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Neil Spencer

Neil Spencer

  • Neil Spencer
    Albums of the week: Steve Lacy, Yard Act, Tricky, Charles Lloyd

    Lacy’s confessional third album is musically imaginative but let down by lazy lyrics. Plus, are Westside Cowboys the breakout act of the year?

    Sat, 18 Jul 2026

  • Neil Spencer
    Albums of the week: Akusmi, Mary in the Junkyard, Sienna Spiro, Alden Hellmuth

    Akusmi returns with a kaleidoscope of sounds from India, Senegal and beyond. Plus, one to watch Naïka

    Sat, 4 Jul 2026

  • Neil Spencer
    Albums of the week: Olivia Rodrigo, Graham Coxon, Pond, Nduduzo Makhathini

    Olivia Rodrigo channels 80s new wave with mixed results, while the Blur guitarist treats us to one from the archives

    Fri, 19 Jun 2026

  • Neil Spencer
    Albums of the week: Vince Staples, Lizzo, Bedouine, Fatoumata Diawara

    Vince Staples blends hip-hop and rock on his sharp, politically charged album Cry Baby. Plus, one to watch Flowerovlove

    Sun, 7 Jun 2026

  • Neil Spencer
    Albums of the week: Aldous Harding, Loraine James, Muna, Chris Potter

    Harding’s enthralling, riddling album is her clearest, most open-armed yet. Plus one to watch, Chloe Qisha

    Sat, 9 May 2026

  • Neil Spencer
    Odette Michell makes a confident return on poetic second album

    Confident second album of folk originals, steeped in family and history

    Sun, 8 Jun 2025

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