El Hunt
@elhunt.bsky.social
Freelance music and culture journalist: formerly ES Culture + NME
I really enjoyed this chat with a fairly jetlagged Big Thief www.nme.com/features/mus...
How Big Thief found a new flow and entered ‘Double Infinity’
After the departure of their longstanding bassist, the celebrated indie band needed to recalibrate to move forward. They tell NME about that period of adjustment
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August 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
I really enjoyed this chat with a fairly jetlagged Big Thief www.nme.com/features/mus...
"They're calling you a hero, when really you're a slut! A gay slut!" - I wrote about my love of box office flop turned queer cult classic DEBS for The Guardian www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
‘Nothing else quite like it’: why DEBS is my feelgood movie
The next pick in our series of writers highlighting their favourite comfort watches is a box office dud from the 2000s that became a queer cult classic
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August 12, 2025 at 1:52 PM
"They're calling you a hero, when really you're a slut! A gay slut!" - I wrote about my love of box office flop turned queer cult classic DEBS for The Guardian www.theguardian.com/film/2025/au...
Enjoyed doing something a little different to usual and delving into the world of specialist coffee for this Guardian piece www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
The long black: will this soon be the UK’s favourite coffee order?
Fans of the drink, brewed differently from an americano, say its taste is vastly superior – and are turning a niche product into a bestseller
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February 6, 2025 at 1:04 PM
Enjoyed doing something a little different to usual and delving into the world of specialist coffee for this Guardian piece www.theguardian.com/food/2025/fe...
I reviewed #TheTraitors final for The Standard!!! The write-up doesn’t reveal the final winner, but if you’re not totally up to date otherwise, maybe don’t read it yet! www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfi...
The Traitors finale on BBC One review: is the show losing its spark?
Though there’s still plenty of comedy gold, the show needs a serious shake-up, and more scheming Faithfuls, to retain its appeal
www.standard.co.uk
January 24, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I reviewed #TheTraitors final for The Standard!!! The write-up doesn’t reveal the final winner, but if you’re not totally up to date otherwise, maybe don’t read it yet! www.standard.co.uk/culture/tvfi...
I really like jasmine.4.t’s music, and her upcoming debut (out Jan 17 and produced by boygenius) is just gorgeous. I’ve written about her for The Observer! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
One to watch: jasmine.4.t
The Manchester-based singer-songwriter emerges from a seismic few years with a gorgeous debut album produced by US supergroup Boygenius
www.theguardian.com
January 14, 2025 at 8:17 AM
I really like jasmine.4.t’s music, and her upcoming debut (out Jan 17 and produced by boygenius) is just gorgeous. I’ve written about her for The Observer! www.theguardian.com/music/2025/j...
On new music for 2025 duty for @thelondonstandard.bsky.social - my predictions and top picks here, featuring the likes of Wishy, Getdown Services, Alemeda, Allison Ponthier, and many many more! www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
Ones to Watch 2025: the music acts set to break out this year
From Ceechynaa and Wishy to Rachel Chinouriri – these rising stars are set to make a splash
www.standard.co.uk
January 10, 2025 at 9:33 AM
On new music for 2025 duty for @thelondonstandard.bsky.social - my predictions and top picks here, featuring the likes of Wishy, Getdown Services, Alemeda, Allison Ponthier, and many many more! www.standard.co.uk/culture/musi...
Bit of a funny year for me work-wise between leaving The Standard and getting stuck into something a bit different in the charity sector, but quite a few bits and bobs I’m pleased with along the way! Here’s a run down of some of the pieces I enjoyed writing, because honestly why not
December 20, 2024 at 7:03 AM
Bit of a funny year for me work-wise between leaving The Standard and getting stuck into something a bit different in the charity sector, but quite a few bits and bobs I’m pleased with along the way! Here’s a run down of some of the pieces I enjoyed writing, because honestly why not
Really taking the lyrics of ‘360’ and really holding space with that and feeling power in that
November 23, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Really taking the lyrics of ‘360’ and really holding space with that and feeling power in that
Hello btw - very excited to have yet another place for my miscellaneous grumbles to live!
November 22, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Hello btw - very excited to have yet another place for my miscellaneous grumbles to live!
A baffling BBC Sound of selection this year. Don't get me wrong, I really like loads of these acts - but future festival headliners with Mercury Prize wins and number one albums under their belt already are well past having their big breakthrough moment
November 22, 2024 at 11:21 AM
A baffling BBC Sound of selection this year. Don't get me wrong, I really like loads of these acts - but future festival headliners with Mercury Prize wins and number one albums under their belt already are well past having their big breakthrough moment