Gemma Samways

London

Editor and Journalist at Freelance

Bag for life. Words: Evening Standard, Guardian, Dazed, AnOther, Rolling Stone, Crack, L&Q. Commission me: [email protected] | She/her

Articles

50 Questions With Perfume Genius

3 weeks ago | anothermag.com | Gemma Samways |TextGemma Samways

As his seventh studio album as Perfume Genius is released, Mike Hadreas discusses conspiracy theories, childhood kidnap fantasies, and much moreLead Image Slouched in the foyer of a London hotel, at the end of a long day of press, Mike Hadreas describes himself as “delirious”. Eight hours discussing domesticity and grief, the body’s decay and the wild disparity between one’s inner and outer worlds will do that to a person.
a stunning homecoming

1 month ago | msn.com | Gemma Samways

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a stunning homecoming

1 month ago | msn.com | Gemma Samways

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
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1 month ago | msn.com | Gemma Samways

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Sharon Van Etten at the Royal Albert Hall review: a stunning homecoming

1 month ago | standard.co.uk | Gemma Samways

For many, headlining the Royal Albert Hall marks the pinnacle of a musician’s career. For Sharon Van Etten, it also served as a spiritual homecoming for her masterful seventh LP. Recorded at Crouch End’s Church Studios and inspired by the goth atmospherics of Cocteau Twins, The Cure and Siouxsie and the Banshees, Sharon Van Etten & the Attachment Theory underscores the New Jersey-native’s status as a lifelong Anglophile.
Ichiko Aoba's 'Luminescent Creatures' honours the interconnectedness of humankind and the natural world

2 months ago | crackmagazine.net | Gemma Samways

27.02.25 Words by: Gemma Samways Photography: Anastassia Tretiakova Inspired by the unique, isolated beauty of Japan’s southernmost islands and their luminescent waters, the latest chamber-folk opus from singer-songwriter Ichiko Aoba explores the innate connections humans have with both our surroundings and one another. Radiating out from the southern tip of Kyūshū, Japan’s sprawling Ryukyu archipelago plays host to hundreds to thousands of humpback whales every winter. Seeking the warmth of...
Caribou at the Roundhouse review: is there a place for AI in live music?

2 months ago | standard.co.uk | Gemma Samways

Also known as a mild-mannered Doctor of Mathematics, Dan Snaith has always made for an unlikely dance star. And yet, 20 years on from his debut release as Caribou, the Canadian musician continues to be utterly deserving of the title, responsible for soulful electronic joints that unite serious clubbers and 6music dads in their devotion.
Charli XCX at The O2: the Brat victory lap from a star reminding us she's still a fan, first and foremost

Nov 28, 2024 | loudandquiet.com | Gemma Samways

Nobody is more deserving of mainstream success than Charli XCX. For 18 years, she’s put in the hard yards, hammering the live circuit and steadily amassing a catalogue of weapons-grade party-starters that have consistently pushed the pop envelope forward. It took until 2022 for her to score her first number one album – with the unapologetically accessible Crash – but 2024 will go down in history as the year the 32-year-old finally got her flowers.
Fontaines D.C. at Alexandra Palace review: intoxicating, playful and visceral

Nov 25, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Gemma Samways

Fontaines D.C. first headlined Alexandra Palace back in 2021. Back then, the Dublin-formed five-piece were still acclaimed up-and-comers, dispatching poetry-laced post-punk with an almost ascetic earnestness. On Friday they returned as bonafide rock stars, having undergone a bold stylistic shift for their fourth album, the newly Grammy-nominated Romance.
Fontaines D.C. at Alexandra Palace review: intoxicating, playful and visceral

Nov 24, 2024 | standard.co.uk | Gemma Samways

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