Michael Cragg
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
- 6
- Latest publication
- Sep 13, 2026
- Outlet visibility, for The Guardian
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- Jul 10, 2026
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âYou start to worry youâll never listen to anything elseâ: 25 years of Canât Get You Out of My Head, the song that saw the future of pop (opens the original)
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Rejected by Sophie Ellis-Bextor, the minimalist dance-pop opus would become the defining song of Kylieâs career. And, a quarter of a century later, it hasnât lost its capacity to burrow its way into your brain. La la la ⦠Around the release of Pet Shop Boysâ 1988 album Introspective, Neil Tennant coined the term âimperial phaseâ to describe an era when he felt the duo âunderstood the essence of pop music and so we felt we could do what we likedâ. For his less flowery partner in p
Katseye review â petulant hyperpop bops from a girl group in crisis (opens the original)
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O2 Arena, LondonFans scream âeat zucchiniâ as if their lives depend on it as the six-pieceâs remaining members strut their way through chest-rattling hits, ludicrous bangers and flaccid flops It takes a certain amount of resilience to be a Katseye fan. Since debuting three years ago via the boot camp meets reality TV show The Debut: Dream Academy, the multinational K-pop hybrid girl band have put their so-called Eyekons through the wringer. Last month alone they lost their second member to
Tyla: A*Pop review â old-school pop superstar transports us back to more carefree times (opens the original)
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(Fax/Epic)The South African singer reflects on loveâs highs and lows on her second album, nimbly flipping between moods but with her voice always holding attention From her penchant for paparazzi-baiting stunts â arriving at a recent London listening party in Y2K cosplay with this second albumâs title temporarily tattooed across her lower back â to her musicâs outsized mix of sun, sex and sultriness, 24-year-old South African Tyla seems keen to transport us back to more carefree times.
Hits donât lie! Shakiraâs 20 best songs, from World Cup anthems to megastar duets â ranked! (opens the original)
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As the Colombian pop supremo prepares to perform at Sundayâs final, we rate her greatest work, including gossipy takedowns and lycanthropic lyrics Of Shakiraâs World Cup anthems, itâs the joyfully ludicrous Waka Waka from the 2010 tournament in South Africa that bangs hardest. Featuring Afro-fusion band Freshlyground, the Colombian superstar redraws preened football superstars such as Ronaldo et al as soldiers on a frontline. A keen collaborator across genres, Shakira links up with Brazili
Baby Rose: Yearnalism review â gloriously cinematic soul from the edge of emotional collapse (opens the original)
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(Secretly Canadian)The US songwriter paints an impressively wide variety of shades on her third album, from vintage R&B to melodic soft-rock and balladry worthy of Nina Simone Jasmine Rose Wilson doesnât love lightly. On her third album as Baby Rose, the US soul singer uses her fraying contralto to communicate the peaks and troughs of relationships as if on the brink of emotional collapse. On the slow-moving The Reason, Rose is fully aware sheâs âgone off the deep endâ, while on the vint
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