Dry Cleaning’s New Long Leg: brilliant and barmy observational post-punk
The south-London quartet’s debut record shows off Florence Shaw’s deadpan vocals and droll lyrics.
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The science of background muzak
Working from a coffee shop, I’d play Van Halen's “Dreams” to get me going. Until now, I never knew that there was…
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What will nightlife look like after the pandemic?
From German unification to post-Franco Spain, periods of rapid release and liberalisation have often caused Europe’s culture to flourish. Can it…
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serpentwithfeet’s Deacon is a sweet, powerful collection of love songs
On his wholesome, dreamy second album, the singer celebrates fulfilling and compassionate relationships between black men.
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A year without music venues
For 12 months, almost no venue has been able to host gigs. Will live music ever return to its former…
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It’s easy for women to be written out of their story. So I wrote my rock ’n’ roll friend back in
Go-Betweens drummer Lindy Morrison endured the trials of being a woman in the music business in the 1980s, and her story should be…
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Justin Bieber’s Justice is grandiose, pseudo-profound drivel
On his sixth album, Justin Bieber never moves beyond the forgettable and derivative.
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Ringo Starr’s Zoom In is a paean to pre-lockdown partying
The former Beatle has released a distinctly 2020-flavoured EP.
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