Classical and Opera Features
by musicOMH
Ahead of the launch of new album Nature Always Wins, Paul Smith recalls the albums that have influenced him most
by musicOMH
Erol Sarp and Lukas Vogel celebrate the release of new album All The Unknown with a run-through of the albums that have influenced them most
by Chris White
Coinciding with the release of its 50th Anniversary Edition, Chris White argues why half a century on, this remains his greatest record
by Graeme Marsh
With remastered double CD editions out just in time for Christmas, Graeme Marsh revisits the two albums which formed the entirety of this unique band’s...
by Michael Hubbard
The 50 albums that were top in the year 2020, according to musicOMH’s music writers
by Graeme Marsh
This 50th anniversary edition underlines that, for consistency across an eclectic range, it’s difficult to match: here surely is one of the greatest true concept...
by Steven Johnson
Thomas Jean Henri on his new album with Will Oldham and Kate Stables, being honest and patient, subjecting his art to scrutiny and remaking his...
by Ross Horton
Two collections pay homage to a singular talent which stands alone in the grand pantheon of British icons: our greatest soul star, and our most...
by Graeme Marsh
Graeme Marsh makes the forgotten case for gazillion-selling AOR as Mark Knopfler and co’s back catalogue gets the deluxe reissue treatment
by Matt Cotsell
The late Canadian auteur’s work melding baroque exotica with watery synth squeaks and galactic drones is reassessed with three reissues and a previously unreleased compilation
by Ross Horton
This reissue’s kitchen sink approach to an album which laid the foundations for a whole decade of heavy metal is only fitting
by Ben Hogwood
Marking the release of the band’s career retrospective Long Hot Summers: The Story Of The Style Council, the band’s co-founder reflects on beginnings, endings and...
by Ross Horton
The German experimentalist shines a light on his solo work with a new box set, and unveils a standalone new album, Dreaming
by musicOMH
The sometime Howling Bells leader marks the release of new album Snapshot with a tour through the albums that have influenced her most
by Matt Cotsell
The avant-garde composer on new album Lamentations, his jazz project Sparkle Division, the effects of being unable to tour, and cultivating a rich domestic life
by musicOMH
Ahead of her fifth album Off Off On’s release, Kate Stables mined her music memory for the albums that have influenced her most
by Matt Cotsell
The sonic equivalent of opening a bottle of amyl nitrate, Cowley’s work shone a light on the multifaceted aspects of queer self-hood
by Ross Horton
The chance to relive the journey, or experience it for the first time – and discover if they’re one of the most underrated bands in...
by Graeme Marsh
A 40th anniversary box set charts a band’s shift from cult status to stardom. Graeme Marsh examines what exactly changed
by Graeme Marsh
With a Definitive Edition of their 1983 opus released, Graeme Marsh examines one of the best albums of the ’80s in a new light
by Steven Johnson
On travelling to Tanzania for new album Wachaga, his work in film and animation, finding inspiration through location and the Israeli music scene
