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Mitski review – unusual, enigmatic and utterly compelling

The indie artist deploys her songs like controlled explosions as she turns the stage into a cabaret, a circus, a cage

Katie Hawthorne

28, Apr, 2024 @1:00 PM

Olivia Dean review – pop-soul singer proves she was born for big stages

Delicately sipping a Red Stripe and accompanied by a seven-piece band, the Brit School grad loosens up her Mercury prize-nominated album with radiant star power

Katie Hawthorne

26, Apr, 2024 @11:45 AM

Girl in Red: I’m Doing It Again Baby! review – ambitious alt-pop overshadows candid lyrics

Fresh from a support slot on Taylor Swift’s Era tour, the Norwegian singer-songwriter pivots from lo-fi indie to full-blown widescreen pop

Katie Hawthorne

12, Apr, 2024 @7:00 AM

Liam Gallagher John Squire review – fans left short-changed by duo devoid of chemistry

The connection that sparked an enjoyable No 1 album by the ex-Oasis and Stone Roses men disappears in an underwhelming 50-minute live set

Katie Hawthorne

14, Mar, 2024 @10:45 AM

Laufey review – charming retro romance from a deserved Grammy winner

The Icelandic Chinese singer blends jazz into pop with ease, and her honeyed contralto has found a home in gen Z hearts

Katie Hawthorne

13, Feb, 2024 @11:30 AM

Torres: What An Enormous Room review – a confident declaration of rock-star ambition

The indie musician flexes the noirish power of her commanding voice on her sixth album, and embraces grand new sonic theatrics

Katie Hawthorne

19, Jan, 2024 @8:30 AM

From Britney to Germán Bringas: the best old music our writers discovered in 2023

Our belated discoveries included some giant hits of the 80s and 90s as well as little noticed Moroccan genius and Polish post-punk

Aneesa Ahmed, Ben Beaumont-Thomas, Katie Hawthorne, Elle Hunt, Tim Jonze, Ammar Kalia, Sasha Mistlin, Alexis Petridis, Dave Simpson, Laura Snapes and Joe Stone

26, Dec, 2023 @6:00 PM

Sleaford Mods review – an angry state of the nation report

Touring amid controversy over a perceived lack of anti-war protest, the duo are still sharp on inequality, class tourism and other ills – but get drowned out by the mix

Katie Hawthorne

24, Nov, 2023 @2:10 PM

Harp: Albion review – former Midlake frontman traipses through twilight

Tim Smith’s first album with Kathi Zung takes inspiration from William Blake and the Cure to create a landscape of 80s reverb and ghostly vocals

Katie Hawthorne

24, Nov, 2023 @8:30 AM

Cian Ducrot review – chart-topper’s raw anthems set audience weeping

The Irish singer-songwriter’s gift for driving melody through anguished life stories visibly moves tonight’s audience

Katie Hawthorne

14, Nov, 2023 @12:31 PM

PJ Harvey review – haunting journey into a fantastical Dorset world

The singer presents her latest album, I Inside The Old Year Dying, in full before a storming run through older songs around themes of transformation and transgression

Katie Hawthorne

27, Sep, 2023 @10:19 AM