Category: Music
Bubble Love: Bubble Love review – Ross From Friends’ high-energy pop-club side project
Felix Weatherall, the London producer best known as Ross From Friends, has spent much of his career escaping other people’s preconceptions. He emerged in the [more…]
Lauren Mayberry: Vicious Creature review – a solo statement of intent
After more than a decade at the helm of synth-pop success story Chvrches, Lauren Mayberry has spoken of wanting her solo project to be a [more…]
The Jay-Z allegation once again reveals a culture of impunity in hip-hop | Tayo Bero
It’s been a rough year for prominent men in hip-hop. As a tidal wave of accountability continues to sweep the industry, the fallout from Sean [more…]
Angel Olsen: Cosmic Waves Vol 1 review – intriguing half compilation, half covers
Angel Olsen’s last album was 2022’s country-tinged, grief-wrought Big Time; a stopgap EP, Forever Means, came out in 2023. Cosmic Waves Volume 1 feels like [more…]
End of an Eras era: what’s next for Taylor Swift?
Few artists in the history of pop music have had a year like Taylor Swift. The singer, who turns 35 today, started off 2024 as [more…]
‘Fame is a drug like LSD’: Robbie Williams on success, sexuality and his simian movie alter ego
In the grand retelling of his life, Robbie Williams wanted to be a lion. To be as strong, respected, and feared as the large cat [more…]
From exquisite Elgar to razor-sharp Cage: our classical recordings of the year
Most end-of-year lists will surely be featuring a remarkable young pianist, Yunchan Lim, whose very special talent had first been spotted when he won the [more…]
Kate Bush joins campaign against AI using artists’ work without permission
Kate Bush has called on ministers to protect artists from AI using their copyrighted works amid growing concerns from high-profile creatives and ongoing political uncertainty [more…]
The 10 best global albums of 2024
10. Poeji – Nant Mongolian singer Enji’s debut collaboration with German jazz drummer Simon Popp is a masterclass in vocal range and control. Largely wordless [more…]
Lennie De Ice, British producer who pioneered sound of jungle, has died
Lennie De Ice, the British music producer whose track We Are IE helped to shape the jungle genre in the 1990s, has died. His friend [more…]
