Ralph Vaughan Williams’ bitter symphony
The composer’s exhilarating Sinfonia antartica was met with a mixed response on premiere – and still sits oddly in his…
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The Bob Dylan mystery machine
In A Complete Unknown, director James Mangold and actor Timothée Chalamet present Dylan as an enigma – a mythology favoured…
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Ethel Cain’s American Gothic
The singer found fame with her debut album in 2022 – but Perverts, a subversive horror movie of a record,…
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Robbie Williams’ anti-redemption arc
In Better Man, pop’s embodiment of British lad culture wins us over – by taking the blame for his mistakes.
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Paul McCartney at the O2 Arena: greatness, with a shrug
Even at 82, an apparent effortlessness powers his set: the 33 songs come short and fast as bullets.
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The end of the Eras
After 149 shows over nearly two years, Taylor Swift's blockbuster, career-defining show comes to an end. Has it changed pop…
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Why Paul McCartney cannot let it be
The great Beatle and the shadow of John Lennon.
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Berlioz’s Christmas hit
The composer was not religious but saw his L’enfance du Christ as a deeply human story – and audiences deemed…
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