Nathan Evans is a music journalist based in Manchester, UK.
Written work can be found in The Guardian, Pitchfork, Mixmag, Resident Advisor, DJ Mag, Crack, Dazed, NME, Bandcamp Daily, The Wire, The Quietus, and Clash.
Founder of KEYMAG. Created in 2019 as a personal outlet for his creative ideas. Written, designed and managed by him. The magazine spawned two physical editions.
Creator of the NUKG Monthly column covering UK garage and club culture. Radio residency at Rinse FM since July 2025.
Featured Writing
Nov 2025 - Phones on the Dancefloor: Where Do We Go From Here? | DJ Mag Investigative Report
Nov 2025 - Sam Gellaitry - Dazed Feature
Oct 2025 - Jasmín - Bite the Hand | Resident Advisor Review
Oct 2025 - Blawan | Crack Feature
Sep 2025 - DJ K | Mixmag Feature
Jul 2025 - Air Texture | Bandcamp Daily Label Profile
Jul 2025 - Scouse Rap | Dazed Scene Report
Apr 2025 - Central Cee | The Guardian Live Review
Jan 2025 - Rewind: Tekken (Jungle Remixes) | Resident Advisor Feature
Jan 2025 - horsegiirL | Mixmag Cover Feature
Oct 2024 - Mk.gee | The Guardian Live Review
Oct 2024 - Introspekt | Mixmag Feature
Sep 2024 - Jeremy Sylvester | Mixmag Feature
Aug 2024 - At Home With Finn | DJ Mag Feature
Jul 2024 - Rema - HEIS | Pitchfork Review
Jul 2024 - Skepta | The Guardian Live Review
Jun 2024 - Sammy Virji | DJ Mag Cover Feature
May 2024 - DJ Anderson do Paraiso | Mixmag Feature
Mar 2024 - NTS - funk.br: São Paulo | Pitchfork Review
Feb 2024 - Dual Monitor - HARD19 | Resident Advisor Review
Feb 2024 - Jawnino | Crack Feature
Nov 2023 - DJ Ramon Sucesso | Mixmag Feature
Nov 2023 - George Riley | Dazed Interview
Oct 2023 - Slimzee, Boylan & Riko Dan - Mile End | Resident Advisor Review
Oct 2023 - Floating Points - Birth4000 | Resident Advisor Review
Oct 2023 - Ayesha | Mixmag Feature
Oct 2023 - Pangaea - Changing Channels | Resident Advisor Review
Aug 2023 - BAMBII - Infinity Club | NME Review
Jul 2023 - Travis Scott - Utopia | NME Review
Jul 2023 - Tom VR & Louf - Harmonix | Resident Advisor Review
Jul 2023 - Password Required: Inside the Secret Underground of Club Music | No Bells Investigative Report
Jun 2023 - Parklife Festival | The Guardian Live Review
Jun 2023 - Hudson Mohawke & Nikki Nair - Set the Roof | Resident Advisor Review
May 2023 - Four Tet | The Guardian Live Review
May 2023 - PPJ - Bloco Vol. 1 | Resident Advisor Review
May 2023 - Effy & Flowdan - Stone | Resident Advisor Review
Apr 2023 - Jim Legxacy - HNPM | NME Review
Apr 2023 - Interplanetary Criminal - All Thru The Night | Resident Advisor Review
Apr 2023 - Lola Brooke | NME Feature
Mar 2023 - Wesley Joseph | New Wave Magazine Cover Feature
Mar 2023 - LWS - Seriously Soda | Resident Advisor Review
Feb 2023 - Young Fathers - Heavy Heavy | The Quietus Review
Jan 2023 - Ice Spice | NME Feature
Jan 2023 - Reynes - Sonar Searching | Resident Advisor Review
Jan 2023 - Villager - Ow Wow | Resident Advisor Review
Dec 2022 - Bree Runway - Woah, What a Blur! | NME Review
Dec 2022 - Mumdance - MD001 | Resident Advisor Review
Nov 2022 - QuinzeQuinze - Reuts | Resident Advisor Review
Oct 2022 - Hagop Tchaparian - Bolts | Resident Advisor Review
Sep 2022 - George Riley - Running In Waves | Pitchfork Review
Aug 2022 - Danger Mouse & Black Thought - Cheat Codes | Clash Review
Aug 2022 - salute - Pleasures | Resident Advisor Review
Jul 2022 - Lil Silva - Yesterday Is Heavy | Pitchfork Review
Jun 2022 - 700 Bliss - Nothing to Declare | Pitchfork Review
May 2022 - Saâda Bonaire - 1992 | Pitchfork Review
May 2022 - Unlimited Editions: Fonolith | The Wire Label Profile
Apr 2022 - Sault - AIR | The Quietus Review
Apr 2022 - Syd - Broken Hearts Club | The Quietus Review
Mar 2022 - Rosalía - MOTOMAMI | The Quietus Review
Mar 2022 - Maylee Todd - Maloo | The Quietus Review
Feb 2022 - Yeule - Glitch Princess | The Quietus Review
Dec 2021 - Lemi Ghariokwu | The Guardian Feature
Dec 2021 - Roddy Ricch - Live Life Fast | Clash Review
Nov 2021 - Dawuna | The Guardian Feature
Nov 2021 - Fiyahdred | Clash Feature
Oct 2021 - James Blake - Friends That Break Your Heart | Clash Review
Sep 2021 - A Tribe Called Quest - The Low End Theory | Clash Retrospective
Sep 2021 - Drake - Certified Lover Boy | Clash Review
Sep 2021 - Baby Keem - The Melodic Blue | Clash Review
Jul 2021 - Seance Centre | Bandcamp Daily Label Profile
May 2021 - Squid | Clash Feature
May 2021 - Dizzy Fae | The Line of Best Fit Feature
Apr 2021 - Leon Vynehall | Clash Feature
Feb 2021 - Porter Robinson | Clash Feature
Feb 2021 - Hey, What’s Up With These Sub-Par Rap-Rock Projects? | Clash Commentary
Feb 2021 - James Blake’s Self-Titled, Ten Years On | Clash Retrospective
Feb 2021 - Nine Songs: Mogwai | The Line of Best Fit
Feb 2021 - SG Lewis | The Line of Best Fit Feature
Nov 2020 - Cautious Clay | The Line of Best Fit Feature