Music

According to Jason Kennedy, ambient keyboard superstar Niels Frahm creates an avant-garde and very modern take on the classic jazz trio as he teams up with two long-standing musician friends.

• Jason Kennedy
• Feb 2025

A classic album of electronica from 2006 that has become a musical reference point at hi-fi+, but Anders Trentemøller’s first is also a great triple LP, according to Michael Vámos.

• Michael Vámos
• Jan 2025

At under 90 minutes across two LPs, Fearless Movement is one of Kamasi Washington’s shortest albums, but his third cut may also be his best yet, according to Shaun Marin.

• Shaun Marin
• Jan 2025

Sean Hannam speaks to the remarkably multi-talented singer-songwriter, guitarist and instrumentalist and one of the greatest chroniclers of life in Sheffield, England, expressed through the medium of Rockabilly… Richard Hawley.

• Editor
• Jan 2025

One of the leading lights of London’s underground jazz scene, Ed ‘Tenderlonius’ Cawthorne founded the 22a record label, but ‘You Know I Care’ is an album of traditional jazz sounds.

• Shaun Marin
• Jan 2025

Sean Hannam speaks to Dee C Lee, the British soul singer known for her work with Wham! The Style Council and Jamiroquai. Lee’s back with a new album; Just Something.

• Sean Hannam
• Jan 2025

With their first album in 16 years, Robert Smith and The Cure return with their 14th studio album, returning to a less poppy, darker musical style, according to Michael Vámos.

• Michael Vámos
• Dec 2024

Guitarist Mark Ribot has played with some of the best in the business, but his work with the Ceramic Dog trio takes jazz to new places, according to Shaun Marin

• Shaun Marin
• Dec 2024

For the First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Brooklyn-based The National draws upon its best and a star-studded cast of collaborators to create a minimalist indie rock wonder, says Michael Vámos.

• Michael Vámos
• Nov 2024

Vince Clarke is an electronic music royalty with a career spanning over 40 years, including being a founding member of Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure. Interviewer Sean Hannam is star-struck!

• Sean Hannam
• Nov 2024

Back in 2011, Yuja Wang’s debut Rachmaninov Second Concerto and Paganini Rhapsody recording announced her as a hugely gifted pianist. Jimmy Hughes thinks this new version fulfils that early promise.

• Jimmy Hughes
• Oct 2024

Only ECM could blend Jazz and Baroque music so successfully. A recording that defies convention and yet is a joy for both classical and jazz fans, according to Jason Kennedy.

• Jason Kennedy
• Sep 2024