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“Where’s that T-shirt?” “I threw it out. You never wore it.” Hello from the BELONG Media editorial team! A T-shirt you had treasured and tucked away, quietly thrown out by a parent at some point… Part 2 begins with exactly that kind of frustrating memory. A roundtable where BELONG Media staff talk about the theme […]
Hello from the BELONG Media editorial team! If you love music, chances are you own at least one band T-shirt. One bought at the merch table after a show, a gift from a friend, or one that has somehow stuck around… Those shirts often soak up more than affection for the band. They can hold […]
The first word that comes to mind when describing the sound of 『Win Win』, the latest album by Dorset-born British singer-songwriter Fenne Lily, is “warm.” Incredibly warm. Not the kind of warmth that offers shelter from the winter cold, but the radiant warmth of reaching for an orange so vividly colored it seems to believe […]
What I find in June McDoom’s music is a depth that seems to have no end. Raised in a Jamaican immigrant family in South Florida, June grew up surrounded by music. Rooted in her heritage, the harmonies that embrace a wide range of sounds and emotions bring a rich sense of expansiveness to her music. […]
The first word that came to mind when I heard Penelope Isles for the first time was “pure.” But by “pure,” I don’t mean innocent or youthful. Nor do I mean something untouched or free from outside influences. In Penelope Isles’ music, shimmering sounds move through waves of shoegaze, while slightly bittersweet melodies that tug […]
Hello! This is the A-indie/BELONG Media editorial team. Following on from Part 1, we’re continuing our summer festival talk. In this second part, three of our staff members — Takita, Wakiki, and Maririn — talk about their summer festival memories and best acts. SUMMER SONIC 2026: Held Through Heavy Rain Tinder and Music Festivals: An […]
Hello! This is the BELONG Media editorial team. To everyone who always reads our articles — have you ever wondered, “Who actually writes for BELONG Media, anyway?” You read the interviews and music columns, but you rarely get the chance to know who’s behind them. So this time, three BELONG Media staff members — yabori, […]
Looking straight into his eyes, I found myself wondering how many different landscapes he had witnessed throughout his life, and how many things he had encountered that were “real,” and how many that were not. The Guest List is a rising guitar band from Manchester, England. Formed in 2021 by five schoolmates, the young band […]
South London six-piece rock band Man/Woman/Chainsaw have released their debut album, 『Cannonball』. As their Instagram posts make clear, this is a band that simply gets along. This debut comes via Fiction Records, the label behind The Cure and The Horrors, though when the band first formed, every member was still a teenager. Their 2024 EP『Eazy […]
Hi there! This is the BELONG Media editorial team. Has a person you really admire ever walked into the place where you were working? This is the fourth and final installment of our staff roundtable on the theme “Screenshots and photos we just had to take,” featuring wakiki (moderator), yabori, Takita, and Maririn. Today, Takita […]