Category: Music
Franz Ferdinand: The Human Fear review – stiffness sets in on stodgy sixth
For the most part, British indie-mania of the 00s involved a slew of sixth-form poets holding forth over amateurishly jerky guitars: the results were often [more…]
Bridget Hayden and the Apparitions: Cold Blows the Rain review | Jude Rogers’ folk album of the month
Based in the West Yorkshire cosmic mecca of Todmorden, known for its alternative music scene as much as its wild weather, Bridget Hayden and the [more…]
‘We were strapped to this babbling circus’: Scissor Sisters on their reunion, rightwing reactionaries – and riotous origins
Scissor Sisters have misplaced a key part of their story. Chatting on a video call, there is discussion about where their last performance actually was [more…]
Wayne Osmond, member of the singing Osmond family, dies aged 73
Wayne Osmond, the smooth baritone of pop group the Osmond Brothers and later the Osmonds, has died at the age of 73. Osmond died at [more…]
Forget all your troubles, forget all your cares: Petula Clark’s 20 best songs – ranked!
20. Cut Copy Me (2013) The span of Petula Clark’s career is extraordinary: she made her radio debut at the height of the blitz and [more…]
Ethel Cain: Perverts review – pink noise and punishment as cult star heads underground
In 2023, the Guardian interviewed Hayden Anhedönia, who records as Ethel Cain. She was, in theory, riding high on the critical success of her self-released [more…]
Phish review – spiraling jams and communal bliss at Madison Square Garden
Phish have long been something of a unicorn in the fabric of popular music. Operating largely outside the traditional framework of the industry, the Vermont [more…]
Billie Eilish, Sex Pistols and Beethoven’s skull: music to listen out for in 2025
Central Cee – Can’t Rush Greatness Since the release of 2022’s Doja and the following year’s Sprinter, Central Cee has looked like UK rap’s biggest [more…]
Top Venezuelan pianist urges music world to snub youth orchestra linked to Maduro
One of Venezuela’s most celebrated musicians, the pianist Gabriela Montero, has called on concert halls and music promoters to cut ties with her country’s world-renowned [more…]
Female artists’ success helps arrest 20-year slide in UK sales of physical music
Charli xcx’s Brat summer may have given way to cold winter, but the success of albums by female artists helped arrest a two-decade-long decline in [more…]
