SUZANNE VEGA: An Evening Of New York Songs And Stories (Cooking Vinyl) Verdict: Touching homage Rating: Suzanne Vega was one of the leading lights of an unlikely folk revival that took off in the late 1980s. Like Tracy Chapman and Michelle Shocked, she became a star on the back of succinct acoustic songs that provided … Read more
The Rolling Stones: Goats Head Soup (Polydor) Verdict: Spicy musical broth Rating: Molly Tuttle: But I’d Rather Be With You (Compass) Verdict: Classy quarantine covers Rating: Various: AngelHeaded Hipster (BMG) Verdict: Ambitious Bolan tribute Rating: The Rolling Stones have coped as well as anyone with the upheavals of 2020. Forced to cancel their U.S. tour … Read more
KATY PERRY: Smile (EMI) Verdict: Katy’s bubbly new arrival Rating: The last time we heard from Katy Perry was when she brought her Witness tour to the UK two summers ago. With the Californian singer standing centre stage in a flashing LED bra, surrounded by Day-Glo dancers and giant flamingos, it was a dazzling spectacle … Read more
THE KILLERS: Imploding The Mirage (EMI) Rating: Verdict: Rousing anthems THE WATERBOYS: Good Luck, Seeker (Cooking Vinyl) Rating: Verdict: Expansive Celtic rock ERASURE: The Neon (Mute) Rating: Verdict: Sparkling electro-pop They have loosened their ties with their home town of Las Vegas, lost a key band member and seen their stadium tour sunk by lockdown. If … Read more
KATE RUSBY: Hand Me Down (Pure) Rating: Verdict: Stunning covers collection Folk singer Kate Rusby, 46, seen her touring plans thrown into disarray this year Like many musicians, Kate Rusby has seen her touring plans thrown into disarray this year. Dates she should have played in the spring have been rescheduled for 2021, and festival appearances have … Read more
BOBBIE GENTRY: The Delta Sweete (Capitol) Rating: Verdict: Country-soul classic MARY CHAPIN CARPENTER: The Dirt And The Stars (Thirty Tigers) Rating: Verdict: Tender heartland rock PAUL McCARTNEY: Flaming Pie (MPL) Rating: Verdict: Britpop-era nugget revisited The tale of Bobbie Gentry is one of the most curious in pop. She emerged in 1967 with voluminous dark … Read more
Taylor Swift: Folklore (EMI) Verdict: Taylor springs a surprise Rating: Alanis Morissette: Such Pretty Forks In The Road (RCA) Verdict: Polished return Rating: This should have been a summer spent on the road for Taylor Swift. She had intended to take her Lover Fest show around the world, headlining Glastonbury and London’s Hyde Park and … Read more
PAUL WELLER: On Sunset (Polydor) Rating: Even a musician as restless as Paul Weller sometimes feels the urge to return to the sounds that first inspired him. Since taking a leap into the unknown on 2008’s 22 Dreams, The Modfather has regularly wheeled away from the mainstream with detours into tango, free-form jazz and abstract … Read more
Guess who! An Australian Hollywood star thrills fans as she shares a throwback picture of herself from high school… so can YOU recognise who it is? By Alisha Buaya and Chloe-lee Longhetti For Daily Mail Australia Published: 08:17 BST, 23 May 2020 | Updated: 08:18 BST, 23 May 2020 She’s an Australian actress who has … Read more
Radiohead’s Thom Yorke delighted fans on Wednesday as he debuted his haunting new song on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon. The singer, 51, performed Plasticine Fingers on the piano via video link- and viewers took to Twitter to describe how the eerie lyrics resonated with them amid the coronavirus pandemic. Yorke teased fans earlier in … Read more