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Joyce Manor - I Used To Go To This Bar | The Californian trio's exhilarating, bittersweet seventh album marks a vital evolution
Joyce Manor – I Used To Go To This Bar
The Californian trio's exhilarating, bittersweet seventh album marks a vital evolution
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January 29, 2026 at 5:32 PM
Joyce Manor - I Used To Go To This Bar | The Californian trio's exhilarating, bittersweet seventh album marks a vital evolution
Whitelands - Sunlight Echoes | The shoegaze quartet's second album proves it is possible to come through challenges and grow from them. There's positivity at play here
Whitelands – Sunlight Echoes
The shoegaze quartet's second album proves it is possible to come through challenges and grow from them. There's positivity at play here
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January 29, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Whitelands - Sunlight Echoes | The shoegaze quartet's second album proves it is possible to come through challenges and grow from them. There's positivity at play here
Earth & Other Planets review – fusion joy at Barbican’s Milton Court | Britten Sinfonia are joined by folk duo Stevens & Pound and members of Sinfonia Smith Square for a programme of music by Britten, Grainger and Holst
Earth and Other Planets review – fusion joy at Barbican’s Milton Court
Britten Sinfonia are joined by folk duo Stevens & Pound and members of Sinfonia Smith Square for a programme of music by Britten, Grainger and Holst
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January 29, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Earth & Other Planets review – fusion joy at Barbican’s Milton Court | Britten Sinfonia are joined by folk duo Stevens & Pound and members of Sinfonia Smith Square for a programme of music by Britten, Grainger and Holst
Kula Shaker - Wormslayer | A return to the band's heyday of indie guitar rock, heavily influenced by psychedelia and eastern mysticism
Kula Shaker – Wormslayer
A return to the band's heyday of indie guitar rock, heavily influenced by psychedelia and eastern mysticism
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January 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Kula Shaker - Wormslayer | A return to the band's heyday of indie guitar rock, heavily influenced by psychedelia and eastern mysticism
London Symphony Orchestra review – Manfred Honeck conducts Mozart and Brahms | Manfred Honeck leads the LSO in a weighty performance of Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem and an understated Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27, with Imogen Cooper a poised and eloquent soloist
London Symphony Orchestra review – Manfred Honeck conducts Mozart and Brahms
Manfred Honeck leads the LSO in a weighty performance of Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem and an understated Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27, with Imogen Cooper a poised and eloquent soloist
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January 27, 2026 at 2:23 PM
London Symphony Orchestra review – Manfred Honeck conducts Mozart and Brahms | Manfred Honeck leads the LSO in a weighty performance of Brahms’ Ein deutsches Requiem and an understated Mozart Piano Concerto No. 27, with Imogen Cooper a poised and eloquent soloist
London Philharmonic Orchestra review – Vladimir Jurowski delivers an impeccable performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 | Rudolf Barshai’s completion of 2000 proves to be a revelation
London Philharmonic Orchestra review – Vladimir Jurowski delivers an impeccable performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 10
Rudolf Barshai’s completion of 2000 proves to be a revelation
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January 27, 2026 at 1:32 PM
London Philharmonic Orchestra review – Vladimir Jurowski delivers an impeccable performance of Mahler’s Symphony No. 10 | Rudolf Barshai’s completion of 2000 proves to be a revelation
Cast - Yeah Yeah Yeah | The Liverpudlians' eighth album is the sound of a band determined to prove they're more than a Britpop legacy act
Cast – Yeah Yeah Yeah
The Liverpudlians' eighth album is the sound of a band determined to prove they're more than a Britpop legacy act
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January 27, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Cast - Yeah Yeah Yeah | The Liverpudlians' eighth album is the sound of a band determined to prove they're more than a Britpop legacy act
unEarth review – America and green land at the Barbican | BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers under Martyn Brabbins are joined by Finchley Children’s Music Group, National Youth Voices and soprano Else Torp for works by Aaron Copland and Julia Wolfe
unEarth review – America and green land at the Barbican
BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers under Martyn Brabbins are joined by Finchley Children’s Music Group, National Youth Voices and soprano Else Torp for works by Aaron Copland and Julia Wolfe
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January 25, 2026 at 8:03 AM
unEarth review – America and green land at the Barbican | BBC Symphony Orchestra and Singers under Martyn Brabbins are joined by Finchley Children’s Music Group, National Youth Voices and soprano Else Torp for works by Aaron Copland and Julia Wolfe
Van Morrison - Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge | The octogenarian's beautifully played and sung 48th album pays homage to the music that inspired him as a younger man
Van Morrison – Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge
The octogenarian's beautifully played and sung 48th album pays homage to the music that inspired him as a younger man
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January 23, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Van Morrison - Somebody Tried To Sell Me A Bridge | The octogenarian's beautifully played and sung 48th album pays homage to the music that inspired him as a younger man
Louis Tomlinson - How Did I Get Here | The sometime One Direction star's third album is at its best when it gets deep and personal
Louis Tomlinson – How Did I Get Here
The sometime One Direction star's third album is at its best when it gets deep and personal
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January 23, 2026 at 12:37 PM
Louis Tomlinson - How Did I Get Here | The sometime One Direction star's third album is at its best when it gets deep and personal
Megadeth - Megadeth | After four decades in the business, the beginning of the end is (nearly) nigh for the thrash pioneers
Megadeth – Megadeth
After four decades in the business, the beginning of the end is (nearly) nigh for the thrash pioneers
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January 22, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Megadeth - Megadeth | After four decades in the business, the beginning of the end is (nearly) nigh for the thrash pioneers
Lucinda Williams - World's Gone Wrong | While burning with barely suppressed anger, her 16th album shows that, even in the darkest of times, there's hope to be found
Lucinda Williams – World’s Gone Wrong
While burning with barely suppressed anger, her 16th album shows that, even in the darkest of times, there's hope to be found
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January 22, 2026 at 11:32 AM
Lucinda Williams - World's Gone Wrong | While burning with barely suppressed anger, her 16th album shows that, even in the darkest of times, there's hope to be found
Robbie Williams - Britpop | Some of the tonal shifts may cause whiplash, but on this throwback to the carefree days of the mid-1990s there's no denying its author's way with a memorable tune
Robbie Williams – Britpop
Some of the tonal shifts may cause whiplash, but on this throwback to the carefree days of the mid-1990s there's no denying its author's way with a memorable tune
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January 20, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Robbie Williams - Britpop | Some of the tonal shifts may cause whiplash, but on this throwback to the carefree days of the mid-1990s there's no denying its author's way with a memorable tune
Death of Gesualdo review – The Gesualdo Six show us the fate of their namesake | Sex and death at the National Centre for Early Music in York
Death of Gesualdo review – The Gesualdo Six show us the fate of their namesake
Sex and death at the National Centre for Early Music in York
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January 20, 2026 at 11:47 AM
Death of Gesualdo review – The Gesualdo Six show us the fate of their namesake | Sex and death at the National Centre for Early Music in York
Sleaford Mods - The Demise Of Planet X | With tight production and clear ideas, the duo's eighth album gleams technically while documenting a world that very clearly does not
Sleaford Mods – The Demise Of Planet X
With tight production and clear ideas, the duo's eighth album gleams technically while documenting a world that very clearly does not
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January 15, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Sleaford Mods - The Demise Of Planet X | With tight production and clear ideas, the duo's eighth album gleams technically while documenting a world that very clearly does not
London Symphony Orchestra review – Simon Rattle conducts Janáček at the Barbican | Simon Rattle and the LSO deliver a taut account of Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair, marked by gripping clarity and nervous propulsion, anchored by Marlis Petersen’s commanding Emilia Marty
London Symphony Orchestra review – Simon Rattle conducts Janáček at the Barbican
Simon Rattle and the LSO deliver a taut account of Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair, marked by gripping clarity and nervous propulsion, anchored by Marlis Petersen’s commanding Emilia Marty
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January 14, 2026 at 1:22 PM
London Symphony Orchestra review – Simon Rattle conducts Janáček at the Barbican | Simon Rattle and the LSO deliver a taut account of Janáček’s The Makropulos Affair, marked by gripping clarity and nervous propulsion, anchored by Marlis Petersen’s commanding Emilia Marty
Preview – West Green House Opera’s 2026 season promises magical delights | Mozart, Puccini and more at the charming venue in Hampshire
Preview – West Green House Opera’s 2026 season promises magical delights
Mozart, Puccini and more at the charming venue in Hampshire
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January 14, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Preview – West Green House Opera’s 2026 season promises magical delights | Mozart, Puccini and more at the charming venue in Hampshire
The Cribs - Selling A Vibe | A fantastic entry point for new fans to get on board with the kings of underdog rock, this album showcases everything they do so well
The Cribs – Selling A Vibe
A fantastic entry point for new fans to get on board with the kings of underdog rock, this album showcases everything they do so well
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January 9, 2026 at 12:52 PM
The Cribs - Selling A Vibe | A fantastic entry point for new fans to get on board with the kings of underdog rock, this album showcases everything they do so well
Dry Cleaning - Secret Love | Adventurous, playful and, at times, aggressive, their third album throws their own carefully defined and beautifully curated rulebook out of the proverbial window
Dry Cleaning – Secret Love
Adventurous, playful and, at times, aggressive, their third album throws their own carefully defined and beautifully curated rulebook out of the proverbial window
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January 9, 2026 at 11:22 AM
Dry Cleaning - Secret Love | Adventurous, playful and, at times, aggressive, their third album throws their own carefully defined and beautifully curated rulebook out of the proverbial window
From Taverner to Today review – Christ Church Cathedral Choir celebrate Twelfth Night and a special anniversary at Wigmore Hall | Marking 500 years of the choir’s existence, the choir present a programme of seasonal music by composers associated with the College founded by Cardinal Wolsey
From Taverner to Today review – Christ Church Cathedral Choir celebrate Twelfth Night and a special anniversary at Wigmore Hall
Marking 500 years of the choir’s existence, the choir present a programme of seasonal music by composers associated with the College founded by Cardinal Wolsey
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January 7, 2026 at 8:02 AM
From Taverner to Today review – Christ Church Cathedral Choir celebrate Twelfth Night and a special anniversary at Wigmore Hall | Marking 500 years of the choir’s existence, the choir present a programme of seasonal music by composers associated with the College founded by Cardinal Wolsey
Christmas Folklore review – Siglo de Oro appear as the hosts of Christmas past | Early music group Siglo de Oro present folklore of the season in music at Wigmore Hall
Christmas Folklore review – Siglo de Oro appear as the hosts of Christmas past
Early music group Siglo de Oro present folklore of the season in music at Wigmore Hall
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December 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Christmas Folklore review – Siglo de Oro appear as the hosts of Christmas past | Early music group Siglo de Oro present folklore of the season in music at Wigmore Hall
musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2025 | WWith absolutely no ado at all, here's a list of 50 rather fine albums that came out in 2025. Hoorah.
musicOMH’s Top 50 Albums of 2025
With absolutely no ado at all, here's a list of 50 rather fine albums that came out in 2025. Hoorah.
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December 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2025 | WWith absolutely no ado at all, here's a list of 50 rather fine albums that came out in 2025. Hoorah.
musicOMH's Best Reissues and Compilations of 2025 | Our Important New(ish) Voice In Reissues And Compilations sums up his highlights of the year just ending, from Vitalic to The Sisters Of Mercy, via Tears For Fears to Horse Meat Disco
musicOMH’s Best Reissues and Compilations of 2025
Our Important New(ish) Voice In Reissues And Compilations sums up his highlights of the year just ending, from Vitalic to The Sisters Of Mercy, via Tears For Fears to Horse Meat Disco
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December 24, 2025 at 8:32 AM
musicOMH's Best Reissues and Compilations of 2025 | Our Important New(ish) Voice In Reissues And Compilations sums up his highlights of the year just ending, from Vitalic to The Sisters Of Mercy, via Tears For Fears to Horse Meat Disco
Vox Luminis review – Crackling Kuhnau and blazing Bach at Wigmore Hall | Vox Luminis serve Baroque Christmas magic with a brace of Magnificats and Bach’s early cantata written for Christmas Day
Vox Luminis review – crackling Kuhnau and blazing Bach at Wigmore Hall
Vox Luminis serve Baroque Christmas magic with a brace of Magnificats and Bach’s early cantata written for Christmas Day
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December 21, 2025 at 8:03 AM
Vox Luminis review – Crackling Kuhnau and blazing Bach at Wigmore Hall | Vox Luminis serve Baroque Christmas magic with a brace of Magnificats and Bach’s early cantata written for Christmas Day
Veni Emmanuel review – The Gesualdo Six present their Advent crown | The versatile singing sextet give the London performance of their concert of music for Advent at Sinfonia Smith Square
Veni Emmanuel review – The Gesualdo Six present their Advent crown
The versatile singing sextet give the London performance of their concert of music for Advent at Sinfonia Smith Square
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December 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Veni Emmanuel review – The Gesualdo Six present their Advent crown | The versatile singing sextet give the London performance of their concert of music for Advent at Sinfonia Smith Square