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FKA Twigs

MAGDALENE

On her new album *MAGDALENE*, FKA twigs tempers her ferocity with a radical sensitivity, finds Adam Lehrer

Stick with the Weirdos: Marie Davidson’s Favourite Books

Marie Davidson takes us through 13 of her favourite books, taking in sci-fi, economics, meditation, Miles Davis, and the major inspirations on her new LP City Of Clowns

Organic Intelligence L: The Legacy of Bollywood Disco Legend, Bappi Lahiri

In the fiftieth Organic Intelligence, Anu Shukla explores the influence of Bappi Lahiri on Indian music both at home and as an inspiration to British Asian artists including M.I.A.

A Deep Experience: Nwando Ebizie Interviewed

As she prepares for a three-day multi-sensory showcase at the Southbank, Nwando Ebizie talks to Skye Butchard about mythmaking, the importance of rituals, and her new album, The Swan

“Waveforms that Vibrate like Distant Galaxies”: David Keenan’s Volcanic Tongue

From hypnagogic pop to the New Weird America, Jon Buckland finds a glimpse of hope in an anthology of music writing by author and critic David Keenan

Lady Gaga

Mayhem

Mayhem is both a satisfying return to form and also an unabashed revisiting of stylistic and thematic roots, even linguistic tropes and tics, says CJ Thorpe-Tracey

Mmmm: Jamie Hamilton & Phaedra Ensemble present Versionland

A new composition performed by London’s Phaedra Ensemble is inspired by a curious sonic phenomenon known as The Hum. Vanessa Ague investigates

More than 100 Acts Pull out of The Great Escape due to Barclays Sponsorship Links

The Brighton festival's opening showcase has subsequently been cancelled

Light Music: Sunn O))), Catherine Christer Hennix & More at Venice Biennale Musica

At the 69th annual International Festival of Contemporary Music in Venice, performances by the Kamigaku Ensemble, Jasmine Morris and Sunn O))) leave Robert Barry pondering what we mean when we call music 'heavy'

Th1rt3en Best: Dave Mustaine Of Megadeth’s Favourite Albums

Continuing our celebration of three decades since 1986 marked a pivotal moment for thrash, the co-founder, singer and guitarist of one of the "Big Four" gives Mark Eglinton a rundown of his most formative records

How Pet Shop Boys Sold City Glamour to Queer Suburban Kids

John Grindrod discovered his sexuality in the streets of Croydon, always looking up the tracks to London, and argues that no other artist articulate this tension between city, suburbia and LGBT+ lives quite so beautifully as did Messrs Tennant and Lowe. This BST comes with a Pet Shop Boys Suburbs vs City playlist exclusive to our Subscriber Plus supporters.

Parquet Courts

Sunbathing Animal

Primal Scream to Play ‘XTRMNTR’ in Full on UK Tour

The Scottish band will celebrate the album in a run of shows this September

Things Learned At: Bestival

Karl Marx once described the Isle Of Wight as a 'little paradise', and it certainly was for this year's 'Summer of Love' themed Bestival. Christopher Sanders was on hand to revel in all the peace, love and harmony on offer.

Future Sound Of London

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Jane Weaver Septiéme Sœur

The Fallen By Watch Bird (Expanded Edition)

Fifteen years ago, Jane Weaver's took a sharp left towards a strange and almost magical new sound. Now, she revisits that classic album with new material and a suite of reinterpretations by the likes of Demdike Stare