Callum Twigger, Journalist

“It’s been very different since I was a kid to a couple of years ago to now. When I was twelve I was into whatever twelve year-olds listen to.”

It’s a little disappointing the band haven’t sailed further from the shore they mapped in their first three EPs, but If You Leave confirms that Daughter are worth paying attention to.

The Next Day is a clumsy, hairy record; but with a vital and brilliant intelligence. Bowie naked is what we wanted all along.

“It was really early in the morning for me, I just kind of woke up, and I just had this email like ‘A$AP wants you to Skype right now…"

“The stuff that I have on a pedestal and that I’m personally trying to emulate, if you will, is… I really like obscure pop stuff, like Stereolab, Lacto Ovo, Sandpit, Mum…”

"There is so much shit about where I come from that I don’t even fucking know… I just make these fucking raps, and I’m just gonna wear these outfits, and fucking live my life.”

Bat For Lashes’ Natasha Khan gave Florence Welch’s performance a few years back on the same stage a run for her money in the babin’ department.

Simply and quietly, this is an incredible album.

Interregna was an intriguing experiment, and Moana has confirmed its position as the most intriguing and exciting development on East Hay Street.

Callum Twigger is very thankful for Tumblr in 2012. Please read on to see why.

It’s LCD music for sticky dancefloors, and if someone’s got to make it at least Ke$ha can keep it self-aware.

"In the early ‘90s, if you knew how to use a computer, you were a complete nerd. Whereas now, everyone has to use one. It’s easier for nerds to meet each other, and they’re more confidant."