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2017 IN MUSIC

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Sorry to be cliché but we cant believe it is already time for our New Year’s edition. And what a year it has been: Mac DeMarco brought out his long-anticipated new , Oasis boys Noel and were both back on top form, (albeit separately), and our cover-star MNEK released his first solo single in three years.

The 22-year old Londoner is original, quietly charismatic and ambitious. His writing and pro- duction credits include , Stomzy and golden-child Beyoncè, but it wasn’t until his solo track Paradise was released in late October, that he finally got the recognition he deserved.

This year hasn’t all been peaches and cream however. We only have to cast our minds back to the bombing at Arianna Grande’s concert that saw 22 lives taken. One Love and We Are charity events came soon afterwards, bringing en eclectic mix of bands and artists to the city and proved the theory that Northerners will never be defeated.

We hope enjoy this issue. Sit down by the fire, put on our Wired Winter playlist on Spotify, and have a merry old time.

See you in 2018.

Contents

What’s going on up north

The Rise of MNEK .com/wiredmag

Mac Demarco interview

Ones to watch in 2018 ..com/wiredmag Neighbourhood Festival

Mura Masa

Fake album tracklists instagram.com/wiredmag

Simpsonwave

Products spotify.com/wiredmusicmag DJ Corner Chet Faker Albert Hall, Manchester 2 December

After six years of working as an inde- pendent artist, Chet Faker - real name Nick Murphy - has suddenly became the golden boy of mellow-electronic-pop. When Murphy killed off the Chet Faker character that made him famous, he seemed to be making a state- ment with his music too. He’s no longer just a moody singer creating songs for hot nights in the dim light of someone’s bedroom. He’s a showman and he needs to be seen.

Kasabian Echo Arena, take on Liverpool on the next stretch of their national tour, after visiting 5 December Manchester last month. The band released their sixth album ‘For Crying Out Loud’ in May and it’s been one of our most-played records. Packed with big tunes and simple pleasures, the album focuses on tracks with an instant impact. It was Kasabian who brought us the one-worded ‘eez-eh’ after all. Their Talking Heads-inspired electronics and Oassis-sized confidence make them an absolute belter of a band to listen to live.

18-year-old Declan McKenna has been called a voice of his generation. With throaty vocals and lyrics about corrupt govern- ments, he has drawn comparisons to and Elvis Costello. His song ‘’ vaulted to fame in 2015 and led him to become the youngest ever winner of Glaston- bury Festival’s Emerging Talent Competition. Still, he sounded like just an other indie boy until the debut of energetic album ‘What Do You Think About The Car?’ this Declan McKenna summer. Having warmed up to Blossoms Cabbage, we’re eager Arts Club, Liverpool to see the singer go solo. 9 December

King Krule is the project of Archy Marshall, a -based artist who has drawn com- parisons with 80s icon Billy Bragg and been admired by rap royalty . The singer raised eyebrows with his 2010 single “Out Getting Ribs” that showcased his uniquely raw voice and earned him a nomination in BBC’s Sound of 2013 poll. He’s been creating rich-sounding woozy tracks ever since, with his latest creation The Ooz being an hour-long King Krule album written during a three-year period. Make sure to hear the distilled weirdness in the flesh. Manchester Academy 14 December

THE RISE OF MNEK Uzoechi Emenike, known to most as MNEK, made his breakthrough in 2012 with his vocals in Rudi- mental track “Spoons”. He was only 18 at the time. Now the singer/ song-writer counts and as close friends. His latest track “Blinded by Your Grace Pt 2” features and has hit the top 10 charts. Here, Alicia Boukersi explains what makes him a rising star.

The hauntingly inspiring lyrics “Paradise is in the mind” ven before he released his own music, MNEK’s E speak to MNEK’s overall message. The 22-year-old also explains the musical inspiration for his latest track, saying: talent was overwhelmingly obvious. Which other 19 year olds can say they have already been involved in “Around the time I wrote Paradise, so much dance music creating 2 UK number one singles? The singer has been was coming out and doing well with literally any 90s R&B using his four letter stage-name for almost a decade, but he song as the main topline, of the whole song. It really both- had mastered 1980s soul way before then. ered me!” he explains. “So, I decided to sample a dance song for an R&B track. I’ve always loved ‘Free’ by Ultra This year marks the 3rd anniversary of ‘Every Little World’, Nate, so it was such an honour to have the blessing of the the debut single by the London born musician. The track writers of the song to sample it on Paradise”. was made up of springy synths, pulsating bass notes and soulful vocals with touches of house and old school hip hop. His latest track ‘Blinded by Your Grace Pt 2’ which was It was good, but never enough to boost him into the released in October saw him explore new musical terrain mainstream failing to reach a top place in the charts. with gospel-like vocals and lyrics that show his most vulnerable and emotional side. Instead, MNEK was known as being the “other artist”, with his barely-there vocals featuring in songs with “Lord, I’ve been broken. Although I’m not worthy. You fixed and Swedish pop star . me, I’m blinded by your grace”. Disconcerting as that may have been to the young singer, MNEK reads like poetry. MNEK never gave up producing songs, using his spare time to write ’s fiery debut single, and soon enough his It might have been Stormzy that provided the catchy chorus big break came with ‘Never Forget You’ which reached the and energetic rapping, but it’s MNEK who supplies the top 10 across Europe. It certainly got the dance world’s visceral vocals making it an all-out salvation sing-along. attention. First premiering as Annie Mac’s Hottest Record on BBC Radio 1, the track was certified Platinum in the UK It’s impressive to see a mainstream star refuse to conform and played at every in the country. (Well that’s to traditional stereotypes about what makes a man. In what it felt like). engaging freely with his feelings and exposing his weaknesses, MNEK has shown us his true self and it’s the His ‘Small Talk’ EP cemented him as a game-changing pop soundtrack of our dreams. This is the past, present and act the same year Sampha rose to fame. There’s an eerie future of MNEK. similarity between the two musicians who share the same moody yet beautiful tone of voice. A gentle, shimmering Our exclusive video interview is available on wiredmag.com falsetto somehow strong enough to cause a dent. But it’s MNEK in particular that has an inflection that hovers above Words: @aliciaboukersi music, cracking softly, conveying emotions. Images: @nialllea ‘Freak like Me’ was his next hit in 2016 - the song a wilfully raw, yet playful statement of intent that made everything in its peripheral seem outdated.

MNEK has planned, produced and featured in an astonishing amount of tracks, all arriving within months of each other and each more popular than the last. This year, the artist released ‘Paradise’. “Paradise” evokes visions of running away from the hectic and sometimes depressing nature of today’s society in order to find peace, solace, and catharsis. MNEK exhibits his prowess as a triple threat by providing scintillating vocals, stirring lyrics, and a sexy beat which features an ominous throbbing bassline that pulls the whole tune together. “People are attracted to what we It finds him musing on ageing and Mac DeMarco strolls onto the do because they see it as being his difficult relationship with his stage at Manchester Academy and grounded and down to earth,” father, an alcoholic and addict who lines up five bottles of beer on top he admits. “Personally I’ve never abandoned the family when DeMar- of an amplifier. By the time he’s been into those bands who pull the co was five. “Even though we bare- about finished, 90 minutes later, supercool rock-star thing. I was ly know each other, it still hurts,” he’s shirtless behind the drum kit just a kid in a weird prairie town in he sings over a steady keyboard while his drummer Joe McMurray Canada who wanted to play guitar pulse on Watching Him Fade Away. is busy crowdsurfing a full circle and be in bands, so I know there “Home, there’s moonlight on the around the venue and the rest of are plenty of other kids out there river, everybody dies,” he repeats the band is blundering through a like I was, who wanna do it too. on Moonlight on the River. It’s a cover of Under the Bridge by the Hopefully us being kind of sloppy sad, beautiful collection. Red Hot Chili Peppers. and fat and unshaved makes them think that they can. People think, ‘I “It was just what was going on, and There are very few artists touring bet that guy would have a beer with the only way to navigate it was to today who garner the me.’ And I probably would.” put it on paper and let it out in some and affection from an audience as way,” he says. “The funny thing to the Canadian musician (and when His distinctive sound is simple and me is that I think all my records they do, they’ve usually had a 20/30 relaxed, mellow acoustic music deal with stuff that is really person- year career). with the odd touch of analogue syn- al for me. The difference is that this thesizer or a slightly queasy elec- time the lyrics are less vague.” For Mac to have a fanbase as tric guitar . A chest-thump- dedicated as his at the age of 27 ing rock god he is not. At certain The funny thing to me is that I think is some achievement. It isn’t just points in the gig, the way he moves all my records deal with stuff that is adoration, it’s like he’s some form reminds me more of the comedian really personal for me. The differ- of slacker God – looking around the Bob Mortimer. ence is that this time the lyrics are venue you could see a large portion less vague of the crowd dressed as if they Opening with ‘On The Level’ and It sounds as though the songs were him - baggy dungarees, turn- then straight into ‘Salad Days’ his haven’t led to any great healing ups and caps - and he’s mostly had set was a great mixture of old and moment, as he might have hoped. to stop smoking on stage because new tracks and his voice is as good “Maybe at the time I thought I was when he lights up, they copy that live as it is on record. The one dif- gonna accomplish something by too. ference between the two mediums putting it out there, but I don’t real- being that on record Mac comes ly know if I have.” Even Mac describes himself as a across somewhat sweet and tender “a walking talking meme” but that whilst live he’s debaucherous. I ask if settling down with his doesn’t mean he can’t occasion- girlfriend and dealing with some of ally be serious, as at the end of “The records and the shows don’t the tougher aspects of family life the Academy show, after the lights make sense together, yeah,” agrees make him feel like a grown-up these have gone up, when he returns to DeMarco. “There’s a different days. “No!” is the quick response. ask the remaining audience mem- energy”. “I mean, I own a house now, I have bers to sit on the floor and perch- a very domestic relationship. But es on the lip of the stage to sing —–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—– then I am also paid to travel all his most moving song. It’s called “I think most people assume around the world and get fuckin’ Watching Him Fade Away and is I’m just a goofball, which wasted in front of three thousand about visiting his estranged father people. Compared to what I thought in hospital when he was suffering is true a lot of the time. I being a grown-up would be like, it from cancer (he’s OK now, but no like rock and roll, I want to doesn’t really add up.” less estranged). have a good time and make Rumour has it Mac then popped up But DeMarco can also be crazier, sure everybody’s having at The White Hotel in Salford after as in a notorious YouTube video fun. Then the records are the gig being nothing but a delight which finds him naked, howling like meditation for me. I’m to the people who met him. This is U2’s Beautiful Day with a drumstick at home in my space, just why he is idolised by his fans. He up his behind. Understandably, he’s isn’t above them and there isn’t any kind of over talking about that one. thinking about things and ego. He’s what people who want to In fact he’s a slightly tricky inter- making music.” be in bands want to be like – unas- viewee all round: he’s disinclined suming, talented and a proper nice to analyse too closely the reasons —–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—–—– guy. for his swelling popularity. I get the impression he’s as surprised as , released in May when Words: @aliciaboukersi anybody. it reached no 21 here, sounds like Images: Phil - Sonic PR his most melancholy collection yet. Mac DeMarco in Manchester

“People think, ‘I bet that guy would have a beer with me.’ And I probably would”. Amber Bain’s alias of The Japanese House has gathered quite a following after sup- porting on their last tour. Her voice encompasses extreme innocence and breathy huskiness in some tracks whilst being able to create immaculate cheerful pop choruses in others. Amber is set to release her first album in spring next year. Keep your eyes open for it.

WIRED recommend: ‘Clean’. The track’s laid-back melody and enchanting synth singles it out as the band’s unofficial theme tune.

ONES TO WATCH IN 2018

Expect to hear a lot more from our top five in the year to come

19-year-old Will Joseph Cook is fresh on the music scene but his music feels ten years old. His airy ballads are similar to those from Vampire Weekend and Phoenix, but Will keeps the genre alive in his debut album ‘Sweet Dreamer’ which is just as woozy and epic as the title suggests. His latest single ‘If You Want To Make Money’ is perfect 00s teen rom-com soundtrack material. Images: @_tara_lou Words: @aliciaboukersi

WIRED recommend: ‘Beach’. Its sun- bleached melody and sickly sweet disjointed guitar riffs will keep you entranced. Liverpool band Circa Waves have been on the scene since their ‘Young Chas- ers’ album in 2015, but this year saw the band ditch the lightweight indie for something far more meaningful. Issues of alcoholism and depression make them sound bleak, but what the band are fascinatingly good at is a bounding uplifting chorus that makes you almost forget the lyrics in the first place.

WIRED recommend: ‘Fire That ’. If you’re looking for something with ambition, swagger and feel-good power, this track is it.

Blaenavon are the freshest indie heroes coming for your heart. The trio released their stonking album ‘That’s Your Lot’ earlier this year, with production from the hallowed Arctic Moneys and Kasabian producer . Since then they’ve earned comparisons to The Maccabees and Foals. They are about to embark on their biggest UK tour to date and it would be a shame to miss it.

WIRED recommend: ‘My Bark Is Your Bite’. This is the 21st Century version of Just Like by and we all know how much of a classic that was.

Imagine Matt Healy but female. Actually just look to lead singer Heather Baron-Gracie from Manchester band Pale Wave instead. The band, who signed to The 1975’s label Dirty Hit this summer, describe their sound as ‘Nineties inspired indie pop feels, drenched in reverb and glitter’. With ethereal vocals and summery guitar bursts the phrase suits them well.

WIRED recommend: ‘There’s A Honey’. Their first single is a shimmering, addictive indie anthem. Courteeners and set to headline new Warrington festival

Neighbourhood Festival 2017 Images: [email protected] Images: was a huge success

success, Neighbour- also feature perfor- alternative band The Music, Elena Jimenez, Since starting in hood Festival will mances from Jake Sherlocks. The Bolton said in a now-deleted 2016, the Neighbour- move to Warrington’s Bugg, , Miles band will perform on Facebook post that hood Festival has Victoria Park on the Kane and Circa Waves. the Sunday, with drum- she was “disgusted quickly established Bank Holiday weekend mer Brandon Cook by how horrendously itself as one of the of May 26 and May 27 Sunday, meanwhile, promising fans a wild male-focused” the line- best indie festivals in next year. will be headlined set. up was. the country, hosting by Noel Gallagher’s up-and-coming stars The first line-up has High Flying Birds and He said: “We’re proud She told us, “It was the and established musi- been announced, with include sets from Tom to be a part of the first thing I noticed - cians alike. household names Noel Grennan, Editors and Victoria Park line up! Fickle Fiends and The Gallagher and The The Coral. It’s such an incredible Big Moon - everyone This year’s festival, Courteeners expected line-up and it will be a else is male. As a supported by Man- to bring their legions Oasis frontman Noel special weekend for woman in the music chester Evening News, of fans. released his third solo all involved. We played industry, we have to featured performanc- album Who Built The some of our first support more equal es from more than will Moon last month, and ever original gigs in opportunities for our 100 acts in one day. headline Saturday in electro-pop tracks Warrington to about 25 own gender”, but she Ratboy, who won the what will be their full ‘Holy Mountain’ and people so it’s going to has admitted she’s not NME Award for Best live return since their ‘If Love Is the Law’, be mad to come back put off. “I will still want New Artist in 2016, biggest show to date at sound like they’re and play to 25,000! to go - because they played along acts in- Emirates Old Trafford destined to be heard Our set is going to be are going to add a load cluding Blossoms and earlier this year. at the outdoor festival. all summer anthems, of new bands - so it’ll Cabbage. Here’s hoping he the big hitters!” be right up my street”. Frontman Liam Fray brings out his infa- The riotous and excit- is no stranger to mous scissor-playing Although Neighbour- The rest of the line- ing event proved the Neighbourhood after instrumentalist too. hood festival is expect- up is expected to be insatiable appetite for playing a passionate ed to sell out quickly, revealed soon. fresh sounds Man- solo acoustic set there Neighbourhood some fans still aren’t chester has. in October. Festival will also aim satisfied. For more information to showcase local Radio presenter and and exclusive tickets, Following on from its The Saturday leg will talent, including indie editor of Popped visit: WIREDmag.com audience from its first poignant After ’s strong-as- note, and had people dancing (or steel Warehouse Project perfor- trying to. It was so crowded!) for mance last year, the electronic its entirety. producer and was back for round two on Saturday. Although Mura Masa was the The 21 year old, whose real main headliner, he was aided name is Alex Crossan, has been by NAO whose ethereal vocals in the music business for six made ‘Firefly’ one ’s years and has been changing the best sounding tracks. The song world of electro-pop ever since. catapulted Alex to success in Shortlisted for the BBC Sound of 2015 when it was chosen for the 2016 Award, the artist is known In New Music We Trust playlist at for his cutting-edge dance music BBC Radio 1 but it’s the balance and collaboration tracks with of finger-snapping house beat, A$AP Rocky and Charlie XCX. feather-light vocals and mystical lyrics that have kept it a contem- His personal ambition is to porary hit. The audience reacted “make really, really, really good superbly with the song, singing music that’s culturally relevant it louder and clearer than the on- and stands the test of time”, and stage crooners. if Saturday night’s performance was anything to go by, he has Managing to choose the perfect already exceeded his expecta- eclectic set-list is hard to do, tions. but Mura Masa did it with ease. To think he’s only released a The main room was packed mixtape, an EP and one album to to the brim at 2am, when he date is crazy. launched into ‘Messy Love’, the first track from his recently His musical career looms ahead released self-titled album. The of him, and I for one can’t wait to energetic track captivated the see what happens next.

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Mura Masa takes charge at Warehouse Project Shh. In our heads, she’s definitely belting out the chorus of ‘Dragging Kimye’ THINGS THAT NEED TO STOP IN 2018: Fake album tracklists (Or maybe I should just stop falling for them...)

s it just us that have we’re envious. tonal shift for the pop star, fantasy, and with the huge noticedI an increasing trend encompassing tracks spiting influence of social media, in music fans creating fake Lady Gaga is often the anyone even daring to look things can get out of control album track lists? victim of these fake album at her. faster than you can shout track lists. In 2010, David “FAKE NEWS”. Bowie had to state that his Many fans have seen her After much online specula- collaboration with Gaga was change of Instagram layout We can’t wait to see what tion on ’s last “a hoax” created by a lonely as an indicator of an edgier crazy fake tracks will be album, Damn was released fan’s Tumblr blog. look and sound. called up next, and here’s without collaborations from hoping one of them will , Sounwave or When Gaga released her But the so-called ‘leaked’ make it as an official chart. Anna Wise. next track with R Kelly rather track lists are more blunt than the Starman legend, and funnier than anything Words: @aliciaboukersi Song titles such as fans were disheartened and the songstress could think Image: @sheislove1989 ‘Commercialized, Failed even felt like they had been up herself. From a track Experiments’ and deceived by Lady Gaga’s entitled ‘Dragging Kimye’, ‘Paranoia, Is Love Stronger agency. It was a bit like and another featuring her Than Death?’ were waking up on Christmas day musical nemesis Katy Perry, prevalent online, but Lamar expecting gifts and receiving we were sorely disappointed (thankfully) was more opti- coal at the bottom of your when the album was finally mistic, with his stocking instead. Or, that released on 10 November. friendlier-sounding track you had been promised a ‘HUMBLE’ instantly Ferrari and were now going Where was ‘Hiddlezzz’ the becoming a summer round town in a Fiat Multipla. track T Swift super-fan anthem. @Dammitally tweeted? Most recently, Taylor Swift’s Where was the venom? Similarly, Beyoncé’s alleged revenge single ‘Look What collaboration with Azealia You Made Me Do’ convinced With so many free apps Banks and Lady Gaga, in a fans that her latest album nowadays, anyone can edit song called ‘Ratchet’, never Reputation would be a photos and create their own emerged. We can’t say Simpsonwave has been making the rounds for the last few years, but after a drop in content in previous months, the genre seemed to be dying out. Yet, with 2018 looming and R y a n C e l s i u s S o u n d s’ latest upload gaining 1 million views in 24 hours, the videos seem to be back with vengeance. Alicia Boukersi tells us more.

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Jackmaster at this year’s SunFall festival. dj corner: jackmaster

Anyone who’s set foot in a half-decent nightclub this year will know of the legend that is Jackmaster. For years, it’s felt like Jack has been absolutely everywhere showing an unyielding love for many genres of dance music and going back-to-back with everyone from Ben UFO to Amand Van Helden.

On December 16th, the Scottish DJ takes on Manchester’s notorious Warehouse Project. Wired Mag spoke to him about his set.

“It’s going to be mental. Warehouse Project is one of my favourite venues and I’m ready to see the Manchester crowd again”. It will be his second show there following on from his headline slot last year where he presented Mastermix. He played alongside Marcel Dettman, Ricardo Villalobos and Seth Troxler but Jack tells tickets to see Nina Kraviz, us this year will be even more special. “Now I’ve experienced WHP, I know which songs to choose and when to drop them”, he teases. , Eats Everything and Hannah Jack is currently sitting at Number 2 in RAs Top 100 DJs poll. Asking him how he felt being hot on Dixon’s heels, he said, “You know what, I can’t believe it. Being on that Wants are still available. list in the first place is f*cking amazing”.

There’s no one who deserves it more, Jack has grafted his off in the last six years to Go on our website for become one of the world’s most admired and most in demand DJs. He’s details. modest, intuitive and a musical mastermind. When he ends our chat with “It’s going to be mega”, we can’t do anything but believe him. JANUARY 2018 FREE

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