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music June 5, 2021
As Japanese Breakfast, Michelle Zauner made two albums exploring deep loss. Now she steps forward with Jubilee – a richly textured celebration of the music of her adolescence.
music May 29, 2021
As My Bloody Valentine add their lauded back catalogue to streaming services, and hint at the prospect of new music, Kevin Shields describes the fascinations and inventions that gave the band their sound.
music May 15, 2021
Marianne Faithfull’s meditative new album, She Walks in Beauty, reflects her lifelong love of the Romantic poets, although it elides their more radical edges.
music May 1, 2021
As with her earlier work, Amy Shark’s new album, Cry Forever, trades on her struggles to succeed – but she’s no longer an underdog.
music April 17, 2021
In a surreal power move against two music executives, Taylor Swift has re-recorded her early mega-hit album Fearless, mimicking the original as closely as possible.
in progress April 3, 2021
Working under lockdown on her new album, while contending with a diagnosis of ADHD, meant a wholly different process for musician June Jones.
music March 27, 2021
Lana Del Rey’s Chemtrails over the Country Club
Lana Del Rey’s sixth album, Chemtrails over the Country Club, is an exquisitely rendered journey through a dark night of the soul.
in progress March 27, 2021
Musician Ben Salter is ensconced in a studio at MONA, making music in front of the museum’s patrons as a kind of performance art.
music March 13, 2021
Jason Arrow will be bringing his own interpretations to the title role in the highly anticipated Australian production of Hamilton.
in progress February 27, 2021
Games composer, teacher, broadcaster and critic Dan Golding balances his different worlds in a chaos of creativity.
