Music

One of Sting’s finest live albums, All This Time (Live) was recorded on September 11, 2001 and was dedicated to the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Michael Vámos listens.

• Michael Vámos
• Sep 2026

Piano-based Scandinavian jazz trios continue to go from strength to strength. Jason Kennedy is deeply impressed by the calm yet insightful work of this newcomer to the vibrant jazz scene.

• Jason Kennedy
• Aug 2026

In 2024, to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Talk Talk’s outstanding second album, It’s My Life, it was released as a half-speed master LP on 180g vinyl. Michael Vámos listens in.

• Michael Vámos
• Aug 2026

With his third album, The Orchestra of Stories, British singer-songwriter Tom Hickox turns producer to deliver his most ambitious and most wide-ranging musical project to date, according to Sean Hannam.

• Sean Hannam
• Aug 2026

Despite having a dozen or more stereo recordings to choose from, Universal Music chose Rafael Kubelik’s 1951 mono recording to issue as a vinyl LP of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition.

• Jimmy Hughes
• Aug 2026

Simple Minds, perhaps the quintessential stadium band of the 1980s, released a 2016 album of their greatest hits and more in an acoustic style. Michael Vámos gives it a spin…

• Michael Vámos
• Aug 2026

Sean Hannam explores Rialto's return with their first album in 24 years: Neon & Ghost Signs. It brilliantly merges Bowie-like electronica, ‘90s Britpop, '80s pop vibes and strong cinematic influences.

• Sean Hannam
• Jul 2026

With 45 years of music and touring under their belt, The Blow Monkeys, and their singer-songwriter, guitar-playing frontman, released their thirteenth studio album. Sean Hannam speaks to ‘Dr’ Robert Howard.

• Sean Hannam
• Jul 2026

Bernard Butler, Norman Blake and James Grant are something of a modern-day British indie supergroup, and this – their debut eponymous album – was recorded in Scotland. Sean Hannam takes a listen.

• Sean Hannam
• Jul 2026

The Delines is the product of Americana superstars Willy Vlautin and Amy Boone. This 2025 album blends a cinematic narrative with outstanding storytelling and great tracks, according to Shaun Marin!

• Shaun Marin
• Jul 2026

Jason Kennedy is a fan of keyboard maestro and ‘scandi-jazz’ legend Bugge Wesseltoft. His latest offering, Am Are, only cements the Norwegian musician’s place at the top of the tree

• Jason Kennedy
• Jun 2026

Rafael Kubelik was one of the great interpreters of Smetana; this 1971 Má Vlast is one of his best performances and has been recreated on high-quality LP, says Jimmy Hughes.

• Jimmy Hughes
• Jun 2026