About Me
Hello, my name is James Hickey and I’m a freelance writer. I specialise in music journalism, and have written for DIY, Marshall Records, and a wide variety of online review journals.
I currently work as a touring musician, and have done so for the past ten years.
Examples of my work are published below, or if you have any questions please feel free to contact me at jameshickeywrites@gmail.com – thanks!
Feature Article, Mitch Rowland
here’s a certain irony in the obsessive following that Mitch Rowland has garnered in some corners of the internet. As Harry Styles’ guitarist and songwriting collaborator, every moment of him on film has been wedged into at least a few TikToks by a dedicated fandom, in particular the few times he speaks. The focus is always on Mitch’s personality: meek, quiet, modest. Few people have such a strong following when they seem to indulge so little, and speaking from his hotel in New York ahead of a run of in-store shows, he lives up to this reputation. Continue Reading
Q&A, Samantha Urbani
Samantha Urbani has had a longer journey than most towards making her debut album, Showing Up. After the meteoric rise of her band Friends in 2012, followed by their breakup a year later, the singer has bounced between every conceivable project since. Continue Reading
Live Review, Blur at Wembley
At a certain point in the career of a band as era-defining as Blur, there become few landmarks left to achieve. But from the reverence that Damon Albarn gives to this, their first headline gig at Wembley Stadium, it’s clear that this is an important one to the quartet. ‘We’ve been waiting for this moment all our lives,’ he says, and no wonder. Continue Reading
Artist’s Bio, Noah and the Loners
For Noah and the Loners, punk is not just a label, but a state of being. The band, who are one of the latest signees to Marshall Records, have been developing a reputation for their barrage of two minute freak-outs, in which they vent every frustration, be it political or personal, and bring a refreshing new voice to the genre. ‘I don’t see the point of writing a song if you’re not saying anything’, says frontman Noah Lonergan, ‘and I don’t think we’d be the band we are if the music wasn’t so personal’. Continue Reading
Artist’s Bio, King Nun
When Theo Polyzoides speaks about King Nun, it quickly becomes clear that the London bands are, above all else, a gang of fierce friends. “We were all outsiders in our own way,” he says, “but we all very desperately wanted the same thing. It wasn’t even a question that we would start a band.” Continue Reading
Feature Article, Fraulein
There’s a certain eye-of-the-storm feeling that comes with speaking to Joni Samuels: as she knits herself a new jumper in her front room, she recounts the whirlwind year she’s just had fronting ferocious two-piece Fraulein with an apparent sense of calm. Continue Reading
Collected Reviews, DIY
Geese – 3D Country
New York City has often been home to the freaks, and right now Geese are doing their best to establish that reputation for themselves. Having released one of 2021’s most acclaimed debut albums, they’ve abandoned their previous sonic palette in pursuit of pure experimentation. Continue Reading
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