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Quinie: Forefowk, Mind Me review – collecting songs on horseback, this Scottish musician is alive with ideas
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/23/quinie-forefowk-mind-me-review-collecting-songs-on-horseback-this-scottish-musician-is-alive-with-ideas
Published: May 23, 2025 08:00
(Upset the Rhythm)With folk songs gathered from a gallop across Argyll, Josie Vallely’s album is a resonant tribute to her ancestral land Continue reading...
Skunk Anansie: The Painful Truth review – a raw triumph of reinvention and resilience
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/23/skunk-anansie-the-painful-truth-review-a-raw-triumph-of-reinvention-and-resilience
Published: May 23, 2025 07:30
(FLG)On their first LP in almost a decade, made as two members were treated for cancer, the rockers shrug off their 90s heyday with an experimental mindset Continue reading...
Pierre Boulez: Éclat/Multiples album review – two of his most significant works are played with fabulous precision
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/22/pierre-boulez-eclatmultiples-album-review-two-of-his-most-significant-works-are-played-with-fabulous-precision
Published: May 22, 2025 15:31
Collegium Novum Zurich/Ensemble Contretemps/Wenderburg(Bastille Musique)In the composer’s centenary year, this disc showcases two of his most substantial works Continue reading...
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No 3 album review – hear the performance that made Yunchan Lim a star
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/22/rachmaninov-piano-concerto-no-3-album-review-hear-the-performance-that-made-yunchan-lim-a-star
Published: May 22, 2025 13:19
Yunchan Lim/Fort Worth SO/Alsop(Decca)The prodigious South Korean talent won 2022’s Van Cliburn piano competition with this performance; his version deserves a place alongside Argerich and Rachmaninov himself Continue reading...
Stereolab: Instant Holograms on Metal Film review – after 15 years, the retro-futurists make a radiant return
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/22/stereolab-instant-holograms-on-metal-film-review-after-15-years-the-retro-futurists-make-a-radiant-return
Published: May 22, 2025 11:01
(Duophonic)Motorik grooves, Marxist critique and vintage synths – in their first album since 2010, Lætitia Sadier et al pick up where they left off yet sound more timely than ever Continue reading...
Kara-Lis Coverdale: From Where You Came review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/16/kara-lis-coverdale-from-where-you-came-review
Published: May 16, 2025 08:00
(Smalltown Supersound)Stirring motifs fill the spacious settings on the Montreal musician’s first album in eight years, building a blend of modern classical, jazz and new age Continue reading...
The Callous Daoboys: I Don’t Want to See You in Heaven review – gonzo mathcore troupe grab on to pop hooks
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/16/the-callous-daoboys-i-dont-want-to-see-you-in-heaven-review
Published: May 16, 2025 07:30
(MNRK)The Atlanta sextet are as unruly as ever – but there’s a newfound poise on their third album, plus some maddeningly catchy choruses Continue reading...
For Dieter: Hommage à Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau album review – a heartfelt tribute to a lieder legend
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/15/for-dieter-hommage-a-dietrich-fischer-dieskau-album-review-benjamin-appl-james-baillieu
Published: May 15, 2025 15:00
Benjamin Appl/James Baillieu(Alpha)The great baritone’s final student emulates his late mentor’s attention to verbal and musical detail in a 32-song centenary homage featuring plenty of Schubert Continue reading...
Scriabin: Vers la Flamme album review – Sudbin masters and humanises fourth and 10th sonatas
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/15/scriabin-vers-la-flamme-album-review-yevgeny-sudbin-fourth-10th-sonata
Published: May 15, 2025 14:00
Yevgeny Sudbin(BIS)The pianist showcases Scriabin’s creative journey from Chopinesque preludes to utterly original modernism, shining bright in his exquisite treatment of the early works Continue reading...
Shanti Celeste: Romance review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/may/15/shanti-celeste-romance-review
Published: May 15, 2025 11:01
(Method 808/Peach Discs)Six years on from her acclaimed ‘fast house’ debut, the UK singer-producer invites listeners into a sunlit space between night out and morning after Continue reading...