Reviews
Book of Mountains and Seas
Huang Ruo’s opera seamlessly blends Chinese myth, puppetry, and environmental warning
Little Bulb: Listen Dance
If joy were bottled, it would feel like this
Alabaster DePlume
The enigmatic jazz man brings his unique mix of big feelings and intuitive jams to a beautifully realised performance
A Grand Don’t Come For Free
Gig theatre becomes rap opera in the story of the Streets’ classic album
BC Camplight
First look at a new era for BC Camplight feels like a glimpse of the best of the long-suffering songwriter
Ella
Exceptional young talent Sarah Omar does Ms. Fitzgerald proud with her take on timeless jazz standards
Orpheus
This hold-your-breath gripping Orpheus dances in the dark in lush, lovelorn modern spin
Deerhoof
Noisy, catchy, experimental and unapologetically out there; the one-of-a-kind art-pop band are still a joy to behold
Fortunato Durutti Marinetti
Bitter Sweet, Sweet Bitter
Daniel Colussi draws on a rich vein of luxuriously uncool pop music for his best record yet
The Unthanks
Illustrious folk band offer a spellbinding journey through their 20-year career
Frankie Cosmos
Different Talking
Latest from the NYC band zooms in on personal and social neuroses while still retaining a dollop of good humour
Loyle Carner
hopefully !
The soulful rapper digs down into fatherhood for an album of quiet reflection
Bruce Springsteen
The Boss drops by with a timely reminder of music’s power to inspire, unite or just soundtrack a hell of a night
