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Marie has been described by the Independent as following in the footsteps of great rock and folk artists. She's been praised by Clash, Line of Best Fit and NME, who listed her on their 2021 Big 10 to watch.

Her new single Rust & Blue is now out.

Find her on Instagram and YouTube.

Lisa is a Hemingway Award Winner and National Book Award Finalist. Her literary criticism has been published in the likes of the Washington Post, NYT & Buzzfeed. Vogue, Elle, Oprah Daily, LitHub & BookRiot have all put Memory Piece on their list Best Books 2024. The Guardian, Dazed, NYT, The Atlantic & People have also given it the praise it deserves.

We talk about what it means to preserve our lives online, how friendships never really fade and what gives value to the time other people spend consuming our work. Also, the history of the Big Apple as seen through her eyes and captured in her novel.

Get the book here or at your local seller.

Nana is an artist you should know, just ask Dazed, Paper Mag and Fader. Her 21st century queer cowgirl album, Wyoming, is a masterclass in electronic pop. She's featured on major playlists including Spotify's Indie Chillout & anti pop. Also Zara Home Dining.

Find her on Instagram and Youtube.

For more music, listen to our previous episodes or get ready for more later in the week.

Chitra's developed a strong Instagram & TikTok following with only 2 tracks. Self taught, she's captured attention through her unique style, love of visuals and videos of her enjoying the journey.

Follow her on Instagram, TikTok and Youtube.

For more music, listen to our previous episodes or get ready for new episodes in the week.

Meg is on Spotify's Pop Rising List for 2024 along with only 7 other artists in the world. Rolling Stone also selected her for its 8 Rising Pop Stars of the year, under the title: "Who'll be Pop's Next Big Thing?" An incredible achievement for any artist, let alone one who self-releases.

She's also been interviewed by Clout and Wonderland.

Her work is an energising blend of vulnerability and humour that makes her one of the most exciting pop artists in the world today.

Find Meg on Instagram and TikTok.

Nectar is one of Spotify's UK & IE Rising Stars 2024. You may recognise her from their Billboard in Leicester Square. She's been featured on BBC Introducing and Radio 1's Future Music List. She's also interviewed for Clash and Apple Music.

She's been selected for Spotify's leading playlists including: A Perfect Day, Good Energy, Spotify & Chill, Easy, Fresh Finds R&B, New Pop Revolution, New Music Friday UK, All New All Now, Equal UK & Ireland, New Pop UK, Sweet Soul Sunday, Fresh Finds Class of 2023, Chilled Pop Hits & Notable Releases (to name a few!).

Find her on TikTok or Instagram.

Nadine has been praised by Esquire, Rolling Stone, Cosmopolitan and the great SZA. She's performed around the world, worked with fashion powerhouse Louboutin and featured on the album of international Iraqi rap legend Narcy. Her work focuses on intersectional female empowerment and incorporates her Sudanese, Egyptian and Iranian heritage. 

Her latest track Calm Down is a witty and damning challenge to colonial, capitalist and patriarchal structures that connected especially well with Gen Z, reaching over 1 million views for a single video. 

You can find more about Nadine on her ⁠website⁠, ⁠insta⁠ or ⁠TikTok⁠. 

More interviews are available on the podcast and our ⁠site⁠. 

Irish Essayist Carmel McMahon talks about decolonising storytelling, bringing healing to the past and what time means to us. Her book In Ordinary Time is a brilliant memoir about her own personal history and that of her country. She manages to make the heavy and uncomfortable feel remarkably approachable and freeing. 

She's received deserved praise from The Guardian, The Observer, The Irish Times and Literary Hub as well as award-winning authors like Mary Costello and Priscilla Morris.

Get the book here, or at your local seller.

Jacqueline's book Fire Rush was shortlisted for the 2023's Women's Prize and Waterstone's Debut Fiction Prize. It's a Sunday Times Best Novel and The Guardian's Best Fiction Book of 2023. It was also one of The Observer's Best Debut Novels. Maggie O'Farrell even gave it her stamp of approval. It's certainly one of the best books I've ever had the privilege of reading.

Here's the blurb courtesy of Penguin's site:

Yamaye lives for the weekend, when she can go raving with her friends at The Crypt, an underground club on the outskirts of London. Then everything changes. Yamaye meets Moose, who she falls deeply in love with, and who offers her the chance of freedom and escape.
After their relationship is brutally cut short, Yamaye goes on a dramatic journey of transformation that leads her to Jamaica, where past and present collide with explosive consequences.

Get the book here, or at your local seller.

Andrew quite rightly features on The Standard's 2024 New Art Power List and hailed by The Telegraph as an artist saving public galleries. Today, he talks about creating a space through sonic and visual art for the viewer to think and find new ideas. His current exhibition at the Whitechapel Gallery is a love letter to one of London's most diverse neighbourhoods. It's also praised by TimeOut. This episode is a moment of celebration for the way we all experience art and what it means for the world. 

Andrew earned his MA in Painting from the Royal College of Art (2019) and BA in Fine Art from Chelsea College of Arts (2017). He's also an Associate Lecturer at The Royal College of Art's MA Painting programme. On top of that, he's won the ArtAngel 'Thinking Time' Award (2020) and Tiffany & Co. x Outset Studiomakers Prize (2019).

Check out Whitechapel Gallery ⁠here⁠. 

For more art, head to ⁠sanclemente.co.uk⁠, catch up on previous episodes or get ready for more this week.