In 2012, Tom Jones – one of the elite few who can say they’ve had a drink with Elvis and done an interview on Zoom – covered Leonard Cohen’s ‘Tower Of Song’. The Welsh star did such a good...
“How do you do music?” Porter Robinson asks on ‘Musician’, the latest single to arrive from ‘Nurture’. “Well, it's easy: you just face your fears and you become your heroes.” He’s being deliberately glib. After catapulting to the mainstream...
It’s tricky enough figuring out your true self – let alone when your identity’s been decided for you since birth by way of your surname. Noah Cyrus has tried out all the fits: seguing from acting and horse-riding into...
Little Simz is known for being private – but she's had to battle against an industry that expects artists to be willing to share everything, with little space for those who are not. On her first single, ‘Introvert’, from...
To be a violin virtuoso is an impressive feat, certainly, but violin virtuosos come and go (no offence to all the violin virtuosos reading this). To be the finest Theremin player the world has ever seen is something else...
It's our last edition of 'Dear Boys World...' but fear not! The band have still got plenty more sage advice to share, as we look at learning to love yourself, staying grounded during the pandemic, and how on earth...
Lady Gaga is climbing the charts, but it’s not because she has new music. Instead, seven years on from its release, fans have taken it upon themselves to campaign for the rightful appreciation of ‘Artpop’, her third and most...
London Grammar make easy listening music, or so you’ve been led to believe. The definition isn’t wildly off: it is eminently easy to listen to the electronic band’s ambient soundscapes and Hannah Reid’s ethereal vocals as they wash up...
A half century on from Merry Clayton’s stunning self-titled album – the cover of which sees her with her arms outstretched, mid glorious croon – one of the most overlooked voices in pop is back. A soaring selection of...
Trigger warning: domestic & sexual abuse
It’s hard to imagine a time now when Tina Turner wasn’t considered a singular artist. The 81-year-old rock & roll legend, whose career has spanned six decades, is easily one of the most charismatic...