In Conversation

At home with Fontaines D.C.’s Grian Chatten: “Our personality is bigger than the sound that we make”

The Fontaines frontman invites us into his front room to tell us about gratitude conquering fear, why death isn't so bad, and what went into their "neon and ridiculous" new album 'Romance'. Watch the interview here

Bring Me The Horizon on ‘Nex Gen’, recovery and life after Jordan Fish: “You have to accept who you are”

NME headed up to BMTH's Sheffield HQ to talk about the long road to their new album, losing a member, overcoming trauma and addiction, how the personal reflects the political, and what's next for the 'Post Human' saga

DIIV tackle their existential crisis: “This album just feels so hard fought”

Their fourth album might sound euphoric, but its lyrics paint a bleak picture and recording it nearly broke them forever.

Justice: “We turned down remixing Tame Impala as the original song was too good”

Justice's brilliant, bombastic new album 'Hyperdrama' is their first in more than eight years. The French electronic duo's previous albums – 2007's slamming 'Cross',...

St. Vincent: “When I think about music that I love, I don’t give a shit what the artist was thinking”

The visionary musician talks recording with Dave Grohl, covering Kate Bush, and writing with Taylor Swift

Jack Antonoff: “I’ve always felt really misunderstood – it’s like a driving, pounding feeling in me”

The Bleachers musician and super-producer talks about his creative process, working with Nick Cave and Florence Welch, and headlining Madison Square Garden

Girl In Red on her new album: “It’s ballsy, big dick energy”

The Norwegian talks us through teaming up with Sabrina Carpenter on her second record and the pressures of being a queer icon

Perrie on going solo: ‘I knew I could sing, obviously. But I didn’t know if I could write music from scratch’

For this week's In Conversation we sat down with Perrie Edwards to discuss her debut solo single 'Forget About Us', working with RAYE and Ed Sheeran, and being inspired by Paramore's Hayley Williams

AURORA talks ‘What Happened To The Heart?’: “Apathy is the biggest enemy to progress”

The Norwegian alt-pop pioneer talks to NME about looking for the light in dark times, stretching her sound, the problem with TikTok, and hopefully not poisoning The Chemical Brothers' Tom Rowlands with a rogue cookie

Conan Gray: “I want this album to be a reminder that you can be so many things all at once” 

Conan Gray talks about working on his new album in London and Stockholm, choreographing his music videos and his love of grocery stores
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