Spotlights
by Ben Hogwood
The outpouring of shock, love and reverence at the passing of Andrew Weatherall speaks volumes. The conclusion reached by musicians and listeners alike was unanimous: electronic music has lost not only one of its pioneering…
by Rob Mesure
“There are some nice parts of London / You can see them from here” – Archway People “Rainy cafe, Kentish Town, Tuesday / Barry’s looking through the Racing Post / Orders coffee, another round of...
by Ian Roullier
The Prodigy‘s Keith Flint, who has died aged 49, was one of the most recognisable figures in modern music, a pioneering life force of a man whose very silhouette marked him out. As part of...
by Ben Hogwood
To quote a famous song, it’s The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year. Christmas is – with very few exceptions – recognised as a time to down tools, to appreciate those around you, to spend...
by Nick Smith
The year was 1984. Wham!, Nik Kershaw, Queen and Frankie Goes To Hollywood were everywhere, swatting away toxic masculinity with their bleached-blonde and toussled bouffants, leather and sexual ambiguity. Yet, it was a particularly bleak...
by Rob Mesure
Back in February, Cherry Red began the A Decade In Music reissue programme, releasing the first five of 10 studio albums by sainted indie-poppers Felt. We covered those first five albums here. Now the remaining...
by Michael Hubbard
This year’s Mercury Music Prize nominations have been announced, with Lily Allen, Florence + The Machine, Arctic Monkeys and Wolf Alice among the 12 artists whose albums have made the cut. Here’s the full list,...
by musicOMH
Wire frontman Colin Newman & Minimal Compact‘s Malka Spigel are Immersion, a project which provides an outlet for the Brighton-based duo’s ongoing fascination for crafting enthralling, unique musical soundscapes. New album Sleepless, a suite of...
by musicOMH
musicOMH has been publishing articles about John Howard‘s music since he picked up where he’d left off with his debut album, 30 years after its release. His comeback calling card, appropriately for one rudely interrupted...
by Rob Mesure
“How we felt/Did you feel low?/Not at all…” – Television – Venus “Some things generate their rewards in second-hand ways” – Brian Eno, Los Angeles Times, May 1982 The first Felt album didn’t sell many...
by Steven Johnson
The work of Jóhann Jóhannsson may not have featured much in the way of voices, but it was richly emotive and deeply human in its approach, drawing vivid parallels between mankind and the world we...
by Sam Shepherd
One of the most influential figures of the post-punk era, Mark E Smith died on 24 January 2018. Smith was present at the infamous Sex Pistols gig at Manchester’s Free Trade Hall in 1976, and...
by Graeme Marsh
1997 was a year of snapshots, moments in particular days never to be forgotten. We’re not talking about the grossly over-hyped arrival of Oasis’ Be Here Now album either, despite the date of its arrival...
by Graeme Marsh
For more recent generations, it’s difficult to view Irish megastars U2 as anything other than annoying. From arrogantly gatecrashing Apple users’ iTunes accounts with their mediocre 2014 album Songs Of Innocence to listening to Bono’s...
by Michael Hubbard
Dave Gahan, Martin Gore and Andy Fletcher return this spring with Depeche Mode‘s 14th album and second for Columbia, Spirit. Four years on from the chart-topping success of Delta Machine, the new work sprawls across...
by Graeme Marsh
Looking back, 1996 was not exactly one filled with happy, joyous events in Britain. IRA bombings sadly began again after a lengthy ceasefire and the tragic Dunblane massacre saw 16 innocent children’s lives taken. There...
by musicOMH
Almost a decade on since their self-titled debut album’s release, The Early Years are back to pick up where they left off with a new work called, simply, II. Recorded in a shed in the back garden of...
by Tim Lee
Close to the end of One More Time With Feeling, Nick Cave looks at us and says “I don’t know what the fuck I’m doing now… I don’t know why I’m doing this,” gesturing at...
by Ben Hogwood
Twenty-five years is a long time in pop music. Not many bands stay the course for a quarter of a century – and Verve, as they were known in 1991, did not come close either....
by musicOMH
The splendid Autoheart, comprising Jody Gadsden (voice), Simon Neilson (keys) and Barney JC (guitars), return after far too long away with their second album I Can Build A Fire on 26 August. “We were hoping...
by Graeme Marsh
It was a big year, 1982, and for Britain in particular. Two hundred and 55 military personnel would lose their lives during the Falklands War following an Argentinian invasion of the island, the decision to...
Billie Eilish – Happier Than Ever
Prom 1: BBC SO / Stasevska @ Royal Albert Hall, London
Anne-Marie – Therapy
L’amico Fritz @ Opera Holland Park, London
La rondine @ West Green House Opera, Hartley Wintney
Teenage Fanclub: “We’ve always resisted becoming a heritage band” – Interview
Howard Goodall’s Invictus: A Passion @ West Green House Opera, Hartley Wintney