The 20 best albums of 2013
By Nick Bollinger Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3839 2nd Dec 2013
Jim Pinckney and Nick Bollinger's picks range from Connan Mockasin to Kanye West – via, of course, Lorde.
By Nick Bollinger Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3839 2nd Dec 2013
Jim Pinckney and Nick Bollinger's picks range from Connan Mockasin to Kanye West – via, of course, Lorde.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3837 14th Nov 2013
Connan Mockasin’s Caramel is an audacious triumph.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3834 24th Oct 2013
Anna Calvi’s second album does not disappoint.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue Listener Plus 3803 3rd Oct 2013
Inspired by the likes of Burial, teenage star-in-the-making Ella Yelich O’Connor wanted her songs to do all the talking before she unmasked herself.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3831 3rd Oct 2013
Teaming up with Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, Elvis Costello has made an album that recalls his dream run with the Attractions.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3828 12th Sep 2013
Stand Up, People is an impeccably curated primer to the thriving Gypsy pop scene of Tito’s Yugoslavia.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3825 22nd Aug 2013
Attention-grabbing American techno artist Laurel Halo is breaking down gender barriers in electronic music.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3825 22nd Aug 2013
An undiluted resolve combined with a side order of Rasta philosophy, writes Jim Pinckney.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue 3822 1st Aug 2013
Haunted Head finds the juju man in a higher gear.
By Jim Pinckney in Music
Issue Listener Plus 3819 18th Jul 2013
When it comes to Italian prog-rockers Goblin and their live performance of the Suspiria soundtrack, you really can believe the hype.