Ludovic Hunter-Tilney | Financial Times

Friday, 27 November, 2020

Miley Cyrus is an older and wiser outlaw in Plastic Hearts

This 1980s-inspired album involves double lives and dangerous lovers, but exercises an air of caution

Friday, 27 November, 2020

Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy on the art of writing a song

Making music has brought stability to the singer’s often turbulent life — now he is sharing the secrets of how it’s done

Saturday, 21 November, 2020

ReviewNon-Fiction

Best books of 2020: Pop music

Ludovic Hunter-Tilney selects his must-read titles

Saturday, 21 November, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Charles Webster’s Decision Time — warm, subtly detailed electronic music

The DJ’s first major solo album in 20 years makes its presence felt in a quietly powerful way

Friday, 13 November, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Benee’s ‘Hey u x’ illustrates the upside of TikTok-dominated pop

With its imaginative songcraft, the album promises a bright future for the New Zealand singer

Friday, 13 November, 2020

ReviewAlbums

K-Trap: Street Side Effects — a strain of introspection

A nicely understated vocal style is paired with impassively cold beats

Friday, 13 November, 2020

ReviewAlbums

AC/DC’s Power Up — tired routine of comic-book masculinism

A few years after they seemed to face the end, the titans of hard rock reprise their old sound

Wednesday, 11 November, 2020

InterviewMusic

Jarvis Cocker on the drive to ‘do something new’

The singer talks about finding inspiration in caves, reigniting his creativity and not giving up sex for gardening

Friday, 6 November, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Shirley Bassey’s I Owe It All to You — a lavish lowering of the curtains

The 83-year-old remains a formidable vocal presence on her cover-dominated farewell album

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Monday, 2 November, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Ariana Grande emerges as a different kind of diva on Positions

Once heralded as the next Mariah Carey, the singer has developed a no-drama style of her own

Friday, 30 October, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Sam Smith’s Love Goes is a step towards a more dynamic sound

The singer’s new album stretches the boundaries of their stylistic conservatism — but not to breaking point

Monday, 26 October, 2020

ReviewMusic

Billie Eilish brings the pizzazz of the arena to her online gig

The star’s streamed show featured dramatic lighting and high-tech special effects

Monday, 26 October, 2020

InterviewMusic

Harry Styles — ‘It’s about bringing more music to Manchester’

The One Direction band member and solo star on launching into his first substantial business venture

Friday, 23 October, 2020

ObituaryJosé Padilla

José Padilla, DJ and music producer, 1955-2020

A pioneer of chillout music who linked Ibiza’s bohemian past with its clubbing present

Friday, 23 October, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Gorillaz: Song Machine, Season One: Strange Timez — many guests join the adventure

The latest album from Damon Albarn’s side-project draws a diverse array of musical personalities

Friday, 16 October, 2020

ReviewMusic

Bruce Springsteen returns with Letter to You

The singer’s new album with the E Street Band is a reflective work that wields magnificent power

Thursday, 15 October, 2020

ReviewMusic

A promising return to action with two new songs from Stevie Wonder

‘Where is our Love Song’ is a gospel-pop ballad while ‘Can’t Put it in the Hands of Fate’ has a confrontational edge

Thursday, 15 October, 2020

Travel

Rock ’n’ room service: the Libertines’ new hotel

The famously dissolute British band have opened the Albion Rooms, a boutique retreat in Margate

Wednesday, 14 October, 2020

InterviewMusic

Nigerian singer Wizkid on finding positivity amid brutality

The 30-year-old star has strong political views, but he has kept them out of his new album, Made in Lagos

Friday, 9 October, 2020

ObituaryEdward Van Halen

Eddie Van Halen, musician, 1955-2020

Virtuoso rock star who played the guitar like no other

Friday, 9 October, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Carla Bruni’s self-titled album is breezy and pleasant but unrevealing

The singer-songwriter rarely changes gear from breathy, nonchalant singsong

Friday, 2 October, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Blackpink’s The Album is well-manufactured, armour-plated pop

Lyrics are anodyne but the vocals firm in the K-pop girl group’s new release

Friday, 2 October, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Diana Jones: Song to a Refugee — returning to the past

The album is rooted in the acoustic guitars and mandolins of US folk

Friday, 2 October, 2020

ReviewAlbums

Jónsi: Shiver — bold juxtaposition of styles

The Icelandic singer’s new solo album includes guest turns from Robyn and Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser

Thursday, 1 October, 2020

ReviewCrime books

Savage Kiss — a brutal tale of mafia teens

Roberto Saviano’s sequel to ‘The Piranhas’ returns to the ultraviolent gangs of modern-day Naples

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