Jamie xx

Oona Doherty: ‘I wasn’t the best dancer in the class. My ego couldn’t handle it’

Kicked out of conservatoire during her hard-partying years, Doherty has gone on to become one of the most exciting choreographers of her generation. Now she’s teaming up with Jamie xx for a dread-filled new work

Lyndsey Winship

07, Oct, 2022 @1:45 PM

Florence + the Machine’s 20 best songs – ranked!

As Florence Welch prepares new album Dance Fever and heads out on tour, we appraise the best of her torrid, maximalist songwriting

Michael Cragg

07, Apr, 2022 @11:25 AM

Liam Gallagher, Skepta and the xx to headline Manchester's Parklife festival

Big-name pop, rap and R&B stars flock to Heaton Park weekender, with Lorde, NERD and J Hus also joining the bill

Laura Snapes

31, Jan, 2018 @9:18 AM

Tree of Codes review – Wayne McGregor's modern ballet fails to find heart

In troubled times art gives us solace, but McGregor’s dazzling collaboration with Jamie xx, Olafur Eliasson and the Paris Opera Ballet lacks warmth

Brigid Delaney

18, Oct, 2017 @11:41 PM

Destruction, daydreams and dystopia: the music videos that summarised 2016

From Grimes’ cyber-goth takeover to Radiohead’s ominous animation, crying supermodels to dictator politicians, music videos this year have mirrored a disruptive world

Harriet Gibsone

20, Dec, 2016 @3:00 PM

Five of the best... rock & pop gigs

Sunfall | Stevie Wonder | Lovebox | Latitude | Pixies

Tim Jonze

08, Jul, 2016 @12:00 PM

Florence + the Machine / Kendrick Lamar at BST review – sublime, riotous clash of heavyweights

US rapper Kendrick Lamar’s rage cuts through Hyde Park’s sound barrier to give headliner Florence Welch a fitting platform for her histrionic pop opera

Ian Gittins

03, Jul, 2016 @12:46 PM

The best albums of 2015 – readers' picks

We’ve had our say – but what did you think were the best albums of 2015? Here’s what you voted for

Guardian music

23, Dec, 2015 @9:00 AM

The best albums of 2015

The Guardian music critics’ favourite albums this year, counting down to reveal 2015’s best release

Tim Jonze and Chris Fenn

02, Dec, 2015 @12:00 PM

The best albums of 2015 – so far

Collating the best albums released in 2015, updated monthly

Guardian music

01, Dec, 2015 @11:41 AM

Their darling Clementine: Mercury prize judges opt for obscure artist

Panellists defy critics who argue the best music is commercially successful by choosing piano-playing vocalist unburdened by mainstream fame

Alexis Petridis

20, Nov, 2015 @11:53 PM

Jamie xx is bookies' favourite to win the 2015 Mercury prize

William Hill give the electronic music producer odds of 4/1 to triumph in this year’s award, with singer-songwriter Benjamin Clementine following closely

Tshepo Mokoena

19, Nov, 2015 @2:56 PM