Music books

Discover the best music books, with the New Statesman’s expert reviews, from biographies to pop histories.

Two new books about our relationship to song prove there will always be new ways to write about music.

By Ellen Peirson-Hagger

From politics and science to history and pop, the essential books for the year ahead.

By Tom Gatti

The year's essential reading in 20 titles.

By New Statesman