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Kitty Empire
Albums of the week: Dua Saleh, Rostam, Kevin Morby, Jasmine Myra
Sat 16 May 2026
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Playlist of the week: a soundtrack for Cannes
Thu 14 May 2026
Kitty Empire
Paul Simon’s poignant last hurrah
Thu 14 May 2026
Kitty Empire
RosalÃa live – arena pop as a spiritual experience
Fri 8 May 2026
Ellen Peirson-Hagger
Playlist of the week: the defining election tracks
Thu 7 May 2026
Kitty Empire
Albums of the week: Tori Amos, Kneecap, Hiss Golden Messenger, Chiminyo
Sat 2 May 2026
Kitty Empire
How Big Thief broke the mould
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Lauren Elkin
Why I wanted to sing like Cyndi
Thu 30 Apr 2026
Albums of the week: Foo Fighters, Julia Cumming, Noah Kahan, Gabrielle Cavassa
Sat 25 Apr 2026
Kadish Morris
Olivia Dean on tour – timeless, polished, but something’s missing
Fri 24 Apr 2026
Albums of the week: Honey Dijon, Jessie Ware, Tomora, Adrian Younge
Sat 18 Apr 2026
Kitty Empire
The renaissance of Kim Gordon
Fri 17 Apr 2026
Albums of the week: My New Band Believe, Holly Humberstone, Wesley Joseph, Lucas Santtana
Sat 11 Apr 2026
Kitty Empire
Shabaka’s jazz rave
Fri 10 Apr 2026
Albums of the week: Ambiguous Desire, SUNN O))), Thundercat and more
Sun 5 Apr 2026
Shaad D’Souza
Wolf Alice let loose at the Royal Albert Hall
Fri 3 Apr 2026
Albums of the week: Robyn, Raye, Flea, Irreversible Entanglements
Sat 28 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
Geese are the hottest band in the world
Tue 24 Mar 2026
Albums of the week, including Johnny Blue Skies & the Dark Clouds
Sat 21 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
David Byrne’s permanent pop revolution
Fri 20 Mar 2026
Albums of the week: Ms Banks, James Blake, Kim Gordon, Tinariwen
Sat 14 Mar 2026
Phoebe Davis
Playlist of the week: return of the 00s
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
How Dave conquered British hip-hop
Fri 13 Mar 2026
Albums of the week: Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy, War Child, Joshua Idehen, Shabaka
Sun 8 Mar 2026
Phoebe Davis
Playlist of the week: the breakaway band members who made it solo
Fri 6 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
On his new album, Harry Styles is living his best life
Wed 4 Mar 2026
Albums of the week: Gorillaz, Lala Lala, Buck Meek, Katherine Priddy
Sun 1 Mar 2026
Kitty Empire
Mitski: the voice of an anxious generation
Fri 27 Feb 2026
Phoebe Davis
Playlist of the week: the best of the Brits
Thu 26 Feb 2026
Albums of the week: Bill Callahan, Peaches, Leigh-Anne, the Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis
Sun 22 Feb 2026
Kitty Empire
Raye’s irresistible charm
Fri 20 Feb 2026
Albums of the week: Cardinals, Jill Scott, Ella Mai, Shake Stew
Sun 15 Feb 2026
Kitty Empire
Sessa’s bringing bossa nova back
Fri 13 Feb 2026
Tom Gatti
Playlist of the week: the best songs for Valentine’s Day
Thu 12 Feb 2026
Albums of the week: Mandy, Indiana, Daphni, Howling Bells, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, plus Fakemink
Sun 8 Feb 2026
Lily Isaacs
Playlist of the week: the best of Bad Bunny
Fri 6 Feb 2026
Jude Rogers
Suede’s renaissance years
Fri 6 Feb 2026
Albums of the week: Tyler Ballgame, Sébastien Tellier, Annabelle Chairlegs, Airelle Besson & Lionel Suarez
Sun 1 Feb 2026
Kitty Empire
Bonnie ‘Prince’ Billy is keeping the faith
Fri 30 Jan 2026
Phoebe Davis
Playlist of the week: the best Grammy winners
Thu 29 Jan 2026
Albums of the week: Lucinda Williams, Samm Henshaw, Searows, Joel Ross
Sun 25 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
The rise and rise of Dijon
Fri 23 Jan 2026
Albums of the week: Sault, Madison Beer, Courtney Marie Andrews, Lucy Mellenfield
Sun 18 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
Robbie Williams still wishes he was Britpop
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Lily Isaacs
Playlist of the week: the sound of 2016
Fri 16 Jan 2026
Albums of the week: Robert Stillman, The Cribs, Jenny on Holiday, Kris Davis and the Lutosławski String Quartet
Sun 11 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
Dry Cleaning’s Secret Love is a work of everyday poetry
Fri 9 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
Playlist of the week: acts to watch out for in 2026
Thu 8 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
The albums and tours to look out for in 2026
Thu 1 Jan 2026
Kitty Empire
The best albums of 2025
Thu 25 Dec 2025
The hidden gem albums of 2025
Sun 21 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
Are Stereolab better than ever?
Sat 20 Dec 2025
Albums of the week: Isobel Waller-Bridge, Fred again, Threetwenty. Plus, the EsDeeKid mystery
Sun 14 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
Jacob Alon and the art of restraint
Fri 12 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
Playlist of the week: tracks of the century
Thu 11 Dec 2025
Albums of the week: Dove Ellis, Melody’s Echo Chamber and more
Sun 7 Dec 2025
Kitty Empire
Cameron Winter: the voice of a new generation
Thu 4 Dec 2025
Albums of the week: The Bug vs Ghost Dubs, Jerkcurb, Stray Kids, Manizeh
Sat 29 Nov 2025
Kitty Empire
How My Bloody Valentine became an arena band
Fri 28 Nov 2025
Tom Gatti
Playlist of the week: the best Radiohead covers
Wed 26 Nov 2025
Albums of the week: Oneohtrix Point Never, De La Soul, Ella Eyre, Snarky Puppy & Metropole Orkest
Sun 23 Nov 2025
Kitty Empire
Lorde rewrites the rules of the arena-pop gig
Wed 19 Nov 2025
Albums of the week: FKA Twigs, Celeste, D-Block Europe, Sarathy Korwar
Sun 16 Nov 2025
Kitty Empire
Joy Crookes’s quiet courage
Fri 14 Nov 2025
Albums of the week: Armand Hammer & The Alchemist, Whitney, The Belair Lip Bombs and Mavis Staples
Sat 8 Nov 2025
Kitty Empire
The passion of RosalÃa
Fri 7 Nov 2025
Albums of the week: Dave, Cat Burns, The Charlatans and Makaya McCraven
Sat 1 Nov 2025
Kitty Empire
On Everybody Scream, Florence Welch is at her best
Fri 31 Oct 2025
Albums of the week: Tortoise, Tame Impala, Miguel, Emma Rawicz
Sun 26 Oct 2025
Kitty Empire
Lily Allen’s comeback album is the lament of a ‘nonmonogamummy’
Fri 24 Oct 2025
Albums of the week: Bruce Springsteen, Sudan Archives, The Last Dinner Party, Laura Jurd
Sun 19 Oct 2025
Kitty Empire
Patti Smith in her prime
Thu 16 Oct 2025
Reviews: The Necks, Cheikh Lô, Jay Som, Charles Lloyd
Sun 12 Oct 2025
Kitty Empire
Lady Gaga’s fever dream
Thu 9 Oct 2025
Geese, Richard Ashcroft, Marta, Jacob Collier
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Kitty Empire
Is Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl her happiest album yet?
Fri 3 Oct 2025
Robert Plant with Suzi Dian, Cardi B, Cate Le Bon, Joy Crookes, Ala.Ni
Sun 28 Sept 2025
Kitty Empire
Jim Legxacy – the rise of an unconventional rapper
Sat 27 Sept 2025
Albums of the week: Kieran Hebden and William Tyler, Kojey Radical, Wednesday and L’Antidote
Sun 21 Sept 2025
Jade, Ed Sheeran, Sophie Ellis-Bextor and Mulatu Astatke
Sun 14 Sept 2025
Kitty Empire
The Tubs – an indie band for a post-indie landscape
Sat 13 Sept 2025
Albums of the week: David Byrne, Sabrina Carpenter, SL, Harold López-Nussa
Fri 5 Sept 2025
Kitty Empire
Gorillaz stun in star-studded show of lush visuals and borderless music
Fri 5 Sept 2025
Guedra Guedra, Margo Price, Blood Orange, Brigitte Beraha and the Lucid Dreamers
Sat 30 Aug 2025
Kitty Empire
The rise and rise of Chappell Roan
Fri 29 Aug 2025
Albums of the week: Earl Sweatshirt, Mac DeMarco, Wolf Alice, Blake Mills & Pino Palladino
Sat 23 Aug 2025
Kitty Empire
How Laufey remade jazz for gen Z
Fri 22 Aug 2025
Kitty Empire
The gospel according to Annie and the Caldwells
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Albums of the week: Cass McCombs, Goldfrapp, Conan Gray, Eve Adams
Sat 16 Aug 2025
Albums of the week: Ethel Cain, Amaarae, The Black Keys, Monzanto Sound
Sat 9 Aug 2025
Shaad D’Souza
Drake’s new tour is hugely dorky and weirdly heartening
Thu 7 Aug 2025
Albums of the week: Reneé Rapp, Debby Friday, The New Eves, Ashley Monroe
Sat 2 Aug 2025
Miranda Sawyer
Baxter Dury: ‘I attract the madness’
Fri 1 Aug 2025
Shaad D’Souza
How Fontaines DC captured the cultural mood
Thu 31 Jul 2025
Albums of the week: Bicep, Mabel, Madonna, Mádé Kuti
Sun 27 Jul 2025
Kadish Morris
Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s historic tour
Thu 24 Jul 2025
Albums of the week: Jim Legxacy, Alex G, Panic Shack, Dennis Bovell
Sat 19 Jul 2025
Kitty Empire
Billie Eilish’s stage whispers
Wed 16 Jul 2025
Kitty Empire
Sabrina Carpenter: the screwball starlet
Tue 8 Jul 2025
