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Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer | On his 11th album, producer Daniel Lopatin saves the best for last
Oneohtrix Point Never – Tranquilizer
On his 11th album, producer Daniel Lopatin saves the best for last
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November 27, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Oneohtrix Point Never - Tranquilizer | On his 11th album, producer Daniel Lopatin saves the best for last
"Sexy, DIY, cheap – and everyone was welcome": Reswizzling the Electroclash music revolution | A clutch of box sets and anniversary editions recall a 'something in the air' scene that turn-of-the-millennium clubbing desperately needed – and which is having a moment
“Sexy, DIY, cheap – and everyone was welcome”: Reswizzling the Electroclash music revolution
A clutch of box sets and anniversary editions recall a 'something in the air' scene that turn-of-the-millennium clubbing desperately needed – and which is having a moment
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November 26, 2025 at 8:32 AM
"Sexy, DIY, cheap – and everyone was welcome": Reswizzling the Electroclash music revolution | A clutch of box sets and anniversary editions recall a 'something in the air' scene that turn-of-the-millennium clubbing desperately needed – and which is having a moment
Tortoise @ Barbican, London review: "Musicianship of the highest order" | The Chicago ensemble impart their distinctive musical lexicon as part of the London Jazz Festival
Tortoise @ Barbican, London review: “Musicianship of the highest order”
The Chicago ensemble impart their distinctive musical lexicon as part of the London Jazz Festival
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November 26, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Tortoise @ Barbican, London review: "Musicianship of the highest order" | The Chicago ensemble impart their distinctive musical lexicon as part of the London Jazz Festival
Keaton Henson - Parader | An increase in volume paired with a new immediacy and confidence make this his most accessible album to date
Keaton Henson – Parader
An increase in volume paired with a new immediacy and confidence make this his most accessible album to date
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November 24, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Keaton Henson - Parader | An increase in volume paired with a new immediacy and confidence make this his most accessible album to date
Winter Weekend review – a change of artist and programme as James Atkinson saves the day | The Ryedale Festival's new winter offering brings warmth to Pickering
Winter Weekend review – a change of artist and programme as James Atkinson saves the day
The Ryedale Festival's new winter offering brings warmth to Pickering
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November 24, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Winter Weekend review – a change of artist and programme as James Atkinson saves the day | The Ryedale Festival's new winter offering brings warmth to Pickering
Partenope review – a triumph for English National Opera | Christopher Alden’s surrealist staging of Handel’s Partenope is a riot of wit, elegance and vocal brilliance that reminds us why ENO matters
Partenope review – a triumph for English National Opera
Christopher Alden’s surrealist staging of Handel’s Partenope is a riot of wit, elegance and vocal brilliance that reminds us why ENO matters
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November 22, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Partenope review – a triumph for English National Opera | Christopher Alden’s surrealist staging of Handel’s Partenope is a riot of wit, elegance and vocal brilliance that reminds us why ENO matters
Battle of the Sexes review at Southbank Centre – anyone for tennis? | Marin Alsop conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Walton’s Façade and a revised version of Laura Karpman’s opera Balls at Royal Festival Hall
Battle of the Sexes review – anyone for tennis?
Marin Alsop conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Walton’s Façade and a revised version of Laura Karpman’s opera Balls at Royal Festival Hall
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November 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Battle of the Sexes review at Southbank Centre – anyone for tennis? | Marin Alsop conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in Walton’s Façade and a revised version of Laura Karpman’s opera Balls at Royal Festival Hall
Levellers @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, London | The folk-rock legends celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Zeitgeist album with a show of hard-hitting lyrics, spiralling intensity and beautiful melodies
Levellers @ Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London review: “Poignant, melodic storytelling”
The folk-rock legends celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Zeitgeist album with a show of hard-hitting lyrics, spiralling intensity and beautiful melodies
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November 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Levellers @ Shepherd's Bush Empire, London | The folk-rock legends celebrate the 30th anniversary of their Zeitgeist album with a show of hard-hitting lyrics, spiralling intensity and beautiful melodies
Wyldest - The Universe Is Loading | All about growth and resilience, Zoë Mead's latest details a personal universe that has eventually loaded
Wyldest – The Universe Is Loading
All about growth and resilience, Zoë Mead's latest details a personal universe that has eventually loaded
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November 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Wyldest - The Universe Is Loading | All about growth and resilience, Zoë Mead's latest details a personal universe that has eventually loaded
Runo Plum - Patching | A languid, wistful and understated introduction to a musician we'll be hearing a lot more from
Runo Plum – Patching
A languid, wistful and understated introduction to a musician we'll be hearing a lot more from
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November 17, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Runo Plum - Patching | A languid, wistful and understated introduction to a musician we'll be hearing a lot more from
The Devil's Den review – Druid, Dolmen and the Devil in Leeds' Howard Assembly Room | Opera North and Shadwell Opera partner to bring an obscure story to life
The Devil’s Den review – Druid, Dolmen and the Devil in Leeds’ Howard Assembly Room
Opera North and Shadwell Opera partner to bring an obscure story to life
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November 17, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The Devil's Den review – Druid, Dolmen and the Devil in Leeds' Howard Assembly Room | Opera North and Shadwell Opera partner to bring an obscure story to life
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler at the Royal Festival Hall | Jakub Hrůša and the Philharmonia navigate Mahler’s elusive Seventh Symphony with luminous clarity and sweep, delivering a performance of imagination and power that outshone a few bumps along the way
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler at the Royal Festival Hall
Jakub Hrůša and the Philharmonia navigate Mahler’s elusive Seventh Symphony with luminous clarity and sweep, delivering a performance of imagination and power that outshone a few bumps along the way
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November 17, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Jakub Hrůša conducts Mahler at the Royal Festival Hall | Jakub Hrůša and the Philharmonia navigate Mahler’s elusive Seventh Symphony with luminous clarity and sweep, delivering a performance of imagination and power that outshone a few bumps along the way
The Lemonheads - Love Chant | Their first album of new material in 20 years makes the case that Evan Dando has lost none of his old magic
The Lemonheads – Love Chant
Their first album of new material in 20 years makes the case that Evan Dando has lost none of his old magic
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November 15, 2025 at 11:02 AM
The Lemonheads - Love Chant | Their first album of new material in 20 years makes the case that Evan Dando has lost none of his old magic
Danny Brown - Stardust | The Detroit rapper sounds recharged and energetic on his sixth album
Danny Brown – Stardust
The Detroit rapper sounds recharged and energetic on his sixth album
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November 14, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Danny Brown - Stardust | The Detroit rapper sounds recharged and energetic on his sixth album
Anna von Hausswolff - Iconoclasts | This maximalist listening experience of breadth and depth is richly rewarding - and an entirely stunning achievement
Anna von Hausswolff – Iconoclasts
This maximalist listening experience of breadth and depth is richly rewarding - and an entirely stunning achievement
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November 14, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Anna von Hausswolff - Iconoclasts | This maximalist listening experience of breadth and depth is richly rewarding - and an entirely stunning achievement
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra review – Simon Rattle conducts Janáček and Bruckner at the Barbican | Simon Rattle returns to the Barbican with the BRSO for an electrifying Taras Bulba and an eloquent, beautifully paced, radiantly played Bruckner 7 – an evening that cements this partnership’s…
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra review – Simon Rattle conducts Janáček and Bruckner at the Barbican
Simon Rattle returns to the Barbican with the BRSO for an electrifying Taras Bulba and an eloquent, beautifully paced, radiantly played Bruckner 7 – an evening that cements this partnership’s exceptional musical chemistry
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November 14, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra review – Simon Rattle conducts Janáček and Bruckner at the Barbican | Simon Rattle returns to the Barbican with the BRSO for an electrifying Taras Bulba and an eloquent, beautifully paced, radiantly played Bruckner 7 – an evening that cements this partnership’s…
The Railway Children review – a new opera journeys from Glyndebourne to the Southbank | Mark-Anthony Turnage’s take on the classic book enjoys a semi-staged performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
The Railway Children review – a new opera journeys from Glyndebourne to the Southbank
Mark-Anthony Turnage’s take on the classic book enjoys a semi-staged performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
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November 11, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The Railway Children review – a new opera journeys from Glyndebourne to the Southbank | Mark-Anthony Turnage’s take on the classic book enjoys a semi-staged performance at the Queen Elizabeth Hall
Symphonic Gospel Celebration review – LSO and over three hundred voices at Barbican Hall | London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Community Voices are joined by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir for a powerful evening of Spirituals and Gospel
Symphonic Gospel Celebration review – LSO and over three hundred voices at Barbican Hall
London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Community Voices are joined by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir for a powerful evening of Spirituals and Gospel
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November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Symphonic Gospel Celebration review – LSO and over three hundred voices at Barbican Hall | London Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Community Voices are joined by Soul Sanctuary Gospel Choir for a powerful evening of Spirituals and Gospel
Dead Man Walking review – a complete triumph for English National Opera | ENO’s Dead Man Walking, the first professional staging of Jake Heggie’s opera in the UK, grips from first note to last – a stark, humane triumph led by Christine Rice and Michael Mayes on blistering form as Sister Helen…
Dead Man Walking review – a complete triumph for English National Opera
ENO’s Dead Man Walking, the first professional staging of Jake Heggie’s opera in the UK, grips from first note to last – a stark, humane triumph led by Christine Rice and Michael Mayes on blistering form as Sister Helen Prejean and Joseph de Rocher
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November 9, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Dead Man Walking review – a complete triumph for English National Opera | ENO’s Dead Man Walking, the first professional staging of Jake Heggie’s opera in the UK, grips from first note to last – a stark, humane triumph led by Christine Rice and Michael Mayes on blistering form as Sister Helen…
The Leipzig Legacy review – Spiritato knock Bach out of the park at Smith Square Hall | Specialist Baroque group Spiritato work their usual magic with works by Fasch, Graupner and J S Bach in another concert from The London Baroque Festival
The Leipzig Legacy review – Spiritato knock Bach out of the park at Smith Square Hall
Specialist Baroque group Spiritato work their usual magic with works by Fasch, Graupner and J S Bach in another concert from The London Baroque Festival
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November 8, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The Leipzig Legacy review – Spiritato knock Bach out of the park at Smith Square Hall | Specialist Baroque group Spiritato work their usual magic with works by Fasch, Graupner and J S Bach in another concert from The London Baroque Festival
Rosalía - Lux | Backed by the London Symphony Orchestra and featuring Björk and Yves Tumor, the Catalan superstar's latest is a dizzying, unmatchable experience
Rosalía – Lux
Backed by the London Symphony Orchestra and featuring Björk and Yves Tumor, the Catalan superstar's latest is a dizzying, unmatchable experience
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November 8, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Rosalía - Lux | Backed by the London Symphony Orchestra and featuring Björk and Yves Tumor, the Catalan superstar's latest is a dizzying, unmatchable experience
Midlake - A Bridge To Far | Modern-folk-rock outfit raise the bar on sixth album, equal parts quiet enchantment and bold dynamism
Midlake – A Bridge To Far
Modern-folk-rock outfit raise the bar on sixth album, equal parts quiet enchantment and bold dynamism
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November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Midlake - A Bridge To Far | Modern-folk-rock outfit raise the bar on sixth album, equal parts quiet enchantment and bold dynamism
Spanish Sketches review – Sinfonia Smith Square’s unconventional but enjoyable contribution to LFBM | Music with a Spanish flavour from the 16th to the 21st centuries for the London Festival of Baroque Music
Spanish Sketches review – Sinfonia Smith Square’s unconventional but enjoyable contribution to LFBM
Music with a Spanish flavour from the 16th to the 21st centuries for the London Festival of Baroque Music
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November 8, 2025 at 8:32 AM
Spanish Sketches review – Sinfonia Smith Square’s unconventional but enjoyable contribution to LFBM | Music with a Spanish flavour from the 16th to the 21st centuries for the London Festival of Baroque Music
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Thomas Søndergård conducts Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky at the Royal Festival Hall | Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha joins Thomas Søndergård and the Philharmonia in a luminous evening of music-making that explores love, loss and transformation, in a fitting…
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Thomas Søndergård conducts Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky at the Royal Festival Hall
Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha joins Thomas Søndergård and the Philharmonia in a luminous evening of music-making that explores love, loss and transformation, in a fitting tribute to Christoph von Dohnányi
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November 8, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Philharmonia Orchestra review – Thomas Søndergård conducts Wagner, Strauss and Tchaikovsky at the Royal Festival Hall | Soprano Masabane Cecilia Rangwanasha joins Thomas Søndergård and the Philharmonia in a luminous evening of music-making that explores love, loss and transformation, in a fitting…
Stella Donnelly - Love And Fortune | The follow-up to 2022's Flood is a more reflective, inward looking collection, having been inspired by a falling out with a formerly close friend
Stella Donnelly – Love And Fortune
The follow-up to 2022's Flood is a more reflective, inward looking collection, having been inspired by a falling out with a formerly close friend
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November 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Stella Donnelly - Love And Fortune | The follow-up to 2022's Flood is a more reflective, inward looking collection, having been inspired by a falling out with a formerly close friend