Edinburgh duo Dalhous have just released their debut full-length via the Blackest Ever Black label, which draws haunted folk forms, electronics and industrial music into its orbit. They speak with Ryan Diduck about the influence of grim weather and the hermetic nature of their work
Tad Doyle, veteran of the 90s Seattle scene with his former band TAD, releases his first album with his powerfully-monikered new doom trio later this month. Before that, he tells Harry Sword about exploring the sludgier end of the spectrum and drawing a line under the past
To mark the anniversary of the decriminalisation of homosexuality in the UK, Paul Flynn (author of Good as You: From Prejudice to Pride, 30 Years of Gay Britain) chooses 13 records that soundtracked his life, from ACR to Elton and Lil Kim to Sleaford Mods.