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Buck Meek: Two Saviors review – too laid-back for his own good
The Big Thief guitarist’s wonderfully relaxed second solo album all but drifts by
Read more » | Desktop version »Hugh Beresford obituary
Other lives: Opera singer who performed on the world’s major stages in a career lasting more than 30 years
Read more » | Desktop version »Sleaford Mods: Spare Ribs review – a joyous tonic
Inspired guest turns add a twist, but the duo’s blazing invention and lacerating lyrics remain the main draw
Read more » | Desktop version »Cerys Matthews, Hidden Orchestra and 10 Poets: We Are from the Sun review – works a treat
Poets ranging from Liz Berry to Imtiaz Dharker are backed by shifting arrangements by Matthews and Joe Acheson on this remarkable collaboration
Read more » | Desktop version »Zayn: Nobody Is Listening review – music to make babies to
The former One Directioner has retreated to the bedroom on this impressively assured set of R&B booty calls
Read more » | Desktop version »How a Scottish postie's simple sea shanty struck a global chord
Nathan Evans’s viral TikTok covers have sparked a huge surge in interest in the formerly neglected genre, making him an overnight sensation
Read more » | Desktop version »András Schiff at Wigmore Hall review – joy and solace
The pianist’s enthralling all-Bach programme is one to savour while you can
Read more » | Desktop version »'Spotify are selling adverts, not music': how to stream ethically
Major services pay musicians as little as £0.004 per stream, a rate it’s impossible to live on. What other options are there?
Read more » | Desktop version »Olivia Rodrigo: Disney star's No 1 debut single beats Ed Sheeran's record
A familiar sound and rumoured real-life relationship drama created a ‘perfect storm’ for the 17-year-old’s pop breakout
Read more » | Desktop version »Sylvain Sylvain was the visionary eye of the New York Dolls' storm
The guitarist who never lost his defiant streak brought solidity and swashbuckling style to one of the 70s’ wildest bands
Read more » | Desktop version »Griff: ‘I can’t think of anything worse than being like everyone else’
The rising star grew up feeling different. Now she makes gloriously melodramatic, Taylor Swift-approved electropop
Read more » | Desktop version »Hallé/Bloxham/Gillam review - exquisite playing and virtuosity
An imaginative programme mixed Simon Armitage’s poetry with music by Glazunov, Coplan, Ravel and a world premiere by Hannah Kendall
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