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Fontaines DC: Dopamine Chamber review – gloomy, gorgeous and a gargantuan triumph
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/12/fontaines-dc-dopamine-chamber-album-review-xl-grian-chatten
Published: October 12, 2026 06:00
(XL)This is a beguiling, endlessly inventive and frequently astonishing fifth LP from a group at increasing ease with being the best band of their generation Continue reading...
Branford Marsalis Quartet and Dianne Reeves: Dedicated to You review – eloquent Coltrane tribute
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/09/branford-marsalis-quartet-and-dianne-reeves-dedicated-to-you-review
Published: October 9, 2026 08:30
(Blue Note)This elegant contemporary reinvention of 1963 album John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman pairs Marsalis’s post-bop sax with Reeves’ agile vocals, to time-stopping effect Continue reading...
Jess Williamson: A Mile South of Heaven review – alt-country singer’s love-hate affair with LA
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/09/jess-williamson-a-mile-south-of-heaven-review
Published: October 9, 2026 07:30
(New West)Following 2023 breakout Time Ain’t Accidental, the best songs here are when Williamson strips back country music, rebuilding it as something familiar yet different Continue reading...
Shostakovich Symphony No 8 album review – composer’s cry of despair in a remarkable and resonant new recording
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/09/shostakovich-symphony-no-8-album-review
Published: October 9, 2026 07:00
Frankfurt Radio Symphony/Altinoglu(Alpha)Conductor Alain Altinoglu brings weight and purpose while the instrumental solos are piquant and precise. Continue reading...
Troye Sivan: She’s the Best review – a strange, singular pop star who deserves to be multiplatinum
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/09/troye-sivan-shes-the-best-album-review
Published: October 8, 2026 23:00
(Interscope)Adored by the A-list and filling arenas, but without huge smash hits, the Australian singer treads his own distinctive path through pop via shoegaze, Balearic and the Smiths Continue reading...
Women and the Piano album review – Tomes brings her poetic instincts to a rewarding compilation
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/08/susan-tomes-women-and-the-piano-album-review
Published: October 8, 2026 14:00
Susan Tomes(Hyperion)From Marianne Martines – taught by the family lodger, Haydn, to Teresa Carreño who played for Lincoln, there’s names new and old in this fascinating and appealing collection Continue reading...
Trá PháidÃn: Cloch’s Claà review – giddy Galway gang burst the boundaries of folk music
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/02/tra-phaidin-clochs-clai-review-giddy-galway-gang-burst-the-boundaries-of-folk-music
Published: October 2, 2026 08:00
(World of Echo)With musical ideas spanning mariachi and motorik beats, and lyrics with Kneecap-grade rage, this brilliant collective evolve tradition with stinging, joyful songs Continue reading...
Greg Freeman: All Set the Bone review – ambitious alt-country double album spreads its talents a touch thin
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/02/greg-freeman-all-set-the-bone-review-ambitious-alt-country-double-album-spreads-its-talents-a-touch-thin
Published: October 2, 2026 07:30
(Transgressive)The Maryland singer-songwriter’s third album has an impressive sense of scale compared to last year’s breakout Burnover, but is less immediately appealing Continue reading...
Meshell Ndegeocello: Synonym review – vivid all-star reinventions of everyone from Bob Dylan to J-Lo
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/oct/01/meshell-ndegeocello-synonym-review-vivid-all-star-reinventions-of-everyone-from-bob-dylan-to-j-lo
Published: October 1, 2026 11:00
(Blue Note)In the jazz-soul singer’s ‘expression of queer liberation’, stars from Chaka Khan to Bill Callahan to Cynthia Erivo duet on equally varied songs from Cher to the Human League and beyond Continue reading...
Taylor Swift: The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore review – flashes of humanity and bafflingly vindictive love songs
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/25/taylor-swift-the-life-of-a-showgirl-the-encore-review
Published: September 25, 2026 13:13
(Republic)This four-track addition to a critically maligned album works hard to remind fans what they love about Swift, with some sweet highs and galling lows Continue reading...
Norma Tanega and Aida Pavletich: Saturday Dancer review | Safi Bugel's experimental album of the month
https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/sep/25/norma-tanega-aida-pavletich-saturday-dancer-review
Published: September 25, 2026 08:00
(Freedom to Spend)Far from her conventional 60s and 70s hits, Tanega joined up with a friend for an endearingly eccentric ‘rap opera’ spanning swampy synths and sardonic showtunes Continue reading...