Indie
The Charlatans review – 90s faves feel the love in spiritual second home
Tim Burgess plays to a devoted crowd with a high-spirited set that includes fan-favourite album Between 10th and 11th
Claire Biddles
27, Nov, 2023 @2:47 PM
Raze Regal & White Denim: Raze Regal & White Denim Inc review – a warm, funky psych alliance
The Texas rockers enlist their former tourmates’ guitarist on this slick and soulful meeting of minds
Kitty Empire
26, Nov, 2023 @9:00 AM
‘They were part of my sinew’: Empire, the British band who changed the 80s without you knowing it
Awkward, unambitious and with only one album, the trio still left a huge mark, influencing the Stone Roses as well as the entire DC hardcore scene. Empire retell their story, while Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto explains their impact
Seth Lorinczi
22, Nov, 2023 @4:00 PM
Noah Kahan review – unlikely star leads a cathartic mass singalong
With his raw lyrics about mental health, shame and alcoholism, Kahan taps into the zeitgeist – yet his rousing tunes make this a reaffirming live show
Dave Simpson
13, Nov, 2023 @11:19 AM
Beirut: Hadsel review – joyously positive healing hymns
The ‘unfathomable beauty’ of a remote Norwegian island has inspired Zach Condon to create a triumphant celebration of life
Dave Simpson
10, Nov, 2023 @9:00 AM
‘I organised coach trips to see them’: readers on the forgotten musicians of their home towns
Following our feature speaking to musicians about the local acts they think should be better known, we asked you for your own recommendations
Guardian readers and Alfie Packham
09, Nov, 2023 @9:59 AM
‘My digestive system was a volcano’: indie star Youth Lagoon on surviving chronic illness to make a masterpiece
After taking heartburn medicine, Trevor Powers was laid low for months, his voice destroyed. He explains how music purged his darkest thoughts
Lindesay Irvine
08, Nov, 2023 @1:00 PM
Bar Italia: The Twits review – back to mid-90s alt-rock
There’s a swagger to the best songs on the indie trio’s second album in six months – until the tempo drops
Phil Mongredien
05, Nov, 2023 @1:00 PM
Marnie Stern: The Comeback Kid review – guitar fireworks full of beauty and chaos
On her first new release in a decade, the idiosyncratic guitarist plucks sweet melodies and complex harmonies from cacophony
Daniel Dylan Wray
03, Nov, 2023 @8:30 AM
Wunderhorse review – a band galloping towards even bigger things
Jacob Slater’s songs ring with compassion for reckless youthful misadventures, getting fans’ hopes high for an as-yet unreleased second album
Peter Ross
30, Oct, 2023 @2:39 PM
Angie McMahon: Light, Dark, Light Again review – delicate album packs an emotional punch
A quiet determination pervades the Melbourne singer’s beautiful second album, filled with earnest incantations that soothe like a balm
Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen
26, Oct, 2023 @2:00 PM
Billy Bragg: The Roaring Forty review – four decades of flying the flag
Austere, melodic, at times heartbreaking – the music of Britain’s foremost protest singer gets an evocative overview in this nuanced compilation
Alexis Petridis
26, Oct, 2023 @11:00 AM
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