Waxahatchee: Tigers Blood review – intimate Americana tackling life’s great tangle
Katie Crutchfield’s sixth album refines the breezy country of her 2020 breakthrough Saint Cloud and finds her as compelled by the complexities of life as its eases
‘Nature reminded me you still have to live’: Jane Weaver on grief, reinvention and 80s Russian aerobics music
The psychedelic musician’s new album trades her obscure influences for stark folk, inspired by the death of her father – then warped through Google Translate. ‘You don’t want to write too much about yourself,’ she says
Pop! goes the curriculum: songs to inspire primary school children
Keir Starmer is on a personal mission to promote music to the under-11s. From rock’n’roll to Jonathan Richman, our writers suggest songs for an alternative schooling
German goth pioneers Xmal Deutschland: ‘To British people I was like an alien’
Born in early-80s Hamburg, they became the toast of goth discos. As they release a singles collection, they recall their shock at seeing Thatcher’s Britain – and the sexist cynics who underestimated them
Yard Act review – a band having fun in the midst of an identity crisis
Seeming to play their jagged post-punky early material with some reluctance, the Leeds band strike out into bold new territory with hypnotic electronic grooves, disco stompers – and a Napalm Death collab
Good Morning: ‘I find it weird when people say that they’ve had sex to our music. That’s disgusting!’
In our new monthly series Headline Act we spotlight the Australian artist we’re most excited about – and they make us a playlist
Yard Act: Where’s My Utopia? review – a leap forward for Leeds post-punkers
The band’s expanding ambitions encompass disco, strings and David Thewlis, as frontman James Smith gets reflective
Faye Webster: Underdressed at the Symphony review – petal-voiced power
The Atlanta twentysomething’s 70s-tinged alt-country is delicate and eclectic, complete with guest spots from Wilco’s Nels Cline and rapper Lil Yachty
Raye’s record-breaking Brits defied the limited imaginations of the British music industry
Raye’s six Brit awards marked a huge vindication for the newly independent artist and rightly shamed the major label that apparently couldn’t see her potential
Brit awards 2024 – full list of winners
The winners of every category at the 2024 Brits, updated as the ceremony progresses
Oisín Leech: Cold Sea review – you can almost taste the salt
Recorded on the wild coast of Donegal, the Lost Brothers’ musician’s first solo outing has a lonesome, atmospheric simplicity
‘I‘d rather people scratch their heads than yawn’: St Vincent on death, Dave Grohl and dividing her fans
Despite its unflinching title, the artist’s new album, All Born Screaming, is a deeply romantic record
One to watch: New York
The London-based duo with a background in visual arts are making their mark with an addictive mix of cool electronica, reggaeton beats and filthy lyrics
‘I’m journalling, just like Taylor Swift’: Kim Gordon on TikTok, motherhood and her revealing new album
The alt rock pioneer has earned social media adoration for her trap-infused new song Bye Bye. Now she’s following it up with a ‘realistic’ new record , as well as a collection of her late brother’s writing
Helado Negro: Phasor review – undimmable warmth
Digital meets analogue on the American musician’s short but sweet latest