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Hear me out: why Tomorrowland isn’t a bad movie
The latest in our series of writers sticking up for maligned films is a defence of Brad Bird’s imaginative sci-fi adventure with George Clooney
Al Horner
23, Apr, 2021 @6:29 AM
'I have a sense of urgency': Sufjan Stevens wakes from the American dream
The cult singer-songwriter made his name as a whimsical chronicler of US history. Now he’s made an electropop album about his country’s evils
Al Horner
25, Sep, 2020 @5:19 AM
Juice WRLD: the unapologetic rapper who helped define a new sound
The rapper and singer reached millions by filling a void in hip-hop: tackling depression, addiction and heartbreak in anthems trembling with trauma
Al Horner
08, Dec, 2019 @9:23 PM
Kano: Hoodies All Summer review – London's grime guru gets soulful
The veteran MC reveals his pensive side on a brooding sixth album that skilfully fuses the sombre and the uplifting
Al Horner
30, Aug, 2019 @9:30 AM
Headie One: Music X Road review – UK drill kingpin gets introspective
A document of growth, tangled with claustrophobia and regret, shows the prolific MC moving forward creatively
Al Horner
23, Aug, 2019 @8:30 AM
Jaden review – rap enigma reaches an energetic frenzy
Thrashing around, the artist shooting for the sad-rap stars lets his lighter side shine with summer singalongs alongside melodic trap meditations
Al Horner
19, Aug, 2019 @12:45 PM
The Hold Steady: Thrashing Thru the Passion review – chancers and chasers in fist-punching glory
Craig Finn’s barstool-rock raconteurs paint a portrait of booze-soaked Americana with their most enthralling record in years
Al Horner
16, Aug, 2019 @9:00 AM
Feeder: Tallulah review – zeitgeist-avoiding alt-rockers fall flat
Grant Nicholas and Taka Hirose’s 10th album features unfashionable guitar anthems with MOR flourishes
Al Horner
09, Aug, 2019 @9:30 AM
Music of Stranger Things review – sonic savagery from the Upside Down
Recreating the music from the hit TV series, Survive, AKA Michael Stein and Kyle Dixon, manage to scale up the scares
Al Horner
08, Aug, 2019 @11:56 AM
Volbeat: Rewind, Replay, Rebound review – chugging metal-meets-rockabilly
It may be their seventh album but on this evidence the eclectic Danish metal four-piece are not prepared to go quietly
Al Horner
02, Aug, 2019 @9:00 AM
Chance the Rapper: The Big Day review
The Grammy-winning darling of the US rap scene finally releases his debut album: a candid, cutesy concept album based around his wedding
Al Horner
29, Jul, 2019 @12:21 PM
Juice WRLD: 'There is just so much trash in rap'
With a US No 1 album, Jarad Higgins is the man taking emo rap overground – and he owes it all to fancying a goth girl at school
Al Horner
04, Jul, 2019 @11:30 AM
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