After a hiatus of a few years, the Danish singer Karen Marie Ørsted aka MØ stepped back into the recording studio and on stage. On her freshly released third LP "Motodrome" she reflects on dramatic experiences and low points but finds the sweet spot between sadness and hope. NBHAP author Dan Cromb caught up with the artist to find out more about the writing process of the record.
Where brutalist architecture meets post-Soviet rock and punk; our editor Natálie Zehnalová investigated the music scene in Belarus. Between battling censorship of the authoritarian president and finding inspiration in the unique city scapes, the bands she introduces are full of surprises.