Frances Quinlan leans into uncertainty on her debut solo record, Likewise
The Hop Along frontwoman's album is a masterful example of songwriting as a mode of enquiry.
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Turns out I’m a poet of mature disappointment. Especially on national Divorce Day
My amusement at finding myself soundtracking such a happy day coincided with my becoming hooked on a podcast about unhappy couples.
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After a six-year hiatus, Bombay Bicycle Club are back with the introspective Everything Else Has Gone Wrong. Jack Steadman and Jamie MacColl…
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“Music should be generous”: the Big Moon on mixing down-to-earth lyrics with dancefloor fun
Following the success of 2017's Love in the 4th Dimension, the London quartet chase maximum emotion on their new album, Walking Like We Do.
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In another life, I would be a singer. To be fair, I would have been a singer in this life,…
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The road not taken: Johny Pitts on his adolescent rap dreams
My earliest dream was to be the next Tim Rice and write lyrics for musicals. In the winds of my…
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