Ludovic Hunter-Tilney

Wednesday, 7 June, 2023

ReviewMusic

Roger Waters in fightback mode at London’s O2 Arena — review

This combative show from the former Pink Floyd member was selective in who it chose as its targets

Friday, 2 June, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Foo Fighters address grief and loss in sharply rocking But Here We Are

The 11th studio album by Dave Grohl’s band follows the death of drummer Taylor Hawkins and the frontman’s mother

Friday, 2 June, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds return to familiar territory in Council Skies

The Oasis alumnus brings muscularly romantic singing to his new record ahead of a rumoured reunion with brother Liam

Thursday, 1 June, 2023

InterviewMusic

Jonny Greenwood and Dudu Tassa on their ‘love letter to Arabic music’

The guitarist and the singer explain why they tried not to be too purist — or political — on their new album of covers

Wednesday, 31 May, 2023

ReviewMusic

Bruce Springsteen battles mortality in three-hour Edinburgh show

The 73-year-old showman displayed heroic endurance, backed by the E Street Band at Murrayfield Stadium

Saturday, 27 May, 2023

The Weekend Essay

Can AI make me a musical star?

As vocal clones of music’s biggest names go viral, the FT’s pop critic embarks on an unlikely quest to replicate his favourite singer’s voice

Friday, 26 May, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Arlo Parks: My Soft Machine — a turn to pop suffocated by high expectations

The singer’s prizewinning debut album, ‘Collapsed in Sunbeams’, has given her a high bar to reach

Friday, 26 May, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Shirley Collins: Archangel Hill — a folk star finds her voice again

The vocalist’s third album after decades of near-silence shows her on careful but compelling form

Thursday, 25 May, 2023

ObituaryTina Turner

Tina Turner, singer, 1939-2023

Friday, 19 May, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Paul Simon’s new album Seven Psalms tests the possibilities of faith

The 81-year-old’s first album of new material in seven years bridges mysticism and melodicism

Friday, 19 May, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Lewis Capaldi: Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent — the heart-on-sleeve bawler returns

The Scottish singer’s second album provides an overheated selection of love and break-up songs

Thursday, 18 May, 2023

ReviewMusic

Beyoncé, Cardiff review — star power on full display as the voice takes centre stage

The singer was versatile and unfiltered as she tore through ballads, hip-hop and dancefloor bangers

Sunday, 14 May, 2023

ReviewMusic

Eurovision 2023 — Sweden’s Loreen wins nailbiter after Finland makes a late Cha-Cha-Charge

Tvorchi represented Ukraine at the contest in Liverpool even as Russian missiles rained down on their home city of Ternopil

Friday, 12 May, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Overmono: Good Lies — electronic music with human emotion

The Welsh duo show an ability to evoke feeling and an attentiveness to texture on their debut release

Friday, 12 May, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Alison Goldfrapp: The Love Invention — rapturous disco on first solo effort

Rubbery electronic basslines and locked-on dance beats give the songs a pulsing energy

Monday, 8 May, 2023

ReviewMusic

Coronation Concert — a cheesy display of undazzling star-wattage

Lionel Richie, Katy Perry and three-fifths of Take That failed to upstage the newly crowned King and Queen

Friday, 5 May, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Billy Woods and Kenny Segal: Maps — jazzy, boombap feel of an old-school rap reverie

The Brooklyn-based rapper reunites with LA producer Kenny Segal for an expertly plotted album

Thursday, 4 May, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Ed Sheeran puts his vulnerability centre stage in Subtract

The often-ridiculed singer delivers a fine vocal performance in songs asking for empathy

Monday, 1 May, 2023

ReviewMusic

Brazilian rapper Emicida brings his laidback songs to London’s Barbican

Seeking to persuade rather than confront, he performed tracks that were freighted with his country’s musical history

Friday, 28 April, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Mina: Ti amo come un pazzo — passionate new album from an Italian icon

The reclusive superstar retains a startling ability to turn songs into full-throated flights of feeling

Friday, 28 April, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Nines: Crop Circle 2 — hard-boiled road rap with a complex sound

The Londoner’s latest release tells a tale of trying to go straight in an understated style

Saturday, 22 April, 2023

ObituaryBarry Humphries

Barry Humphries, comedian, 1934-2023

An unmatched provocateur, whose most famous invention, Dame Edna, was a masterwork of snobbery, hypocrisy and an ebulliently monstrous ego

Friday, 21 April, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Jessie Ware shifts to funk and soul in That! Feels Good! — album review

The singer expands on the dance floor aesthetic of her previous record with fast basslines and flaring horns

Friday, 21 April, 2023

ReviewAlbums

Everything but the Girl: Fuse — surprise return aims at a leap into the unknown

Tracey Thorn and Ben Watt have brought back their band after more than 20 years in retirement

Wednesday, 19 April, 2023

ReviewMusic

Sam Smith brings a glitzy Eurovision of hell to the O2 Arena — review

Tabloid-outrage-sparking show livens up the singer’s sedate reputation with racier fare

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