Secretly Group A&R director Lau Frías on Bad Bunny, New York City and making artists feel seen

Hatchie interviews Secretly Group A&R director Lau Frías, chatting about Bad Bunny, the NYC music scene, and the rewards of her job.

Hatchie on her new album ‘Liquorice’: ‘I just care less about what others think’

Hatchie took a much needed break following 2022’s Giving the World Away, spending time with the people closest to her and working on herself.

The world is ready for the ingenuous, broken songs of Guy Blackman

Seventeen years after his solo debut, Guy Blackman returns with Out of Sight, another collection of sharp, unguarded pop songs.

Birdsnake take their downtempo electronica underwater on ‘Hydrostatic Pressure’

Birdsnake chat to Check Check about the underwater journey that informed their new single Hydrostatic Pressure and debut album Biofilter.

Jazz-trained electronic collagist L Lewis explores the spaces in between on his new record ‘Intervals’

Melbourne/Naarm jazz bassist and producer L Lewis chats to Check Check about his new record, Intervals, out now on Bathtub Music.

‘It’s so important to tell people how you feel’: Emily Wurramara on her new single ‘Adore Me’

On ‘Adore Me,’ Emily Wurramara urges everyone to understand their worth. We spoke to Emily about the single and her award-winning album NARA.

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