities that, when put together, becomes an engaging and deeply enjoyable LP.
ALBUM REVIEW•Amy Speace - There Used To Be Horses Here
It’s clear that crafting There Used To Be Horses Here was a therapeutic process for Speace, one in which she found space for emotional expression and, from that, a sense of healing.
GUIDE•A Guide To: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Though each hold their own weight and influence on contemporary music, when put together, David Crosby, Graham Nash, Stephen Stills and Neil Young created unwavering magic.
INTERVIEW•One Hot Minute: Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real
Full of candour and backed by some of the Promise of The Real’s finest playing yet, Nelson comes into his own with authentic and genuine emotion, the same authenticity he shares across the call today. His tone is pensive but happy; it’s evident that he’s come to terms with what it means to be Lukas Nelson.
GUIDE•A Guide To: Murder Ballads
Murder is a topic that’s found its way in all genres, but in country and western, it’s become a rite of passage for musicians to cast their gaze upon the gallows and lend their voice to a haunting ballad. But how did the tradition really come about?