Alexis Petridis
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 26
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- Oct 1, 2026
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Meshell Ndegeocello: Synonym review â vivid all-star reinventions of everyone from Bob Dylan to J-Lo (opens the original)
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(Blue Note)In the jazz-soul singerâs âexpression of queer liberationâ, stars from Chaka Khan to Bill Callahan to Cynthia Erivo duet on equally varied songs from Cher to the Human League and beyond Itâs fair to say that Meshell Ndegeocello has made a career out of declining to stay in one place too long. Since helping spark the neo soul genre with her 1993 debut album, Plantation Lullabies, she has variously worked in the fields of jazz, R&B, alternative rock, reggae, fusion and gospel. H
George Bush, murder and nautical infidelity: the Chicksâ 20 greatest songs â ranked! (opens the original)
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As the country trio once known as Dixie Chicks celebrate 20 years of their album Taking the Long Way, we count down the best of their catchy, sometimes controversial catalogue One of eight singles released from the album Fly. Amazement at the sheer number should be matched by astonishment at their consistency. If I Fall ⦠is just great. Organ-driven rock lent a Nashville twang by the fiddle, it barrels along, rich with the confidence of a band who know they canât put a foot wrong. You donâ
Gilla Band: Pugnello review â furious originality fuelled by cathartic aggression and absurdist confessions (opens the original)
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(Rough Trade)Your favourite bandâs favourite band unleash a thrilling and relentless 42 minutes of monstrous noise whose precise instrumental source always remains discomfitingly unclear Gilla Band have attracted some impressive plaudits since announcing their fourth album this summer. A feature in Pitchfork heralding its arrival described them as âIrelandâs most influential band since My Bloody Valentineâ. Should any readers feel this was a classic example of music journalism hyperbole,
Beabadoobee: Pylon review â voice of a generationâs surprisingly relatable rampage through rock star rage (opens the original)
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(Dirty Hit)The Filipino-British songwriterâs fourth album sprinkles 90s alt fuzz with disarmingly sweet melodies and an impressive host of guests including Paramoreâs Hayley Williams and Turnstileâs Brendan Yates Last month, the Guardian published a feature about the demise of the monoculture. It suggested that streaming services, personalised algorithms and the declining influence of radio and television meant we now live in a world where stardom isnât as universal as it once was. It us
Beck: Ride Lonesome review â stunning end to the heartache trilogy of Sea Change and Morning Phase (opens the original)
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(Iliad/Capitol)On his first album in seven years, Beck keeps the quality control extremely high as he surveys mid-50s malaise in the wake of divorce The last time Beck released an album it was 2019 and the singer-songwriter found himself in a strange and unenviable position. In some quarters, the arrival of Hyperspace was eagerly anticipated precisely because his personal life was in turmoil. Nine months before its release, his 15-year marriage to actor Marissa Ribisi had ended in divorce, an ex
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