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Ibeyi: Offering review

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/19/ibeyi-offering-review

Published: June 19, 2026 08:00

(Ibeyi)Newly independent and proudly self-sufficient, Naomi and Lisa-Kaindé Diaz mix ancient lore with heavy bass, and harmonies with distortion, to incantatory effect Continue reading...

Joe Lovano: Paramount Quartet review | John Fordham's jazz album of the month

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/19/joe-lovano-paramount-quartet-review

Published: June 19, 2026 07:30

(ECM)Lovano and his spirited quartet make his instrument glow in all its pliable eloquence, with rattling originals amid the Charlie Haden and Wayne Shorter covers Continue reading...

Elgar and Dvořák: Cello Concertos album review – Gerhardt’s readings are forthright, refreshing and thoughtful

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/19/elgar-and-dvorak-cello-concertos-album-review-gerhardt

Published: June 19, 2026 06:00

Gerhardt/WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln/Manze(Hyperion)Alban Gerhardt eschews the romantic, heart-on-sleeve interpretations of these famous concertos, and finds nobility and poetry even in the most turbulent music Continue reading...

Brahms: Violin Sonatas album review – Ehnes and Armstrong’s performances exude an effortless rightness

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/18/brahms-violin-sonatas-album-review

Published: June 18, 2026 14:00

Ehnes/Armstrong(Seattle Chamber Music Society)The Canadian violinist and American pianist – musical partners for over three decades – bring assurance and grace to these three violin sonatas written by Brahms in his creative prime. Continue reading...

Myles Smith: My Mess, My Heart, My Life review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/18/myles-smith-my-mess-my-heart-my-life-review

Published: June 18, 2026 11:00

(RCA)He can write a decent rousing chorus, but the Stargazing hitmaker’s influences couldn’t be more obvious if he tried – right down to a ghastly Galway Girl sequel Continue reading...

Olivia Rodrigo: You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love review – who’s she singing about? Who cares when the songs are this good

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/12/olivia-rodrigo-you-seem-pretty-sad-for-a-girl-so-in-love-album-review

Published: June 12, 2026 15:58

(Geffen)Gossips have rushed to the lyrics for details about her personal life, but the rest of us can just get on with luxuriating in Rodrigo’s funny, Cure-infused craft Continue reading...

Pussy Riot: CYKA review – debut album from iconic Russian agitators is let down by blunt-force EDM

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/12/pussy-riot-cyka-review

Published: June 12, 2026 08:00

(Pussy Riot)On a disappointing record helmed by co-founder Nadya Tolokonnikova, corny guitars and generically moody synths undermine the activist group’s political acuity Continue reading...

Brown Wimpenny: Long Live Brown Wimpenny review | Jude Rogers' folk album of the month

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/12/brown-wimpenny-long-live-brown-wimpenny-review

Published: June 12, 2026 07:30

(Broadside Hacks)Named after a 19th-century relative, this sprawling group foreground folk’s rough edges, but are best in the emotional, less showy moments Continue reading...

Sally Beamish: House of Wonder album review

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/12/sally-beamish-house-of-wonder-album-review

Published: June 12, 2026 06:30

Beamish/Corbett/Whitehead/Havlat/ Irvine/Thomson/Ventris(Delphian)The British composer’s celebratory album is a family affair Continue reading...

Katia and Marielle Labèque: 55 album review

https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/jun/11/katia-and-marielle-labeque-55-album-review

Published: June 11, 2026 14:00

(Deutsche Grammophon)The pianist sisters’ celebration of their 55 years of recording is a thoughtfully curated compilation that reveals the extent of their omnivorous musical appetites Continue reading...