New album: The London band fronted by the passionate singer-songwriter Dana Margolin return with a fourth indie LP of angst-ridden intensity, using her signature repetitive phrasing, vivid lyrics and emotional dynamics
Read morePorridge Radio: Waterslide, Diving Board, Ladder To The Sky
New album: Already a sixth LP in as many years by the Brighton-formed indie band fronted by Dana Margolin, packed with raw, heartbreak, candid emotions, sparse guitar and organ, and the distinctive use of repeated phrases to drive feelings home
Read moreLost Horizons: In Quiet Moments
Album review: Partly released in December, now in full, this is a supreme soul and jazz crossover double album with a stellar cast of guest vocalists, by Bella Union boss Simon Raymonde and former Jesus & Mary Chain drummer Richie Thomas
Read moreFiona Apple to Lianne La Havas to Yves Tumor: favourite albums of 2020 – Part 1
Albums of 2020 roundup: A year of lockdowns, alternative sounds, experimentation and surprises. This is the first half two roundups of a total over 50 favourite albums of the year that musicians stayed at home. And here’s Part 2.
Read moreNew albums: Porridge Radio, CocoRosie, Ultraísta, Nadia Reid, JFDR, Maria McKee, Yumi Zouma, Honey Cutt, The Wants, The Boomtown Rats
A big, broad week of releases includes a mix of new and old artists, from the passionate female artists Porridge Radio, Nadia Reid and JFDR, the return of Nigel Godrich’s electronica project, to veterans Maria McKee and the Boomtown Rats
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