Oasis are the greatest Irish band of all time
The Gallagher brothers are lionised as Britpop heroes – but the “Ireland forever” flag was a clue to their roots.
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So you want to be Irish?
Kneecap’s confrontational message proved hard to swallow for a north London audience.
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Stop taking Glastonbury so seriously
The festival is a monument to ephemera.
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Martha Wainwright, in her own right
The musician’s career has been helped and hampered by her famous name – and her live shows embody her struggle…
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Jarvis Cocker at 61: Is this hardcore?
Pulp’s reunion show is a fun, maybe even cool, celebration of aging.
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Beyoncé brings rodeo to London
The popstar’s country-music transformation is complete.
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Lorde’s Brat moment
The pop star is supposed to be above this kind of self-conscious marketing.
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The rise of Gracie Abrams
That Abrams is not quite ready for and a little startled by her early fame is part of her appeal.
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On Mayhem, Lady Gaga makes a chaotic return to form
The singer’s new album attempts to recapture the intense art-project pop of her early records.
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The top ten piano trios
Dominic Degavino of the Mithras Trio on the greatest examples of the form.
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Sam Fender’s politicised rock
The North Shields artist’s third album, People Watching, shows the musician continues to find inspiration in his troubled roots.
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James Blunt live: a nostalgia karaoke
It is 20 years since Back to Bedlam – and its songs have ascended to anthemic status in the years…
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A new Led Zeppelin film complicates my feelings about Seventies rock
I saw the documentary in a spirit of curiosity rather than fandom – and was won over by the thrill…
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Richard Dawson’s songs of England
On his new album The End of the Middle, the cult singer explores a nation defined by loss and alcoholism,…
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Vashti Bunyan’s second life
At 60, the singer released Lookaftering, her first album in 35 years – and sparked a career renaissance.
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Ethel Cain’s American Gothic
The singer found fame with her debut album in 2022 – but Perverts, a subversive horror movie of a record,…
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Charli XCX’s victory lap
A recent London show proved Brat is the album of the year, and she is the artist of the moment.…
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Bob Dylan at the Royal Albert Hall: the best he’s been in years
This Rough and Rowdy Ways tour, more theatre piece than rock concert, is marked by a new polish.
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The Tallis Scholars at Saffron Hall: sublime and moving
“Mysteries and Miracles” explores several centuries of sacred music.
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How Kraftwerk’s Autobahn remade pop
Half a century ago, the art-rock band introduced the world to the vocoder. Their sound – and pop music –…
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