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Lola Young: My Mind Wanders and Sometimes Leaves Completely review – estuarial verité with 2020s attitude

Don’t hold the Brit school and John Lewis ad against her… the young Londoner’s straight-talking pop is the real deal

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28, May, 2023 @8:00 AM

Arlo Parks review – sharp eyes but soft sounds

In a low-key gig ahead of her second album, the singer-songwriter reaffirms her gift for observation – but her words deserve richer musical backing

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27, May, 2023 @1:00 PM

Paul Simon: Seven Psalms review – a surprise and a revelation

The veteran singer-songwriter ponders faith and mortality in seven beautiful, impressionistic movements

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21, May, 2023 @8:00 AM

Beyoncé review – a spangled supernova of joy

The megastar’s 2022 album, Renaissance, celebrated Black beats and queer culture, and its live show turns that tribute into next-level liberation for all

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20, May, 2023 @1:00 PM

Overmono: Good Lies review – certified bangers galore

The Russell brothers mix weapons-grade nostalgia with two-step, trap and sped-up vocals in a set full of emotional ambushes

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14, May, 2023 @8:00 AM

Måneskin review – wall-to-wall Italian pop charisma

Deploying lurid earworms and every glam-rock cliche in the book, 2021 Eurovision-winning four-piece Måneskin keep a crowd of 20,000 rapt for two hours

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13, May, 2023 @1:00 PM

SBTRKT: The Rat Road review – audacious electronic gems

Versatile composer and producer Aaron Jerome reaps beauty from a restless digital palette in his first album for seven years

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07, May, 2023 @8:00 AM

Ed Sheeran: Subtract review – a grownup record that swings from coping to not coping

Framing his recent grief and depression in a gauzy wash of sound, the embattled songsmith continues to deal in powerful universals

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06, May, 2023 @1:00 PM

Nabihah Iqbal: Dreamer review – between dream pop and the dancefloor

Her studio equipment stolen, the London musician began with a more acoustic sound on this second album – but pure electronics are still her strong suit

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30, Apr, 2023 @8:00 AM

Paramore review – pop-punk survivors feel the love

Surfing a wave of 00s nostalgia, the resurgent US band span their back catalogue, from the early emo years to their latest chart-topping album, This Is Why

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29, Apr, 2023 @1:00 PM

Everything But the Girl: Fuse review – sleek, downtempo charms

The duo return with their intriguingly individual take on beats and plaintive vocals

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23, Apr, 2023 @8:00 AM

Sam Smith review – some genuinely moving moments

O2 Arena, London
Smith trades unrequited love for lustful liberation in a maximalist show with an Elton-meets-Lizzo energy – and the occasional sorrowful pause

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22, Apr, 2023 @1:00 PM