Danger Mouse
The 50 best albums of 2022
In an unprecedented year of change in music, albums of all genres confounded expectations – from vulnerable rap to pop with gravitas. Listen your way to our No 1 album of the year
Safi Bugel, Shaad D'Souza and Laura Snapes
23, Dec, 2022 @9:59 AM
Music: Kitty Empire’s 10 best albums of 2022
Non-stop dance parties, retro beats and dreamy vignettes vied with slacker rock, flamenco-inflected R&B and no end of heartbreakThe Observer critics’ review of 2022 in full
Kitty Empire
18, Dec, 2022 @11:00 AM
Broken Bells: Into the Blue review – an absorbing journey
Danger Mouse’s stellar beats suit James Mercer’s uneasy vocals better than ever on the duo’s often dazzling third album
Damien Morris
09, Oct, 2022 @2:00 PM
Danger Mouse and Black Thought: Cheat Codes review – an out-and-out hip-hop masterpiece
Razor-sharp US rapper Black Thought and his one-time acolyte, now super-producer, Danger Mouse, finally get it together on an album that’s a nonstop joy
Kitty Empire
13, Aug, 2022 @1:00 PM
Danger Mouse & Black Thought: Cheat Codes review – brimming with sheer love of the craft
Contemplating everything from hip-hop to the human condition, the ebullient and long-awaited collaboration is awash with cinematic beats and vivid rhymes
Tayyab Amin
12, Aug, 2022 @7:30 AM
Grammys 2020: who will win the big categories – and who should
Billie Eilish and Lizzo are competing for a string of the top prizes, but could the likes of Ariana Grande, Lana Del Rey and Rosalía cause upsets?
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
24, Jan, 2020 @11:00 AM
Karen O and Danger Mouse: Lux Prima review – soul-pop sass meets funk
(BMG)
Kitty Empire
17, Mar, 2019 @8:15 AM
Karen O & Danger Mouse: Lux Prima review – complex and lingering
The Yeah Yeah Yeah’s frontwoman shines beyond her signature yelp on this cinematic, subtle album
Ben Beaumont-Thomas
15, Mar, 2019 @9:00 AM
'All I ever wanted to do was write a love song that stands the test of time': Karen O on her best songs
From her punky breakthrough to her David Lynch collaboration, the Yeah Yeah Yeahs singer takes us through her back catalogue
Jude Rogers
14, Mar, 2019 @4:09 PM
Red Hot Chili Peppers: The Getaway review – funk-rockers rebooted
(Warner Bros)
Kitty Empire
19, Jun, 2016 @6:59 AM
Danger Mouse: from outsider artist to musical power house
The songwriter and producer of Crazy, Lonely Boy and some of the biggest hits of the past two decades, talks to Matt Munday
Matt Munday
27, Dec, 2015 @12:00 PM
Damon Albarn suggests new Adele album is 'very middle of the road'
Blur frontman worked on five tracks for singer’s much-anticipated third album but says that he does not expect them to make the final cut
Guardian staff
10, Sep, 2015 @9:26 PM
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