Pop and rock

Perhaps the most telling moment on Wild God comes about a quarter of an hour in. A track called Joy opens in a...

Stephin Merritt, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalistI initially conceived the album as a poster, to get myself out of obscurity: I pictured glitzy gold-leaf calligraphy...

Few debuts in recent years have boasted an opening quite as striking as Big, the first track on Fontaines DC’s 2019 album Dogrel....

20. Something to Believe In (1986)Perhaps the last Ramones song to sound heartfelt came on 1986’s Animal Boy. Joey Ramone’s voice was an...

So far, all things considered, 2024 has been pretty dark. Online, people are responding by embracing fecklessness and hedonism. Some are having a...

In 2017 Christopher Owens was at a crossroads. After a decade spent making records and touring them – initially with cult indie band...

Just over six years ago, Matt Johnson announced the The’s first shows in 16 years, including a prestigious concert at the Royal Albert...

With his 2023 release Work of Art, Nigerian vocalist Asake set a high-water mark for albums in the impressive recent wave of west...

You may have assumed that King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard are just not for you. This band of shaggy-haired Australian larrikins release...