Although Future Nostalgia is only her second studio album, Dua Lipa's combination of eighties-inspired synth lines and an empowering, femme-boss aura prove she's on track to securing her pop princess crown.
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From pioneers of the 2000’s indie scene to ‘Radio 2 drivetime pop purveyors’, Charlie Peters reviews the Kaiser Chief’s debut album, Employment, fifteen years on. How does it hold up in the Brit-pop hangover?
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It’s hard to be mean about Jools Holland, bless him. Later… is the only live music show on TV right now, X-Factor et al notwithstanding, and has a uniquely human quality in an increasingly clinical, algorithm-driven musical landscape.
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Chris Silverwood’s England are taking brave steps forward into their glorious new era by (and whisper it quietly) actually sort of being a bit good at cricket. Sometimes. The weirdness and eccentricity of this South Africa tour cannot be underestimated In the space off just two tests, the series has...
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Chris Silverwood’s England are taking brave steps forward in their glorious new banter era by (and whisper it quietly) actually sort of being a bit good at cricket. Sometimes. The banter quality of this South Africa tour cannot be underestimated. In the space off just two tests, the series has...
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The O2 Academy Birmingham looks an incredibly optimistic venue for Scouting For Girls to be headlining in 2019. While their noughties hits have aged well (undeniably better than their increasingly problematic band name), the three-piece have since succumbed to the law of diminishing returns, and have struggled to make an impact since 2012’s tepid The Light Between Us spluttered to number 10 in the album charts.
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Ah, England. Just when you master one format and become ODI world champions, you immediately usher in a brand-new Banter Era in the other. Chris Silverwood’s reign as head coach kicked off in tremendous fashion in New Zealand, with the former Essex man determined to out-do the ECB’s reigning Banter...
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Pop music is underrated. It is intrinsically misrepresented, undervalued and underappreciated. This may seem an odd thing to say, given that the phrase quite literally originates from “popular music”, but there is an undeniable trend of shunning pop in favour of more “authentic”, “proper” indie music.
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