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One to watch: Spider

This young Irish-Nigerian singer-songwriter is making waves with her exquisite vocals and melodic, left-field pop-rock

Tara Joshi

27, May, 2023 @1:00 PM

Kesha: Gag Order review – angry and uplifting

The pop survivor addresses past traumas on her powerful fifth album, with lush production by Rick Rubin

Tara Joshi

21, May, 2023 @12:00 PM

IDK: F65 review – lush, sprawling soundscapes

The lyrics matter less than the music on the British-American rapper’s overlong but sumptuous jazz-inflected third album

Tara Joshi

07, May, 2023 @12:00 PM

One to watch: Léa Sen

The French-Martiniquan multi-instrumentalist has made waves alongside Joy Orbison and Wu Lu. Now she is becoming a star in her own right

Tara Joshi

22, Apr, 2023 @1:00 PM

One to watch: Louis VI

Mixing Amazonian rainstorms, British birdsong and uncomfortable truths on the climate crisis, the London rapper-producer’s richly musical work moves up a gear

Tara Joshi

08, Apr, 2023 @1:00 PM

Boygenius: The Record review – Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers and Lucy Dacus blaze with feeling

The US indie-rock supergroup skewer the male ego on this magnificent meeting of harmonies and minds

Tara Joshi

02, Apr, 2023 @12:00 PM

Princess Nokia: i love you but this is goodbye review – a raw, quickfire breakup album

The New Yorker ranges from glossy melancholy to vicious rap in an uninhibited display of her chameleonic talent

Tara Joshi

19, Mar, 2023 @3:00 PM

Best podcasts of the week: The man who robbed 12 banks to pay for IVF, in his own words

In this week’s newsletter: Hear the whole story of how a British man turned bank robber looted a dozen San Diego banks in Time with Mr Reed. Plus: five of the best podcasts for indie music fans

Alexi Duggins, Hannah Verdier and Tara Joshi

16, Mar, 2023 @9:45 AM

One to watch: Lucinda Chua

The London-based artist – one-time cellist for FKA twigs – pays tribute to her heritage with her striking ambient pop debut

Tara Joshi

11, Mar, 2023 @2:00 PM

Biig Piig: Bubblegum review – buoyant debut mixtape

The BBC Sound of 2023 longlisted singer-songwriter is appealingly candid on this genre-hopping set

Tara Joshi

22, Jan, 2023 @1:00 PM

New music for 2023: Nyokabi Kariũki, the Kenyan composer using field recordings to conjure Nairobi from afar

Kariũki’s intimate music summoned her home while she was stuck in the US during lockdown – and her darker new album delves into her experience of long Covid

Tara Joshi

03, Jan, 2023 @10:00 AM