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Albums of the Year 2020: Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher | reviews, news & interviews Albums of the Year 2020: Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
Albums of the Year 2020: Phoebe Bridgers - Punisher
The gifted young and the old reflect on troubled times
by Mark KidelThursday, 07 January 2021
Music has been a solace during a year when we’ve both retreated into our private spaces and reached out more feverishly than ever on social media.
Music has been a solace during a year when we’ve both retreated into our private spaces and reached out more feverishly than ever on social media.
There’s been very little live music: I’ve almost obsessively trawled YouTube for the best old footage: from Tina Turner belting it out on stage in 1966 and the delightful videos that Dust-and-Digital load daily on Instagram, to a blistering solo by Eric Dolphy at the Antibes Jazz Festival in 1960, backed by Charles Mingus on bass and Danny Richmond on drums. He tears his way through a simple bl
Albums of the Year 2020: Maria Schneider Orchestra - Data Lords | reviews, news & interviews Albums of the Year 2020: Maria Schneider Orchestra - Data Lords
Albums of the Year 2020: Maria Schneider Orchestra - Data Lords
A dazzling double album from the acclaimed composer, arranger and bandleader
by Peter QuinnWednesday, 06 January 2021
Exploring malign influence and unfathomable beauty: Data Lords
One of the great ironies of 2020 was that, in a year in which the importance of music – as escape, as release, as comforter – was amplified like no other, vast swathes of musicians saw their livelihoods disappear overnight.
One of the great ironies of 2020 was that, in a year in which the importance of music – as escape, as release, as comforter – was amplified like no other, vast swathes of musicians saw their livelihoods disappear overnight.
Albums of the Year 2020: AC/DC - Power Up | reviews, news & interviews Albums of the Year 2020: AC/DC - Power Up
Albums of the Year 2020: AC/DC - Power Up
Was classic rock the best escape from the 2020 blues?
by Russ CoffeyFriday, 01 January 2021
AC/DC: uplifting defiance
2020 was, for many music fans, the year of cathartic singer-songwriters and their surprise lockdown albums. Not me. The last thing I craved during the months cooped up was brooding introspection or angsty art-pop. It was escapism I was after, and I found it in good old-fashioned rock n roll.
2020 was, for many music fans, the year of cathartic singer-songwriters and their surprise lockdown albums. Not me. The last thing I craved during the months cooped up was brooding introspection or angsty art-pop. It was escapism I was after, and I found it in good old-fashioned rock n roll.