(Atlantic)
After scrapping an album and starting anew, Lizzo still sounds lost amid these weak genre-hopping songs. Perhaps the zeitgeist has simply left her behind
Just over a year ago, Lizzo appeared…
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‘I can gauge John’s reaction: that’s good, stick that in’: Paul McCartney on how old bandmates – and Oasis – inspired his nostalgic new album ⊕⊕
At 83, McCartney is looking back for his 18th solo LP, to formative flirtations, family singalongs, even his own birth – and the febrile times that mirror our own. It’s given him ‘every hope that we’…
13 days ago
Iceage: For Love of Grace & the Hereafter review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week ⊕⊕
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(Mexican Summer)
The quintet add shoegaze, country and 50s rock’n’roll to their core indie-punk sound, resulting in songs that offset lyrical bleakness with gleeful, uplifting music
Iceage have always …
34 days ago
Aldous Harding: Train on the Island review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week ⊕
(4AD)
Lyrics about naked owls and eating rocks might be irksome to some – but there’s no denying that the alt-rocker’s fifth album is beguiling, tightly written and richly melodic
Aldous Harding cuts a…
40 days ago
Kneecap: Fenian review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week ⊖
(Heavenly)
With strong words for Keir Starmer, the Irish rave-rap trio remain unbowed by the controversy around them – and yet this is a more ruminative record than you might expect
Five tracks into Fe…
48 days ago
Noah Kahan: The Great Divide review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week ⊕⊕
(Mercury)
All but repeating the formula of his breakout album, Kahan seems torn between whether success is sustainable or even repeatable on songs defiantly rooted in small-town life
Last week, Netflix…
69 days ago
Sunn O))): Sunn O))) review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week ⊕
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(Sub Pop)
The doomy duo strip back their sound to tectonic guitars and feedback, conjuring an immersive, strangely euphoric listening experience recorded in the wilds of Washington
Nearly seven years o…
75 days ago
Spring break: Culture worth catching this season – podcast ⊕⊕
Critics Catherine Shoard, Alexis Petridis and Hannah J Davies on what to watch and listen to this season
Spring is here, and alongside the return of sunshine and blossom there are plenty of new cultur…
76 days ago
Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, promising introspection and revelation ⊕⊕
The new album draws from the musician’s early childhood memories of growing up in Liverpool and his relationship with Lennon, with musical styles that span his entire career
• Alexis Petridis on singl…
Fcukers: Ö review | Alexis Petridis's album of the week ⊕
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(Ninja Tune)
The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern pop
Those who suggest the …