Andrew Bodnar obituary
Other lives: Bass guitarist with Graham Parker & the Rumour who also played with Elvis Costello, Nick Lowe and Thompson Twins
‘After one gig, someone stole my car with my dole money in it’: Morcheeba on how they made The Sea
‘The string section we got in thought I was the tea boy. When I asked for a psychedelic improvisation like A Day in the Life, they went: “Why is this guy telling us what to play?”’
‘I’m an old bastard looking back’: the bizarre renaissance of piano-jammer Bruce Hornsby
The AOR jazzer behind smash hit The Way It Is veered off into the avant garde. But he’s having sudden mainstream acclaim. ‘Well,’ he says as he releases yet another album, ‘it’s nicer than being ignored’
Pop maverick Robyn on sleaze, snobbery and dating during IVF: ‘When there isn’t as much at stake, sex becomes more fun’
The Swedish musician decided to pursue motherhood alone, and found it came with a surprising sexual awakening – a story she lays out on her new album, her first in eight years
Add to playlist: the coffee-shop pop of Gianna and the week’s best new tracks
With her acoustic guitars and trip-hoppy beats, the London musician recalls a particular era of polished 00s boho-pop, from Nelly Furtado to Corinne Bailey Rae
‘I didn’t think anyone would be into it’: Slayyyter turns midwest trash into pop gold
After a nine-year come-up, the self-described ‘worst girl in America’ is having a breakthrough
Flea: Honora review – Chili Pepper turns piper, taking up trumpet for a soulful jazz odyssey
Imaginative interpretations of Funkadelic and Frank Ocean sit alongside starry collaborations and gorgeous instrumentals on the bassist’s brassy side project
Dash Crofts of Summer Breeze rock duo Seals and Crofts dies aged 85
Crofts helped define the sound of yacht rock with the pair’s 1970s hits such as Summer Breeze and Diamond Girl
Paul McCartney announces 18th solo album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, promising introspection and revelation
The new album draws from the musician’s early childhood memories of growing up in Liverpool and his relationship with Lennon, with musical styles that span his entire career
Paul McCartney: Days We Left Behind review – this wistful, lovely song is as McCartney-esque as it’s possible to be
This nostalgic new single suggests a convincing mature style, without the unnecessary straining for relevance that marred some recent solo releases
You saw me standin’ alone: songs about the moon – ranked!
As the Artemis II crew prepare for the first moon mission since 1972, we select the best songs about our lunar neighbour, from Ella Fitzgerald’s romance to Gil Scott-Heron’s social commentary
Fcukers: Ö review – hyped Harry Styles-supporting NYC hedonists have the hooks to merit the hoopla
The duo’s snotty nonchalance may capture the post-Brat zeitgeist, but their true appeal lies in a talent for turning vintage dance influences into pointed modern pop
Duffy to tell story of her kidnapping and rape ordeal in new Disney+ documentary
Promising ‘unprecedented access’, the programme will recount the singer’s story, including full details of the harrowing attacks that drove her into hiding for a decade
Robyn: Sexistential review – pop doyenne returns with emotional grenades and a new philosophy
After 2018’s meditative Honey, the Swedish star returns to her trademark skin-tingling electro bangers – but this time she’s unpicking her trademark fixation on romantic love
‘It shook the plaster off the ceiling’: Self Esteem and David Hare on reviving rock romp Teeth ’n’ Smiles
It lit up the 1970s with its nihilistic tale of a hippie band imploding in a trail of drugs, booze and violence. What can it tell us about the music business today? Writer David Hare and wild-child rocker Self Esteem plug in