Category: Music
Elton John and Brandi Carlile: Who Believes in Angels? review – a true meeting of minds
In the twilight years of his career, Elton John has been anointing the next generation with a keener ear than most, championing new stars from [more…]
2hollis: Star review – sounds like the internet and bound for stardom
2hollis looks like an avatar dreamed up in a K-pop factory: elven, almost CGI-generated. His fourth album, his first for a major, sounds like the [more…]
Michael Hurley, hero of the US folk underground, dies aged 83
Michael Hurley, the American singer-songwriter whose unique path through the US folk scene made him an inspiration to generations of alternative musicians, has died aged [more…]
Joe Lovano: Homage review | John Fordham’s jazz album of the month
Joe Lovano, that giant American elder of jazz reeds-playing, nowadays seems – rather like the equally eminent saxophone master Charles Lloyd – to be simmering [more…]
DJ Koze: Music Can Hear Us review – party-starting nostalgist is as playful as ever
It’s almost surprising that DJ Koze is only now, decades into his career, releasing an album titled Music Can Hear Us. The Hamburg-based producer has [more…]
Did John and Yoko split because of Richard Nixon? The making of revelatory music film One to One
People are usually at their most interesting when they are in flux – uncertain of the way forward, of what life they ought to build. [more…]
Ed Sheeran: Azizam review – a cross-cultural Persian experiment … which sounds incredibly English
Ed Sheeran’s new single arrives at an interesting point in his career. His last albums, 2023’s Subtract and Autumn Variations, felt not unlike a riff [more…]
‘This weird dream just keeps going!’ Wet Leg on overnight success, sexual epiphanies and facing fears
Wet Leg’s Rhian Teasdale looks like a pop star from a different era. She walks into a bar in east London wearing a giant, floor-length [more…]
Bruce Springsteen to release seven ‘lost’ albums in June
Bruce Springsteen is to reveal seven “lost” albums in June – a collection of 83 songs, 74 of which have never officially been released. Spanning [more…]
Chaka Khan on Prince, poetry and wild, wonderful nights: ‘No one’s done anything but craziness at 4am’
Can you remember the precise moment you realised you had a gift as a vocalist? SalfordRed64I was doing a talent show at the Burning Spear [more…]
