Oxlade
What a time we are currently living in at the moment. Isolation, lockdown, quarantine, whatever you want to call it. Yet one thing is true, music has made it somewhat better or so is the case for me. Having created an endless number of playlists and explored the depths of Spotify, to still be coming […]
Music in Lockdown: The New Normal for DIY Artists
Across the globe, self-employed bands and musicians suddenly found themselves rapidly adapting their strategies in order to overcome the new obstacles which had been placed before them due to the lockdown. 1883 spoke to a few UK based artists to explore the importance of connecting to fan groups, the financial impact and the long-term implications. […]
Lukas Nelson
It seems almost prophetic that Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real named last year’s album Turn Off The News (Build a Garden), for which they have recently followed up with a companion album, Naked Garden. Although celebrating the album’s release has been difficult due to the ongoing pandemic, Lukas Nelson explains to 1883 how […]
As of now, it’s best if you just call him: ‘Tinie’.
After waving away a three-year hiatus in which was culminated after two Brit awards and three studio albums, British rapper Tinie Tempah is gearing to release a long-in-the-works album, with latest single ‘Top Winners’ featuring fellow UK artist Not3s re-inviting you to the once sonic flares of ‘TT’. Officially dropping the ‘Tempah’ from his name […]
Leaf – Fashion Bitch – Video Premiere
‘Fashion Bitch’ is full of strong lyrics, mantras reminding females to take care of one another, flexing money and designer clothes. Mid interview, a pause to count just how many tattoos she has, not for accuracy, but mere curiosity because she forgot. This is Leaf. Brooklyn-based rapper, who, even while isolating and quarantining, is releasing […]
Lila Drew
Within five minutes of speaking with London-born, LA-raised Lila Drew, it’s strikingly clear that music is and always has been her true calling. After falling in love with the music her parents played at home when she was a young child, Lila Drew started writing songs and had her first studio session when she was […]