Rolling Stone UK - June/ July 2025

In this issue

This issue: WOLF ALICE return! Plus: Lorde, Pete Townsend, Simon Pegg, Luke Littler, Obongjayar, Aitch, Nova Twins, Barry Can’t Swim, Russell Tovey & more.

All by myself

Over the past year, Barry Can't Swim has become the UK's hottest new dance act. On second album Loner, he digests the whirlwind and admits his fears

4 mins

For the record

New exhibition Dennis Morris: Music + Life celebrates the work of a legendary photographer known for his iconic images of music greats including Bob Marley

2 mins

Cliffords

The Cork band's vocalist Iona Lynch on namechecking their home town in their records and embarking on their first full year of summer festivals

3 mins

“Everything started to become possible”

As new production Hamlet Hail to the Thief combines Radiohead's 2003 album with the classic Shakespeare play, its co-creators Thom Yorke and directors Christine Jones and Steven Hoggett reflect on the project’s genesis

5 mins

Peter Townshend

The co-founder and guitarist of the Who talks about six decades with the band – and whether this really is their final tour

4 mins

Eva Victor is Hollywood's most original new voice

The writer, director and star of Sorry, Baby was a viral internet personality. Their debut film shows a deeper side

3 mins

Marina is ready to ‘enjoy life to the max’

The cult-favourite singer tells us about the playful pop and deeper introspection of her latest album

2 mins

Atlantic City

New book 75 Years of Atlantic Records tells the story of one of the most important record labels of all time, from Aretha Franklin to ABBA, Coldplay and beyond

2 mins

Wolf Alice NEW HORIZONS

On new album The Clearing, Wolf Alice have found the sweet spot in paring back their ideas and pushing the best to the forefront, as they enter their most confident, self-assured era yet

10+ mins

OBONGJAYAR IS CREATING HIS OWN PARADISE

After head-turning slots alongside Fred again.. and Little Simz, the magnetic, shape-shifting singer is ready to become a star on his second album, Paradise Now

6 mins

Lorde I'm An Intense Bitch'

Virgin, her first album in four years, is raw, wild and sublime. But it came after a series of personal changes and revelations – from a breakup to an eating disorder to an expanding gender identity. Now, she's ready to talk about all of it

10+ mins

LIFE GOES ON

A HIGH-PROFILE LAWSUIT WAS THE FIRST THREAT TO THE FUTURE OF THE BAND NOW KNOWN AS HARD LIFE. AS FRONTMAN MURRAY MATRAVERS TELLS US, HE ALMOST GOT IN HIS OWN WAY TOO, BEFORE THIRD ALBUM ONION GAVE HIM A FRESH START

8 mins

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED

Simon Pegg looks back on the past 20 years of the Mission: Impossible franchise, and teases the likelihood of getting the band back together for just one more Cornetto movie...

9 mins

inside the NOVA TWINS' CELESTIAL AWAKENING

Watching a solar eclipse the day before recording third album Parasites & Butterflies convinced the Nova Twins' Amy Love and Georgia South of the power of their new record's opposing themes of light and darkness, as they tell Rolling Stone UK

9 mins

BACK TO THE BAR

Fresh from climbing Mount Kilimanjaro in aid of charity, Manchester rapper Aitch returns with a shackles-off second studio album crafted with high-energy live shows in mind

6 mins

The talented Mr Tovey

Whether it's playing Brian Paddick in the hard-hitting Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles De Menezes or portraying 90s homophobia in Plainclothes, Russell Tovey relishes the chance to tell important stories

8 mins

SARAH SILVERMAN: LIFE AFTER DEATH

HOW THE COMEDIAN HAS SURVIVED GRIEF, LOSS AND CONTROVERSY

10+ mins

EVER HOPEFUL

Indie rock band Johnny Foreigner may not have made it big, but after reuniting in 2021, they headed out earlier this year for a UK tour as joint headliners with anti-folk group Crywank — and relished every minute, as lead singer Alexei Berrow writes

10+ mins

LIVE AID: THE MUSICAL REVOLUTION

As Just For One Day — The Live Aid Musical receives a rapturous West End reception, Bob Geldof tells Rolling Stone UK how the spirit of Live Aid still resonates powerfully today

3 mins

LITTLER'S LONG GAME

In the blink of an eye, darts prodigy Luke Littler has become a sporting sensation. But while fame has upended his young life in less than two years, this 18-year-old is focusing on staying the distance

9 mins

LIL WAYNE LIVES BY HIS OWN RULES

Chasing a hip-hop legend across the country as he wraps up Tha Carter VI and says (and does) whatever the hell he wants

10+ mins

Rolling Stone future Of.music

Our first-ever launch of our annual Future 25 list for the Rolling Stone UK Future of Music, supported by ZYN, took place at London's Omeara venue, with live performances from Jordan Adetunji, Pozer and Chloe Qisha

2 mins

RS ROAD TEST

It looks a million dollars (but costs less than half that) and — all credit to its maker — combines new tech with brutal, old-school power and glory

3 mins

Steven Frayne

The magician formerly known as Dynamo on the tragedy behind his decision to reclaim his real name, and who he'd love to perform magic for

3 mins

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