How Metronomy’s The English Riviera captured the British seaside through eccentric electronica
Ten years on, these ridiculously slick rhythms still hit just as hard.
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Mass gatherings are due to be allowed again from 21 June, but without guaranteed insurance, festival organisers are in an…
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Is Olivia Rodrigo a cultural reset, or just a parody of one?
On her debut album, the Disney Channel star stacks pop culture references too high to answer this question.
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Little Mix, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and the power of the celebrity activist
In a new documentary, the pop star addresses racism in the music industry – and the difference between “having the conversation” and…
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Bob Dylan at 80: His world is mysterious – he says everything and nothing at once
Songwriters like Leonard Cohen articulately present their subjective world-view, but Dylan gives us whole worlds to explore.
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Bob Dylan at 80: His braggadocio is hilarious and heroic
I can’t do this really. I don’t know enough about Dylan. But then who does?
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Bob Dylan at 80: He bulldozed through barriers and obliterated boundaries
Dylan’s shift from acoustic to electric in 1965 is sometimes described as his Damascene moment. In fact, it was really…
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Bob Dylan at 80: There is dark, sly laughter behind his most puzzling lyrics
You would need to be an awful nitwit to let yourself be irritated by Dylan’s attempts to sound deep.
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