WITH Ride Lonesome, Beck has made one of his most emotionally open records. The US singer-songwriter’s first album of new music in seven years sees him use music not just to document grief, but sur…

SHE’S in her eighth decade but Chaka Khan has no intention of slowing down.  In fact, the legendary singer, 73, is about to release her 13th studio album, a record she describes as “ageless mu…

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WHEN Brandon Flowers was a kid, his dad tried to teach him how to fight. The lad had been picked on at school, so his father Terry talked him through what to do if it happened again. Decades later,…

JUNGLE are bringing Sunshine to summer – and entering their most confident era yet. Following the unexpected global success of their 2023 album Volcano, the Brit-winning band return with a warmer, …

AFTER years of writing about politics, technology and the chaos of the modern world, Matt Bellamy wanted something different for Muse’s tenth album. “The theme was to get back into mystery a little…

AFTER years of “neglecting” Europe and the UK, Aussie duo Empire Of The Sun return for three sold-out nights at London’s Alexandra Palace next week, proof they are making up for lost…

EVANESCENCE’S Amy Lee reflects on today’s dark and unstable world on the band’s sixth album.  But rather than making a record about fear, the rock singer has created one about survival, s…

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FOR Dermot Kennedy’s third album, he wanted to explore both the beauty and burden of a successful music career.  The award-winning Irish singer might headline huge arenas but he has always had…

JILL SCOTT does not rush records. She only goes into the studio when she feels she has got something she needs to say. The American singer’s sixth album, To Whom This May Concern, arrives a decade …

BEFORE making his most ambitious album Cosmic Opera Act I, Labrinth reached a crossroads: Was he chasing fame or authenticity? He says: “Am I on a journey to be famous or am I on another journey wh…

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