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After his record-breaking and warmly remembered Love On Tour, Harry Styles is back with a fresh, slightly more experimental twist on universal, blockbusting live pop. The revision of his performance style is subtle enough that Together, Together feels comfortable and familiar but the minor rebrand that came with his latest album Kiss All The Time. Disco, Occasionally. sufficiently spices things up.
Thomas H. Green
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Erin Lewis
It’s tempting to focus on the peripheral aspects of Olivia Rodrigo’s career, dissecting who a particular song is about in relation to her personal…
Kieron Tyler
“John Coltrane, he’s a major influence on this record. The instrumental on the A-side is an abstraction of the jazz musician named John Coltrane.…
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The rain just about stays away as Eighties synth perennials stick to the hits
Thomas H. Green
Genial strummings and spaciness as an underheard master drifts off
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Rufus Wainwright's final tribute to Judy Garland
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US garage rockers climb back in the ring with gusto
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World-bestriding Australian house DJ hits all the right notes, albeit maybe too consistently
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The master of the Arabic-tinged quarter-tone trumpet in party mode
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Overdue - albeit digital-only - return of the former Servants lynchpin’s 2002 solo album
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Thomas H. Green
Fourth album channels passion through low-flavour soft rock
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An undeniable talent seems determined to go over old ground on album no. 3
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Anticipated sixth album is serene and melodic, but fresh and heavy
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The Manchester foursome's post-punk and garage rock remains danceable and rousing.
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Tenderness abounds on this intimate, reflective set
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