Category: Music
Piers Faccini & Ballaké Sissoko: Our Calling review – voice and kora duo’s gorgeous songs of longing
Malian kora master Ballaké Sissoko and British Italian songwriter Piers Faccini are both inveterate collaborators (and labelmates) who have previously guested on each other’s records. [more…]
Cyndi Lauper review – a freedom fighter’s swan song
We all know exactly how this gig ends. Or we think we do. There can only be one finale to Cyndi Lauper’s farewell tour set, [more…]
Taylor Swift surpasses Madonna as female artist with most UK No 1 albums
Taylor Swift has broken Madonna’s record as the female artist with the most No 1 albums in the UK, as her new live album Lover [more…]
‘It was wonderfully innocent’: Boy’s Own, the fanzine that defined the acid house generation
When Andrew Weatherall suddenly died in February 2020, the outpouring of grief was monumental. The DJ and producer was a revered figure, known for producing [more…]
Richard Dawson: End of the Middle review – a unique snapshot of ordinary British life
No stranger to big concepts – his last album, The Ruby Cord, was built around a 41-minute opener, and 2017’s Peasant was sung from the [more…]
Park Jiha: All Living Things review – effortlessly straddles ambient and modern classical
First Buds, Growth Ring, Blown Leaves… the track titles of Korean multi-instrumentalist Park Jiha’s fourth album flesh out the promise of a work that takes [more…]
Experience: I’m the karaoke world champion
The first time I sang karaoke was in a bar in my home town of Curicó in Chile. I sang Hero by Mariah Carey. I remember being so [more…]
Yazz Ahmed: A Paradise in the Hold review – British Bahraini trumpeter’s fiery blend of instinct and improv
Since the release of her 2011 debut album, Finding My Way Home, British Bahraini trumpeter Yazz Ahmed has been exploring her heritage through jazz improvisation. [more…]
‘Hip-hop was like dog years. You’d be over by your third album’: De La Soul on grief, Gorillaz and never giving up
In early 2023, De La Soul – Kelvin “Posdnuos” Mercer, Dave “Trugoy the Dove” Jolicoeur and Vincent “Maseo” Mason – were preparing the reissue of [more…]
You wanted a hit? LCD Soundsystem’s 20 best songs – ranked!
20. X-Ray Eyes (2024) The most recent LCD Soundsystem single sounded remarkably like a callback to their earliest releases: a minimal backing of rhythm track [more…]
