The immaculate pop purism of Charli XCX
On her new album Crash, XCX creates dance tracks that are cool, shiny, precise but still avant-garde.
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The film director, DJ and musician talks punk, reggae and why the youth of today can’t “out-style my generation”.
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Punchy, angry and incredibly catchy, this is Lavigne at her early-Noughties best.
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How Jim Morrison killed rock ’n’ roll
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On her sixth and best album it is clear that the US artist is one of the most accomplished songwriters…
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The enduring chill of Schubert’s Winterreise
A work ahead of its time, the composer's great song cycle meditates on all our disappointments.
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